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[quote=Anonymous]Lactose is a problem for me.

Switched to soy milk, which usually is lower cost than other not-from-a-cow milk substitutes.

Breyer’s Ice Cream makes a Lactose-Free ice cream which Safeway carries in Vanilla, but sometimes one needs to hunt on the shelf to find it.  I often add my own lactose-free chocolate chips and sometimes a dash of mint extract.

I find very hard cheese (e.g., sharp low-fat versions of cheddar) is ok for me, but only in very small quantities.  Soft cheeses like mozzarella are totally out for me.  The vegan cheese-substitute things messed up my GI tract whenever I tried them, so I avoid those.

Switched to home-made fruit pie, because store pies usually have butter.

For southwestern style food, I always order no cheese, no sour cream, and no dairy.  Almost every place can do that, even Taco Bell.

At Taco Bell, use the kiosk so you can customize.  Pro-tip at Taco Bell is always to scroll down and select “Fresca style”, which is a no extra cost substitution for cheese.

At McDonalds/Burger King, either is happy to make any burger without cheese on request,  Again, the kiosk works best for this, but most counter staff also know how to handle that.

Watch out for breaded items like fried seafood, often there is milk in the batter.  Same issue for pancakes and waffles if eating out.  Most biscuits at restaurants have butter, milk, or both.

At Chick-Fil-A, order using the app to substitute a plain bun for a buttered bun on all chicken sandwiches, and at breakfast substitute a plain English Muffin for the biscuit.

At home, we use Bisquick to make waffles, pancakes, dumplings, and biscuits — substituting equal amounts of soy milk for cow milk.  This works very well, and the resulting food really tastes the same.

Whey is often the hidden milk ingredient.  It is a very popular “filler” for processed, manufactured, or frozen food.

Most E Asian or SE Asian food, except so-called “Asian Fusion”, is free from Lactose.  Lactose intolerance is quite common among people of E/SE Asian ancestry.

South Asian food is loaded with butter, ghee, cream, and other sources of Lactose, so I avoid all S Asian food.[/quote]

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