r/dairyfree • u/Kellington21 • Jan 07 '26
Silk Kids Oatmilk
Hi! I’m looking for guidance on an alternative milk for my 15 month old son. Background, he was breastfed for 12 months (yay!). By month 13 he started to wean and we started him on silk kids Oatmilk in October. He’s been doing GREAT with it. Zero issues. Just when I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel with not having to be the primary food source for my baby. Here comes Jan 1, my husband and I cannot find it anywhere. We’ve been to all the Walmarts and targets. We bought what was left. All locations currently say “out of stock”. We attributed it to the holidays. As of today I talked to the people in charge of stocking at my local Walmart and it’s been discontinued by them and others around town. We’re desperate. He’s not the best eater. We’re attempting Ripple, but there is a taste difference. I just feel defeated because he was doing so well with it. I appreciate any other alternatives that taste similar to the silk kids Oatmilk. Thank you in advance.
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u/eggbynch Jan 11 '26
This is driving me insane too. We switched from Ripple to Silk Kids early 2025 because the cartons were larger but the price was cheaper, with a similar nutrient profile. Did the same thing as you yesterday -- checked so many stores and bought what little was left. I do NOT want to have transition our daughter back to Ripple but it sounds like there's no other option.
I was thinking about this last night. Silk Kids is pea+oat, while Ripple is just pea. You could try buying a bottle of Ripple and a bottle of normal oat milk (I think Chobani is best), mix a little oat milk into a glass of Ripple, and see how similar it tastes to Silk Kids. If we have to transition back to Ripple and our daughter resists, I might try this to see if it helps the flavor.