Daughter Is About to Turn 1... Having Trouble Getting Her to Eat Solids

That is actually a pretty good amount and not something I'd worry about. It often takes til about 18 months to get to the point where they eat three toddler size meals a day. If she is either nursing or taking formula in addition to the solids, I'd be pretty comfortable at that level.

My son was also very dairy intolerant so he was unable to have anything dairy based for several years, he just started doing well with yogurt at the age of five. Remember that some cultures do not use a milk of another species at all! All the nutrients in milk are available in other foods. If the baby is nursing four times a day, there's no need at all for any other milk or milk substitute.

My babies didn't like spoon feeding either and I really think self feeding is the way to go because you know for sure they are ready and will self regulate their intake. It's important that they are allowed to feel and respond to their own hunger/fullness signals, it encourages healthy eating habits later on. I would simply continue to offer a healthy variety of toddler foods, with no expectations, and let her decide how much she wants to take.

A lot of people who are allergic or intolerant to milk can drink raw milk. The problem stems from the pasteurization/homogenisation. That removes all the helpful enzymes and nutrients that help your body digest the milk properly. Then there are those who are truly allergic and can't drink it.

Soy is a high allergen and a lot of people who can not do dairy can not do soy either. I would highly suggest NOT giving soy. If you are concerned about calcium intake you can always get a good coral calcium http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/3/pid/1057 and sprinkle it on food.

Here are some good articles on soy....we do not allow any form of soy into our house because of health issues it caused.

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/ploy.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/darkside.html

For more info on soy, just go to www.westonaprice.org and put "soy" in the search feature.

I think your situation sounds pretty typical, so not to worry. I would make sure that she is only allowed to eat healthy nutritious foods so when she does eat it is not just a filler.
I am with the other mommy who is concerned about soymilk, so introduce it alone without any new foods for a few days. My friends daughter was lactose intolerant and she did soy fine. Every child is different.
Don't worry she will eat, she will get hungry...good luck.

In some cultures a child is not fed solids until 2 years old (per my ped) so I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that you give her enough chopped up food. Maybe try leaving non-perishable foods like cheerios out for her during the day and letting her munch on them when she is ready.

I was concerned about my daughters intake of solids right before she turned one too. I thought about the fact that a majority of her intake was from formula and I knew I would be replacing that with the same amount in milk. When it came down to it, and we switched her, it all worked out. She just adjusted without any problems. It just kind of happens. I would started giving her finger foods and not worry about the actual baby food. I find that my daughter enjoys eating more when she's eating what mom and dad are eating, and she eats more too.

My daughter couldn't take milk based formulas and also couldn't tolerate any dairy that I ate when I was breastfeeding. We ended up putting her on a Soy based formula. I was concerned that she would not tolerate regular milk, yogurt or eggs etc.. She turned 1 years old and we tried dairy and she has no problem with anything now, so she must have grown out of it. I am not sure if this is similar to your situation or not.