I’m an Indian guy in my twenties, living in US. I used to have cornflakes and the like for breakfast, but recently I turned lactose intolerant. I hate cornflakes without the milk.
There are a lot of breakfast options coming from my culture, but I need something that doesn’t take time to make. I’m a lazy bum and can barely make it in time to my university as it is. If anyone has ideas, please let me know.
Try oat milk - I love serial with that stuff. Simple toast with peanut butter it’s amazing. Granola with soya yogurt is fantastic. But the king of them all is real porridge oats done the proper way with water. Add some maple syrup or honey and you are god to go
Thanks for the suggestions.
Welcome to the club of lactose intolerance! If, like me, you really like dairy, there is a very easy way to cheat the system… (Seriously, how would anyone survive without cheese?)
You can get lactase tablets. Those are little pills full of lactase, which is the protein that breaks down lactose into digestible simple sugars. All you have to do is take a lactase tablet when you eat anything with lactose, and you can continue to live your life like before.
Lactose intolerance is not black and white either. You may have some tolerance left, which may be enough to eat your cereal with milk, if that is the inly lactose you have during the day. Your tolerance can also fluctuate over time. For example, the first time I had an issue with lactose it only lasted a few weeks.
I always have tablets with me! Every time I’m eating out and am not 100% sure that the food is vegan, I take a table just to be sure. I can imagine that cooks slip in butter or cream to improve the taste.
I can have a bit of milk. But I have it with coffee, and any more than that gives me gas. I’ll talk to my doctor about lactase pills, thank you for letting me know.
My pleasure! And unless the rules are different where you live, you don’t need to see a doctor or get a prescription. Here (Belgium) you can easily get them from pharmacies or online.
It’s same in the US too. Lactose pills are classified as “over the counter” (no Rx needed). Lactaid makes them and a generic version is usually available too.
It’s over the counter here, so I don’t NEED to see a doctor. But my doctor is a friend, so doesn’t hurt to consult for free.
Try it with oatmilk. It’s so delicious!
I especially love the barista oat milk with cereal. It’s a little more expensive, but delicious.
Almond milk is so wonderful as well.
You could try different brands of oatmilk. It might need some getting used to, but some brands actually taste pretty close to cowmilk. I favor a brand called no milk (available at lidl at least in Germany), which has some sort of fat added I think (it`s got 3.5 percent fat like milk). You might be able to find an equivalent over in the States.
Ratio keto yogurt is lactose-free and high protein. I eat one of those with toast.
Eggs and whatever bread is available. I’m also a uni student and this is usually my go-to when I’m running late.
edit: Toss in a fruit.
A sparking water, maybe a caffeinated one, 35mg
Just by itself? I do drink coffee. I was hoping for something a bit more nutritious.
I was half joking lol. I just don’t usually eat breakfast I guess.
Have you tried milk alternatives like soy or oat?
I’ve been on an oatmeal kick for a while. I just make (good quality) instant oats so all it takes to prepare them is a bowl or mug, and the boiling water I’ve already got in the kettle for tea.
I don’t usually like sweet breakfasts though and most oatmeal mixing suggestions (and ALL refrigerator oat recipes) out there are full of sugar. Lately I’ve been making a mix in that’s 2 parts thai sweet chili sauce and 1 part low sodium soy sauce.
Toasted bagel with peanut butter.
But when you have time for it, try adding scrambled eggs. It sounds insane, but the eggs and peanut butter compliment one another in the same way that fried chicken and waffles make a surprisingly good combo.
I usually do a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast. Sometimes on the weekends I’ll do chocolate chip pancakes. Yeah, real exciting I know.
English muffins are good and you can put a variety of different toppings on them. I’m partial to peanut butter and jelly.
You can get a lot of instant noodles.
Also, if there’s Indian store nearby (there’s almost a guarantee for that), then you can get a lot of instant Indian foods like Maggi, poha, upma, etc.
Bread with butter (plant based) and/ or jam is another option.
Fruit salad is another evergreen option.
I do like poha every once in a while. But the instant stuff isn’t for me.
Silk soy milk is addictive
Beans on toast. Super filling!
A sandwich with boiled egg and Swedish caviar (can be bought from IKEA overseas). Loved by every sane Swede
