A method for supporting and promoting nutrition in a pediatric subject having allergies to cow's milk, the method involving administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition which includes up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a source of non-dairy proteins; about 1 x 104 to about 1.5 x 1012 cfu of probiotic(s) per 100 kcal; about 5 g and about 25 g/100 kcal of a carbohydrate source; up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source; and at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid.