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I would assume that counts as dairy... try cooking with coconut oil instead.

I have a good friend who is lactose intolerant and she eats food cooked with butter and it doesn't bother her at all. If I were you I would just do a few days with it and a few days without and see if you notice a difference.

Yes, you should be cutting butter, too. Smart Balance Light (with flaxseed oil) in a tub is completely dairy free and can be found easily in the grocery store. There is also a brand called Earth Balance. Basically, if you find a vegan butter substitute, that's what you would use. I haven't used it too much in cooking, since I just use olive oil, but it works well on a bagel! Being dairy free is quite an adjustment, good luck!

Butter is considered dairy. However, you can get the taste of butter without the problematic milk proteins by heating butter and turning it ghee/clarified butter. I usually make like 5-6 lbs of this in the oven and store them in mason jars.

http://www.bodyearth.net/recipes/making-ghee-in-the-oven/

Infants aren't typically lactose intolerant. Typically their issue is the milk protein which is most definitely present in butter. So I would most definitely take it out of your diet (we have been both diary and soy protein free for over 14 months now). It has been a godsend for both reflux and his pain.

We use safe margarine, coconut oil and olive oil for most of our cooking.