[SushiLover]

I have two dairy intolerant kids, one boy, one girl. What type of milk do you give your dairy intolerant kids? I'm a bit worried about the affects of soy on boys but I don't know if there is any scientific base to the idea that its bad for boys.

[kiam]

There is very little evidence supporting any issue with feeding boys soymilk.

I am lactose intolerant myself, I switch up my milks depending on what I feel like, soy, almond, oat, hazelnut mostly, I hate rice milk though.

Soy is usually highest in calcium and protein though.

[kiam]

By the way, here's a little bit on info for you
http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/...en-and-soy-milk

http://nutrition.about.com/od/meatsandprot...pelsoymyths.htm

[PurpleWitch]

Aidan has Harvey Fresh Lactose free milk. And Peters lactose free ice cream (The icecream tastes great!!)

[msro82]

Lactose intolerant or cows milk protein intolerant?

When Dd was cows milk protein intolerant she drank rice milk, she grew out of this around 4.5.

She is now lactose intolerant and drinks/uses Liddell's lactose free milk (they also do a grated cheese)

[Fire_fly]

I am dairy and soy free so usually use almond, coconut or rice milk. Rice milk is only used for cooking, it's yuck straight!

[librablonde]

My DS has mostly grown out of his sensitivity to lactose. But I used to give him Liddles Lactose Free UHT milk and Liddle LF cream. There's also now Liddles LF tasty cheese in Woolies. He used to love Sanitarium soy vanilla ice-cream and we used Nutalexx for margarine.

[kiam]

I am dairy and soy free so usually use almond, coconut or rice milk. Rice milk is only used for cooking, it's yuck straight!

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this, everyone I know who drinks it thinks that I'm nuts.

[msro82]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this, everyone I know who drinks it thinks that I'm nuts.

I've never drank it, but my daughter did from 18 months - she went from medicate formula to rice milk so I'm sure it tasted better! It absolutely stinks though the rice milk!

[pickledbrain]

I use Oat Milk as it has the highest protein (think it was actually higher then soy which I don't use for young kids). There is one brand that I like due to the protein level, all the others have much lower protein levels. I spent ages in the milk isle checking each out against each other. My dairy free child loves the oat milk, and I don't mind it but I wouldn't drink it all the time.

For me, protein is the most important thing and then the fat level.