Best Dairy Free Products?

[mumtojasmine]

DS has now got to try a dairy fre diet are there any brands/product to try /avoid, i want to get hi m some cheese for cheese on toast and get some soy formula baby milk, what do you think?

I use goats cheese/butter and milk for my dairy-free ds. Also rice, hemp and soya milk to keep him interested.

can he not have butter ? i just got very little advice i thought butter would be okay.

It all depends on how sensitive to dairy is your DS, some dairy sensitive children are OK with goat's cheese, milk, formula, etc. Some others also react to them and you need to steer clear of any dairy product.

I would try Nanny Formula (made out of Goat's milk) first and only use soya if Nanny didn't suit your child (soya is a big time allergen so the later it is introduced, the better).

About the butter... There is some kind of margarine that is free from dairy, soya and all major allergens. It's called PurE, you can get it in most supermarkets.

For other dairy free products in ASDA, try this

butter is made from cream!
It depends what he is reacting to, but dairy products are milk, cream, butter, butter fat (but cocoa butter is OK) cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais, creme fraiche.

Also look for skimmed milk powder sneaking in as an ingredient in cakes, biscuits, mayonnaise, soups (avoid creamed ones) - any processed foods, really.
If lots of your favourite stuff has milk in, try shopping around at alternative supermarkets. For example, Lidl has choccy biccies that are dairy free. They aren't advertised as such, but if you read the label, they have no milk powder, the brand is Parkside.

nanny goat milk does it taste funny ? would a 1 yr old like it?

Tastes lovely, my one year olds liked it.

For the butter, I would recommend Sainsbury's FreeFrom- I find it much nicer than the Pure (although the Organic Pure is nicer than the noprmal, also).

After a period of exclusion there is every chance your DS will be able to tolerate butter, I've met very fre lactose intols who can't (bar me!), HOWEVER if it's an allergy then it's a no-no.

Almond milk is nice once it's OK'd by the Dr, makes a lovely rice pudding.

Soya formula is full of sugar: use either nutramigen or enfamil lactofree depending on medical advice. My 26 month old gets Enfamil on prescription. My 5 year old lost lots of teeth from soya as it is so high in sugar.

Soya cheese is available from holland and Barratts

Soya Ice Cream (Sweish Glace) is better than most dairy versions- yum- especially the strawberry- and very easy to find in Supermarkets

Alpro Yoghurts are delicious too

will look for thses mils tomorrow, can i get dairy free milk on prescription or is it the same if i buy it?

You should be able to get it on prescription, just ask your Doctor. He might try and persuade you to go for soys tho, but if you stand your ground you should get Nutramigen or similar.

Oh and keep an eye out for dark choc- often naturally dairy fee- and the little diry free choc footballs which my ds's love.

Watch the ingredients in ham also: lots have milk aded.

milk in ham how odd - duly noted, thanks

peachyclair - it seems to be an increasing trend to add butter fat to dark choc, have you noticed?

dark bounties have skim milk in too!

I don't eat a lot I admit, but normally Thorntons and Green and Blacks- last time I ate any they were OK? I also find cheapo brands are often OK, as they add as little as poss to keep the price down.

Isn't the Bounty in the coconut? Just an assumption tho.

Also look out for pre cooked chicken and sausages. They coat them with lactose to make the look nice and brown.

You can try this site as it has lots of tips
especially hidden dairy ingredients. Just spend some time reading all the ingredients on everything that you buy. You will soon get the hang of it.

this

My daughter is on Pepti Junior also only prescribed. She reacts much less now so hopefully she should be able to tolerate some dairy soon.

Good luck

If you are trying a dairy free diet then you have to be strict or you will never know if it works or not. There is also no point doing it at all if you continue to give a milk based formula.

What are you hoping the result will be?

Whether or not you use Goat really depends on the reason you are avoiding dairy.

And it also helps to stop thinking about just replacing products you use at the moment - for instance there is no reason to use a dairy free cheese (it's pretty horrid). You could give some tofu to provide the protein. Think about providing a balance diet and don't worry if the meals don't look like "normal" meals.

And read all the labels - lots of stuff has casein, whey and milk powder in that you wouldn't expect.

Bobbybob - not everyone dislikes the soya chees. My daughter seems to love it. Not sure why myself but then she doesnt know any different.

peachyclair, yes, I have noticed cheaper food having simpler ingredients too. I havent really kept an eye on the chocolate brands, just been disappointed a few times recently, finding butter fat where I didnt expect it.

mars have different chocolate mixtures for each different bar - Ive been round the factory and seen mars bars being made! sadly I couldnt eat most of it

Booja booja chocolates are amazing,dairy free,wheat free,gluten free-not sure what is left in them!They will last you ages you only need to eat one rather than the whole box.My partner cannot believe how long i can make a box last.lots of people will be having them for Christmas

notasheep, I cannot believe that there is a type of chocolate that I would only eat one at a time!

Steer clear of Sainsbury's own cheaper products. The labeling is not accurate. Milk is sometimes included in tomato sauces and it's not mentioned in the label (Beware particularly of baked beans)

Thanks Chandra.

We tend to shop at Tescos, which is good for the cheap stuff, although I like Sainsburys FreeFrom range, and the odd trip to holland and Barratt.

It is getting easier though isn't it? I remember when I first beame intolerant, there was nothing but Soya Milk around, ditto for dswho is now 5. By the time we ahd DS3 (2), there was loads available.

I can't stand the soya cheese either, but the kids like it. We were discussing it on a similar thread a while back and we thought maybe it was an 'if you don't remember the taste of the proper cheese it's OK' thing?

Hi everyone, both my sons have/had varying degrees of lactose/milk intolerances so sympathise my little one has just switched from nanny formula to fresh goats and i have two sealed tins of Nanny Goat formula if anyone is interested in them just cat me and good luck anyway!!