Milk Substitute

crazycat80
crazycat80 Posts: 121 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Okay, I admit I've seen some posts about this, but I need opinions. I am a HUGE milk lover. I was drinking 2+ glasses of whole milk a day before my son was born. He's lactose intolerant so no more milk for me. I tried almond milk but it was way to nutty tasting so it's out of the running. I hate buying a huge carton just to try it but I need something besides juice, water, and tea to drink (especially with my cookies!!). Those of you who've had both regular milk and substitutes, what is the closest to the "real deal"?? Let me know your thoughts and I'll give another type a shot.

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  • crazycat80
    crazycat80 Posts: 121 Member
    bump
  • victoriavoodoo
    victoriavoodoo Posts: 343 Member
    Why don't you buy a carton of substitute for your son and a carton of real milk for yourself?
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    Just buy a half gallon of 1 or 2%.
  • LetsGetFitMama
    LetsGetFitMama Posts: 102
    I am not sure where you live, but I live in Ontario Canada and we can get Natrel Lactose Free milk and it is amazing! My b/f is lactose intolerant and this milk is perfect for him. I can drink it and not even tell the difference. It is more costly but for him, its worth it so he can have milk again without suffering!
  • cbtyler1
    cbtyler1 Posts: 18 Member
    Try vanilla coconut milk! Make sure you gt the sweetened if you like the milk taste, or if you want unsweetened and just add a sweetener such as trivia, that's good too!! Milk has way to many hormones these days, just can't trust animal products like you use to.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Try the Lactaid milk - lactose-free and only tastes slightly different than regular milk. Or go for one of the small containers of rice or coconut milk (Trader Joe's and most grocery stores carry them now), and experiment until you find the taste you like best. There are so many varieties - sweetened, unsweetened, vanilla, chocolate, etc - some are better for mixing in a smoothie, others for dunking cookies.

    Hope you find what you like!
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    Try vanilla coconut milk! Make sure you gt the sweetened if you like the milk taste, or if you want unsweetened and just add a sweetener such as trivia, that's good too!! Milk has way to many hormones these days, just can't trust animal products like you use to.

    ^ This...exactly
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I drink both almond and soy milk, but it's because I don't like the taste of milk and they don't taste like milk.

    If your son is lactose intollerant but not allergic to milk, why not just buy lactose free milk?
  • crazycat80
    crazycat80 Posts: 121 Member
    Ahh, I forgot a major point. I'm breastfeeding so no dairy for me since he can't handle it. I love the idea of a lactose free milk. I looked at Target and a local grocery store but they didn't have anything like that. I also looked for soy yogurt since I miss it also but it's been a no-go so far.. I wonder if Walmart or Whole Foods would carry it.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    My hubby is lactose-intolerant, so we have experimented with a lot of stuff. He doesn't care for any of the soy stuff. He actually does ok with regular yogurt though. I have seen a coconut-based yogurt popping up at Trader Joe's and somewhere else....can't remember where, but check your local stores.

    Dairy alternatives are getting much easier to find - if your store doesn't carry something, ask about it - maybe they'll bring it in!
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    Ahh, I forgot a major point. I'm breastfeeding so no dairy for me since he can't handle it. I love the idea of a lactose free milk. I looked at Target and a local grocery store but they didn't have anything like that. I also looked for soy yogurt since I miss it also but it's been a no-go so far.. I wonder if Walmart or Whole Foods would carry it.

    If you are breastfeeding, the last thing you want to do is feed your growing baby boy soy. Soy is estrogenic, meaning it will raise his estrogen levels.

    He is a growing baby that needs his testosterone.

    Here are some other studies done from the University of Illinois showing how soy is bad for babies in general.

    http://alternativemedicinetruth.blogspot.com/2004/12/soy-bad-for-babies.html

    forgot the link.
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    If almond milk is out of the running then try oat milk, otherwise you are pretty much out of options. Buy almond/hazelnut milk and try to get used to the taste!
  • janaycastain
    janaycastain Posts: 2
    trader joes carries soy yogurt, and almost all grocery stores carry LACTAID milk which is regular cow milk with the lactose removed. Tastes normal.

    Or you can just take a lactaid pill before you drink regular milk- your son will get it in the breast milk and likely be fine.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    try goat milk

    some people, but not all, are able to digest goat milk when they cannot digest cow milk

    i grew up on a dairy goat farm, and half our customers were people who were lactose intolerant.

    get it fresh, if you can, though, because sometimes (not always) store bought milk tastes....goaty. grosssssss.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I am also lactose intolerant and have an ear/nose/throat allergy to milk. Personally I like soymilk the best, it's not nutty. Silk is gmo-free and you can buy organic silk. I usually get the light vanilla or regular vanilla. I think they have a non-vanilla one too. They also have chocolate.

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