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The easy way to live and thrive with a dairy–free lifestyle

Are you looking to eliminate dairy from your diet due to lactoseintolerance, health reasons, diet restrictions, or personal choice?Whatever your reason, this hands–on, friendly guide gives you themost up–to–date information on how a dairy–free diet and lifestylecan empower you to thrive while still getting the calcium, vitaminD, and nutrients you need.

• Make the switch find out the many benefits ofrestricting dairy from your diet, get a grip on nutritional issues,and discover how to smoothly make the transition




• Set up shop get practical tips on setting up adairy–free kitchen and discover the nondairy staples and equipmentyou need to get started




• Get cooking start making more than 60 easy and deliciousdairy–free dishes for every meal of the day (including dips,dressings, and tasty munchies)




• Live, love, eat discover how to enjoy a dairy–freelifestyle while away from home and during pregnancy, infancy,through adulthood, and to your senior years

Open the book and find:

• Top ten reasons to ditch dairy




• Hidden sources of dairy (and how to find them on foodlabels)




• The best–tasting nondairy alternatives




• Dairy–free recipes the whole family will enjoy




• Dairy–free ingredients and cooking tips and techniques




• Helpful advice for eating at restaurants and on the go




• Tips for dealing with picky eaters




• How to eat for bone health at every age

Learn to:

• Manage lactose intolerance by safely eliminating dairy from yourdiet




• Thrive without dairy while still getting the calcium, vitamin D,and nutrients you need




• Prepare more than 60 delicious dairy–free recipes




• Discover dairy–free substitutions

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The easy way to live and thrive with a dairy–free lifestyle

Are you looking to eliminate dairy from your diet due to lactoseintolerance, health reasons, diet restrictions, or personal choice?Whatever your reason, this hands–on, friendly guide gives you themost up–to–date information on how a dairy–free diet and lifestylecan empower you to thrive while still getting the calcium, vitaminD, and nutrients you need.

• Make the switch find out the many benefits ofrestricting dairy from your diet, get a grip on nutritional issues,and discover how to smoothly make the transition




• Set up shop get practical tips on setting up adairy–free kitchen and discover the nondairy staples and equipmentyou need to get started




• Get cooking start making more than 60 easy and deliciousdairy–free dishes for every meal of the day (including dips,dressings, and tasty munchies)




• Live, love, eat discover how to enjoy a dairy–freelifestyle while away from home and during pregnancy, infancy,through adulthood, and to your senior years

Open the book and find:

• Top ten reasons to ditch dairy




• Hidden sources of dairy (and how to find them on foodlabels)




• The best–tasting nondairy alternatives




• Dairy–free recipes the whole family will enjoy




• Dairy–free ingredients and cooking tips and techniques




• Helpful advice for eating at restaurants and on the go




• Tips for dealing with picky eaters




• How to eat for bone health at every age

Learn to:

• Manage lactose intolerance by safely eliminating dairy from yourdiet




• Thrive without dairy while still getting the calcium, vitamin D,and nutrients you need




• Prepare more than 60 delicious dairy–free recipes




• Discover dairy–free substitutions

Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: Going Dairy–Free: A Quick Overview.

Chapter 1: Living Dairy–Free: Beginning with the Basics.

Chapter 2: Understanding Why Living Dairy–Free Makes Sense.

Chapter 3: Dairy–Free by Degree: Taking a Look at LactoseIntolerance.

Chapter 4: Getting Calcium, Vitamin D, and Other EssentialNutrients.

Chapter 5: Making the Transition to Dairy–Free: GettingStarted.

Part II: Setting Up Your Dairy–Free Kitchen.

Chapter 6: Removing Dairy from Your Kitchen.

Chapter 7: Shopping for and Stocking Your Dairy–Free Home.

Chapter 8: Cooking Tips and Techniques.

Part III: Meals Made Easy: Recipes for Everyone.

Chapter 9: Waking Up to Breakfast Basics.

Chapter 10: Spectacular Soups, Salads, and Sides.

Chapter 11: Delectable Main Dishes.

Chapter 12: Dairy–Free Dips, Spreads, Sauces, and Dressings.

Chapter 13: Breads, Pizza, and Munchies.

Chapter 14: Dishing Up Dairy–Free Desserts.

Part IV: Living and Loving the Dairy–FreeLifestyle.

Chapter 15: Managing Social Situations.

Chapter 16: Dodging Dairy on the Mooove: Eating Out.

Chapter 17: Dairy–Free During Pregnancy and the Early Years.

Chapter 18: Raising Happy, Healthy Dairy–Free Kids andTeens.

Chapter 19: Aging Healthfully: Dairy–Free Diets for OlderAdults.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Good Reasons to Dump Dairy.

Chapter 21: Ten Useful and Great–Tasting Dairy–FreeProducts.

Chapter 22: Ten Hidden Sources of Dairy.

Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Dairy–Free Eating Easier on YourWallet.

Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Make Dairy–Free Fun for Kids.

Index.