Healthiest dairy free yogurt (that actually taste good)

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Healthy dairy free yogurt that tastes good is hard to find. I went to two stores and spent $50 trying dairy-free yogurt so that you don’t have to! 

I know a lot of families either have to do dairy-free or choose to do dairy-free. And the yogurt options are all over the board. Some of them are nutritionally similar to yogurt, some of them are really not. 

I evaluated the yogurt on nutrition criteria before choosing 12 to buy and taste test. 

Read through to see my top dietitian recommendations for healthy dairy free yogurt! Or watch the full YouTube review to see my full notes and reactions to each yogurt I tried.

Related: Check out this Health.com article on dairy free yogurt where Mama Knows Nutrition is featured!

Less nutritious dairy free yogurt options

Right off the bat, I excluded several of the dairy free yogurts that are in many grocery stores. I excluded these because the nutrition is not where I want it. I like to see at least 4 to 5g of protein for fullness, and for your little one’s growth. And I like to see less than 12g of added sugar. Ideally, it would be even lower, but that’s hard to come by with nondairy yogurts that don’t taste like glue. These are the ones that fell short of my nutrition standards for yogurt: 

  • So Delicious DF Coconut Milk Blueberry / <1g protein / 17g sugar / 16g added sugar
  • So Delicious DF Coconut Milk Vanilla / <1g protein / 17g sugar / 17g added sugar
  • Almond Breeze Strawberry / 2g protein / 16g sugar / 15g added sugar
  • Silk Almondmilk Strawberry / 5g protein / 13g sugar / 12g added sugar
  • Silk Almondmilk Vanilla / 7g protein / 18g sugar / 12g added sugar
  • Oui DF Coconut Yogurt Vanilla  / 1g protein / 12g sugar  / 11g added sugar
  • GT’s Living Foods Cocoyo Living Coconut Pure/ 3g protein / 2g sugar / 0g added sugar
  • Culina Dairy Free Coconut, Blueberry Lavender / 2g protein / 9g sugar / 8g added sugar
  • Kite Hill Plant Based Strawberry Yogurt / 3g protein / 13g sugar / 12g added sugar
  • Cocojune Mixed Berry Coconut Yogurt / 1g protein/ 7g sugar/ 4g added sugar
  • Forager Vanilla Bean Cashewmilk Yogurt /3g protein/ 9g sugar/ 8g added sugar

Don’t freak out if your favorite is on this list. Just think of it more as a treat than as a replacement for traditional yogurt.

Best tasting & healthy dairy free yogurt

I ranked from best tasting (to worst tasting…like glue…eeek!) here. I wasn’t able to test every flavor for each brand because I was limited by what was in store. If you’ve tried one that I didn’t include here, leave a comment to share if you liked it or not!

Siggi’s Coconut Blend Raspberry: 7/10

siggis coconut blend yogurt non dairy yogurt review

Nutrition:  180 calories / 7g fat / 10g protein / 8g sugar / 7g added sugar

Ingredients: Cultured Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut Cream), Pea Protein, Cane Sugar, Raspberries, Coconut Oil, Macadamia Nut Butter, Food Starch (Tapioca, Corn), Natural Flavor, Fruit Pectin, Live Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L, Plantarum, L. Acidophilus, B, Lactis.

Allergens: Tree Nuts (Coconut, Macadamia) 

Smell: Not much of a smell

Taste: It’s not completely smooth, it has tiny bits but it doesn’t feel sandy, if that makes sense. I can taste the macadamia nuts, but I like it. It gives it a fuller flavor. There’s not a strong coconut taste. There’s a bit of texture, with what I think are raspberry seeds, just FYI if your little one gets weird about texture differences. It doesn’t leave as much of a dry feeling in my mouth as most of the others. Pretty good.

Siggi’s Coconut Blend Vanilla and Cinnamon: 7/10

Nutrition:  190 calories / 7g fat / 10g protein / 9g sugar / 8g added sugar

Ingredients: Cultured Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut Cream), Pea Protein, Cane Sugar, Coconut Oil, Macadamia Nut Butter, Food Starch (Tapioca, Corn), Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla (Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Bean Specks), Fruit Pectin, Cinnamon, Live Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L, Plantarum, L. Acidophilus, B, Lactis.

Allergens: Tree Nuts (Coconut, Macadamia) 

Smell: solid cinnamon aroma

Taste: Pretty good! Tastes like what you expect it to. Still not quite the same as regular yogurt, but I would willingly eat this one.

Nancy’s Oatmilk Vanilla: 7/10

nancys oatmilk vanilla yogurt

Nutrition:  100 calories / 1.5g fat / 5g protein / 8g sugar / 6g added sugar

Ingredients: Oatmilk (Water, Whole Oat Flour), Cane Sugar, Chickpea Protein, Tapioca Starch, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Coconut Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Inulin, Natural Flavors, Calcium Citrate, Pectin, Agar, Vanilla Extract, Organic Vanilla Flavor, Live Non-Dairy Yogurt Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus. Live Non-Dairy Probiotic Cultures: Bifidobacterium Lactis BB-12, L. Acidophilus, L. Acidophilus, L. Rhamnosus LGG.

Smell: just smells like vanilla

Taste: It tastes very sweet, which was surprising because it doesn’t have much added sugar. Very vanilla-y. A little bit of an aftertaste but nothing major. It’s good! The texture is a little funny, when you stir it up it looks a little lumpy but it’s smooth in your mouth. Not a reason to avoid it, just something I noticed!

Silk Greek Blueberry with Coconutmilk: 6.5/10

silk nondairy greek style coconutmilk yogurt review

Nutrition:  190 calories / 11g fat / 10g protein / 9g sugar / 9g added sugar

Ingredients: Coconutmilk (Filtered Water, Coconut Cream), Pea Protein, Cane Sugar, Water, Blueberries, Contains 2% or Less of: Blueberry Puree Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Pectin, Starch, Fruit and Vegetable Juice (For Color), Calcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Live and Active Cultures, Vitamin D2.

Allergens: Contains Coconut

Smell: smells like blueberries

Taste: Very thick, like a thick frosting. It tastes very sweet, and sort of artificial with the blueberry taste, but I’m sensitive to that kind of thing. It gives a bit of a dry cottonmouth feeling but it’s not bad. There is an aftertaste too. Marginally better than the vanilla.

Silk Greek Vanilla with Coconutmilk: 6/10

Nutrition:  200 calories / 11g fat / 10g protein / 9g sugar / 9g added sugar

Ingredients: Coconutmilk (Filtered Water, Coconut Cream), Water, Pea Protein, Cane Sugar, 2% or Less of: Natural Flavors, Pectin, Calcium Phosphate, Cinnamon, Salt, Live and Active Cultures, Vitamin D2.

Allergens: Contains Coconut

Smell: Smells like regular vanilla yogurt! 

Taste: It does have some coconut flavor, along with the vanilla. Smooth and thick, no lumps. A bit of an aftertaste, and a little bit thick and pasty feeling in my mouth. It’s not bad. I can’t say I’d exactly look forward to it but it’s decent.

Icelandic Provisions Oatmilk Skyr Plain: 4/10

Nutrition:  6g fat / 16g protein / 3g added sugar / 2g fiber / 13g carbohydrates

Ingredients: Oatmilk (Water, Whole Grain Oat Flour), Pea Protein, Coconut Oil, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors, Live and Active Cultures

Smell: none detected

Taste: It tastes like oats, it’s not terrible, but I’m not a fan of the aftertaste. I could see maybe using this in a recipe that calls for plain yogurt but wouldn’t eat it on its own.

Kite Hill Greek-style Plain Unsweetened Almond Milk: 1/10

Nutrition:  160 calories / 6g fat / 17g protein / 0g sugar / 0g added sugar

Ingredients: Almond Milk (Water, Almonds), Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Rowanberry Fruit Extract (to preserve freshness), Natural Flavors, Live Active Cultures. Live Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidobacteria, L. Plantarum.

Smell: just smells like almonds

Taste: A touch thicker than regular yogurt, not as thick as traditional Greek yogurt. It tastes like wood flavored glue. Actively bad. Do not recommend. I’m not anti-soy (see this post) , but I don’t love soy derivatives as the protein source.

Another Dairy Free Approach

Although many dairy free yogurts come up significantly short in protein when compared to their dairy counterparts, there are ways you can fortify your favorite dairy free yogurt to help your child meet the protein needs for their age group. 

If you take a plain dairy free yogurt base like Culina plain & simple, which has 200 calories and 2 grams of protein per serving, and mix in a tablespoon of cashew butter (2.8 grams protein) and 2 teaspoons of hemp seeds (2.1 grams protein), then you up the protein content to almost 7 grams, boost the calorie content, and add some additional high quality fats for brain and central nervous system development.

culina yogurt jar
culina nutrition facts

The addition of mix-ins such as hemp seeds, chia seeds, ground flax seeds, and different kinds of nut butter to some dairy free yogurts might help them pack a little more of a complete nutritional punch and taste great while steering clear of too much added sugar.

Looking for more info on how to pick or how to serve check it out these blogs

How to Choose Healthy Yogurt for Your Toddler

6 Ways to Serve Yogurt to Babies

Healthy Greek Yogurt Popsicles for Kids

Pumpkin Pie Yogurt

Looking for more breakfast ideas?

Check out 18 Healthy Toddler Breakfast Ideas from a Registered Dietitian!

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About Kacie Barnes, MCN, RDN, LD

Kacie is a mom of two and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with her Masters of Clinical Nutrition. Kacie offers e-guides and e-books, workshops, brand partnerships, and nutrition counseling. Her blog offers nutrition and feeding tips for your little ones.

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5 Comments

  1. Looking for a FAGE NON-SWEETENED non-dairy alternative. These mostly seem to be flavored and sugared. Estrogen+ Breast Cancer – need to go non-dairy. Thank you all.

  2. I noticed really only one plain yogurt which you said was bad. Is there anything out there that is like fage or chobani plain greek yogurt? My kid loves this but is showing some dairy intolerances. We use this a lot and would love an equivalent.

    1. Hi Stacie! Yes, I would try a coconutmilk plain one like so delicious and then you can add in an unflavored collagen peptide powder for protein! I should add that to this post, because someone else asked me about this too- a good plain option. The problem is that they are lacking protein, but you can add that in with a protein powder! I like vital proteins unflavored collagen peptides – https://rstyle.me/+Jr9NUYg5ID8y6-yESP4M3w (affiliate link <3)

  3. I love that you shared this and that you highlighted the amount of sugar in each! There’s so much added sugar in so many items, including yogurt, that most people don’t know to look for.

    1. You’re so right. It’s frustrating on many levels. It’s tough for yogurt companies, because from what I hear, the higher sugar products sell so much better. So it’s like they obviously want to be profitable, but it’s at odds with people getting better nutrition…but it’s not their fault that’s what people buy more of!