Re: the real update/dairy etc

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Being able to eat/drink what I want i fantastic! However, there are quite a lot of lactose free dairy products available here. Or at least basic products, like milk, cream, some cheeses, yogurt, ice cream etc. There are not all that many kinds, and brands, and flavors etc, though, maybe 4 or 5 different kinds/flavors of lactose free yogurt for instance, compared to I don't know how many regular (non lactose-free). Somewhere between 5 or 10 kinds/flavors of lactose free ice cream, compared to ALL the ice cream kinds and flavors. And then there are things that just does not exist in a lactose free version (yet, at least), like the soft whey butter, and many kinds of cheese.I suppose you nowadays could make an OK lactose free milkshake (using lactose free milk and lactose free ice cream), but when I first tried it a few years ago, there were no lactose free regular ice cream (meaning: made from actual dairy) available in the stores, only the milk free kinds (made from soy/tofu or oat). And that did not make a very good milkshake. Something about the texture was not right. Therefor I never tried it again, even after regular lactose free ice cream became available. And - more especially – you definitely can't order a lactose free milkshake in a hamburger restaurant...I will be trying all the flavors of yogurt and ice cream I haven't been able to before, for sure! love/Reb >> Glad everyone is feeling better!> And there's really nothing like REAL dairy, is there? :-D> > Water is very very important for sand castles, you know.... but then> again, so are prips....> > > > in WY> Practical Blackwork Designs> http://practicalblackwork.com> http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com > > "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."> the real update> > > MS-wise: has not been having any noticeable flare-up. It's pretty much> business as usual on that front. Although she did have a cold a couple of> weeks ago, and that made me think of that she cough quite a lot, even after> the cold is gone I mean. Not as much as she does when she is having a cold,> naturally, but you get my point I am sure. And that made me wonder if> coughing could ever be MS-related. Anyone who knows about that?> > In other health news...: Well we have, as I mentioned, been having a bit of> a cold both of us, but this time was actually the one who got it worse> (it's usually the other way around). Gone now, anyway. > > And: I have finally tried capsules with lactase enzyme (to help with lactose> intolerance). And they work! They really work! Having a tummy that's is> absolutely calm and making no fuss whatsoever is such a luxury! I had almost> forgot what it's like. I have of course, since I became aware of my lactose> intolerance, tried to eat lactose free, but it's not as easy as it may> sound, especially if you eat out, or eat ready made stuff, or, basically,> eat anything you didn't grow yourself and make from scratch: Lactose is> added to many things/food products as an additive, even in things that are> milk free. And apart from the calm tummy thing (the difference is almost> hard to believe!), it's a true joy to be able to eat and drink all those> delicious things I have had to avoid. Had a milkshake with my hamburger> last weekend, for instance. My favorite meal as a kid... Still great!...> And today I intend to let my lunch consist of ONLY bread with loads of soft> whey butter or brunost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunost ). Another old> time favorite I have not had for years. > > I can't understand why it took me so long to actually ask for those> capsules. I've been meaning to for at least a couple of years...> > Not health related: We have been busy with visits, and dinners with friends> etc. Will be this weekend and next too. But after that we'll hopefully have> at least a couple of nice "stay at home with only us"-weekends. Socializing> is fun, but it can get too much.> > That was about all I think...> > Or, well, lets close with a Pixie story. About that word of hers, for her> favorite meal, french fries: "Prips". It just so happens that "Pripps"> (spelled with two "s", but pronounced just like Pixie's "prips"), is a> Swedish beer brand. Not one I drink a lot of, because I usually prefer a> dark Ale. But, on a hot summer day, with a bit of lemon or lime, they can be> nice, kind of like that Mexican beer, Corona. But... Anyway... This past> summer I was with Pixie on the beach one day, just her and me, because the> others were cleaning. Hungry and tired after a couple of hours I tried to> make her to break for lunch and come with me to the beach restaurant, and> she kept saying "Yes! I want lunch! But first I'll just...". Finally, when> she said she "just" wanted to get some water for her sand castle, or what> ever it was, I figured I'll have to "bribe" her, and I called after her: > > "Listen! If you come with me now, I'll buy you your favorite Prips!" > > Now, did that make heads turn on the beach... What they heard was of course> a 2-year old being offered her "favorite beer"... Had to hasten to add that> "and by that I meant the potato prips, served with sausages and> hamburgers"...> > love> /Reb>