I decided with the upgrade we are doing at Crying Over Spilt Milk that it would be best to post this list here. Please add your own dairy free ideas.

Bake your normal recipes using a safe milk and margarine.
Biscuits - Crazy faces, Nice biscuits - 03/09/2005
Boston buns - these are often dairy free
Chocolate - dairy free stuff is available. Pam's chocolate chips are dairy free
Chocolate Mousse - Packet mix by Orgran is dairy free and made by adding water - 17/10/2006
Crackers - Ritz, ? snax, arnotts shapes chicken crimpy flavour - 03/09/2005
Crumpets (check they are dairy free) with goldern syrup on them make a nice sweet treat
Databases - http://www.mfd.co.nz/ and http://www.pams.co.nz/Products/ProductSearch.aspx
Eskimo sweets - I'm a fan of these and they are dairy free
Flavours - watch the flavourings on chips and crackers as these often contain dairy products even in flavours such as salt'n'vinegar.
Fudge works fine with dairy free alternatives and makes a good chocolate or other sweet fix. The Speedy Sweets recipe on Crying Over Spilt Milk can be made dairy free, and is quick and easy.
Margarine - the majority of these contain milk products so read the label. The low fat one's are often dairy free but may not result in such good baking. Basics is one that is dairy free and works well, as is Olivani. - Updated 17/10/2006 Crown Public Health
Muesli Bars - Mother's Earth fruit topped - 03/09/2005, Nice and Natural Apricot and Chocolate bar (contains Peanuts) - 17/10/2005
Soy Milk - vanilla soy milk is yum in coffee
Strawberry mallows (paradise brand) - 03/09/2005
USEFUL RESOURCE: Milk Free Diet for Breastfeeding Mothers - Crown Public Health
NB: YOU NEED TO CHECK THE LABELS EACH TIME YOU BUY ANY OF THESE FOODS AS THEY ARE LIABLE TO CHANGE AND I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION.

A couple of my personal faves, Oreos especially the choc creme ones and my newest find Basic brand gingernuts much cheaper than the Griffins fingers.

Sakata plain rice crackers, corn thins, rice cakes.

Simply Organic White Bread, Griffins Poppy & Sesame Mealmates, Healtheries BBQ Rice Wheels, pita bread, bagels

Mother Earth baked fruit sticks
Sipahh flavoured straws great to put in rice/soy milk for a bit of fun
Uncle Bens express rice pouches (savoury Chicken) nice and quick

Bump.
Cause there are a lot of mums like me at the moment who have been suggested to try dairy free.

Oh and a note about just how imperative reading labels is - Pate', I bought some thinking it would make a nice snack and yep, it has milk protein in it!
Crazy crazy crazy.

And Spaghetti brands - Watties plain spaghetti, Pams and Oak have cheese in their sauce. At Pak'n'Save, only the budget brand doesn't have milk in it.

Cause this is a sticky and cause I want to add to it as I come across DF Foods I am posting this list here...

NB - most of the processed foods here are fairly heavy on the soy

Dairy Free Snacks and muesli bars
Mother earth fruit sticks
Mother's Earth fruit topped
Nice and Natural Apricot and Chocolate bar
Naked muslei bars - orange packet
Nice biscuits
McVitties Digestives
Signature Range Oaten Fruit
Earnest Adams Orange Choc Chip
Oreos
Crazy Faces
Griffins Poppy & Sesame Mealmates
Sakata plain rice crackers,
corn thins,
rice cakes
Basic brand gingernuts
Ice Blocks - Fruju etc are cool instead of ice creams
Healtheries BBQ Rice Wheels
Ready salted chips (flavoured brands often have milk solids in them)
What other brain foods, on the go type stuff are suitable?

Breakfasts
Porridge. Harraways are the plain jane oats, but hubbards did a great fruit porridge last year called 'Orchard Porridge' and also a 'Berry Porridge' that were DF, NF,EF, (basically pretty safe really).
Fresh Fruit
Cereal with soy milk
Crumpets

Lunches
Tip Top Honey Grain Bread
Muffin Splits
Scrambled eggs

NB: Watch out for deli hams – often have milk solids in them, as do sausages and saveloys


Dinners
Uncle Bens express rice pouches (savoury Chicken, plain and basmati) nice and quick
Maggi Chicken Chasseur Cook in the pot
Most of the Dolmio pasta ranges


NB – all of the chicken tonights I have looked at have some form of dairy in them

Drinks
Rice Milk
Water
Soy Milk
Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
Siph straws
Quik milk

Treats
Whittakers dark chocolate and the mocha and cocoa nibs
Lite licks icecream
Omaha organic blueberry sorbet
Eskimo sweets

Condiments
Tamari Sauce
Kato classic mayonaise
Kato Aioli
Best Foods Mayo
Breton Maison Pate

Online Resources
http://www.ntolerance.co.nz/ Food Store
http://www.mfd.co.nz Database
http://www.allergy.org.nz
http://www.itchykids.org.nz/Recipes.htm
http://www.mcdonalds.co.nz/PDFs/allergenlist-feb08.pdf - for Dairy Free Takeouts
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html
http://www.pams.co.nz/Products/ProductSearch.aspx
http://www.allergyclinic.co.nz/guides/14.html
http://www.cryingoverspiltmilk.co.nz/Food/LactoseIntolerancevsMilkProteinAllergy.htm


NB: YOU NEED TO CHECK THE LABELS EACH TIME YOU BUY ANY OF THESE FOODS AS THEY ARE LIABLE TO CHANGE

Something Miss 15 has found is that she doesn't like Rice Milk and reacts to Soy. She can and does drink Rice Milk though with a tablespoon or two of coconut cream added. Use a mix of these to increase the fat content and improve the flavour in your favourite recipes.

For little ones starting to teeth and starting solids, Orgran Crispibites are just like cruskits, made with corn and a bit of salt (not sure if they have dairy or soy or both but I know we don't use it for one of those reasons I can't remember now!)

Also for littlies, Orgran Animal biscuits, Nairns oatcakes.

strawberry festy biscuits festy is the brand I think? comes in a pack then individually wrapped packs of 4 they like the chinese version of oreos .PnS pink packet. you can get chocolate and berry too but think only strawberry is df.

I've just copied a few ideas from the allergies thread... Some of the stuff in older posts aren't on the shelves anymore..

Biscuits/Snack foods...


hobnobs

Budget brand gingernuts and malt biscuits

Homebrand Anzac biscuits are DF

Budget Vanilla Wine and Plain Round biscuits are also DF.

Mealmates are also DF as are BBQ and Chicken Crimpy shapes.

Griffins Belgian Cremes

Pretzels (signature range)

Abes bagel chips - you can get these in small packets too and they come in both sweet and savory flavours

Little Ripper Salami Sticks

Thank you. Great to have some updated ideas. I'm out of date really as I'm gluten free too.

I should add though that Leda have bought out some chocolate chip cookies that taste like Griffins, are DF, EF, GF and reasonably priced for such an item.