Salad dressings
Sandwich spreads
Fish in coatings
Sauces
Sausages
Soups (tins and packets)
Soy sauce
Spaghetti
Sprouted grains
Stock cubes
Sweets
Yogurt (fruit flavours)
Milk
Milk features in our diet in many forms – butter, cream, cheese and yogurt, or as a drink in various ways. In the Western world, dairy farming is an extremely important industry and milk is plentiful and cheap. It is not unusual for adults to drink at least ½ litre (1 pint) per day and children more.
Milk is added to products to enrich them. Components of milk can also be used in manufacturing. Lactose (milk sugar) is widely used as a filler in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. Caseinate (milk protein) is valuable as an enricher and is used to increase the nutritional value of slimming products and cheeses. Whey is used in the manufacture of margarines usually to make them creamy.
If you see any of the following items listed as an ingredient in a food it will not be milk-free:
Albumin
Calcium *
Casein *
Curds
Iron *
Lactic acid
Lactose (milk sugar)
Magnesium *
Milk
Milk protein
Milk solids
Potassium *
Sodium *
Whey
Zinc*
* caseinates
The following products should not be used in milk-free cooking unless you are sure they do not contain milk:
Bakery foods, such as cakes, buns, pastries and biscuits
Baking powder
Batter mixes
Butter and cream sauces
Butter/butter-like spreads
Cake mixes
Cake toppings
Cheeses (all kinds)
Chocolate
Chocolate, cocoa and other milk-based drinks
Condensed milk
Cream
Creamed foods
Custard (ready-made)
Dried milk
Evaporated milk
Ice cream
Instant desserts
Instant pudding mixes
Junket
Margarine
Mashed potato
Pancake and waffle mixes
Pastry
Salad dressings
Scrambled eggs
Skimmed milk
Slimming foods
Soups
Spreads
Sweets
Whole milk
Yogurt
Yorkshire pudding
What milk provides
Milk contributes carbohydrate, fat, protein, calcium, iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B2, and other vitamins and minerals to our diet. It is a liquid food and therefore easy to add to food intake, and it will also mix into other foods easily. To replace milk in the diet other carbohydrate, fat and protein foods such as potatoes, cooking oil, meat and fish can be substituted. Cod liver oil or fish oils will provide Vitamin A. For Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) liver is a good source. Calcium can be replaced by Calcium gluconate, Dolomite, B13 Calcium (calcium orotate) orbonemeal taken as a supplement. This calcium supplementation is especially important in children’s diets as it is necessary for the growth of strong bones, teeth and nails.
Contamination in the home
Scrupulous cleanliness is essential to avoid contamination, with
