How To Make Lactose Free Milk At Home And Save Money

How To Make Lactose Free Milk

Milk has many known benefits including:

• Preventing osteoporosis (it is high in calcium and Vitamin D).
• Preventing hyper tension, and colon cancer.
• Reducing the incidence of tooth decay.
• Reducing the liver's production of cholesterol.
• Aiding in weight loss (contains a large amount of protein which helps you feel fuller longer).

But, for all of us who have some degree of lactose intolerance, trying to enjoy all these great benefits could translate into:

• Bloating.
• Stomach pain or cramps.
• Gas.
• Diarrhea.
• Vomiting.

Dairy companies have thus flooded this profitable market with Lactose free alternatives. These work great but the main problem is pricing. A gallon of Lactose free milk costs in most cases more than twice the price of regular milk which can quickly add up and become prohibitive for most budgets.

But, did you know you can easily and inexpensively make your own lactose free milk at home, and save tons of money in the process? Let me show you a quick calculation of possible savings:

• Lactase Capsule $0.11 - $0.25
• Gallon of Milk $2.49 - $2.99

DIY Lactose Free Milk (1 Gallon): $2.60 - $3.24
Lactose Free Milk (1/2  Gallon) $3.98 - $4.98 x 2 = $7.96 - $9.96

Total possible savings (per Gallon): $5.36 - $6.72

Lactose Free Milk Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon of regular Milk (whole, 2%, 1%, skim, you choose)
• 2 of Rainbow Light Lacto-Zyme Dairy-Eze capsules

After testing several brands we have found that the above capsules work best because they not only include a generous amount of Lactase enzyme but a broad range of enzymes that aid digestion of all the components of dairy-milk: sugar (lactose), milk protein (casein) and milk fat. You can replace the Dairy-Eze for the following cheaper alternatives (these only contain Lactase, so YMMV):

• 1 of Nature's Way Lactase Enzyme Capsules
• 2 of Solaray Lactase Capsules

Procedure:

• Pour 1 cup of the milk into a blender.
• Carefully separate the two halves of the capsule(s) and pour them into the blender.
• Blend the milk until the powder is fully dissolved.
• Pour mixture back into milk container.
• Close milk container tightly. This is very important! =)
• Shake for about 15 seconds to blend milk and mixture together. Don't worry if foam appears, it will settle down.
• Leave milk in fridge for 24 hours.
• Enjoy!

That's it! So simple, and the savings can add up very nicely. You can also do without a blender and mix the powder in a cup with a spoon. Also, you can always bring some of the capsules with you when you go out for any meal high in lactose that you decide to eat. This How To Make Lactose Free Milk recipe has worked very well for us and I hope it is of good use for you.