Intoleratnt to Milk Protein

Whole foods has many cheese alternatives.
My son loves (what look like regular cheese stickes) called Cheezees (sp?) They are basically sticks of brown rice.
They also carry rice and almond cheese products.
I have only found these two products at Whole Foods in Glenview, IL.
Hope this helps!

My sister in law swears by the rice milk at Trader Joes. She doesn't live anywhere near one so stocks up monthly when she comes to visit. I personally have not tried it, but she swears by it and her 2 daughters drink it as well! Hope that helps.

What about almond milk or rice milk?

There are some vegan products out there that aren't soy based--have you checked the health food stores? Cheese is tricky, I know some people use a recipe with cashew nuts that is supposed to replicate cheese? might be a web search for this one. People have told me that there is coconut based yogurt though, no soy! Tricky, but there has to be something!!!

We eat Daiya cheese, it is the best non dairy, non soy cheese I have ever eaten!

you can do rice or almond milk
if you go to Whole Foods they have TONS of stuff that you can use in situations like this. Way back in my young 20s I tested allergic to 72 different foods - and Whole Foods made it so I could eat like a real person.

There's one called Vegan Rella and it melts just like real cheese. It's non diary and soy free. I'm not sure how to find it though. You might need to search via internet.

We are a family of gluten free, nut free vegans, so I hear ya! Can he have soy? If so, my kids really like Gaxaxy foods soy cheese slices. They make american or mozzerella. If no soy, Daiya foods makes a great shredded cheese, and also a block of cheese called "Teese" which is rice based. Feel free to email me for anything. We have been living with these allergies for years now, it is tough, but can be done!

never heard that about soy but soy is a terribly processed, GMO, highly sprayed ingredient you wouldnt want to feed your child regularly anyways. also it contains phytic acid that stops you from absorbing important minerals. try all the coconut milk products.they dont make cheese but you can live without cheese

Try goat's milk cheese. Goat's milk is much smaller and closer to the human protein in breastmilk. If you are looking for calcium... broccoli is a big one!

Not sure if there is a Whole Foods near you in LitH, but that would be a good place to go.

There is Vegan Rice Cheese. I am pretty sure you can get it at Whole Foods. It has no soy or dairy.

You've gotten a lot of good responses. I agree with staying away from soy anyway -- it's not good for you unless it's fermented like miso and tempeh, and apparently really bad for kids with all the plant estrogens it contains. You probably already know this as a vegetarian, but combos like rice and beans = a complete protein. Quinoa has the most protein of a plant/grain. I think I'd supplement with D and iron since he's not eating meat. Nuts, nut milks. Ask at Whole Foods for non-dairy, non-soy cheese substitutes. They will order if they don't have what you need. It's a challenge, but good luck!

Daiya is sold at whole foods and is soy and casein free.

For other protein:

Whole-fat coconut milk (the best is Native Forest canned- it's only coconut milk and in a BPA-free can) This is great in smoothies and most baking. Rice milk, hemp milk, and nut milks work too.

Soaked and blended raw cashews can sub for cheese or top cupcakes, depending on what you mix with it (there is a recipe on my blog for queso:
www.chickiepea.wordpress.com -- look under recipes) and you can make a chevre' cheese with cashews too (www.veganjoy.blogspot.com)

Organic extra-virgin coconut oil

Ghee/clarified butter sometimes works because it doesn't contain the casein protein

Lentils

Beans

Lots of greens (I find that if I dehydrate them, I can powder them and put them in anything and my kids don't realize it. Otherwise, they don't eat salads, etc.)

Hummus is a good one for adding a creamy texture. I make salad dressings with mayo

Woodman's has a great natural aisle with dairy and soy free items (frozen, etc) and vegetarian/vegan meals. They are cheaper than Whole Foods and have different options. I would check Trader Joe's too, and even Dominick's. They all carry various brands and have different prices, so shop around!

I would start browsing the vegan and raw websites, even though you are not vegan. There are lots of good ideas on those sites about how to work around not having dairy products, and most people are realizing that soy is really unhealthy and avoiding that anyway.

It's also good to look up names for dairy that you might not know. It can be hidden in lots of things (especially bread.) When I had to go dairy-free while breastfeeding my youngest daughter, I learned the kosher symbols on food since they indicate dairy-free (very useful!!)

He may tolerate goat milk and cheese, like someone mentioned, or even sheep or buffalo. My daughter is 3 now and she didn't tolerate dairy at all, or so we thought (she reacted to breast-milk once when I licked ranch dressing off my finger!!), but as it turns out, she tolerates raw (unpasteurized) cow milk just fine. There are several dairies in the area where you can buy milk straight from the cow if you want to test this theory (assuming his is not a respiratory or very severe reaction, of course!)

Hope this helps!
M.

Vanilla flavored almond milk is great!

Hi,
I used goat cheese. Natural foods stores, like Whole Foods, have several varieties and types similar to the types of cow cheese. :)
I also loved almond milk, the regular kind. :)
Good luck!

My best advice is to become familiar with foodallergy.org. It will be helpful for you with your answers to this and many more questions in your son's food life.

This would basically make him vegan, so look into vegan websites, cookbooks, meetup.com groups, etc for support and ideas.

And is the problem just cow's milk? Because then you can do feta and goat cheese and goat milk.

There's are a few rice-based cheeses available at Whole Foods. We use Daiya, and my daughter likes it a lot. I even made her Macaroni and Cheese with this cheese and rice milk, and both she and my dairy-tolerant son loved it.

To echo a bit of what others have said, there are a ton of alternative milk products available. We use rice, hemp, coconut, almond, and oat milks. You might also want to check out gluten-free products. Because of the high probability of cross-allergies, they tend to be free of the "big" allergens. You can also look in the kosher aisle, but those products still tend to have soy.

We are not a vegan family by choice, but I've found this process much easier than I expected.

Good luck!

Hi there,

Have you tried Daiya? It's dairy- and soy-free, tastes pretty good, and actually melts (though not as well as regular cheese). The downside is that it only comes shredded. But it works well for pizza, grilled cheese, etc. It's available at Whole Foods, etc. You may want to check out "The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook" by Joanne Stepaniak if you're into doing it yourself. I can't say the recipes taste like cheese, but they are quite tasty and some of them actually melt a bit.

Best,
R.