What kind of milk? Soy?

Question

I don't want to give my son cows milk or any other kind of animal milk, so what is the healthiest thing to give him when he turns a year?

Answer 1

You said in another question, you gave him formula .  That has animal product in it (all do, even soy), why are you changing your mind?

Formula has more chemicals in it than cows milk.

Like another poster said, just get organic!

I'm sorry I'm being so snotty, but I have read too many stories about kids being taken away to hospitals (some lived, some died) because their parents were vegan and fed their kids the same way.

Answer 2

cow's milk is more complete nutrition than soy, but soy is the next best thing after human or animal milk.  rice milk has very little nutrition and nut milks are an allergy risk.

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTo...

Answer 3

I would def. ask your dr. about this one.  Since this is a vital time for humans to get their nutrients, you want to make sure he is getting all the right stuff!!  

Answer 4

soy milk is very healthy, gave it to my son cause he was on soy formula

Answer 5

i would honestly talk to a pediatric nutritionist about this because there have been studies that calcium is not absorbed by the body as well from fortified soy milk as it is from cow's milk.

so if you are going to use soy milk you would probably need to make sure the baby is getting calcium from other sources as well.

this is really important, his little bones need all the calcium they can get..

http://www.webmd.com/news/20000511/got-m...

there are other benefits to soy, but calcium is so vital (not getting enough calcium can lead to easily broken bones and osteoporosis)

can't you buy organic milk? even from a local small farm that doesn't use growth hormones, etc in their cows?

Answer 6

Silk Milk is very good. It's soy. All three of my grandchildren drink it. It's fortified with calcium. It also comes in vanilla flavor that they love.

Answer 7

Breast milk is still best. Who says you have to quit nursing at a year?

Anyway, cows milk is fine. Healthy children have been thriving on cows milk for God knows how long. You can get organic at major chains if you're concerned about growth hormones.

This would be a great question for your pediatrician.