Full Fat, Lactose Free, Organic Milk

You've already gone low fat by giving him soy milk. Look at the calories in one cup, then the amount from fat. Compare it to cow's milk. Soy milk is usually equivalent to 1% or skim.

Just wondering, have you considered offering Hemp Milk? It's very healthy, contains a good amount of high quality protein and doesn't have the problems that are associated with drinking cow's milk. You can get it at Whole Foods. It comes in a box like soy milk. Just make sure to shake it up before you serve it for the best taste.

M.,

I don't believe Horizon makes this because I've looked high and low. The only product that I have found that has FULL FAT and is lactose free is Lactaid Whole Milk which is what my doctor recommended. But I don't believe it's organic. All in all if I need to weigh out what's most important, it would be that he's getting the full fat he needs and that it doesn't have the lactose if he can't handle it. This way you are getting the most important of the three. Hope this helps!

D.

Hello M.,

You can make sure that your son gets enough fats in the other foods... add a little extra olive oil when cooking/serving some foods. would he like a little olive oil on his veggies, toast, etc? since milk is not the only source of fat for him, I would not worry too much about those 2-3 grams of fat he would miss if he had the reduced fat milk. does he like avocados? great source of good fats.

I hope my message does not sound kind of harsh, I'm just wondering if you thought of other sources of fat.

By the way, why does he need lactose-free? then skip cow milk completely. Anyways, there is almond milk, rice milk oat milk you can use along w/ the soy milk. if he doesn't like the other milks, then use different milks for cooking and when he drinks 1 - 2 cups of milk/day let it be soy and avoid soy in all his other foods. That's one way to reduce the soy content in his diet. I make almond milk (I use a soy milk making machine) and use it for cooking. it works better than soy when replacing cow milk in a recipe....as long as no NUT allergies are present, of course)
you can actively add good fats to his diet without having cow milk. get omega-3 gummies, etc. Good luck! ~C.~

I can't find it either!

i give my son Living Harvest hemp milk instead of dairy. Its naturally chock full of Omega-3 essential fatty acids and is a really great source of much-needed iron (unlike cow dairy which inhibits iron absorption) and other crucial minerals and has a natural, "healthy" source of fat. If you really want cow dairy, i would look at Whole Foods for Strauss Organic Dairy in a glass bottle. I know they have a full fat organic milk (with luscious cream on top!), and maybe a lactose free version. Otherwise, when my son was that age i bought Strauss Whole Plain Yogurt (its the ONLY brand that is organic and has NO thickeners or fillers like corn starch or pectin or gums) and I would thin it out with a little pure water. My son loved it and i felt secure that he was getting the nutrients he needed without any of the yucky stuff. Plus the added benefit of the bacterial cultures of the yogurt to aid in digestion that plain milk doesnt have.
Good Luck to you Good Mommy!

My friend's pediatrician told her (we both have 16 month olds) that 2% low fat milk is fine. Plus, if you also feed your son full fat cheese (which has enzymes, so lactose should not be an issue), then he can get extra fat as needed.

HI M.,

check with your ped., of course. I think you'll be fine with the lower-fat version, but one thing you can do is to increase the amount of butter and/or other oils you offer him. This will give him another source of fat and calories.

good luck!
C.