I need to start a dairy free diet due to toxic food poisoning. I eat a lot of milk, cheese, and yogurt?

So Delicious coconut milk beverages and coffee creamer are the best-tasting substitutes for milk and coffee creamer I’ve ever had. You will not miss milk at all, if you try these. Cheese is a little harder to imitate. But Vegan Gourmet cream cheese and cheese alternatives are very good. I’ve also heard that Dr. Cow Tree Nut Cheeses are supposed to be incredible. So Delicious also makes soy yogurt and coconut milk yogurt that is very good. I especially like their coconut milk kefir. All have live/active cultures and the added nutritional benefits of coconut.

try soy milk! and goats cheese.

There is a milk and cheese out there that is for lactose-intolerant people. It tastes the same, but won’t have the sam effects on your body. I don’t the name, but it’s sold at all grocery stores.

In your coffee, you can use Silk brand soy-based cream replacer. For milk, use soy milk, rice milk, or almond milk. I personally used to LOVE Silk brand original, vanilla and chocolate soy milks. I know some people who swear by Almond Breeze almond milk.

You can get soy cheese, but it tastes absolutely rancid. I’d just try and avoid cheeses altogether. Soy-based cream cheese (tofutti) and ice creams (tofutti cuties or soy decadence) – are excellent. Maybe that would make up for the lack of cheese in your diet?

Edit: If you’re avoiding lactose, just use lactose free products. If you’re avoiding dairy because of casein or other milk derivatives (i.e. whey), you cannot use food for lactose intolerant people, nor can you have margarine.

you can use soy milk and there is also cheese substitute that you can find with the organic food or the health food aisle they also have sour cream without dairy, yogurt and ice cream! you would be surprised at what you can find without dairy! if you can’t find anything in your local grocery store try a health food store! they taste good without the dairy!

As everyone mentioned, soy milk is the most popular non-dairy milk, but there are many others (such as rice milk, almond milk, and hemp milk), each with their own distinct flavors and health benefits.

As for cheese, it is not true that all non-dairy cheese “tastes absolutely rancid”. If you are not worried about avoiding whey, there are many soy options that are perfectly good for the purposes for which they were intended. My very favorite non-dairy cheese of all time (which is also vegan), is Follow Your Heart mozzarella. It melts beautifully and tastes fantastic. It is best on pizza, enchiladas, etc., but can be used for almost any purpose. Good luck and enjoy!

For milk–use soy milk, rice milk, or nut milks. Try different brands to see what works best for you. Soy milk is also great for cereals and for baking.

Silk also makes creamers for coffee. You can also get soy cream and a lot of other dairy substitutes at or.

There is soy ice cream out there–I recommend Purely Decadent or Temptation. You can also find Rice Ice Cream. Sorbets are nondairy, but sherbert is not. Just read the ingredients.

Whole Soy & Company and Silk make dairy-free soy yogurts (but Silk has the shared machinery issue. Only Whole Soy clearly states it’s vegan).

Cheese is a little trickier. Vegan Gourmet Follow Your Heart is okay. Road’s End makes packets of “chreese” which you can use as a sauce or on a sandwich. There’s also stuff called Scheese, but I didn’t particuarly care for it. Some people, however, love it.

Keep experimenting to find the dairy-free subs that work for you.

If you are a fan of chocolate, check out the ‘Sweet William’ range.