Like me

I stumbled upon some blogs last night....there are so many other moms who have similar blogs and similar situations. Its crazy. I look at them and feel a little overwhelmed and sad, but at the same time I feel inspired and more informed- which is empowering.
I will put these on my sidebar too. Here are just a few...

Milk Allergy Mom
Life with a Dairy Free Toddler
Dairy Free Tried and True
Avoiding Milk Blog

Breakfast

Well, I actually don't have a lot on the menu right now. Partly because Alex is picky and partly because I dont know what to feed him.

We always have dry cereal first. I listed some of the kinds in the previous post.

Sometimes we have these waffles- he really likes these and they happen to be dairy free! (Sadly the french toast sticks are not)
Sometimes we have banana (with mixed berry, strawberry, or orange) baby food (yes, he will still eat it! and he refuses to eat a real banana!)

Sometimes I can get him to eat soy yogurt

And sometimes its a cereal bar on the go

I am afraid to try eggs till we get him tested again soon. He did like bacon when we gave him some on a random Sunday as a treat. And I should probably try pancakes again (the first time, he wouldn't eat them and I am not going to all that trouble to have him not eat them!)

Any other suggestions??

Favorite Snack Foods

I am not sure how to start this blog so I am going to start with my son's favorite...snacks. When everyone else is eating Goldfish crackers, which ALL contain milk, what will my kid eat?!
*I am in no way affiliated with any of these companies or products.

Here are a few of our favorites that are dairy free! My son won't eat raw veggies so I save my veggies for meals. He is also funny about texture of foods so he likes to stick with the carbs.

I like that I can find these snacks all at my local HEB and I don't have to travel to a specialty grocery store. A lot of my snack tips have come from a friend that is Vegan- a great friend to have since their diet is so similar!

Animal Crackers- be careful because not all brands are milk free, we like Stauffer's

(In the chip isle) Roberts Original Tings (they are like "Cheetos" without the cheese! yum!)
and Roberts Pirates Booty Veggie Flavor * Be careful because not all the flavors are dairy free!

Cereal- Kix, Cheerios, Apple Jacks, Pops, Honeycomb, Cinnamon Toast Crunch (this could go on and on! I haven't given it to my kid yet, but even Cookie Crisp is dairy free! It just isn't the healthiest)

of course FRUIT- raisins, dried cranberries, grapes, strawberries, oranges...you get the idea ;)

pretzels (another one to be careful of the brand)

Triscuits

Club Crackers Snack Sticks- my son likes the Honey Wheat

Whole Soy and Co soy yogurt- this is just the only one they sell at HEB. It is expensive too at about a 1$ a single serving container.

Kashi Cereal and Fruit Bar (these are mainly a breakfast on the go for us, but occasionally a good snack)

Earths Best Letter of the Day Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies (other graham cracker cookies are dairy free too but my son just likes these)- I do have to get these somewhere else like Babies R Us or sometimes Target.
Beech Nut Banana Cookies
I used to also buy the Sweet Potato flavor BeechNut Nibbles but they are a little expensive since my kid can down a box in two sittings now.

I am on the hunt for a dairy free granola bar that isn't too pricey, tastes good, and is soft for a toddler. I also have not started my son on peanut butter yet so that's why I don't have anything with that in it.

Let me know any of your kiddos favorites that you have found! Next will be breakfast finds!

Welcome to the Blog!

So, I had this idea in the middle of the night to do a milk allergy blog. I am really excited about it and I hope that it will be successful. I want it to be a place to post products, foods, companies, and websites that I like that help with having a dairy-free little one. I also want this to be a place where other moms dealing with the same issue can meet and discuss. I hope that they can help me with the tips too! Lord knows, I need them just as much. So, I ask you to please pass this site on to anyone you know that has kids that are allergic to milk or have to be dairy free. I know there are many other allergies out there but I would like to try and focus mainly on dairy. Hopefully, with the magic of the internet we can reach many more like me! Thanks, in advance, for you help!