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[quote=Anonymous]We gave up dairy a few years ago due to food allergies, so I know how hard it can be in the beginning!
I will honestly say that if you know what real cheese tastes like, the dairy free substitutes may not fulfill your cheese cravings. 
 Daiya brand is completely vegan and my son LOVES it. I will say that their cream cheese is pretty darn good. 
If a recipe calls for milk, just use plain coconut or almond milk instead. 
We use Earth Balance spread for cooking. You can also use coconut oil in place of butter (I do this more for dessert recipes). 
So Delicious brand makes coconut milk yogurt, ice cream, and ice cream sandwiches/fudge pops. 
Roads End has a vegan mac and cheese that is pretty good. I use plain coconut milk to make the "cheese" sauce. 
Applegate Farms has a lot of good, organic products (turkey, sausage, etc)
Enjoy Life Foods has dairy free chocolate bars, chocolate chips, and their cocoa loco bars are really good
Larabars are also vegan (blueberry muffin and apple pie are awesome!)

The biggest thing is reading labels. Casein, a milk derivative, is added to a lot of things. Items labeled as "non-dairy" may still have casein added to them. Also, watch out for ingredients like "lactic acid starter culture", "lactose", and "whey". 
Here's a good reference list: http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/resourcespre.php?id=37
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