r/dairyfree Feb 05 '26

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

121 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 19d 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.

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 10h ago

Where to get dairy and nut free cheeses?

3 Upvotes

I have a minor dairy allergy. I won't die, but I'll get pretty sick to my stomach. I've cut out milk, butter, yogurt, but I struggle with Cheese. I have a severe tree nut allergy and all grocery stores local to me only have cashew cheeses :(.
I was wondering if there are any good online stores to purchase alternative cheeses that won't make me sick or kill me, lol. Open to any and all recommendations!


r/dairyfree 1d ago

My first Vegan Cheesecake

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r/dairyfree 8h ago

Has anyone used shortening in SMB?

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r/dairyfree 13h ago

pancakes?

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hey everyone! I’m newly free and gluten-free. Finding breakfast is really hard. That’s not cereal and I miss pancakes! I have gluten-free and dairy free chocolate chips, and I would love to make chocolate chip pancakes once I was looking online and it seems that all the gluten-free pancake mixes have 60 to 70 more calories than regular pancake mix. Does anyone have any tips?


r/dairyfree 1d ago

Dairy free all my life, just wondering

17 Upvotes

Are df cheeses really that bad in comparison to actual cheese? I sometimes feel very disappointed and a bit sad that I can never have nor experience the actual flavour of cheese without putting myself at risk of anaphylaxis.

Is/was cheese really that special? Kinda peeved by people saying that they can’t live without it (wow thanks for telling me that my life is absolutely not worth living at all) How much am I missing out by not having dairy all my life?


r/dairyfree 8h ago

Plant milks are loaded with calcium carbonate

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r/dairyfree 1d ago

Absolutely rank

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r/dairyfree 1d ago

Help me bring my favorite DF snack back :')

33 Upvotes

Hi all! I've been df for 10 years, but had always loved goldfish crackers. The closest replacement I found were the vegan MadeGood starpuffed crackers. I ate them nearly daily and they never hurt my stomach.

MadeGood just announced the other day that they're being discontinued, and I can't even explain how sad I am. The only hope I have is that on the discontinued site, they added this note: "If you'd love to see these products return, let us know."

If anyone else loved these snacks as much as I did or wants to help a gal bring her fave snack back, I encourage you to send them a note on their website here: https://madegoodfoods.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

Thank you SO much everyone. I feel like those without food restrictions don't always understand how much it sucks to have products taken away on us!


r/dairyfree 2d ago

If you magically woke up tomorrow and weren't lactose intolerant anymore... what's the first thing you'd eat? 👀

31 Upvotes

So curious... I was having this conversation with a friend.

If you magically woke up tomorrow and weren't lactose intolerant anymore, what's the first thing you'd eat?

Mine: A bougie-ass charcuterie board with all the cheeses, get drunk af, then destroy an entire cheesy pizza... and finish it off with creamy vanilla ice cream. 😂🍕🍦


r/dairyfree 2d ago

country crock heavy whipping cream

9 Upvotes

Does anyone know if they’re discontinuing this? The only place i could always find it was at my local walmart and for the past week they’ve been sold out. There are no tags on the shelf for the product either. When i do a quick google search of the product not much is coming up. I am going to be devastated if they discontinue this. It’s so hard to find good dairy free whipping cream that doesn’t taste like coconut. (signed a coconut hater)


r/dairyfree 3d ago

Mod Announcement

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r/dairyfree 3d ago

Batata frita

7 Upvotes

Olá, tenho uma viagem marcada para os USA. É verdade que as batatas fritas do MC DONALDS levam leite na composição?


r/dairyfree 4d ago

Burger King onion rings?

21 Upvotes

My best friend (also dairy-free) came to me saying he just found out that, apparently, the onion rings from Burger King don't have any milk. He and I are both heavily allergic, so we were initially concerned about cross contamination, but we've been having the fries from there just fine - at least, the ones from our local Burger King. Are they really dairy-free? If so, is this a recent recipe change, or have they always been this way?


r/dairyfree 4d ago

Anhedonia from dairy.

13 Upvotes

Has anyone experienced anhedonia from dairy? It's the inability to feel pleasure in things that really mimic some aspects of depression. People have mistakenly believed that I was depressed or had ADD, especially at young age because I would be so disconnected mentally. I don't experience the typical GI symptoms nor the allergic symptoms, but a decent amount of dairy will cause me to have anhedonia for hours or even days if I eat it continuously over several days. I come out as highly reactive to dairy proteins in multiple IgG tests, but not IgE. I'm glad I have made the connection, as going dairy free gives me tremendous relief from the anhedonia and related symptoms.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'd love to hear from you.


r/dairyfree 5d ago

My allergy meds have dairy -_-

75 Upvotes

Dairy allergy runs in my family. Mine only developed in the last two years so I'm still getting used to it. I have other allergies. Some common symptoms for me include thumb, pointer, middle right finger swelling, itching (usually my face), shortness of breath, increased heart rate. I just did some blood testing for dairy allergy but I don't know exactly what I'm allergic to. I can have goat & sheep products but not lactose free products.

I take birth control & it does have the heavily processed lactose monohydrate common in meds, but I've been taking it for 6 months and keep my diet strictly dairy free as best I can, which I guess is good enough for me to avoid the worst of my reactions.

I was encouraged by a doctor to start taking Zyrtec to avoid "random" allergic reactions I have.... I recently have been having my allergy symptoms build up and I've been process of elimination trying to find the culprit. I decided to google Zyrtec on a whim and it has the same lactose sugar my birth control does!!! I guess taking both every night was too much... :/

TLDR; I found out Zyrtec contains dairy 😣


r/dairyfree 5d ago

Almost like Cheese Its!! Almost….

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r/dairyfree 5d ago

Dairy free soft serve ice cream in the Phoenix area?

6 Upvotes

As the title says, I've been craving soft serve and can't find anything near where I live. Anywhere with dairy free soft serve in Phoenix?


r/dairyfree 5d ago

Banana & non-dairy milk no-churn “ice cream”?

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Awhile back, I put some frozen bananas and strawberries in the food processor, then threw in leftover (dairy) sweetened condensed milk & whipping cream, and it froze into a pretty tasty, still somewhat scoop-able ice cream. But Mom is dairy free and I’m trying to cut down on my dairy as well. Neither of us likes coconut flavor. We always have too-ripe bananas in the freezer, and I’ve bought a can of sweetened condensed oat milk (but it was $$$), and so now I’m wondering how best to build on my earlier success and make some tasty frozen creaminess (that doesn’t taste exclusively like bananas) without dairy. Any suggestions or experience to share?


r/dairyfree 6d ago

Dairy free pizza crust

4 Upvotes

Does anyone have any recommendations for a crust like Boboli? I hate rolling out dough. When I was gluten free during all my testing I had Schar and it was ok.


r/dairyfree 6d ago

Gluten Free + Dairy Free Restaurant NYC

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r/dairyfree 7d ago

Does anyone know what is the best brand of sugar free soy milk in india?

3 Upvotes

Hey guys so i am thinking of changing the milk i have. I would like if you ask could suggest what soy milk , sugar free ofc that you use and where do you find it ?


r/dairyfree 8d ago

Straight up Annoyed

181 Upvotes

I just need to vent because I'm over this crap.

I live in the GTA in ontario, canada.

Why the HELL is every food item on any given menu at any given restaurant unless exclusively vegan pumped full of dairy !?!

Why does bread have dairy in it !?!

Not everything needs cheese sauce, or ranch squirted all over it.

Why is whey an ingredient ? why does dairy need to be used in fried chicken batter !?!

I use to LOVE takeout and now I really friggen don't because nothing is safe.

The level of careful I now have to be reminds me of my obsession with food when I was anorexic and it's fucking with my mental health.

Just straight up not happy.

And sure, I can cook at home. But don't get me started on the cost of ingredients from the grocery store.

Is eating even worth it anymore ?

Give me a fully incorporated daily nutrient supplement with all the calories I need and leave me alone.

I'm so tried of food and trying to eat.

( Incredibly lactose intolerance. Lactaid doesn't help. I've taken 12 at once - doesn't work )

Why is dairy in EVERYTHING in Canada

edit: it got worse, since I've been eating so many veggies, I am now deeply concerned I have the viral diarrhea that's going around the states ( Ontario is attached to Michigan )


r/dairyfree 8d ago

Trying these! Fingers crossed they’re good

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71 Upvotes

Found at Sprouts today. I figured I could add my own little toppings and enjoy some pizza. Have any of you tried?