What can you eat if you are lactose intolerant?

Eggs and Lactose. Eggs are commonly confused for dairy, but they do not contain any of the proteins or sugar found in dairy products. Eggs might, however, be prepared with cream, cheese and other condiments that contain lactose. If you eat eggs with added milk, you might develop lactose-intolerance symptoms.

Why Bananas are Great Replacements for Dairy. However, unlike dairy, banana comes with no cancer risks, lactose intolerance, or harm to cows. They’re also just tastier and much more natural compared to the milk from an animal. So don’t throw away those bananas when they go brown.

Cheese is commonly easier to digest, but for some people with a severe intolerance, pizza can lead to familiar symptoms. If you experience lactose intolerant symptoms after eating pizza, you can take a lactase supplement before ingesting the pizza or eat a pizza made without cheese.

Lactose is a milk sugar found in dairy products and food products which contain milk or a milk derivative. If you are lactose intolerant, your body has a difficult time processing lactose. You must assess the ingredients in chocolate to determine whether you can eat it without developing negative symptoms.

Some dairy foods are easier to digest than others, including yogurt and aged cheese. Lactose-intolerant people vary in how much lactose they can tolerate, but dairy and aged cheese are easier to digest because processing has already broken down some of the lactose.

Not everyone who is lactose intolerant has the same level of intolerance toward lactose. If you’re mildly or moderately lactose intolerant, you may not develop any symptoms after eating bread. Look for breads that do not contain any milk byproducts by reading the ingredients. Some bread may be labeled dairy-free.

Treatment. There’s no cure for lactose intolerance, but most people are able to control their symptoms by making changes to their diet. Some cases of lactose intolerance, such as those caused by gastroenteritis, are only temporary and will improve within a few days or weeks.

People who have lactose intolerance have trouble digesting (say: dye-JES-ting) lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy foods. Lactose intolerance does not mean you are allergic to milk, but you will probably feel bad after drinking milk or eating cheese, ice cream, or anything else containing lactose.

Regular yogurt is often tolerable for people with lactose intolerance, even though it’s high in lactose. Most yogurts contain active, live bacteria that actually help break down the lactose from the yogurt. However, frozen yogurt doesn’t typically contain these beneficial bacterial cultures.

Butter is Very Low in Lactose. Butter contains only trace amounts of lactose, which makes it different from most other dairy products. Lactose-intolerant people can consume up to 12 grams of lactose at a time without symptoms, and one tablespoon of butter contains nearly undetectable levels (3).

No Lactose: You may eat or drink these lactose free sweets and desserts any time.

Angel food cake.

Dairy-free frozen desserts made with rice or soy.

Frozen pureed fruit bars.

Fruit ices & sorbets.

Gelatin desserts without milk or whipped cream.

Honey, sugar, syrups, molasses, & powdered sweeteners.

Jellies, jams, preserves.

Over-the-counter tablets or drops containing the lactase enzyme (Dairy Ease, Lactaid, others) may help you digest dairy products. You can take tablets just before a meal or snack. Or the drops can be added to a carton of milk. Not everyone with lactose intolerance is helped by these products.

High Lactose: Do not eat or drink much of the following higher lactose dairy foods.

Buttermilk.

Cheese spreads and cheese foods.

Cream.

Evaporated and condensed milk.

Hot chocolate mixes.

Ice cream.

Malted milk.

Milk (Skim, 1%, 2%, whole)

If you are lactose intolerant, feel free to substitute dairy milk with lactose-free milk, soy milk, almond milk, or rice milk. Just be aware that those milks have only one gram of protein, while a serving of milk has eight grams of protein, so you may need to add protein.

A doctor can usually tell whether you have lactose intolerance by asking questions about your symptoms. He or she may also ask that you avoid dairy products for a short time to see if your symptoms improve. Sometimes doctors order a hydrogen breath test or a blood sugar test to confirm the diagnosis.

During the production of Greek yogurt, regular yogurt is strained multiple times to remove the whey. This gives Greek yogurt it’s unique and creamy taste, plus it also removes much of the lactose. This is great if you’re lactose intolerant.

A lactose intolerant person should be able to eat most any mayonnaise. Lactose is a milk sugar, and real mayonnaise generally does not contain dairy of any type. Usually they only contain egg, oil, vinegar, salt, sugar and various other spices.

Dairy foods that have lactase enzyme added to them, like our lactose-free yogurt, kefir, sour cream and cream cheese, are also completely lactose free. Butter is also very low in lactose, as it is primarily composed of fat rather than lactose-containing milk solids.

Some say “dairy-free” or “lactose free,” but FDA found milk in 15% of the dark chocolates with this label. And 25% of dark chocolate products labeled only “vegan” were found to contain milk.

These foods contain very little lactose. Fat and oil products that may include lactose include those prepared with milk or milk products such as butter or margarine made with milk or whey powder and salad dressings (e.g. ranch style or buttermilk). Prepared foods made with milk or milk products may include lactose.

Originally posted 2022-03-31 03:31:09.