Soy Milk - which one??

[Crazy Monkey]

We think my DS has an intolerance to dairy like me, so when I last spoke to my MCH nurse, she said to give him Soy Milk with High Calcium... I have just been to the supermarket and there are so many there I got confused... I read the high calcium soy cartons and they said not suitable to children under 2 years - DS is 13 months...

I have a lactose free milk, but not sure if thats suitable either...

Just wondering which soy milk is best...

[faery]

pureharvest is a great soy milk. it is organic (REALLY important for soy as it is often GM and heavily sprayed because it is such an agri-business crop), and doesn't have any gross stuff in it. i am pretty sure they also have fortified versions with calcium and iron etc.
australia's own is also organic and pretty good.
the warnings about not giving to littlies are generally because soy can be a highly allergenic food, so to be careful with it. thats why the organic is so important.

[Crazy Monkey]

Thanks very much for the info...
I will look out for these ones at the supermarket tomorrow...

[MonkeyMum05]

I was told by a CHN that as long as it is a Soy Milk, not a Soy Drink (and isn't reduced fat), than it will be fine for bub.

[bnatural]

..does anyone care to read my thread on soy products.. formulas in particular?
.. I forgot to mention a few more things..
How soy products got started...The reason there's so much soy in America is because the soy industy started to plant soy to extract the oil from it and soy oil became a very large industry. There was a lot of soy oil and with it came a lot of soy protein residue as a left over byproduct, and since they couldn't feeed it to animals, except in small amounts, they had to find another big market, which, of course, was humans (hhmm sounds a lot like the history of flouride!!)
This excess soy production and its protein residue was the motivation for the multi-million dollars spent on advertising and intense lobbying of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which resulted in about 74 per cent of US consumers believing that soy products are healthy. Aus has traditionally prided itself on being a dairy consuming nation as we have such an abundant supply of cattle. however, lactose intolerance is becoming a health concern recognised by the medical profession, accordingly, soy is becoming very popular as an alternative to dairy, following hte footsteps of US consumers in believing that all soybased products have a health benefit. In reality, the research that has concluded that all soy products are healthy is far from accurate and very much skewed by economic motives. ...

I recommend you read my thread 'truth about soy and milk'


further more..soy foods contain high levels of aluminum (due to how it is cooked) which is toxic to the nervous systme and the kidneys...

In infants, consuption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.

Is this not enough to turn people off??? If not .. what will??

[nemosmum]

Hey bnatural :wave:

i have pmed you hope you dont mind:)