Milks Of All Forms! (It's Dairy Substitution Time!!!)

This is by far my favorite topic when it comes to nutrition. Dairy Substitutes. We are lucky in this day and age that there are so many options. In the 70's, those vegetarians/vegans didn't have too many places to turn. We have it easy!

Ok!

Let's tackle the biggest product first: milk.
There are SOOO many options:
1- Soy Milk
2- Rice Milk
3- Hazelnut Milk
4 -Oat Milk
5- Hemp Milk (yes, you read right)
6 - Almond Milk (my personal favorite)
...and there is an exciting new option from a company that claims they are the only ones producing it
7- Coconut Milk drink!!!!!!

{NOW, rewind to my 2nd blog. I SAID THIS. I said that I created my own coconut milk concoction that works as a great substitute because its thick like milk. I just found out about this product A WEEK ago. (I should've acted on it!)}

Most of the milk options are wonderful AND Healthful too! Soy Milk is the only one that has its issues, but I'll tackle that in the months to come.

Let's go to spreadables. Where does one turn if butter is no longer an option:
1- Jam/Jelly (tried and true)
2- Hummus/Tahini
3- Canola Oil solid spread (hard to find. Only in natural food grocers)
4- Honey (indeed!)

Ok, making fantastic progress here. I hope you are all taking vigorous notes!
Yogurts:
1-Soy yogurt
2- Coconut milk yogurt (from the same company that makes the coconut milk drink)

Sour Cream:
1- Guacamole
2- Soy sour cream

Cheese:
1-Rice milk cheese
2-Soy milk cheese (some brands of Soy cheese actually still contain small amounts of dairy, so be mindful to read ingredients.

I would like to say that dairy from Goats and Sheep are far easier to digest than the dairy from cows. So if you are not ready to eliminate cheese from your diet, try taking baby steps by purchasing Goat Cheese and/or Pecorino, which is sheep's milk cheese. I used to sprinkle grated pecorino on my pastas like parmasian. It honestly tastes better. I dare you to call me on it!

Dairy deserts:
1- Soy ice cream
2- Coconut milk ice cream (you guessed it, from the same company as the above coconut milks)
3- Raw Cacao
- This means in a chocolate bar form
- And it means as a chocolate powder to mix with your choice of nut milks.

If you have questions on specific products that you'd like to substitute for a non-dairy version OR questions on the brand names to the food items I have listed, just write a response, I'll answer all questions within a week...and with much love.

Good Luck

~Turmeric

p.s. This concludes the Month of July series on Substitutions. Next month will be tactics and strategies to adopt a new way of eating (trust me, I did NOT get this way over night)