Good tasting non-dairy "cheese"?

swoop24 · June 2011

Hey all,

We just found out last week that our 2.5 year old DD has a mild milk allergy (she's also allergic to peanuts). The allergist advised us to take her off all dairy for the next 6 weeks to see what happens - she's had a number of colds and other infections over the past year and a half and we want to see if this will make a difference.

So, I bought some soy cheese but, honestly, it tastes pretty bad (it's supposed to taste like American cheese slices). Any ideas for non-dairy cheese that tastes pretty good? She loves grilled cheese sandwiches, string cheese, and pizza - I'd love to find something that works!

Thanks!

rsrn02 · June 2011

If you have a trader joes or whole foods in your area they also have non soy cheeses like rice based as well

rsrn02 · June 2011

Oh and there are tofutti "ice cream" bars that are pretty good

swoop24 · June 2011

Awesome - thanks for the tip. We have a Whole Foods right by our house, so I'll check them out (that's where I got the soy cheese, too). Thanks!

goillini823 · June 2011

Daiya vegan cheese melts great and the taste is better than soy based cheeses IMO. They sell it at whole foods.

magdusia · June 2011

i really love Dayia cheese. I'm sure there are some good soy cheeses also but dayia is delish in my opinion (my DH thinks it tastes like feet though

Also, i believe that if you change from regular cheese, you have to acquire a taste for something different. Especially adults.. it takes us a while to get use to something different. Kids may be different. i think kids are more visual -if it looks the same, they will go for it.

swoop24 · June 2011

Thanks again for the tips, all. She will definitely try it if it looks like her "orange cheese", as she calls it. I'll get a couple and hopefully she'll like the next one. This is all new territory for me, so I really appreciate the advice.

carlinlp · June 2011

ditto the Dayia cheese. we all avoid soy and love the dayia cheese.

Court0026 · June 2011

We have tried both and honestly, the best way to serve it for my kids is hot. I usually make them "cheese toast" and melt a slice on bread. It is NOT good just out of the fridge IMO. Good luck. I can't imagine taking away foods. My kids have never had them in the first place.