Walking down the milk aisle is overwhelming these days. If you're anything like me when I first abandoned dairy milk, and if you're brave enough to venture into a health food store, be prepared to want to run screaming.
In the UK, and more and more in the rest of the world too, dietary requirements are being taken seriously. This is great news for people with allergies and very clear and specific preferences, such as vegetarians, vegans, halaal, kosher and even pescatarian. It's a double-edged sword if you're in the (much bigger) group of foodies with less...
For coffee purists, black is the only way. I'm not one of those, I'm just your average coffee "snob" and I prefer mine creamy. I'm not big on breakfast so the bit of milk offers some sustenance during my also non-purist intermittent fasting (learn more →).
As with all my break ups, I found it hardest to let go of milk when I was eating out or travelling. But unlike most break ups, I never thought of it beforehand! I kept finding myself sat there, alone, staring at my black coffee wondering if it was worth it.
Eclairs were one of the hardest things for us to give up. The 4-set from Sainsbury's or Tesco was our favourite pick-me-up until we realised that they were doing a lot more than picking us up. With the single cream filling and milk chocolate topping we were getting a double dose of our dairy no's.