Dairy Free Diet

More and more people are realising – or suspecting - that they are intolerant to dairy products. If you experience uncomfortable bloating and flatulence when you eat foods containing dairy products, then you may find that by switching to a dairy free plan will ease the symptoms.

Adverse reactions to foods are only estimated to affect 1-2% of the population, and young children are more likely to suffer from some form of reaction because their immune systems are not yet fully developed. Most do eventually grow out of these intolerances.

However, if you do not know whether you are lactose intolerant, by following this plan, you will be able to decide whether eradicating dairy foods from your diet has improved the bloating etc and your overall health.

Certainly, the Dairy-Free diet is very healthy – it can build strong bones and teeth while avoiding dairy products and includes those very necessary nutrients calcium, vitamin D as well as other essential nutrients normally supplied by dairy products.

If you lactose intolerant or you feel you may be and want to eliminate dairy products from your diet, this plan ensures that you won't go short on calcium or other nutrients found in dairy foods. The Dairy-Free plan includes protein-rich soy products to achieve a healthy and balanced diet.

A typical days’ menu would be delicious Wholegrain toast with olive spread and marmalade followed by fresh fruit cocktail. Lunch would be a yummy Chicken salad sandwich with and dinner would be tasty Beef enchiladas with salad. Snacks could include Hummus with crackers.

Your Dairy-Free Plan should include leafy green vegetables, beans, fortified breakfast cereals and juice as well as fish with soft bones to ensure that you get plenty of calcium.