Dairy Free lunch ideas

[Tee20x]

Hi all,

Any advice for dairy free lunches?

DD is 8 months old and have started introducing lunches so up to 3 meals a day now and intend on giving this consistently at this stage.

Wondering what others give their little ones for lunch? Today I offered half a bagel, cheese and melon - all as finger foods.

Other days I may offer scrambled egg and beans or a small portion of leftover dinner from the day before

What else can I offer ?! Seems a bit boring.

Thanks :)

Sweet jacket potato and hummus

Falafel www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/recipes-and-meal-ideas/falafel/
Tuna sweetcorn pasta salad (penne is the perfect shape for finger food)
Boiled egg with marmite soldiers
Smashed avocado on toast
Sausage rolls www.mummycooks.com/blogs/recipes/homemade-pork-sausage-rolls (Jus Rol pastry is dairy free)
Cheese scone www.thevegspace.co.uk/recipe-vegan-cheese-scones/

Very confused by OP and PP suggestions of cheese. Cheese is dairy, isn’t it?

Oops saw PP suggesting Vegan cheese scone, makes sense.

Hummus wraps.

Peanut butter on toast. If they have a dairy allergy ask the doctor about early introduction of peanut - it's quite important to introduce early.

Fruit
Falafel

Fake cheese toastie,
I have tended to give an Ella’s pouch or a jar at lunchtime for dd (I’ve got two who are dairy free) as it’s easier and very convenient if I am out

Peanut butter on toast. As a pp said, it's a really good idea to introduce it early and often if other allergies are present.

My son loves humous. Would eat it all day if he could.

Frittata /Spanish omelette (leave out milk/cream)
Wedges
Fishfingers
Meatballs
Strips of carrot, red pepper, green beans etc - lightly stir fried to make them softer if you prefer
Fallafel

Thanks for the suggestions.

Another question if anyone knows - the vegan cheese I have bought is vitalife (I think? Something along those lines) does it melt well?

I've read that some vegan cheeses don't melt?

@Tee20x

Thanks for the suggestions.

Another question if anyone knows - the vegan cheese I have bought is vitalife (I think? Something along those lines) does it melt well?

I've read that some vegan cheeses don't melt?

I think that one is ok.

I sometimes use it on pizza for my son. He loves it, but then doesn't know what real cheese tastes like lol.

I don't use it that often though as it's expensive for just him.

@Twizbe

Yeah I think I paid something like £2.60 for a block!

The only dairy alternatives I get are flora and alpro soya growing up milk.

Occasionally I do chicken tikka for tea so get some soya yoghurt, but not often.

They had exactly what I was having.

Was is Violife? Vitalite is the DF margerine.

Watch the replacement cheeses. Many aren't fortified - violife isn't. Which makes them nutritionally a bit pointless and just extra salt.

I do lots of nut butters and basically reheats of last nights dinner.