Lactose-free options!

Being lactose intolerant is one of the most difficult crosses to bear 🙁  Milk, yogurts, cheeses… especially cheeses! But the good news is that more and more the world is catching up and starting to produce more inclusive products. We leave you some of the best lactose-free options 🙂 ** In the case of milk: ** here you have surely already heard and tried many alternatives, here we tell you why they are good and present you some newer options.

• Almonds . Contains vitamin E and B12 and many minerals.
• Rice . It has more carbohydrates than normal milk.
• Coconut . Contains carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron and folic acid.
• Hazelnuts . It contains a lot of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E and antioxidants. And extra points for great flavor 🙂
• Oats . Good source of fiber, little fat and lots of B vitamins.
• Sesame . Rich in vitamins B1, B2, E, B3, B5, B6, K, folic acid. ** Regarding cheeses: ** It is little known and the truth is that they are not so easy to find, but there are certain cheeses that, due to the same process of how they are obtained, NOT or have very little lactose, truly minimal quantities. We are referring to ripened or fermented cheeses, also known as cured. They depend on many things, including obviously the level of healing. Old Manchego, Gouda or Parmesan are good examples of cheeses that need a long time to mature. Swiss or Cheddar are others that should also contain a minimum amount of lactose. Whether they hurt you or not will depend on your level of sensitivity, but also on something very, very important**: The label**. Many of the cheeses sold as Swiss, Gouda, Cheddar, etc. In reality they are not at all and since they are industrialized, milk has been added to them in their process. ** Just because they have the name doesn’t mean they are truly THAT cheese. Here it is preferable to look for artisanal to make sure or at least get closer to a process that our stomach can digest 🙂