Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 I've just finished a review of non-dairy milks which will appear in the Jan/Feb 2000 issue of Vegetarian Journal so have been doing a lot of label reading. The closest product I can find to whole cow's milk in terms of fat and calories is Pacific Foods Ultra Soy with 150 calories and 5 grams of fat in a cup (it also has 7 grams of protein). Unfortunately, it is not fortified with vitamin B-12 so if you choose to use this product, you'll need to be sure your child has other reliable sources of vitamin B- 12 on a daily basis (fortified cereal, vitamin pill, Vegetarian Support Formula nutritional yeast). Another option would be to use another brand of fortified soymilk which is somewhat lower in fat and add some other calories to your son's diet by using extra oil in cooking, serving some foods like avocado, or spreading bread a bit more thickly with margarine. Products with at least 4 grams of fat per serving are VitaSoy refrigerated, West Soy Plus, Soy Dream Enriched, Eden Soy Extra Original. Hope this helps. Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Nutrition Advisor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2000 Report Share Posted September 22, 2000 In a message dated 9/21/00 1:32:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, davida writes: << spreading bread a bit more thickly with margarine. Products >> Dr. Weil(?) who I feel is a really knowledgable about health and nutrition, says not to use and margarines or hydrogenated oils of any kind. He says that they are not healthy at all. Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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