One Year Old with Milk Allergy

My kids like the Rice Dream drink. They have many varieties, we drink the Enriched original flavor bc they add Vit A, D and B12 plus Calcium so it is comparable to milk in those instances, the only thing you loose is the fat. My son is allergic to soy milk and neither one of them liked it anyway.

Good Luck!

K.

I am a vegetarian and my son has been on soy since day one. There are many alternatives- Whole Foods is a great place to get soy or rice milks.

My daughter has the same allergy. She drinks enriched organic rice milk. She has had no issues with it. It costs a bit more, but it's worth every penny. Soy milk in the USA is genetically modified, so I will not recommend that anyone drink it.

my daughter has an allergy to cows milk and my pediatrician recommended goat milk. that has worked really well for us, as a supplement for breastfeeding. it is a little hard to get but i have found it at Trader Joe's and Wholefoods.

hi js, there are a lot of options available. first of all, many of the milk allergies are related strictly to processed milk and using raw milk eliminates the problem. maryland is stupid about raw milk, though. there are a ton of excellent milk substitutes on the market. goat is one option, but non-dairy ones abound. soy is a possibility but not the best as it's associated with its own set of issues. i'd try almond, wheat, rice or coconut. all are tasty and versatile. coconut milk ice cream is the yum!
khairete
S.

My Daughter is also allergic to cows milk.. I give her either soy milk or rice milk and she loves both. she gets vitamins to supplement anything she would be getting from cows milk. good luck :)

you can try soy milk or rice milk among others. go to foodallergy.org it is a great website (allergist recommended) for information on how to find foods that do not contain allergens. my son is allergic to milk and loves his soymilk and soy yogurt. be careful with finding soy yogurts.. alot still have milk in them. Silk live does not, forexample. but O'Soy does.

the whole foods section of most stores will carry things that do not have certain allergens in them. you have to shop around.

good luck

I have a 6 year old who has a severe milk allergy ( & egg) - we're talking immediate anaphylaxis and Epi Pen requirement. He was diagnosed at a year and hasn't shown any signs of being able to tolerate a drip of cows milk. We began with all the soy products on the market and felt this was the best choice at the time. After a great deal of research and talking to various doctors and other parents who land on both sides of the soy debate we have settled in the middle. My biggest concern with the soy products is the really high levels of estrogen in soy. This is a concern with pre-pubescent children and probably more so with little boys. Our pediatrician said we'd just keep an eye on him and cut back on the soy when he started to develop breast. Not a chance I was willing to take with my son!

My other three children have no allergies so there is no explanation for this. It is overwhelming at first but it's doable and there are oodles of options on the market. Just take it one day at a time and look at this as a positive turn of events - our family is much healthier as a result of our son's allergies!

My son loves the Silk vanilla flavored soymilk. He has a milk allergy too. He is still able to eat yogurt and cheese, however.

My 22 month old son has the milk allergy also. I give him the very vanilla soy milk made by SILK and he loves it. Here is the URL link about the product. http://www.silksoymilk.com/ It also comes in chocolate flavor...which of course he loves. It only comes in 1/2 gallon container and cost $3.79 at Giant. Giant has their own brand called Nature's Promise for $1 less but to me does not taste as good. You may think otherwise. Good luck.

My son has a milk allergy and use both rice and soy milk. He was diagnosed with the allergy a week after his first birthday (although I suspected it from the time her was about 8 weeks old), and I was still breastfeeding so I needed to avoid the allergens as well. I just could not seem to get myself to try the soy milk--so I used Rice Milk. I also use it in recipes--mashed potatoes, pancakes, baked goods, etc. My son drinks both soy and rice milk.

Be sure to read ALL the food lables on EVERYTHING that you give her. And, I'd suggest reading them EVERYTIME. Sometimes the food companies change their formulas. And, allergens show up in strange places. My son is allergic to wheat--and it's crazy to me how many products contain wheat (licorice, soup, potato chips, french fries)

If you have any questions or what some specific recipe ideas, let me know! Good luck!

See what her doctor says first and foremost... but it does sound like you're right on the money with the milk allergy thought. My younger daughter has a milk allergy, and now we keep her away from specific milk based products (ranch dressing, nonorganic yogurt, some soft cheeses... THAT was trial and error, you'll figure out what your daughter can have and what she won't tolerate)... and we use soy milk. The woman who commented below me should know that they absolutely would not allow soy milk to be sold if it wasn't safe, and that rice milk doesn't have the nutritional value of regular cows milk or soy milk. The only alteration of these milks is the normal process of filtering out impurities (like you would do with water), and the additives are so they maintain a bit of a longer shelf life, as is done with every perishable food product on the market. Soy milk is your answer my dear :) And no, I'm not some hippy/green person who pushes soy milk bc I belive in recycling and hybrids and all that... I personally don't drink milk, and haven't since I was 8 years old. I just know when it comes to experience with a milk allergy, soy milk solved it immediately :) GOOD LUCK!! OH... and no one on either side of my daughters families have milk allergies... it just happens sometimes.

Dairy allergy is common. I concur with Jenni. We are a dairy free family and find plenty to eat. We do consume soy and my 13 yr. old son does not have breasts- thank you very much!! As far as non dairy milks go- start with rice, then almond(not considered a nut), halzelnut and hemp. You can get the unsweetned varieties. Oh, and now coconut milk- also available in yoghurt and ice cream. We eat soy and rice cheese, and you can make your own cheese from cashews and other nuts. Watch out for whey and casein. They are milk proteins, and the latter is in some soy cheeses.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or want specific foods to feed your daughter. Most Drs. are not well versed on nutrition, especially when it comes to dairy.

Have you tried silk? maybe its a dairy thing - what about the new toddler milks they have in the baby section they are in juice box containers? Have you tried next step formula?

Good Luck!

A. Haddigan
www.BabysitEase.com

My oldest had a milk allergy when she was a baby - my allergist suggested Rice milk as she also had an allergy to soy. Thankfully she was able to tolerate the Lactaid milk so we did end up using that - but I would suggest going with Rice milk :0)

I suggest you try the soy based milk-like products.

First I don't understand how putting her back on a milk based formula helped any? Lactose is typically not the problem the problem usually is casein though some people actually have an issue with the whey lactose is ironically usually the least of your worries :). You don't need to give her any dairy our bodies were not meant to eat dairy the way we do and if you notice with more and more people becoming intolerant/sensitive/allergic to them they are screaming for acknowledgement. this is a wonderful group to help you avoid those traces of dairy in all foods and help you eat a more natural whole food diet groups.yahoo.com/group/foodlab/

Do you mean what to feed her at mealtimes? I have a dairy allergy so even now when I feed my toddlers I have to remind myself to let them eat cheese, etc! One side-effect of having a dairy allergy in the family is that you learn to make most of your food from scratch, because packaged things often have butter, milk, etc.
Here are some go-to meals that are super easy to make that don't have dairy (for me) and are toddler-friendly (for them):
*french toast (I just use plain egg on Stroehman's 100% whole wheat bread, and the girls dip the strips in unsweetened applesauce -- they LOVE this)
*spaghetti with a bit of tofu mashed in it instead of cheese for protein and calcium
*plain bean burritos (my girls like to dip pieces of plain tortillas or quesadillas in refried beans)
*pita and hummus (some toddlers like hummus, mine don't)
*oatmeal with bananas and chopped raisins for breakfast (can be made with just water, or soy milk)
*couscous with chopped tofu (I get whole wheat couscous from Trader Joe's without the spice pack included. I use two cups of water for one cup of couscous, which is double the water according to the directions because I add about a cup and a half of chopped veggies. I add a little less than a teaspoon each of fresh basil, garlic, blackstrap molasses, a pinch of salt, and a tablespoon of olive oil for flavor. This is an awesome meal, because if you chop just about any veggies small enough -- carrots, broccoli, peas, zuchini, etc. -- and throw them in the pot while the water is getting hot, and also add chopped raisins -- very important!, my kids and my friends' kids seem to eat it no problem. If it turns out flavorless the first time, try adding a little bit more salt, olive oil, or even try adding a bit of apple juice. Add a bit of cheese or pine nuts on your own portion to make it even yummier. Use a food processor to make the veggies faster to prepare. Couscous itself only takes 5 minutes to cook after the water is boiling.
*prepared fish or chicken strips and baked potatoes or sweet potatoes and/or other roasted veggies -- acorn squash and beets are some of my girls' favorites. My one-year old likes the halibut strips you can find at Trader Joe's.
*plain canned black beans, boiled eggs, and sunflower seed butter are good sources of non-dairy protein for a 1 year old. Some of my friends swear by smoothies, which can be made with tofu or soy milk.
*when you are baking, almost any kind of bread, cookie, or muffin can be made with water or soymilk instead of milk, and oil or shortening instead of butter
*look for orange juice, apple juice or soy products enriched with vitamin D. Also, use plenty of dry cereals like Kix or Cheerios to get in lots of calcium and vitamin D. Most soy products have a lot of calcium. Green veggies are good sources of calcium too. So are almonds -- you could try almond butter in sandwiches.

Have you tried giving her Soy Milk? It's actually quite tasty and has more protein in it than cow's milk and you can get it fortified with Vitamins A&D and Calcium.

They also make Rice Milk and Almond Milk, but the rice milk doesn't have all the nutrients and the Almond milk isn't good in case she has nut allergies that go along with her milk allergy.

Hope this helps.

I give my 13 month old daughter Enfamil Soy Next Step formula and she loves it - gives her all the vitamins she needs.

My son is 17 months and has a milk allergy. Check out Whole Foods or another health food/organic store. You'll be amazed what they can eat. My son drinks hemp milk as his milk replacement; it has almost as much fat as whole milk, which is important for toddlers. He loves it. He also eats vegan cheese, and has recently tried two kinds of vegan yogurt (one made from soy milk, one made from coconut milk). All of these items are typically fortified with calcium and vitamins, like milk. When I'm cooking for the family, I usually replace butter with oil and milk with rice milk with positive results. You also have to read labels carefully. For example, some bread has milk in it, some doesn't. If you google milk allergy, you can find lists of ingredients to avoid. It's a little bit expensive, but there are definitely plenty of things your little one can eat!

Well, this is not an answer but a question from reading all the answers! My son is allergic to milk as well and doesn't care for soy. What is this rice dream you are all talking about? I am really hoping he outgrows this...they are going to continue to test him on a six month basis which means blood work. Poor lil man! Not to mention that no one in our family has a milk allergy except him which is making meals difficult to figure out!!

Have you asked your child's doctor about taking soy milk? If she is not allergic to nuts and when she is older you can try Almond milk, (at trader joes or whole foods) Or you can try "Rice Dream" it's a rice milk drink. I would ask your doctor though if it's ok. Also they sell soy cheese and soy yogurt. Always test food first though. Test the food buy giving a little bit of a new food then waiting a couple of days, during this time do not introduce anything new, a food allergy usually shows up within a day, so you will know if she is allergic to soy.

J S,

We used Almond Milk in our house. The kids prefer the Original and the Chocolate, they also have it in Vanilla.