Lactose Intolerance

I think the best way you can support somebody with a lactose intolerance is to be inclusive and to always keep that in mind when you're thinking of like lunch plans or dessert plans or just whatever it is so that you can make them feel included and also seen but also making sure that you're helping them and not making them have a bad episode of having dairy.

The biggest way that I have felt supported is when friends or family will find ways to just add substitutes to things when they're meal planning. So like my mom is really great and if she's making, you know, a meal that requires a lot of dairy, she can still make it. She can still make it for our whole family, but she just finds a milk substitute. There's a lot of really great dairy substitutes out there. There's like the smart balance butter that works really well, there's a good butter substitute, there's lots of good dairy-free milk brands. You can try different dairy-free milk brands. There's lactate, which is great as a milk brand. There's even substitutes for like whipped cream and cheese and like there's a lot of dairy-free substitutes out there. So you can still make all these meals that you want to make, but you can include your lactose intolerant friends or family in that process too. So ask them what they like and get that substitute.

Recently, I got married and I found out that my husband is lactose intolerant. So, I thought how to support is a perfect video for me to record. My biggest way to support my husband is to find meals that do not use dairy products, but he is kind of like a lactose intolerance person that'll still eat ice cream. So, you know, it's important to make the meals that will help them feel the best, but also don't forget to just save a little treat for yourself on the side.