There are a few good non-dairy yogurts on the market for people who can’t consume milk. Whether you have food allergies, or are lactose intolerant or vegan, these yogurts may work for you.
Please read labels carefully, however, as not all non-dairy yogurts are entirely safe for people with food allergies. For example, Stonyfield Farm non-dairy yogurt states the active cultures are grown in milk. Since my daughter has a milk allergy, this is not an option for us.
So Delicious coconut yogurt is sweet, delicious and comes in many flavors: blueberry, chocolate, passionate mango, plain, pina colada, raspberry, strawberry, strawberry banana and vanilla. Read the ingredients on the So Delicious web site. Avery and I both love this yogurt, especially all the different flavors available. In Minnesota, I find this at Whole Foods.
WholeSoy Yogurt – This yogurt has a nice, mellow flavor as well and we enjoy it. It comes in many flavors, including apricot mango, blueberry, cherry, key lime, lemon, mixed berry, peach, plain, raspberry, strawberry and vanilla. Locally, I find this at Whole Foods.
For many years, we used SILK Live yogurt. They just discontinued all of these yogurts. I see they have a new non-dairy option available called Fruity & Creamy. I haven’t seen it in stores yet and can’t recommend it yet, but will be keeping an eye out for it.
Does your family use non-dairy yogurt or other foods? What is your experience?
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I really like the So Delicious, it is pretty expensive but very tasty.
awesome! thank you for this post. my little guy has a dairy allergy as well. he seems to really like the trader joe's soy yogurt – just another idea.
Whole Foods definitely has the best selection of dairy- and soy-free alternatives! When I was breastfeeding my MSPI baby (milk/soy protein intolerance), I also really enjoyed the Purely Decadent coconut-milk "ice cream" made by the So Delicious people. The vanilla flavor is fantastic!
I buy the Yoso brand here in Canada. It has fructose in it, but the bacterial culture is non-dairy. My little guy LOOOOOVES it.
Thanks for sharing these! My Husband has very severe lactose intolerance (which I *know* is very different from an allergy), but we do a lot of dairy substitutes at our house. SO Delicious makes really good ice cream! They just came out with a coconut milk kind.
I love the coconut yogurt sounds yummy!, also I love your blog very informative and fun to read.
Tati
http://Groovybabyblog.blogspot.com
For plain yogurt, I use Silk or WholeSoy. But for everything else, I really like the So Delicious coconut milk yogurt. Their coconut milk kefir is really good, too.
We don't have allergies, but I have made coconut milk ice cream in my ice cream maker and it ROCKS. I kind of adore coconut milk. Because it has fat, it's much more versatile than so many other dairy substitutes.
I also love the So Delicious coconut yogurt! I am lactose intolerant and can't eat soy b/c it interferes w/the effectiveness of medication I take. When this product came out, I was thrilled:)
I buy Plain and add Agave Nectar to control the sweetness.
Also, the Purely Decadent coconut milk "ice cream" is wonderful. It's dairy and soy free and both my kids, ages 6 and 11, like it. Our favorite is chocolate. Very creamy!
I have not actually tried any of these yet for our son! He too has milk, egg, peanut and sunflower and melon allergies. He also had so many things that he could not tolerate that would cause severe eczema but fortunately his Belly Boost children's chewable probiotic has been our miracle. He can now eat so many more foods and his skin cleared up so much within a few weeks and we were shocked.
I am happy for you that your daughter's blood is showing a decline – I honestly don't eve have an allergist for our son anymore because our choices are limited and the one we were seeing was awful and made him (at two) become steroid dependent. It was a mess. Anyway – he is much better now
YAY! And he eats a soy yogurt I buy at our local grocery but now I cant remember the name. It wasn't one of these though – I will have to look into these! Where do you buy them?
I also wanted to add that he does still have actual allergens but that his intolerances are better – incase that was confusing? Thanks
I never worked so hard as the weekend we had my daughter's friend with the lethal dairy allergy up to the cabin with us. I had to be careful of cross contamination on cooking surfaces and utensils as well as what she ate. She'd never been out of town without her parents before so I was nervous. But I was amazed at how many products there are now. It must have been so hard years ago. I can't imagine having to avoid dairy and soy. You're taking good care of that little sweetie.
Thanks for the great comments and ideas everyone! Melissa, I totally get what you mean on about how these options are also good for people with sensitivities to dairy – thank you for bringing that up!
Amber – I've found coconut milk is awesome for baking and frosting, too, rather than rice milk. Great minds!
Smiling Green Mom – I bought these varieties at Whole Foods – but the Silk is pretty easy for me to find at Cub Foods in MN – a pretty common/popular grocery store. The other two are much more unique.
Trish – thanks for sharing about that experience! Yes, it's tough having to be super careful! Neat you had that experience though, I bet you learned a lot about food allergies! (Wanna babysit?)
Wow! My 4 month old baby has a milk-protein allergy and I've been struggling to stay off dairy myself! I found the coconut yogurt at Whole Foods and I love it! I will have to try the Silk yogurt next.
I buy So Delicious coconut milk and ice cream for Connor. But it's so good that I drink/eat it too. He's lactose intolerant does OK on regular yogurt and cheese.
OMG!!! I am absolutely thrilled to find you! My 10 month old is severely allergic to milk and soy protein and has GERD. The GI wants us to bulk her up since she is diagnosed as failure to thrive also. But, what they don't tell us is how to fatten up a baby who can't eat anything.
I am going to try the coconut and rice yogurt. I'm hoping she can tolerate them. I find the best advice from other Moms….not doctors!
Thanks for the tip but where can I find the silk yogurt at which stores I looked a lot for it and couldn’t find it
Hi everyone, I have a question. I live in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) and I am unable to find these products. Does anyone have any information concerning the where I can find these products in Quebc (Canada)?
Thanks!
i’m looking at yogurt options for my baby daughter who has milk protein allergy in my breastmilk and saw this blog. i tried clicking on the link to the ricera yogurt and the website says that such product is no longer available…
A note in February 2013 – I updated the post to remove Ricera and Silk live yogurts, as they have been discontinued. I added the WholeSoy yogurt. I’m sorry I don’t have information for Canada, but I’m sure you can contact manufacturers through their web sites.
Marnie, thanks for the heads up on the Ricera.
I guess I’ll have to be the nay-sayer on the So Delicious Vanilla, at least. Ick and foul. (And I actually LIKE coconut…so its not some malingering coconut flavor undertone that’s the issue!) Searching for the next idea, will have to dig up the WholeSoy around these parts.