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Non šŸ„ cows milk options for 1 year old

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EmJay19 · 08/10/2020 22:33

Hi! My son is turning one soon and Iā€™m interested to see what people who prefer to avoid cows milk are giving their babies once they stop breast / formula feeding??

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EezyOozy · 08/10/2020 22:56

Alpro growing up milk - my two love it

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SunInTheSkyYouKnowHowIFeel · 08/10/2020 23:09

There is a chart of alternative milks which show them in nutritional content order, Im pretty sure soya milk is the best, but I'm not sure after that, possibly oat milk.
I would not go for the organic type, as there are vitamins the non-organic is fortified with which are important for normal development.
Rice milk is not recommended until 5 because of the arsenic content I believe.

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dementedpixie · 08/10/2020 23:14

Any particular reason for avoiding cows milk, especially if you were using formula (as most formula is derived from cows milk)

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LeGrandBleu · 09/10/2020 00:49

I believe it is soy for protein content or almond for calcium. Oat has the highest carb of all

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GingerScallop · 09/10/2020 01:11

Kendamilk if you are ok with goat milk. Otherwise soy milk like Alpro growing up, oat milk such as oatly. Barista version is creamy n has a few more kj than others. Others like nut milk are mostly water so not so great for a growing one. It's a bit hard. I struggled to find a suitable one as he couldn't do goat and I was cautious of soy/estrogen effect (I don't mind and still give him occasional soy milk). Thankfully, his problem turned out to largely be lactose intolerance. Or so it seems (problem lingers a bit).

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Lisa78Lemon · 09/10/2020 01:55

My son has a severe cows milk allergy. He's only 10mo so still BF and I'm going to try to BF for as long as I can. Currently use Oatly Barista for baking as it has a similar fat content to cows milk. Will offer him this to drink once he's older.
I've heard hemp milk is good too but we have Oatly in the house as it tastes lovely.

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Lockdownseperation · 09/10/2020 07:08

Alpro growing up milk
Oatley barista or their blue Whole milk
Asda own oat milk
are all good choices and forfeited with calcium, iron and iodine.

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Ihaveoflate · 09/10/2020 07:25

We use lactose free milk (intolerance not allergy) at home and she had oatmilk at nursery.

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fawnyspawn · 09/10/2020 07:35

Oat milk my dc was really ill for months with various bugs once he went onto oat milk he's not been ill at all.

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Nanasueathome · 09/10/2020 07:35

Oat milk

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