Almost, but not entirely unlike cheese
In the last few months I’ve gone completely casein free in my diet. I’ve been gluten free for a couple of years now and have adapted to that. I’m finding going casein free a bit more difficult. For the first few weeks I completely went ape s**t as I detoxed. Now a few more weeks in I can tell an appreciable difference in anxiety levels and a lessening of repetitive action and speech. Awesomeness.
Actually finding casein free products that taste decent has been a bit more problematic.
Now who’da thunk that there’d be casein in SOY CHEESE for crying out loud?? I mean who the hell eats soy cheese except those sensitive to milk products and vegans??? Almond cheese too.
I want to know which brainiac in product development decided that this was a good idea. Having an ooey gooey melted texture isn’t going to do the company any good if it makes their clients sick now is it?
I also found out my favorite bratwurst from the Alaska Sausage Company (awesome products btw) while being gluten free has milk solids in it. Poop.
A few cool finds though.
Ghee is caesin and lactose free. WOOHOO for butter taste! I think I can add it to baked goods with a non trans fat margarine to get that oh so not duplicable flavor.
Soy yogurt is a pretty good substitute for sour cream or thinned a bit for buttermilk. It also drips out fairly well and can be used as a soft spready cheese like ricotta or sweetened for use in place of marscapone. The drip thing takes longer than with regular yogurt, but oh well.
Hmmmm. Maybe I should think about a cookbook. I’m cooking anyways (always have), I just tend not to write things down. Mayhap I should start…..
EDIT: I have since found that Tofutti brand soy cheese does NOT contain caesin! The Mozzarella sort even tastes ok! I’m going to try out a GFCF lasagne! Tinkyada rice pasta ROCKS!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Almost, but not entirely unlike cheese, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:06 am
I wasn’t being overly clear…just kind of thinking out loud. If you’re interested in the GFCF thing I’d be hapy to pass one what bits I’ve picked up along the way 🙂
June 7th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Mmmmmmm… uncheese…
October 11th, 2015 at 10:58 pm
he feels all shakey and cant keep still. He know knows he feels bad when eaitng those foods and so won’t eat them if someone offers them to him. Poor Roslyn craves food with dairy and will grab it if she can. It certainly hasn’t cured them but the side effects of eaitng gluten and dairy are very obvious in them. I have also noticed foods high in salicylates exacerbate Roslyns mood swings . Strnagely she craves raw brocolli but again she gets high then starts hurting herself. I have reduced the soy as I have heard it replicates female hormones andshould not be consumed in high doses The kids have been dairy free (except for slip ups) for 8 years and gluten and dairy free for 6 years and are not cured but it makes a difference. I have known others who have stuck strictly to the diet and it has made no difference whatsoever and some it helps. Liam loathes fruit and vegies and I have to disguesie them by blending the m and sipping them into foods or making fruit smoothies. Hew will eat banaba with icd cream or fruit in jelly but not by itelf. Except the odd slice of apple. He gags if he can’t stand the texture of the food.Roslyn loves different foods. I just keep trying every so often and sometimes I hit on another food Liam likes.