getting kids to drink soymilk

[Guest guest]

My family has been vegetarian for a while and are now making the transition to

veganism. My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any suggestions

as to how to get them " used " to it? I know others make their kids fruit

smoothies with soy milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even with cow's milk

(I don't know why, they love fruit!!). Any suggestions would be greatly

appreciated.

 

Karen

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any suggestions as to

> how to get them " used " to it? I know others make their kids fruit smoothies

> with soy milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even with cow's milk (I

> don't know why, they love fruit!!). Any suggestions would be greatly

> appreciated.

>

Karen,

My suggestion is that you use other types of milk. If you are transitioning

to veg. you prob. will be including soy in other forms. I rarely drink soy

milk anymore once I discovered rice milk and almond milk. Give those two

types a try. The aftertaste is way better. I never liked cow's milk when I

wasn't veg. Try different brands of rice milk to see which suites your taste.

Peace,

Laura

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My 3 year old daughter will not drink soy milk either. I haven't pushed it, but

I thought about mixing some soy milk into the cow's milk and slowly increasing

the soy and decreasing the cow. The problem is that she refuses to drink milk

at home, so I'd have to do it at daycare and that's a bit much to ask of them.

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Karen McLaughlin

Wednesday, October 02, 2002 9:11 PM

getting kids to drink soymilk

 

 

My family has been vegetarian for a while and are now making the transition to

veganism. My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any suggestions

as to how to get them " used " to it? I know others make their kids fruit

smoothies with soy milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even with cow's milk

(I don't know why, they love fruit!!). Any suggestions would be greatly

appreciated.

 

Karen

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " Karen McLaughlin " <karenmcl@i...> wrote:

> My family has been vegetarian for a while and are now making the

transition to veganism. My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of

soymilk-any suggestions as to how to get them " used " to it? I know

others make their kids fruit smoothies with soy milk, but my kids

don't like smoothies, even with cow's milk (I don't know why, they

love fruit!!). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Karen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried different brands? Silk seems to be a

favorite with non-vegan kids I know...they have all

sorts of flavors now too. My ds prefers Edensoy

original, but he was raised vegan so he didn't have to

'get used to it'. When I first went vegan I preferred

rice milk to soy milk hands down (now I love soy too).

Try different grain milks or nut milks (I love

almond). I think it just takes a little trial and

error to find one they like the taste of...you could

also add vegan chocolate syrup or some of your own

flavorings.

 

Good luck!!

 

Linda

 

PS Ds didn't like Silk, but once in a while he asks

for the Silk non-dairy creamer and drinks that

straight....ugh! You never know what they are going

to like. LOL

 

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& gt; My family has been vegetarian for a while and are

& gt; now making the transition to veganism. My 2 boys

age

& gt; 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any

& gt; suggestions as to how to get them & #34;used & #34;

to it? I

& gt; know others make their kids fruit smoothies with

soy

& gt; milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even with

& gt; cow's milk (I don't know why, they love fruit!!).

& gt; Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

& gt;

& gt; Karen

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; [Non-text portions of this message have been

& gt; removed]

& gt;

& gt;

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[Guest guest]

My situation is different from yours in that my daughter is vegan from

birth, but she also would not drink soymilk at first. We put it in her

cereal, and that was fine, but she wouldn't drink it from a cup straight up

(nor will I for that matter. I don't like it.) What really helped though was

switching brands. I still cook with and pour in cereal our original brand,

Soy Dream Enriched Original, but we found that the vanilla flavored Silk

brand was much more palatable to her for straight up drinking. It can be a

little expensive in the short term to try different brands, but you might

hit on something they'll drink. In desperation, try chocolate flavored Silk.

In the meantime, console yourself a little with these ideas:

 

1) Calcium enriched orange juice is even better than enriched soymilk from a

calcium perspective. Beyond calcium, the other major nutrients you want to

get from soymilk are Vitamin D and A and protein. The vitamins are found in

other fortified foods or in a multi, which is never a bad idea, and protein

is easily found in other foods, as long as your kids eat some amount of

veggies, beans and bean products, and nuts, seeds, or nut and seed butters.

 

2) Try to cook with soymilk where possible. For example, if I haven't had

time to cook, an occasional stand-by food for my 18 month old is Fantastic

Foods soup cups. You're supposed to add boiling water to them, but recently

it occured to me to add boiling soymilk (original flavor, not vanilla)

instead, and if she eats the whole cup, that's 6-8 oz of soymillk right

there, which is almost all she needs per day (she still nurses.) So even if

they won't have smoothies, think about replacing the water in recipes with

full-fat unflavored soymilk.

 

Hope that helps

Leena

 

 

 

Karen McLaughlin [karenmcl]

Wednesday, October 02, 2002 9:11 PM

 

getting kids to drink soymilk

 

 

My family has been vegetarian for a while and are now making the transition

to veganism. My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any

suggestions as to how to get them " used " to it? I know others make their

kids fruit smoothies with soy milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even

with cow's milk (I don't know why, they love fruit!!). Any suggestions would

be greatly appreciated.

 

Karen

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My son didn't like the taste of soymilk either, so I used a 'sneaky mom trick'

that someone on another list suggested. Once about 1/3 of a quart of cow's milk

was gone, I'd replace it with soymilk. Then with the next quart, I'd give about

half of it to my hubby, and replace it with soymilk. Then 2/3, until eventually

my son was just drinking soymilk. That way, he adjusted to the taste gradually.

HTH

Maria

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Karen McLaughlin wrote:My family has been vegetarian for a while and are now

making the transition to veganism. My 2 boys age 3 and 5 don't like the taste of

soymilk-any suggestions as to how to get them " used " to it? I know others make

their kids fruit smoothies with soy milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even

with cow's milk (I don't know why, they love fruit!!). Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated.

 

Karen

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Silk is the brand that I like too. I've tried others, but this came the closest

to " real " milk that I have found. My son LOVES the stuff, but it is all he has

had, other than breastmilk and soy formula. He has had cow's milk on a couple

of occasions and drank that too, so apparently he is not too discerning. LOL.

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Linda Evans

Thursday, October 03, 2002 4:49 PM

Re: getting kids to drink soymilk

 

 

Have you tried different brands? Silk seems to be a

favorite with non-vegan kids I know...they have all

sorts of flavors now too. My ds prefers Edensoy

original, but he was raised vegan so he didn't have to

'get used to it'. When I first went vegan I preferred

rice milk to soy milk hands down (now I love soy too).

Try different grain milks or nut milks (I love

almond). I think it just takes a little trial and

error to find one they like the taste of...you could

also add vegan chocolate syrup or some of your own

flavorings.

 

Good luck!!

 

Linda

 

PS Ds didn't like Silk, but once in a while he asks

for the Silk non-dairy creamer and drinks that

straight....ugh! You never know what they are going

to like. LOL

 

--- Karen McLaughlin & lt;karenmcl & gt; wrote:

& gt; My family has been vegetarian for a while and are

& gt; now making the transition to veganism. My 2 boys

age

& gt; 3 and 5 don't like the taste of soymilk-any

& gt; suggestions as to how to get them & #34;used & #34;

to it? I

& gt; know others make their kids fruit smoothies with

soy

& gt; milk, but my kids don't like smoothies, even with

& gt; cow's milk (I don't know why, they love fruit!!).

& gt; Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

& gt;

& gt; Karen

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; [Non-text portions of this message have been

& gt; removed]

& gt;

& gt;

& gt;

 

 

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