Typical ‘dairy’ items and almost a necessity in the everyday

household.  Here are our top picks.

Milk- We use Silk Almond Original, Silk Almond Vanilla, Silk Soy Original, and Silk Soy Vanilla. We use them all for different reasons:

Almond Original because that is what is most comparable to fat content as traditional cows milk, and what was recommend to us by both the pediatrician and allergist as a substitute for cows milk after age 1.

Almond Vanilla because this Mommy slipped up and grabbed the vanilla once and the threenager, at the time, pleaded with us to buy that kind instead of the ‘regular’ kind… Opps!

We started using soy when our daughter turned 1 after her showing slight sensitivity to almonds. She wouldn’t touch the  Soy Original and seemed to like the Soy Vanilla, so that’s what we stuck with with her.  Again it was the 2nd most comparable to the fat content that is recommend for children after 1 year.  Thankfully she was and still is (26 months anyone?!) a boobie girl.  So she got everything she needed nutrient wise from me and her Soy Vanilla milk was more of a transitional thing.

We use the Soy Original flavor for baking and cooking.  It has less of a taste when adding in than the almond, and this way our whole family could enjoy.

My favorite pick? Silk Vanilla Soymilk.  So good! In fact, when one of our nieces comes over she always asks for some of cousin Harper’s ‘milkshake milk’ and prefers that over juice!

Yogurt, Silk to rescue again!

Just last year the Silk company unveiled their yogurt line.  It is so, so good!  Its soy based, 100% dairy free, and made in a dairy free facility as well (as of 7/2016).  Blueberry and strawberry are our favorites.  Only downside, just like most dairy free items, its not super cheap, but definitely a healthier option so we keep in the house on the regular.  For the amount of Silk products we buy on a weekly basis I should really start to think about investing in this company!

Earth Balance gave us ‘Butter’ options

Finding dairy free butter is actually pretty easy.  Every grocery store I’ve been into the past couple years has had a dairy-free option (read these labels super carefully- see Product Labeling & What’s Safe, What’s Not for an in-depth explanation labels and dairy keywords)

Our go-to for butter is Earth Balance Original Flavor.  This brand has several dairy free options but to me the original has the most butter-like taste.

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