Hi --

My kids can't have any milk, either.  (Well, one has outgrown the problem,
the other hasn't.)  Think of weaning (from formula, in this case) NOT as
moving towards milk instead, but moving towards a balanced, healthy diet.
In this case, a milk-free diet.

When my kids were toddlers, they ate:

many different vegetables and fruits
pasta (plain or with tomato sauce -- big mess)
rice (plain or with stuff in/on it -- another big mess)
calcium-enriched juices cut with water
calcium-enriched rice milk (still popular)
many different kinds of cereal, especially Cheerios
kosher hot dogs (no risk of milk) cut up appropriately
bread crusts (mostly challah and sourdough -- milk-free)
some brands of crackers

You get the picture.  As long as you're not thinking "cheese chunks" and
"yogurt", feeding is easy.  Just keep an eye on the calcium intake since
you're not accustomed to a milk-free feeding regimen.

It's fine, by the way, to continue offering the soy formula.  Generally it's
fine to have babies continue to take formula as long as necessary, certainly
up to 12 months (normaly changeover time) and often up to 18 months.

I hope these thoughts help.  My web site (listed below) offers some more
food selections that may interest you as the toddlers get a bit older.

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--Beth Kevles
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