Thanksgiving **Alan's gourmet soymilk**

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, " Alan " <soy_decaf_latte>

wrote:

>

Tee hee. Alan, I remember chocolate milk made by my Dad so much more

scrumptious than the same chocolate milk made by my Mom. Sounds like

you've got the same magic.

 

> Chessie,

>

> My kids started on cow milk, too. They are not totally off of it

> because Mommy still drinks it. But they like vanilla soymilk, and

> mostly that is what they get now. At bed time, my 4 year old

> says, " I want soymilk on the bottom, cow milk on top, and

strawberry

> syrup in the middle. " If I'm mixing it up, she gets 100% soymilk.

> Both her and her big sister (age 7) like soy milk, with or without

> the strawberry syrup.

>

> I took advice from some of the folks in this group who suggested

that

> I start by mixing a little vanilla soymilk in with their cow milk,

> and then gradually, over a period of weeks, increase the % of

> soymilk. This gets them used to the change in taste. Once they

> realized they liked the taste, there was no problem phasing out the

> cow milk entirely ... at least when I'm the one doing the pouring.

>

> - Alan

>

>

> , " Chessie " <vegetariyum@c...>

wrote:

> >

> > One request...DH and DD #1 really love their milk and I don't

think

> he will ever be able to go without it. I really want to transition

> her to soy, but in order to do so I will have to keep his secret

from

> her. She always wants " daddy's milk. " Any advice on that? She

gets

> that we don't eat animals, and I'm working on the " milk is for baby

> cows " idea. I guess I just need to find an alternative that she

> likes better. She does love chocolate silk...maybe the vanilla or

> very vanilla will work.

> >

> > Sorry so long, thanks for listening!

> >

> > Chessie

> >

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