angie, I gave up dairy for a year while nursing my first, and he’s still sensitive to it, but it’s not the lactose, it’s the actual cow milk protein. He can handle goat milk, and I was able to drink goat milk while nursing him with no ill effects. (I’m allergic to coconut, so that wasn’t even an option, and rice milk was awful in coffee and tea, and I was trying to go easy on the soy, too.) Anyway, I didn’t mind almond milk for certain things, either. But I thought I’d mention it–if it’s the size of the cow protein (which often gives babies issues) you might try goat milk. It’s expensive as all heck, but not bad. There’s even goat milk ice cream now! My son was delighted. As he said of Rice Dream: “It’s better than no ice cream at all, but it’s not very good.” But the goat’s milk ice cream is VERY good. Also, we were able to have yogurt, because the proteins are already broken down by all those helpful bacteria.

I digress… a big thumbs up for Jasmine rice. I have a rice cooker and I love how the rice smells kind of salty like popcorn just before it’s done!

We use vegetarian oyster sauce since Sean is allergic to shell fish and it’s a good substitute!

Bells, it can’t be as gross as fish sauce. You did read Jodi’s description, right?

I love fish sauce. I adore it in fact! But then I can’t smell it.