At first the idea of never eating dairy again terrified me. I thought I could never do it but with the help of these products I can eat dairy free and enjoy some of the things that I ate before becoming lactose intolerant. When I discovered alternatives existed it completely changed my life and paved the way for me to become completely free of dairy. Moving to Dallas I’ve been exposed to new products, it’s different than what I’ve eaten previously. I’ve been dairy free for two years but I am constantly finding new things I love. Here are the dairy free products I can’t live without:
- Daiya cheddar cheese: This was the first dairy free product I have ever bought or been exposed to. I remember the day, my mother came home and said, “Look Whole Food’s has dairy free cheese! You can eat this! Everything’s going to be OK”. From then on everything was OK. This dairy free cheese has the same taste as dairy cheese. The only slight difference is the texture, when it melts it melts differently than dairy cheese. Honestly I love this dairy free cheese so much so don’t mind the minor differences. In my fridge you will also find Daiya mozzarella cheese too. I like both flavors for different meals. I use this product on Mexican and Italian dishes.
- Miyokos butter: This butter is vegan butter with the same buttery taste. It is very thick and creamy. I love using this for cooking and on toast or pancakes. If I go out to eat for breakfast I take some of this with me to spread over my breakfast.
- Daiya Deluxe Zesty Cheddar Style Cheeze Sauce: I love queso. As soon as I found this I was ecstatic. In my opinion the Zesty is better than the traditional cheddar. I end up adding salsa to the regular cheddar if I can’t find the zesty cheddar.
- Silk Dairy free Yogurt: I love using the yogurt for smoothies or to create a yogurt parfait. It is exactly like yogurt with dairy but better in my opinion. It is light but not too thin or too thick like Greek yogurt.
- Daiya Pepperoni Pizza: It was very hard for me to accept that I would never be able to eat pizza again. But this frozen pizza has made that possible for me. The pizza is light, very crunchy and cheesy. This is my go to dairy free pizza. I have tried the Margherita pizza but I didn’t like it as much as the cheese.
- So Delicious Dairy free Cookie Dough and Cookies N’ Cream ice cream. This dairy free ice cream is amazing. When I am craving ice cream I turn to either of these flavors. They are amazing and the most like eating ice cream with dairy. I highly recommend trying them if you love ice cream.
- Ben & Jerry’s Non Dairy Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream: This non dairy ice cream is very chocolaty. It tastes like eating a brownie with ice cream. I am proud of Ben & Jerry’s for creating a non dairy flavors. This was the first non dairy ice cream I came across in the store. I have tried the P.B & Cookies non dairy I didn’t like it that much it tasted too much like peanuts for me, it over powered the cookie part.
- Earth Balance Cheddar Squares: This snack changed my snacking game. Sometimes I have a taste for salty food and this snack hits the spot. I can’t believe that vegan cheese squares exist. I never thought I could eat something that resembled cheez-its again. This is a great alternative and snack.
- Nacho Vibes Hippeas: Vegan cheetos but better. This was a game changer. So good and so addicting.
- Almond milk: I typically drink original unsweetened almond milk from Aldi. It’s a good price since I go through many cartons. I have a glass with breakfast and dinner; I also mix it in with oatmeal too. I have tried regular almond milk that’s sweetened but it’s too sweet for me.
- Sieste mild queso: Amazing!! Vegan queso!!
- eatpastry vegan cookie dough: edible and cookable. It’s seriously the best!
- Beyond meat ground beef: My favorite ground vegan ground beef.
- Gardien meatless chick’n strips: Wow, I thought when I went vegan I would miss chicken but this is perfect!
- Plant based Alfredo sauce: I love this product. It’s so easy to add to vegan chicken and fettuccine noodles.
You can find most of these products at your local Whole Food’s store or Sprouts. Thank you for visiting and reading! Don’t forget to follow me and comment on this post! Additionally you can follow my Instagram account @smilewithoutcheese New posts every Monday!
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