I understand cows milk is not the best alternative to breast milk, yet the vast majority of baby formula available is made with cows milk. Can I replace the formula with soy or rice milks?
Absolutely not! If breast milk is not available, you can safely switch to an organic soy-based formula, such as Earth’s Best Organic Infant Formula. If your child is allergic to soy, other options include: Enfamil Nutramigen, Neocate Infant Formula Powder with DHA and ARA, Enfamil Pregestimil Iron Fortified Formula, and/or Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Ready-To-Feed Formula with Iron and DHA/ARA. Unlike soy milk, or any other nut or rice milks, soy-based and/or hypoallergenic formulas are specially formulated to meet all of your baby’s nutritional needs. Soy, nut, and rice milks must be considered “snacks” or “treats”, NEVER a substitute for breast milk or baby formula. After all, soy-milk is nothing more than bean juice, hardly a suitable substitute for mother’s milk. No infant animal (mammal) could survive on such a diet regardless of its classification (carnivorous, omnivorous, herbivorous, or frugivorous).
