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Rice Milk/soy Milk?

NaomiR

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NaomiR Newbie
NaomiR
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What products do you use to replace milk in your children's diet? My 25 month old son has been milk free for about a year now. We have been giving him Soy Milk or Rice Dream. He just went gluten free less than 2 months ago and ever since then we have been purchasing the Soy Milk. His bowels have been wonderful...no chronic constipation/swollen belly...very happy, bubbly, energetic personality.

Now for the question....my husband purchased Rice Dream again two days ago. My son will drink it but he has been experiencing more bloating (not as much as when he would consume gluten foods) and has been VERY tired/dazes and crying A LOT!!!!

I know rice is okay on the diet but is Rice Dream safe for those with celiac disease?

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Alexolua Explorer
Alexolua
Posted

No, unfortunately the Rice Dream drink isn't safe.

Here's something from the gfcfdiet.com website.

Rice Dream 1- 800-333-6339 www.imaginefoods.com 

  Rice Dream Frozen Desserts

  Plain Carob

  Chocolate 

  NOTE: Vanilla flavors may contain trace amounts of dairy  ingredients possible ***via cross

  contamination; trace  amounts=level of .1%

  RICE DREAM BEVERAGE IS NOT Gluten-free Casein-free!!!

So sounds like you should stick with the soy milk. =)

NaomiR Newbie
NaomiR
Posted
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I guess I can answer my own question now! :(

I went to their website this morning when my head was thinking a bit clearer and this is what it states:

Rice Dream Beverage is NOT GLUTEN FREE. It is made primarily from rice; it contains no whole wheat or barley ingredients, however our patented enzyme process utilizes barley enzymes to convert the complex carbohydrates in brown rice to naturally occurring sugars. It is this process that gives Rice Dream Beverages their sweet flavor without the need for added sweeteners.

The actual grains used to grow the enzymes are discarded after the enzymes are extracted. The barley protein found in the final Rice Dream Beverage product occurs in parts per million amounts (less than 5 mg barley per 8 oz serving).

Guess I made a BIG mistake.

sophias-dad Newbie
sophias-dad
Posted

Silk brand soy milk is gluten- and dairy-free. We've been drinking it for over a year now. The Plain and Chocolate are quite tasty. The Unsweetened takes a little getting used to, but it's not bad, and it's handy for cooking.

We've been able to find it in most grocery stores.

Open Original Shared Link

Best wishes,

Sophia's Dad

Nin Newbie
Nin
Posted

I found Belsoy unsweetened to be pretty good, they also have vanilla.

good luck.

Alexolua Explorer
Alexolua
Posted
Guess I made a BIG mistake.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes at first when it comes to this diet. I made the same mistake with Rice Dream drink, who'd have thought there would be gluten in something like that?

And some of Rice Dream's icecreams aren't diary free, when they claim it to be.. bleck.

Just keep researching, and don't assume something is gluten free. Gluten likes to hide. =)

The website I mentioned, gfcfdiet.com should help you with your son. It's for those trying to aviod milk and gluten. Has a product list, and info to contact some companies, so you can call them to make sure.

gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
Posted

There are other choices out there than soy milk or rice milk.

Both are gluten free and dairy free.

The two that we use for our family are:

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze (almond milk)

20% RDA of calcium

Vance's DariFree beverage (made from potatos and tastes more like real milk)

30% RDA of calcium, same as cow's milk.

Both come in regular and chocolate. The almond milk can usually be found in heathfood stores and at Trader Joe's. The DariFree can be purchase at some stores and online. The best price on the DariFree is at the Vance's website and the shipping charge is very reasonable. Open Original Shared Link

God bless,

Mariann

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gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
Posted

There are other choices out there than soy milk or rice milk.

Both are gluten free and dairy free.

The two that we use for our family are:

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze (almond milk)

20% RDA of calcium

Vance's DariFree beverage (made from potatos and tastes more like real milk)

30% RDA of calcium, same as cow's milk.

Both come in regular and chocolate. The almond milk can usually be found in heathfood stores and at Trader Joe's. The DariFree can be purchase at some stores and online. The best price on the DariFree is at the Vance's website and the shipping charge is very reasonable. Open Original Shared Link

God bless,

Mariann

NaomiR Newbie
NaomiR
Posted
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gf4life,

The Vance's DariFree beverage sounds interesting. I may look for that at our local Whole Foods. However, we would not be able to use the almond milk here in our house because my older two sons are severally allergic to peanuts & tree nuts. Even though the youngest with suspected celiac disease has tested negative to nuts I do not want to chance it.

ryebaby0 Enthusiast
ryebaby0
Posted

My son and I drink Silk or (if we are travelling, because it is shelf-stable) Pacific ultra Soy. He likes the plain best, and the comments on the carton crack him up. My husband, however, likes 8th Continent soymilk better, says it doesn't have a funny aftertaste :) I often keep some shelf-stable rice milk (Pacific) for cooking because it adds less flavor.

LeeV Apprentice
LeeV
Posted

Wow, am I glad I read these posts! I changed from Soy Dream to Rice Dream because my daughter didn't like the taste of the the Soy Dream. It says rice and so we assumed it was safe. I just read the label and it states it has gluten!! Thanks everybody!

Lee

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rgeelan Apprentice
rgeelan
Posted

Is this just Rice dream brand??? Cause my kids can't have dairy or soy and my son just tested + in one of his blood tests for celiac disease!!! They only drink the Wild oats brand of rice milk and love it... Actually I had noticed when I tried the Rice Dreams brand neither kid would drink it well...

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

If you go to the Open Original Shared Link, you can find a gluten-free guide to their products. Their soy milk and rice milks ARE gluten-free.

rgeelan Apprentice
rgeelan
Posted

Awsome thank you!

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