| FOODS RECOMMENDED | FOODS THAT MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT |
| BREADS & GRAINS 6-11 servings each
day
Whole-grain or enriched breads, cereals, rice, barley, and pastas made with milk-free ingredients Hominy, macaroni, noodles, rice, spaghetti Crackers, rusk French or Vienna bread (check labels) |
BREADS & GRAINS
*Any bread products, muffins, biscuits, or pancakes prepared with milk, milk products, or mixes containing lactose *Homemade bread with milk *Instant Cream of Wheat *Commercial potato products *Dry cereals containing lactose or milk |
| VEGETABLES 3-5 servings each day
All vegetables and vegetables juices White and sweet potato |
VEGETABLES
Vegetables prepared with cheese, milk or milk products |
| FRUIT 2-4 servings each day
All fruits and fruit juices |
FRUIT
*Fruit drinks that contain lactose |
| MILK & DAIRY 2-3 servings each day
Soy milk, lactose-reduced milk, *lactose-hydrolyzed milk, and lactose-free supplements *Hard, aged, and processed cheese, if tolerated *Yogurt, if tolerated |
MILK & DAIRY
Milk; milk products, goat's milk, and acidophilus milk Powdered milk *All cheese products |
| MEAT & MEAT SUBSTITUTES
All plain baked, broiled, roasted or stewed beef fish, lamb, poultry, pork, veal, and eggs (prepared without milk) Dry peas and beans, lentils Tofu Nuts and peanut butter Plain baked, broiled roasted or stewed Soups Broth-base soups made with allowed foods |
MEAT & MEAT SUBSTITUTES
Cold cuts, frankfurters, or other meat that contain lactose filler Creamed or breaded food Cream soups, commercial soups with milk or milk products *All creamed or breaded food *Cold cuts; wieners, or other meat with added lactose |
| FATS & SNACKS
*Butter, *margarine, lard, shortening, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, nondairy creamer, and oil-based salad dressings Cakes, cookies, pies, flavored gelatin desserts, homemade baked products and fruit ices made with milk-free ingredients or prepared without milk Popcorn Salt, pure flavorings, vinegar, spices, condiments Sugar, corn and pure maple syrup, honey, jellies, jams, and pure sugar candies Coffee, tea, carbonated beverages, cereal beverages, soy milk substitutes & beverages |
FATS & SNACKS
Salad dressings containing milk or cheese Any desserts containing milk or milk products such as sherbet, ice cream, pudding, and some cakes, cookies, and pies Commercial desserts or mixes containing milk or milk products Instant drink mixes *Cocoa mix *Margarine with added milk or milk products *Spreads or dips containing sour cream, cream cheese, whipping cream Cocoa mixed, cream sauce, nonfat dry milk, milk chocolate Cream, caramels or chocolate candies or any candies containing milk lactose, or molasses |
*Avoid if only on strict
lactose free diet