Dd allergic to all milks, even rice

Have you tried oat milk? You can buy it but I hear it's very simple to make at home.

Nope, it's the last thing I haven't tried, and I know she can tolerate oatmeal, she eats it all the time. The only oat milks I've seen in the health food store look more like "beverages" with other stuff added. I really was hoping that if she drank it it would offer some nutrients or something!

What rice milk were you giving? Many kids have problems w/ the rice dream enriched or any enriched. I would try giving regular. Also, all the oat milk I've seen has at least 1 soy derivative in it.

There are other milks such as
almond
potato (vances dari free)
goat

plus you can make your own milk from nuts and seeds by blending the nuts in the blender/vita mix with water. Let it sit, add salt or sweetener to taste and then pour off the top or strain out the pulp.

This doesn't result in the added vitamins.

If you are looking for her to get nutrition out of a "milk" then it's going to have to be enriched because none of these other milks provide it.

No, she should be fine with your milk as long as you stay away from what she is allergic to. I had multiple allergies as a child resulting in my mother relactating and I was fine with her milk as long as she didn't eat my allergens. That being said, she's almost 2 years ago and if she's getting a varied diet, there isn't any reason for her to need milk. if you are concerned about her vitamins/minerals, there are MANY supplements out there you can give her (which is essentially what you'd be doing with a milk anyway) including those made without any of the usual allergens. You can get vitamin-only or multis.

I was wondering what kind of rice milk you had tried, too. Rice Dream is a horrible choice for anyone with multiple food allergies; they add way too much gunk to their products. My son does very well with the Whole Foods' brand (Trader Joe's changed their milk and it has too many questionable ingredients now). Any alternative "milk" is really a beverage. I have read that *****'s dairy-free comes with a risk of dairy x-contamination, so even if ds2 could eat potatoes, we wouldn't try it because he's ana to dairy--but I think other kids are fine with it. If your dd is truly dairy-allergic, goat's milk is probably out. Over 90% of people with a dairy allergy are also allergic to goat's milk because the proteins are so similar.

Breastmilk might be the best alternative right now. My son's almost three and still nursing (he won't actually drink the rice milk--we just use it in his oatmeal and for baking). Just eliminate dairy and soy, and go for it!

Missy

Oh, rice dream stuff really gets on my nerves. The beverage contains barley and pea protein and corn derivatives; many of their products are also processed on the same equipment that processes dairy, and it just blows my mind that the company thinks this is even remotely acceptable when the majority of their consumers are looking for a less allergenic alternative.

I miss dairy, too. So much. My biggest fear now is that, after eliminating it for so long, my body will no longer be able to tolerate it.

Missy

Have you dried DariFree? Its potato based and most people tolerate it unless they have a potato allergy.

http://www.vancesfoods.com

Missy - I've been vegan for 5 years and although I occasionally eat something with dairy by mistake, I've not had any reaction to it.