Milk Alternative for Lactose Intolerant

Best Dairy Free Milk For The Lactose Intolorant

Being the father or a lactose intolerant child son we went looking for a good tasting alternative to cow's milk.  At the same time we needed something we could use in baked good, pancakes etc that would be a suitable alternative.

Soy or Almond Milk

The two primary products our there are soy milk SILK being the most well known brand,  and Almond milk made by the same company.

The soy milk does have a distinct flavor that our family just never liked and so we switched to almond milk.  It is available in Vanilla and Dark Chocolate flavor.  

We use the vanilla in cereal and pancake mix. It is very good for you and taste great too.

Is soy milk bad for children?

There have been some studies showing the chemical makeup in soy milk can raise estrogen levels in children.  While no concrete date is available the idea was enough for us to avoid using soy milk on a daily basis.  However we still use it for baked goods and feel it is safe.  We aren't using it in high quantities.  The chocolate cake/cornbread mixes that we buy are dairy, gluten and lactose free when made without cow milk. 

Dark Chocolate Almond Milk from Silk - A Desert in a Glass.

This stuff is great!  It is very thick and honestly tastes more like a chocolate shake then a milk substitute. My youngest sometimes even puts it in certain cereals and loves it.

I occasionally put it in my coffee both to cool it down and as a flavor enhancer.