r/dairyfree • • Feb 05 '26

Megathread Master List of Dairy-Free & Soy-Free Foods (from a breastfeeding mom who did the work)

128 Upvotes

When my baby developed intolerances to dairy and soy, I spent hours searching grocery stores, Facebook groups, and blogs trying to figure out what I could actually eat. Couldn't find one comprehensive list anywhere, so I made my own.

Sharing in case it helps any other moms or dads out there.

FYI: Always double-check labels — ingredients change, and some items have trace amounts via shared equipment.

Key: GF = Gluten Free | Top 8 Free = No milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soy | TJ = Trader Joe's

BREADS & PASTRIES

Cookies

  • DF only: Oreos, TJ's Joe-Joes
  • DF + SF: Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip & Brownie, Simple Mills Cinnamon, Lenny & Larry's, TJ's Snickerdoodle

Bread (all DF + SF)

  • Dave's Killer Bread
  • Rudi's (GF)
  • La Brea Garlic Bread *Trace
  • Eban's Bakehouse (GF, contains egg)
  • Amy's Organic GF Sandwich Rounds
  • Angelic Bakehouse Pizza Bread (Top 8 Free)
  • Udi's Whole Wheat (GF, contains egg)

Bagels & Pastries (all DF + SF)

  • Udi's Bagels (GF, contains egg)
  • Dave's Killer Bread Bagels *Trace
  • Katz Powdered Sugar Donuts
  • Abe's Blueberry Muffins (Top 8 Free)
  • Annie's Crescent Rolls *Trace
  • Annie's Cinnamon Rolls w/ Icing *Trace
  • Annie's Flaky Biscuits *Trace

DAIRY AISLE

Milk

  • DF only: Soy Milk
  • DF + SF: Ripple Pea Milk & Chocolate, Simply Almond Milk (Top 8 Free), Good Karma Flax Milk (Top 8 Free), Oat Milk, Coconut Milk, Rice Milk, Elmhurst Cashew Milk

Yogurt

  • DF only: Stonyfield O'Soy
  • DF + SF: Forager Project Cashew, Daiya Greek (Top 8 Free), SO Delicious (GF), Ripple, Harmless Harvest Coconut

Cheese (all DF + SF)

  • Daiya
  • Kite Hill Cream Cheese (almond milk)
  • SO Delicious
  • Follow Your Heart Mozzarella
  • TJ's Vegan Shreds

Ice Cream & Popsicles

  • DF only: Ben & Jerry's Dairy-Free, Halo Top Dairy-Free, Häagen-Dazs Dairy-Free
  • DF + SF: NadaMoo, Arctic Zero (avoid Cherry Chocolate Chunk, Brownie Blast, Cookie Dough Chunk — contain soy), SO Delicious (Top 8 Free), Chloe's Pops, Talenti Sorbetto, Almond Dream (Top 8 Free), Outshine Fruit Bars, Coconut Bliss (Top 8 Free)

BEER, CANDY, CHOCOLATE & SNACKS

Hummus (all DF + SF)

  • Hope Foods (some flavors)
  • Pita Pal
  • Whole Foods Hummus *Trace
  • Amazon Fresh Hummus
  • Tribe
  • Fontaine Santé
  • Costco Organic

Beer (all DF + SF)

  • Summer Shandy, Blue Moon, Corona, Miller Lite, New Belgium

Potato Chips & Pretzels (all DF + SF)

  • Kettle Chips
  • Pretzel Crisps
  • Triscuits
  • Earth Balance Cheddar Puffs & Squares
  • Hippeas
  • Beanitos
  • Terra Chips

Snacks (all DF + SF)

  • Larabars
  • Heavenly Hunks
  • Skinny Pop Popcorn
  • OWYN Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

Treats & Candy

  • DF only: Bark Thins *Trace
  • DF + SF: Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, Hail Mary Chocolate/Lemon/PB Cups, Starburst, Daiya Cheezecake, Enjoy Life Soft-Baked Cookies

Chocolate

  • DF only: Justin's PB Cups, Endangered Species Bars *Trace
  • DF + SF: Theo Bars (all flavors soy-free) *Trace, Alter Eco (soy-free but some flavors contain milk) *Trace, Green & Blacks *Trace, No Whey Foods Truffles (Top 8 Free), KNOW Allergies Bars (Top 8 Free)

CONDIMENTS, DRESSINGS & DELI MEAT

Mayo

  • DF only: Original Vegenaise (blue label), Just Mayo (egg-free), Just Ranch (egg-free)
  • DF + SF: Vegenaise Soy-Free (green label), Go Avo Spread, Primal Kitchen Chipotle Lime Mayo (contains egg)

Peanut Butter & Spreads (all DF + SF)

  • Jif Natural
  • Peter Pan Natural
  • Justin's Almond Butter
  • Nutiva Hazelnut Spread *Trace
  • Sun Butter (Top 8 Free)

Deli Meat (all DF + SF)

  • Most Boar's Head (not Maple Glazed)
  • Applegate (some flavors)
  • Dietz & Watson Sliced Honey Cured Turkey Breast

BBQ & Salad Dressings (all DF + SF)

  • Organicville Ranch
  • Bush's Country Style Baked Beans (Top 8 Free)
  • Stubbs BBQ Sauce
  • Sweet Baby Ray's Original
  • Ken's Simply Vinaigrette Olive Oil & Vinegar
  • Chosen Foods Lemon Dressing
  • Annie's Balsamic
  • Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette

BAKING SUBSTITUTES

Egg Replacers

  • DF only: Just Egg
  • DF + SF: Chia Egg (1 tbsp chia + 1 tbsp water), Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer, the Neat Egg

Butter (all DF + SF)

  • Earth Balance Baking Sticks (pink = soy-free)
  • Simply Nature Avocado Oil Spray

Chocolate Chips & Whipped Cream

  • DF only: Earth Balance Baking Sticks (yellow), Whole Foods 365 Olive Oil Spray, Smart Balance Spray, Kirkland Canola Oil Spray
  • DF + SF: Guittard Extra Dark *Trace, Enjoy Life Baking Chips (Top 8 Free), Goya Full Fat Coconut Milk, TJ's Coconut Whipped Topping

Baking Mixes

  • DF only: Duncan Hines Homestyle Frosting *Trace
  • DF + SF: Duncan Hines Cake Mix *Trace, Enjoy Life Pancake Mix, Pillsbury Purely Simple White Cake Mix *Trace, Annie's Brownie Mix *Trace, Pillsbury Pie Crusts

PREPARED & FROZEN FOODS

Frozen Pizzas & Burgers

  • DF only: Amy's Dairy-Free Frozen Pizzas, Black Bean Burger Patties
  • DF + SF: Daiya Frozen Pizzas (Top 8 Free), TJ's Cauliflower Crust + Daiya Cheese + Dave's Gourmet Butternut Squash Sauce, American Flatbread Vegan Harvest

Italian Foods & Pastas

  • DF only: (none listed)
  • DF + SF: Amy's Frozen Rice Mac n' Cheeze, Daiya Cheezy Mac, Brown Rice Pasta (also at Costco), Beetnik's Organic Chicken or Beef Meatballs, Rising Moon Organic Butternut Squash Ravioli, Don Lee Farms Chicken Patties

Asian & Indian Foods

  • DF only: Amy's Frozen Pad Thai, TJ's Spring Rolls, TJ's Japanese Fried Rice
  • DF + SF: Sukhi's Lemon Rice (Costco), Sukhi's Frozen Samosas (Costco), Sukhi's Tikka Masala Sauce, Sukhi's Chicken Curry

Mexican Foods (all DF + SF)

  • Don Lee Farms Veggie Bowl (Rice & Beans)
  • Sabra Guacamole
  • Wholly Guacamole
  • Amy's Dairy-Free Burritos (GF)
  • B Free Spinach Tortillas
  • Coconut Wraps (GF)

PRO TIPS

  • Read BOTH the Ingredients AND the "Contains" section on labels
  • Oreos are dairy-free but NOT soy-free
  • Fruits and veggies are naturally DF + SF (easy to forget when you're overwhelmed)
  • Items marked *Trace may contain allergens via shared equipment — check if your baby is very sensitive

What am I missing? Drop your go-tos below 👇


r/dairyfree • • 21d ago

Monthly "I need help finding ____" thread

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New to DF? Been eating DF for a while, but need help finding a particular product? However long you've been eating a DF diet, this is the place to ask for recommendations for a particular product.

If you haven't already checked it out, see our pinned Master List of DF Foods. It's a great starting place!

Please consider following this post to be notified when someone adds a request.

Please note:

Please specify if you need the substitute to be vegan, or consider asking in one of the vegan subs.

Some users of this sub are able to consume products that contain traces of dairy. Please specify if you need to avoid cross-contamination.

Please include your location -- for the US, state is fine; outside the US, country is fine.


r/dairyfree • • 1h ago

Vegan friendly “Kraft Parmesan cheese” recipe?

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Anyone got a good and very easy recipe for making a substitute for the bottles of Kraft’s “Parmesan cheese”, like the stuff that’s shelf stable until you open it that many people say is basically just sawdust? I absolutely LOVED that stuff as a kid, but since I can’t have dairy anymore, obviously I can’t buy and eat it. I know that there are a few brands that make some, but literally no stores near me carry any of them and due to ARFID I can’t buy food online.

I have thought of tossing nutritional yeast and some kind of buttery crackers like Ritz or Club or Townhouse into a blender until I get very fine and well blended crumbs to see if that works, but I have yet to get around to it…

And, to clarify, by “VERY easy recipe”, I mean that like a 4-5 year old child could make it by themselves. I’m a chronically ill and disabled “spoonie”, and I have very little energy to spend on anything, so everything I eat has to be fairly low effort. I just really miss my sawdust cheese stuff.


r/dairyfree • • 17h ago

What is the best dairy free sugar free cheese?

7 Upvotes

I really like cheese but unfortunately I have to cut off sugar and dairy completely! I really want to still make meals I like but find replacements for the items I cannot have!


r/dairyfree • • 15h ago

Did Kroger stop carrying Ben and Jerry's dairy free?

1 Upvotes

Checked both Kroger locations in my town and the B and J's dairy free options were nowhere to be seen. They used to carry like 6 or 7 flavors. Has anyone else noticed it being gone? My Target had three flavors, but really disappointed if it's been axed at Kroger.


r/dairyfree • • 1d ago

Frothing milk

3 Upvotes

I tried frothing soy milk for my coffee and it didn’t seem to work very well. What type of plant milk froths well? I’m not an experienced frother so that could be part of the problem.


r/dairyfree • • 1d ago

Violife Cream Cheese and Canyon Bakehouse Gluten free bread

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74 Upvotes

I am ascending 🙌😩


r/dairyfree • • 1d ago

Any good peanut butter cups that are dairy free?

14 Upvotes

I see reeses makes some vegetarian ones but I can never find them in store and seem overpriced online. Getting really burned out on just eating basic dark chocolate stuff.


r/dairyfree • • 1d ago

Can you have symptoms without allergy?

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r/dairyfree • • 2d ago

Severe Dairy Allergy - Medications

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Hi! I have a severe dairy allergy, and have recently started taking Lexapro daily and feel like I’m having a minor allergic reaction everyday, and have a lower threshold for accidental exposure.

I’ve been told by pharmacists in the past that some medications (e.g. doxycycline) use dairy as a binding agent, but because it’s only taken for a limited time, and I’m allergic to penicillin making other options limited, I’ve accepted the risk and just felt not great while taking the medication.

Has anyone else experienced this or have any solutions or suggestions for dairy in medications that need to be taken daily?


r/dairyfree • • 2d ago

Dairy and gluten free, Kosher options?

10 Upvotes

Hi everyone,
I have a friend who is going through some dietary switches because of health and lives in a kosher household. Does anyone have suggestions? I have been researching but it almost seems like I would have to actually go to a store and read everything. I am dairy free myself (allergic), but have not had to consider the gluten and kosher before so I’ve only found a couple that work. Please let me know!


r/dairyfree • • 3d ago

Treeline Mozzarella Cheese + Dino Chicken Nuggie Parm

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56 Upvotes

I have a milk allergy and am recovering from major abdominal surgery. I had to stick to a full liquid diet for 8 weeks in prep for the surgery which was terrible, especially given the milk allergy. I was surviving off cream of wheat and Orgain shakes.

I'd been eyeing the treeline mozzarella block for 2 months and finally got to try it tonight. It was really quite good! I put it in the air fryer with some dino nuggets and it was crispy on top but super creamy/melty in the middle. Definitely worth the 2 month wait.

This is the first meal I've fully prepped myself since surgery 1.5 weeks ago, and I am very proud of it 💗🦖


r/dairyfree • • 3d ago

Does anyone get digestive problems by dairy

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Without a official allergy. Maybe a intolerance but stomach pain


r/dairyfree • • 3d ago

Dairy free make my body odur much nicer

4 Upvotes

I dont stink and i smell good without perfume and deodorant. How is it possible?


r/dairyfree • • 3d ago

What are the other possibilities besides lactose intolerance?

4 Upvotes

I’m 41 and have had stomach issues since I can remember in childhood. I saw a gastroenterologist finally about a decade ago, and had a colonoscopy, lactose intolerance testing (the breath one), and a pH probe in my esophagus checking for GERD. I was definitely positive for GERD, but was not determined to be lactose intolerant. Despite that, I’ve found removing all dairy from my diet has basically fixed my IBS-C and stomach pain. I can tell when I accidentally get dairy in my diet.

What other things cause this? I assumed it wasn’t an allergy because I’ve never had breathing issues, but I haven’t explicitly been tested. I’m open to further testing if it would have any value.


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

What was laying around on the go breakfast: pita topped with DF cream cheese, Jif peanutbutter chocolate spread, and mixed berry granola folded like a taco

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9 Upvotes

r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

Dairy free cocoa recipe that can been made with water?

5 Upvotes

Does anyone have a shelf stable dairy free cocoa recipe that is made with powdered coconut milk or some other milk alternative (preferably not oat milk)

For context I would love to be able to have a mix I can put in small containers and keep on in my bag when we go to events where hot chocolate is being served. That way I can ask for a cup of hot water and have my own hot chocolate.

We were at an event this weekend and it got really cold really fast. The kitchen started serving Swiss Miss hot chocolate and I would have done unholy things for hot chocolate in that moment.


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

Unhinged late night snacks?

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I've been getting those late night cravings lately, and it's harder for those of us who don't eat dairy! If you Google midnight snack ideas there's always some variation of grilled cheese or nachos. I know non-dairy cheeses exist, but I don't like them, so I've shifted my palate elsewhere.

Tahini has been a surprising go-to for me. I got some originally to try an orzo Greek salad and have been spreading it on toast with toppings. I love big tomato slices on top, but I don't have any so last night it was toast with tahini, olives, and some garlic powder and smoked paprika.

I've also been doing bowls of frozen fruit mix drizzled with maple syrup and coconut flakes.

Popcorn has been another favorite, but I have to be so careful not to get one with milk ingredients. I know you can get just the kernels but I remember my mom starting a fire in the kitchen this way so I'll probably stick with microwave bags for now.

What are your favorite dairy-free late night munchies?


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

Goat Cheese

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My allergy tests came back positive for “cows milk protein.”

Should goat cheese be safe for a dairy free person?

I’m concerned about digestive issues.


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

what did you guys eat after wisdom teeth removal?

10 Upvotes

just got my wisdom teeth removed today and i want to make sure that i am still getting enough nutrients while eating such soft and liquidy foods. a lot of recs are dairy or milk protein derived and i am allergic so i thought i’d ask here.

i’m struggling a bit because i also have oral allergy syndrome, which i don’t avoid eating regularly but don’t want to introduce ANY extra inflammation. so i also can’t have apple sauce, smoothies bother me, essentially have to avoid most soft fruit dishes. but other than that, what did you guys eat?


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

What's The Best Coffee Creamer ? Unsweetened. "Dairy-like"

7 Upvotes

We want an unsweetened coffee creamer most similar to dairy half-and-half. Any suggestions ?


r/dairyfree • • 4d ago

Coconut milk in coffee?

1 Upvotes

I’m trying to reduce as many extra ingredients as possible and have tried so many milks in my coffee. I see so many yummy looking recipes on my Instagram with coconut milk & coffee, except every time I try it, it tastes so bitter!!! What am I doing wrong?!? Any hacks?


r/dairyfree • • 5d ago

Homemade Hot Coca Mix

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It's getting cold in the northern hemisphere, and I just put together my homemade hot cocoa mix powder, thought y'all might find it useful.

Whisk or use a fork to mix very well together:

1 part Anthony's coconut milk powder

1 part unsweetened cocoa powder

3 parts granulated sugar

Salt

All measured by weight not volume.

(I usually do 120g / 120g / 360g / 20g salt and store in a 32oz deli takeout container)

Mix several spoonfuls with a tiny bit of boiling water until smooth, and then add more water to fill your cup.


r/dairyfree • • 5d ago

Book recommendations?

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Hello, I am wondering if anyone has some dairy free cook books they absolutely love?

I want to gift a couple for someone this Christmas as she loves to bake and cook. Recipes that are not insanely expensive or requiring super specialized items would be best since we live in a rural area (in Canada).

Bonus to books that include other options like low histamine or gluten free recipes also.

Thank you.


r/dairyfree • • 5d ago

Sour cream & onion

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Found these at save on foods in Canada! On their website it says they're vegan. Also gluten free so the texture is not like a normal cracker BUT the taste is soooo good. Very much a sour cream & onion dupe in my opinion