Where Do I Begin

[wowzer]

I'm sure that I have other food intolerances besides gluten. I thought I'd try dairy free. I am not a milk drinker. I do love cream in my coffee, so I guess I'll have to learn how to love Coffeemate. But what do you use for butter? I don't like the taste of margarine here. I'm also not so sure Coffeemate is so great either.

[tarnalberry]

I never really used butter - I use oil (olive or canola, depending on the purpose) for the most part in cooking/baking (I have EarthBalance 'margarine' on hand for the few things I might consider using it for).

I use almond milk or soy milk for baking, cereal, and so on, though I generally have my tea straight up.

[RiceGuy]

Though my favorite would have to be coconut butter/oil (those two are the same thing), I have had Earth Balance, and from what I recollect of butter, it tastes fairly close. I have never liked butter nearly as much as margarine either. There are others which might work for you also, like Fleishmann's Unsalted sticks, Willow Run Soybean Margarine, and Mother's Margarine (I've not tried this one). I know there are others too, so check your store's dairy section and see what's there.

Some folks prefer nut butters, such as almond or pecan. Sesame butter is quite popular in some cultures(I think India is one such place).

[pooter]

Earth Balance is a great butter substitute if you aren't intolerant to soy.

[JNBunnie1]

I actually went straight to honey and coconut oil. Honey to spread lightly on anything I would have spread butter on (except for savory things, which I use raw olive oil for) and coconut oil to cook in. I use olive oil for cooking when coconut oil would make it taste funny, like steak.

[Jo.R]

Do try vanilla soy in your coffee. I don't like soy milk to drink, but I love it in my latte. I found I had to cut back on how much dairy I too in at a time, and my latte's were making me sick. With a heavy heart I decided to try soy in one. My "supplyer" suggested vanilla soy, and I like better than with milk! Who knew a latte could get any better.

[Nancym]

You could make Ghee out of your butter. Google the instructions for making it. It should remove everything but the fat. It tastes good, although very different from butter.

[JNBunnie1]

You can get ghee at my health food store, might be available in your area...... I never thought of that.

[wowzer]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will have to try them. I was wondering if yogurt is okay. I was eating at least one a day and kind of stopped. I did start eating it again this week. I also realized that my breakfast bars I was eating had gluten.

[lorka150]

wowzer - silk brand soymilk makes a creamer. i've never had it, but my mum who likes cream in her coffee (and is casein free) says it's wonderful.

[azmom]

Earth Balance is a great butter substitute if you aren't intolerant to soy.

I agree. Everyone in my family loves Earth Balance. We think it tastes just as good as butter. I use both the spreadable and the sticks for everything. Haven't bought butter in several years.

[wowzer]

Thanks for even more ideas. I'll have to get adventurous on my next shopping trip.

[Mango04]

Coconut oil with a bit of sea salt is just as good as butter on anything

[HawkFire]

I second coconut oil with sea salt. We use hummus for a replacement, rice milk, almond milk, avocado freshly creamed for a spread, today we purchased pumpkin peanut butter for a new spread. For items such as cheese, we don't bother. There are no substitutes. You have to accept that. It only hurts for about a year... Doing this makes you see how easy giving up Gluten really is!