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Whole milk for toddlers

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ForeverYoung
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Thu, Jan 20 2005, 4:04 pm

I think calcium absorbs better w/ fat, but don't quote me on that

BlumaG

Sun, Jan 23 2005, 8:34 pm

I've never seen cholov yisroel 1% milk, only skim, 2% and full fat - 4%
do they make 1%?
just curious... Question

613

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 4:36 pm

we have 1% cholov yisroel milk, but not 2%!!! (also have whole and skim)

proudmom

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 5:05 pm

I think it depends where you live

queenie

Fri, Feb 11 2005, 4:03 pm

The Canadian Pediatric Society recommends starting babies on whole milk, that is 3.25% no earlier than age one. However, there is no benefit or need to give milk with so much fat after age 2. The fat is to help only with early brain development. After that age you should give your child 2% milk. All milk in Canada is color coded, that includes cholov stam as well. You can always go to the Canadian Pediatric Society or the Canadian College of Physicians web site and look up information on nutrition and health. Very Happy

Yael

Sat, Feb 12 2005, 7:49 pm

and if your kids are skinny then by all means give them the full fat milk till any age!!! they only recommend the 2% milk after age 2 to deal with the growing problem of overweight kids. if that doesnt apply to you, then dont follow it.
and in canada we have 3.25% red milk, then blue is 2% then pink is 1% then green is no fat or skim.

queenie

Sat, Feb 12 2005, 9:21 pm

I am not really sure if you should give skinny or overweight kids full fat milk after age two. There is no nutritional benefit in giving children all that fat. There is nothing wrong with a skinny kid and having a child drink fat to put on weight is not the best way to gain weight either. Also, drinking a fatty milk gets children used to drinking very creamy fatty drinks and that isn't good for the future.

ForeverYoung
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Sat, Feb 12 2005, 9:52 pm

brain is fat.

In order for the brain to develope properly, it needs fat.

Children NEED fat.

Skim stuff is resul of the life style where people can't watch their diets & do not exersise, & drive everywhere.

Watch your diet, get exersize (free play for kids) and eat fat.

IMHO

Tovah

Fri, Feb 25 2005, 9:00 am

I was at the doc. yesterday and ask if I can begin since my daughter will be 11 months in 5 days, anyways this morning I decided to try it in the morming to see if she'll react and she didn't like it she took a few sips and pushed it away. so I ended up giving her her formula. any tips on how to introduce it.

gryp

Fri, Feb 25 2005, 9:09 am

of course she pushed it away, she never had it before. take it slowly and let her get used to it, you can even water it down.

ForeverYoung
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Fri, Feb 25 2005, 10:25 am

mix it w/ formula in gradually increasing proportions

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