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Soy Milk versus Cow's Milk
Like soy baby formula, soy milk is becoming popular with older children, both for children with milk allergies and for parents who are simply trying to avoid cow's milk.

Soy milk is a good substitute for cow's milk, but keep in mind that soy milk is all reduced fat or low fat and so is not usually a good choice until a child is at least two years old. Until then, after your infant is 12 months old, a toddler soy formula, such as ***, might be better choices.

Although several other "expert" websites recommend giving "whole" fat soy milk to younger toddlers under two years old, no brands of soy milk have the equivalent amount of fat per serving as whole milk. When looking, keep in mind that whole cow's milk has 8g of fat per serving, while 2% reduced-fat milk has about 5g of fat. Most brands of soy milk only have 4g to 5g of fat per serving or less. In fact, low-fat soy milk only has about 2.5g of fat, which is the equivalent of 1% cow's milk.

Remember that the American Academy of Pediatrics states, "Young children need calories from fat for growth and brain development," and that, "This is especially important in the first 2 years of life." So if you do give your younger toddler reduced-fat milk, be sure to make up for that missed fat in other parts of your child's diet.