What to eat instead of cheese.

[becala]

Important piece of background info: I am allergic to casein (the protein found in dairy products), as well as corn protein. I am also gluten intolerant.

Is there a 12 step program for cheese addiction?I asked this question once, and my partner at the time was like, "Sure, it's called Overeaters' Anonymous." The thing is, I don't truly have an

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[bork]

I envy you...

See, I was born and raised in Wisconsin...and I can't stand cheese. Neither can my father. It just tastes to us unbelievably sour, but in a bad way. Not in a good way, like pickles. I can eat it if it's on other stuff, like pizza, but not alone.

How about pickles or other pickled vegetables as a craving substitute?

[becala]

I envy YOU. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, and I LOVE cheese. :)

I meant to mention that connection before, as I saw something on some profile or other about you being from there. Born in Madison, raised in Stevens Point, then Neenah, moved to Austin, TX as soon as I turned 18 to get the hell away from the midwest. :)

Let's trade taste buds. And yes, pickled things paired with some kind of fat do help. But there has to be a fat.

[bork]

Born in Milwaukee, raised in Brookfield and then Madison, and finally left for good at age 27 - to Seattle. Go get the hell away. I considered moving to Austin a few years ago, but their horrid 9to me) bus system sort of nixed that as an option for me.

As for a fat, hrm. No idea. I don't like fat, myself.

[becala]

Austin transit is *terrible*. I forgot about that until we went back there recently for Fun Fun Fun fest, and there was like, no decent way to get anywhere outside of walking distance. Fortunately I still have good friends living there, so they were able to ferry us around.

[seamonkey]

Corn usually gives me a massive migraine, but I didn't have that reaction to the wayfare we can't say it's not cheese dips. I had the smoked and regular cheddar. I got mine on sale at www.cosmosveganshopped.com

I found it a little strong on the tomato, but www.veganessentials.com has a vegan queso that you can get spicy or not spicy. I just got the regular and it was fairly decent on pita chips.

I ate daiya straight out the bag and thought it was pretty good. You can buy a big block of it off vegan essentials. I also liked teese on pizza, but it doesn't get stringy or oily like daiya does when you melt it.

[becala]

I got all excited about Tees, as I hadn't heard of it, but it has corn maltodextrin in it. I may not be sensitive enough to react to citric acid from corn, but I know I will react to maltodextrin. :(

[becala]

Hey, have you tried Dr. Cow's Nut Cheese? It's sold out on veganessentials, but it looks tempting.

Mostly I just wanted to type "Nut Cheese." Heheh.

[seamonkey]

Dr Cow is REALLY good, but the serving they send you is tiny for the price, so I haven't reordered it

[becala]

Well, I didn't realize that it did until I detoxed. I was eating the dairy and the gluten so often that I sort of constantly had some in my system. It wasn't until I went without for 3-4 months that I realized what happened to me when I had some.

My newest guilty pleasure comfort food is Amy's Mac & Cheeze. It's a frozen microwave-it type mac & cheese, and it's made with Daiya. Positively decadent to someone who's more or less detoxed from the real stuff. Would be interested to know what someone who eats it more often thinks.

[becala]

Addendum: Honestly, my allergy to it is so mild that my main motivating factor is the acne thing. Witness. And that was with makeup on! Srsly, who wants to walk around looking like that?

[hyperxviolet]

I'm super-late to the party, but I HAD to comment because I have the exact same problem - the addiction to cheese. It's especially unfortunate because I am lactose intolerant. This post kind of blew me away.

[becala]

What's interesting is that I've been back on the dairy, in moderation, for about a year now (this post is super old) and haven't noticed any of the effects I had been previously. I don't know if this is because there was some other allergen that I seem to have quit eating, or if the moderation is the key because my allergy is mild. But it's still useful info for people who absolutely need to avoid it.

I have an appointment with a nutritionist that specializes in food allergies and intolerances in a month or two here and we will figure out whether I need to quit the cheese again or not. At least I have this post for reference if I do need to stop.