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Majority of the world’s population don’t seem to assimilate dairy and dairy products in a good manner. It leads to several diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, bloating, gas and gastrointestinal problems. Eliminating this particular category of foods from your diet will allow you to gain health benefits such as weight loss, prevention to disease development and healthy lifestyle.

Dairy-Free Diet

The diet has been designed by dieticians while considering the needs of people who cannot tolerate dairy foods. It helps you become more disciplined when you are looking to opt for foods to eat. Here is a detailed discussion on how to achieve health benefits by following Dairy-Free Diet.

Step 1 You must have enough know-how about food ingredients. Dairy is added to most of the processed foods. Avoid having lactose, lactalbumin, sodium caseinate, sodium lactylate, milk solids, added protein and curds. You may find milk solids in chicken broth, lactose in poultry and caseinate in canned tuna.

Step 2  Depend on non-dairy foods to gain calcium intake. You can include broccoli, kale, spinach, and Chinese cabbage to your diet for calcium. Fortified juices, chia, sardines, and tofu are also excellent options. Cereals can be included if they are free of dairy.

Step 3  You must identify the exact number of calories you need to consume to support your weight. In this way, you will be able to have better control of your weight management.

Step 4  You must consume 500 – 1000 lesser calories than you seem to burn every day. It will allow you to lose 2 pounds weekly.

You can have a nutritious, delicious and balanced diet menu while being on Dairy Free Diet. You must include dairy’s alternatives to gain the intake of protein, calcium and nutrients. Fruits, veggies, beans, eggs, fish, meats and poultry are all free of dairy.

Breakfast – You can have a healthy breakfast without milk, pancake batter and cereal. Have peanut butter along whole grain slice to gain protein and fiber. You can enjoy a smoothie made of banana, strawberries and soy milk. Other alternatives include whole grain cereal, berries, soy milk, orange juice, vegetables and scrambled eggs.

Lunch – You can have dark green leafy vegetables. Make a sandwich by including lean chicken, tomatoes, mustard, spinach leaves and whole wheat bread. You may enjoy fresh peach along pretzels in the lunch.

Dinner – Have a delightful supper by mixing egg, spices, crumbs and canned salmon together. You can make delicious salmon cakes with the mixture of these items. You may broil or sauté by forming the mixture into patties. Serve the dish with sliced tomato, steamed broccoli and baked potato wedges.

Snacks – Ignore processed snacks as they contain dairy ingredients. You may enjoy unseasoned nuts, fresh fruit, plain dried fruits, baked tortilla chips, lean deli meat, whole grain crackers and vegetables along olive oil. There are varieties of snacks to choose from the non-dairy food category.

Enjoy Dairy Free Diet to lose weight and live a healthy life.

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