We discovered my son's dairy allergy when he was 4 months old, so I had the same struggle with what to feed him that did not contain dairy. Basically, we just had to go with pretty plain foods. Fruits and vegetables are easy because they are usually just a single ingredient. If you season with butter find a dairy-free margarine (such as Flieschmann's Light or Unsalted or Smart Balance) that you can use.
For crackers the brands that we have found that are OK are Keebler Club crackers and Club Cracker Snack Sticks, Keebler Graham crackers, Zesta Saltine crackers, Nabisco Graham Cracker Sticks, and several store brands of "snack" crackers. Cereals that are good for toddlers are Cheerios and Chex cereals. My daughter just loves the Gerber Veggie Crackers and Fruit Puffs which are found in the toddler section, and I believe that both of those are dairy-free.
For meats go with plain chicken or hamburger. Also many sandwich type meats are OK, but you have to be very careful with label reading, a lot contain lactose as a binder. Don't buy any deli meats which may be sliced on the same slicer as cheeses. Oscar Meyer hot dogs and bologna are also dairy-free.
If eggs are not a problem scrambled eggs are a good source of protein for toddlers. Just mix them with water instead of milk.
Be sure you read the labels on EVERYTHING. Dairy can be a hidden ingredient in many things. For a complete list of all the names for dairy in foods go to the the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network's website www.foodallergy.org.
Sandy Sheeley
Brandy Karcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I work full time and have two older kids that are 6 and almost 4 that are
involved in a lot of extra curricular activities, so it makes it a little
tough.
Thank you so much for responding! I am looking for food alternatives that
do not contain milk that a toddler would enjoy.
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I didn't realize you were working.
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From: "Brandy Karcher"
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> My daughter was the same way. She is almost four and when she got off
> formula (soy), I put her on whole milk and she did just fine. My ped said
> that some infants have intolerancy and they grow out of it by the time
> they
> turn 1, but some take a little longer. I guess the twins will take a
> little
> longer.
>
> No, there is no way I could re-lactate, and working and pumping for two
> babies is very hard the stress alone would keep me from completing the
> task.
> The soy milk is not the problem, the problem is food that contains milk.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Jan
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 4:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
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>
> I'm surprised your pediatrician had you put them on whole milk after being
> on a soy formula.
>
> Is there any way you can re-lactate at this point?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandy Karcher"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 4:20 PM
>
>
>>I have 11 month old twins that have been on Isomil formula and I recently
>> took them off. I first went with Whole Milk per my pediatrician, but
>> they
>> were unable to tolerate that. I am now using soy milk and have
>> discovered
>> that anything that has dairy products made in with the food, the twins
>> can
>> not tolerate. I was just wondering if there are any other parents that
>> are
>> experiencing the same problems and if anyone had good food ideas for
>> toddlers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brandy
>>
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