Comments on: Dairy Diary http://www.myfoodstyle.com/2010/01/12/dairy-diary/ Changing the Flavor of the Everyday Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:06:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Chef Daniel http://www.myfoodstyle.com/2010/01/12/dairy-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Chef Daniel Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:00:12 +0000 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/?p=296#comment-459 Im loving all your information! Im loving all your information!

]]> By: erikarh2 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/2010/01/12/dairy-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-457 erikarh2 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/?p=296#comment-457 Chef Daniel - I use Cedar Summit Farm Whole Non Homogenized Old Fashioned Milk, Organic Valley powdered milk, Rice Dream Original Classic, and even raw milk. Kemps, a Midwest brand, has an additive free whipping cream. For cheese, I can't recall any brands off the top of my head, I just read the labels and pick the one that has the least bothersome ingredients. Next time I buy cheese I'll pay more attention and post the brands here. The Cedar Summit Farm milk can only be found in the Twin Cities area but there may be other farms near you that sell an additive free milk. I had to do a lot of box reading and just to be sure, I e-mailed Cedar Summit Farm as an added precaution. Organic Valley powdered milk comes in regular and buttermilk flavors. It is fat free and can be purchased on Amazon.com with free shipping too. Rice Dream Classic has been recently reformulated to be gluten free (which I have to deal with too) and has a lot less stuff in it than it use to. I keep some on hand in case I don't have milk and/or I want to use something a little less fattening than whole milk. I have found raw milk to be very soothing to my bladder. It does have to be purchased from a local farmer. I believe the law says(at least in MN) that farmers cannot advertise that they sell raw milk and you as a customer have to go to the farm to pick it up. Also, you have to bring your own container. I found the local farmer I go to through an internet search. If the idea that the milk is raw scares you, you can always pasteurize it yourself by scalding the milk first before use. I found fresh milk to be the best though, and it is yummy tasting too. I hope this info. helps. I realize that even with additive free milk products, it might not be bladder friendly for some, so use with caution. Chef Daniel - I use Cedar Summit Farm Whole Non Homogenized Old Fashioned Milk, Organic Valley powdered milk, Rice Dream Original Classic, and even raw milk. Kemps, a Midwest brand, has an additive free whipping cream. For cheese, I can’t recall any brands off the top of my head, I just read the labels and pick the one that has the least bothersome ingredients. Next time I buy cheese I’ll pay more attention and post the brands here.

The Cedar Summit Farm milk can only be found in the Twin Cities area but there may be other farms near you that sell an additive free milk. I had to do a lot of box reading and just to be sure, I e-mailed Cedar Summit Farm as an added precaution.

Organic Valley powdered milk comes in regular and buttermilk flavors. It is fat free and can be purchased on Amazon.com with free shipping too.

Rice Dream Classic has been recently reformulated to be gluten free (which I have to deal with too) and has a lot less stuff in it than it use to. I keep some on hand in case I don’t have milk and/or I want to use something a little less fattening than whole milk.

I have found raw milk to be very soothing to my bladder. It does have to be purchased from a local farmer. I believe the law says(at least in MN) that farmers cannot advertise that they sell raw milk and you as a customer have to go to the farm to pick it up. Also, you have to bring your own container. I found the local farmer I go to through an internet search. If the idea that the milk is raw scares you, you can always pasteurize it yourself by scalding the milk first before use. I found fresh milk to be the best though, and it is yummy tasting too.

I hope this info. helps. I realize that even with additive free milk products, it might not be bladder friendly for some, so use with caution.

]]> By: Chef Daniel http://www.myfoodstyle.com/2010/01/12/dairy-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Chef Daniel Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/?p=296#comment-402 Erika are there certain name brands that specialize in subtracting the additives? Erika are there certain name brands that specialize in subtracting the additives?

]]> By: erikarh2 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/2010/01/12/dairy-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-400 erikarh2 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:18:42 +0000 http://www.myfoodstyle.com/?p=296#comment-400 Just a note that may help others with IC. I can't use milk because of the additives A & D in it. But my health food store sells a brand of whole milk without these additives and I can drink this. I also find that in simple things like cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta, whipping cream, even mozzarella etc. all seem to have vinegar or other additives that might cause flares. Again, the health food store has come to the rescue with pure versions of these dairy items which I find I can tolerate. Sometimes I use Rice Dream classic as a substitute too which works fine in some recipes. So if you think you can't do dairy, you may want to do a little more investigating, you may find some products that your bladder is friendly with. Just a note that may help others with IC. I can’t use milk because of the additives A & D in it. But my health food store sells a brand of whole milk without these additives and I can drink this. I also find that in simple things like cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta, whipping cream, even mozzarella etc. all seem to have vinegar or other additives that might cause flares. Again, the health food store has come to the rescue with pure versions of these dairy items which I find I can tolerate. Sometimes I use Rice Dream classic as a substitute too which works fine in some recipes. So if you think you can’t do dairy, you may want to do a little more investigating, you may find some products that your bladder is friendly with.

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