Substitutes for Cow's milk & dairy products
To locate their store near you go to http://www.whitecub.in/store-location.html
A sample of milk free recipes is available on my web site which explains how to make many items which usually require milk or milk products as ingredients.
Health implications of soya milk, tofu, soya bean oil & other soya Products: Soya Milk and its Products are widely used as a substitute for Cow's milk and its Products. If you are taking these products try and get products which are grown organically (biologically) without the use of pesticides & fertilizers. Occasionally cow's milk is blended into these products, so always check the labels for all ingredients before purchasing and consuming products labeled as soya products.
The cultivation and sale of genetically modified soya bean is widespread. Its cultivation outside certain areas in the US requires large quantities of pesticides as it has not yet been suitably engineered to withstand pests in other parts of the world. Consumption of soya products made with soya bean with a high pesticide content causes health problems like liver damage, cirrhosis of the liver, thyroid, liver & breast cancers. Soya products also often cause flatulence. In India the widespread introduction of genetically modified Soya and a huge increase in the production & sale of soya bean oil in the last 3 years has led to a dramatic jump in the incidence of liver disease in North India.
Soya contains substances called phytoestrogens which have similar effects to oestrogen in the human body. It has been widely used for boosting oestrogen levels in ladies deficient in oestrogen. It can be useful in small quantities (40-50 grams of dry weight per day) in reducing menopausal symptoms like hot flushes. Soya promotes deposition of calcium, increases bone growth and reduces osteoporosis. It also increases deposition of heavy metals and pesticides in bone if they are present in your body or food which then acts as a toxic reserve in your body. Too much of soya products can cause the side effects of excess oestrogen including weight gain, mood swings. It also increases the risk of breast cancer both in men and in women. Excess consumption of Soya products may also cause feminisation in men.
Soya also contains a substance called Lecithin which helps reduce cholesterol deposition in arteries which leads to arteriosclerosis. Taking Lecithin or soya can help reverse arteriosclerosis.
Organic Soya milks like Silk soya or Provomel are safer than the more easily available soya milk's.
Safer alternatives for Soya milk are rice milk,coconut milk, almond milk & oat milk.
Foods which may cause an allergic reaction when eaten, drunk or applied on the skin:These include milk, butter, cheese, ghee (clarified butter), cream, whey, curds (yogurt), kefir, smetana, cottage cheese (paneer), chocolates, milk based sweets and ice creams. Many breads, biscuits, cakes, pastry, margarine's, goat cheeses, gravies, curries, caramel, mayonnaise, canned foods, meats, sausages, sweets and sauces can contain cow's milk products or gelatine. Products derived from milk protein & skimmed milk powder, and used as ingredients in prepared foods are whey, casein, sodium caseinate, Magnesium caseinate, Calcium caseinate, Potassium caseinate, Lactalbumin & Lactglobulin.
Other products from cattle which can cause a cross allergy with milk as they also contain Lactalbumin & Lactglobulin are rennet (used to make Cheese), beef, veal, tallow (often used to fry chips and in cooking), and gelatin (used in sweets, mousses, souffles, jelly, Jell-O and capsules). Tallow is also used to make candles used in churches and can cause allergic reactions. Allergic reactions have also been recorded to poultry, fish and eels fed with milk protein!
Many medicines contain lactose or milk protein. Some homeopathic medicines are prepared with lactose as a base for the pills. Ask the homeopathic pharmacist to prepare them for you in sucrose pills or to give it to you as a liquid.
In several western countries, look out for the kosher symbol "D", "DE", or the word Dairy, as these products are made of or contain dairy and are to be avoided.
Milk is also used to clarify syrups, sherbets, wine & vinegar. Many wines, champagnes and vinegars can be contaminated with small quantities of milk proteins. Milk protein is also used to separate cooking oils into separate components. This can be an added source of contamination.
American, and Canadian apples exported to other countries are often waxed with milk protein to help to preserve them. Avoid such apples.
Many people with a milk allergy get problems from milk products, tallow or sodium tallowate used in cosmetics, moisturizers, facial creams and soaps, (example Dove and Lux soaps which are advertised as containing cream). Tallow is animal fat usually extracted from cattle or pigs, and if extracted from cattle contains small quantities of proteins like lactglobulin. A common source of contamination with milk products are soaps from luxury hotels which business travellors often bring homefor their families thus causing avoidable contamination and suffering. Candles made from beef tallow can also sometimes cause an allergic reactions in people with a dairy allergy. Inadvertent exposure to milk protein can also occur by licking stamps or envelopes as the glue is often made from coagulated milk protein.
A young lady from New Delhi came to see me 12 years ago with pain and swelling in her joints, weakness and occasional fevers for 3 years. She had been investigated for Rheumatoid arthritis but the blood tests showed inflammation but the specific blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis were negative. I examined her and diagnosed her as having an allergy to milk. I advised her to abstain from all dairy products and over the next few months her pain, swelling and fever disappeared. Then she came to see me again with recurrence of the symptoms after some months. She stated that she had been very careful with her milk products and I believed her. On detailed questioning she said that she had stayed with a friend and had used her Dove soap. Soon after that she had a recurrence of her pain. She recalled that this had also happened on a previous occasion. She is now very careful about soap and moisturizing cream and has lived in good health for the last few years.
Many people with a cow's milk allergy can also react to the casein in other types of milk like Goat milk, Buffalo milk, Camel milk, Sheep milk, and sometimes even with Human Milk! If you have a milk allergy, it is safer for your health to stay off all milk products irrespective of their origin. If you have a milk or beef allergy, other meats like goat and lamb may be eaten.
Avoid Gelatine capsules instead take your medication as tablets, syrups or in cellulose capsules. If you are prescribed capsules tell your doctor you are allergic to gelatine and he should prescribe the medicine in one of the forms described above.
Prepared and processed foods often contain milk products and gelatine which are very widely used in breads, biscuits, cakes, pastry, chocolates, soaps, cosmetics etc. Flavour enhancers used in prepared foods and artificial flavourings may contain milk products. Avoid foods which contain these ingredients on the labelling. If you have a dairy allergy always check the ingredients of the products you are buying or eating in restaurants.
The following link gives more information on dairy based ingredients.
http://www.godairyfree.org/Food-to-Eat/Food-Label-Info/Dairy-Ingredient-List.html
- Cow's milk substitutes : organic soya milk, rice milk, coconut milk, almond milk & oat milk.
- Cream substitute: Nutriwhip, Rich cream, Value star Dairy free whipped topping etc.
- Cheese substitutes : Toffutti Cheese. Many recipes tasty recipes for do it yourself cheese are available on the internet. Search for Non dairy cheese in Google. Many soya cheeses contain casein so check ingredients before buying.
- Butter substitute: Olive oil or Margarine. Margarine's contain trans-fat and can increase arteriosclerosis so eat it moderately.
Some margarine contain dairy products so check the ingredients before buying. - Ice cream : Sorbets, ice candies or Soya milk based ice cream. Fruit juices & pulps can be frozen to make sorbets.
- Yogurt : Soya yogurt or Peanut Yogurt
- Chocolates : Milk free black or dark chocolates. ( In india Amul dark & Nestle dark chocolate are dairy free chocolates which are widely available.)
- In Delhi, Dairy free Bakery items are Available from raksha_1101@yahoo.co.in
These include brownie's, chocolate cake, Plain vanilla cake without icing, apple crumble, date walnut cake, coconut cake, pineapple almond loaf, Danish apple cake etc.
To locate their store near you go to http://www.whitecub.in/store-location.html
A sample of milk free recipes is available on my web site which explains how to make many items which usually require milk or milk products as ingredients.
Health implications of soya milk, tofu, soya bean oil & other soya Products: Soya Milk and its Products are widely used as a substitute for Cow's milk and its Products. If you are taking these products try and get products which are grown organically (biologically) without the use of pesticides & fertilizers. Occasionally cow's milk is blended into these products, so always check the labels for all ingredients before purchasing and consuming products labeled as soya products.
The cultivation and sale of genetically modified soya bean is widespread. Its cultivation outside certain areas in the US requires large quantities of pesticides as it has not yet been suitably engineered to withstand pests in other parts of the world. Consumption of soya products made with soya bean with a high pesticide content causes health problems like liver damage, cirrhosis of the liver, thyroid, liver & breast cancers. Soya products also often cause flatulence. In India the widespread introduction of genetically modified Soya and a huge increase in the production & sale of soya bean oil in the last 3 years has led to a dramatic jump in the incidence of liver disease in North India.
Soya contains substances called phytoestrogens which have similar effects to oestrogen in the human body. It has been widely used for boosting oestrogen levels in ladies deficient in oestrogen. It can be useful in small quantities (40-50 grams of dry weight per day) in reducing menopausal symptoms like hot flushes. Soya promotes deposition of calcium, increases bone growth and reduces osteoporosis. It also increases deposition of heavy metals and pesticides in bone if they are present in your body or food which then acts as a toxic reserve in your body. Too much of soya products can cause the side effects of excess oestrogen including weight gain, mood swings. It also increases the risk of breast cancer both in men and in women. Excess consumption of Soya products may also cause feminisation in men.
Soya also contains a substance called Lecithin which helps reduce cholesterol deposition in arteries which leads to arteriosclerosis. Taking Lecithin or soya can help reverse arteriosclerosis.
Organic Soya milks like Silk soya or Provomel are safer than the more easily available soya milk's.
Safer alternatives for Soya milk are rice milk,coconut milk, almond milk & oat milk.
Foods which may cause an allergic reaction when eaten, drunk or applied on the skin:These include milk, butter, cheese, ghee (clarified butter), cream, whey, curds (yogurt), kefir, smetana, cottage cheese (paneer), chocolates, milk based sweets and ice creams. Many breads, biscuits, cakes, pastry, margarine's, goat cheeses, gravies, curries, caramel, mayonnaise, canned foods, meats, sausages, sweets and sauces can contain cow's milk products or gelatine. Products derived from milk protein & skimmed milk powder, and used as ingredients in prepared foods are whey, casein, sodium caseinate, Magnesium caseinate, Calcium caseinate, Potassium caseinate, Lactalbumin & Lactglobulin.
Other products from cattle which can cause a cross allergy with milk as they also contain Lactalbumin & Lactglobulin are rennet (used to make Cheese), beef, veal, tallow (often used to fry chips and in cooking), and gelatin (used in sweets, mousses, souffles, jelly, Jell-O and capsules). Tallow is also used to make candles used in churches and can cause allergic reactions. Allergic reactions have also been recorded to poultry, fish and eels fed with milk protein!
Many medicines contain lactose or milk protein. Some homeopathic medicines are prepared with lactose as a base for the pills. Ask the homeopathic pharmacist to prepare them for you in sucrose pills or to give it to you as a liquid.
In several western countries, look out for the kosher symbol "D", "DE", or the word Dairy, as these products are made of or contain dairy and are to be avoided.
Milk is also used to clarify syrups, sherbets, wine & vinegar. Many wines, champagnes and vinegars can be contaminated with small quantities of milk proteins. Milk protein is also used to separate cooking oils into separate components. This can be an added source of contamination.
American, and Canadian apples exported to other countries are often waxed with milk protein to help to preserve them. Avoid such apples.
Many people with a milk allergy get problems from milk products, tallow or sodium tallowate used in cosmetics, moisturizers, facial creams and soaps, (example Dove and Lux soaps which are advertised as containing cream). Tallow is animal fat usually extracted from cattle or pigs, and if extracted from cattle contains small quantities of proteins like lactglobulin. A common source of contamination with milk products are soaps from luxury hotels which business travellors often bring homefor their families thus causing avoidable contamination and suffering. Candles made from beef tallow can also sometimes cause an allergic reactions in people with a dairy allergy. Inadvertent exposure to milk protein can also occur by licking stamps or envelopes as the glue is often made from coagulated milk protein.
A young lady from New Delhi came to see me 12 years ago with pain and swelling in her joints, weakness and occasional fevers for 3 years. She had been investigated for Rheumatoid arthritis but the blood tests showed inflammation but the specific blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis were negative. I examined her and diagnosed her as having an allergy to milk. I advised her to abstain from all dairy products and over the next few months her pain, swelling and fever disappeared. Then she came to see me again with recurrence of the symptoms after some months. She stated that she had been very careful with her milk products and I believed her. On detailed questioning she said that she had stayed with a friend and had used her Dove soap. Soon after that she had a recurrence of her pain. She recalled that this had also happened on a previous occasion. She is now very careful about soap and moisturizing cream and has lived in good health for the last few years.
Many people with a cow's milk allergy can also react to the casein in other types of milk like Goat milk, Buffalo milk, Camel milk, Sheep milk, and sometimes even with Human Milk! If you have a milk allergy, it is safer for your health to stay off all milk products irrespective of their origin. If you have a milk or beef allergy, other meats like goat and lamb may be eaten.
Avoid Gelatine capsules instead take your medication as tablets, syrups or in cellulose capsules. If you are prescribed capsules tell your doctor you are allergic to gelatine and he should prescribe the medicine in one of the forms described above.
Prepared and processed foods often contain milk products and gelatine which are very widely used in breads, biscuits, cakes, pastry, chocolates, soaps, cosmetics etc. Flavour enhancers used in prepared foods and artificial flavourings may contain milk products. Avoid foods which contain these ingredients on the labelling. If you have a dairy allergy always check the ingredients of the products you are buying or eating in restaurants.
The following link gives more information on dairy based ingredients.
http://www.godairyfree.org/Food-to-Eat/Food-Label-Info/Dairy-Ingredient-List.html