Re: Type of Milk for 2yrs +

[Guest guest]

Really? So would it be alright to let DS 2y5m have semiskimmed milk?

> At present DS has full; DH has semi; and I have skimmed (poor milkman!)

> DS doesn't really drink too much milk, 2 pints a week if we are lucky! so

in

> this case we best stick to full cream. Any advice here

> Thanks

double check with your health visitor but the recommendations used to

be breast/formula until 1, full cream until 2, semi skimmed until 5, then

skimmed milk if you must, but remember that children have different fat

needs to adults and milk provides good wholesome fat soluble vitamins.

HTH

Sue

[Guest guest]

My 2 still mainly have full fat, Kieran is 2 and is 5. I normally buy

a 6 pint carton of each of full-fat and semi-skimmed every 2-3 days!

Cerys

-----Original Message-----

double check with your health visitor but the recommendations used to

be breast/formula until 1, full cream until 2, semi skimmed until 5, then

skimmed milk if you must, but remember that children have different fat

needs to adults and milk provides good wholesome fat soluble vitamins.

HTH

Sue

[Guest guest]

Mine all still have full cream - we get through 18 pints a week of it ,

Steve and I have skimmed, but we only get through four pints a week between

us.

Hannah, 27

Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity almost 3, Alfie 3 months

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> My 2 still mainly have full fat, Kieran is 2 and is 5. I normally

buy

> a 6 pint carton of each of full-fat and semi-skimmed every 2-3 days!

>

> Cerys

[Guest guest]

Mine all still have full cream - we get through 18 pints a week of it ,

Steve and I have skimmed, but we only get through four pints a week between

us.

Hannah, 27

Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity almost 3, Alfie 3 months

Visit me on the web at :-

http://hannahshome.20m.com

> My 2 still mainly have full fat, Kieran is 2 and is 5. I normally

buy

> a 6 pint carton of each of full-fat and semi-skimmed every 2-3 days!

>

> Cerys

[Guest guest]

Mine all still have full cream - we get through 18 pints a week of it ,

Steve and I have skimmed, but we only get through four pints a week between

us.

Hannah, 27

Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity almost 3, Alfie 3 months

Visit me on the web at :-

http://hannahshome.20m.com

> My 2 still mainly have full fat, Kieran is 2 and is 5. I normally

buy

> a 6 pint carton of each of full-fat and semi-skimmed every 2-3 days!

>

> Cerys

[Guest guest]

> Really? So would it be alright to let DS 2y5m have semiskimmed milk?

>> At present DS has full; DH has semi; and I have skimmed (poor milkman!)

>> DS doesn't really drink too much milk, 2 pints a week if we are lucky! so

>in

>> this case we best stick to full cream. Any advice here

>> Thanks

>

> double check with your health visitor but the recommendations used to

>be breast/formula until 1, full cream until 2, semi skimmed until 5, then

>skimmed milk if you must, but remember that children have different fat

>needs to adults and milk provides good wholesome fat soluble vitamins.

>

>HTH

>

>Sue

I'd say the same - I think there is a rider that you can go for the

reduced fats *if* your child is eating well, otherwise stick with

full fat. We still get full fat but I shall change as soon as DS2 is

2. I don't have a high opinion of cow's milk on a personal level in

terms of its value to health, so I was rather glad when both my

children rejected cow milk. In practice it is only used for

cooking/making yoghurt and by DH for cereal - but he is going to stop

eating breakfast because its made him put on weight - and I think

having full fat products has had a similar effect on me. For some

strange reason we can't get skimmed organic milk from a doorstep

delivery. I used skimmed milk for my own drinks.

When they hit five we can all go low fat again and they can tank up

on bread and take multi/vits/minerals! :-) In our case I think they

need their parents to lose weight more than they need full fat dairy

or spread. :-(

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jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

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>>

my oldest (3) wont touch full fat milk but she happily drinks semi

skimmed (so guess what we give her LOL) When I mentioned this to my hv

(weird conversation where it came up LOL) she said as long as I made sure

that she ate cheese and yoghurt then she saw no problem with it and semi

skimmed was a hell of a lot better than no milk at all..

Lonnie Mama to Phoebe and Eloisa

The answer probably lies some place

between chocolate and conversation.

[Guest guest]

> Really? So would it be alright to let DS 2y5m have semiskimmed milk?

> At present DS has full; DH has semi; and I have skimmed (poor

milkman!)

> DS doesn't really drink too much milk, 2 pints a week if we are

lucky! so in

> this case we best stick to full cream. Any advice here<<

I think it is supposed to be " alright " as long as they eat a good

diet. If they are picky or whatever then keep them on full-cream. I

keep all mine on full until they hit 5 yrs. We also get skimmed (for

dh and DS1, semi for me a DD and full for DS2 and DS3). As we buy in

4pintas the fridge is always bulging.

Lorraine

Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

[Guest guest]

> I think it is supposed to be " alright " as long as they eat a good

> diet. If they are picky or whatever then keep them on full-cream. I

> keep all mine on full until they hit 5 yrs.

Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer? Ours are all on

full fat still - we only have 2 types in the fridge, children's and

grown-ups, for simplicity (and even then my FIL just cannot cope with it).

Lynda

SAHM to (8), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.familygarland.co.uk

[Guest guest]

> Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer? Ours

are all on

> full fat still - we only have 2 types in the fridge, children's and

> grown-ups, for simplicity (and even then my FIL just cannot cope

with it).<<

No harm at all, it just has more fat and calories but that is fine for

growing kids. I just swopped mine over because it was easier to have

them all eventually on the same milk as us.

Lorraine

Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

[Guest guest]

> > Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer?

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

In Israel " high fat " milk is just called 3% (which it is) and skimmed

is 1%.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

> > Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer?

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

In Israel " high fat " milk is just called 3% (which it is) and skimmed

is 1%.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

> > Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer?

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

In Israel " high fat " milk is just called 3% (which it is) and skimmed

is 1%.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

I believe it is actually 4% which qualifies it as a low fat food - silly

isn't it.

Cerys

-----Original Message-----

From: ruthie

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

[Guest guest]

I believe it is actually 4% which qualifies it as a low fat food - silly

isn't it.

Cerys

-----Original Message-----

From: ruthie

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

[Guest guest]

I believe it is actually 4% which qualifies it as a low fat food - silly

isn't it.

Cerys

-----Original Message-----

From: ruthie

Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

[Guest guest]

22/05/01 11:52:41, ruthie@... wrote:

> Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

>often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

>90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

>other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

It's actually only 4%!!

so by any other marketing strategy would be 96% fat free!!

Angi

who can't drink the stuff, (only S-S) but will admit to liking it on cereal!

[Guest guest]

22/05/01 11:52:41, ruthie@... wrote:

> Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

>often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

>90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

>other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

It's actually only 4%!!

so by any other marketing strategy would be 96% fat free!!

Angi

who can't drink the stuff, (only S-S) but will admit to liking it on cereal!

[Guest guest]

22/05/01 11:52:41, ruthie@... wrote:

> Van Straten the radio alternative medicine and health guru

>often says that too much fuss is made of " full fat " milk as if it has

>90% fat or something when it's really only about 8%. If we had any

>other product with 8% fat we'd think it very low indeed.

It's actually only 4%!!

so by any other marketing strategy would be 96% fat free!!

Angi

who can't drink the stuff, (only S-S) but will admit to liking it on cereal!

[Guest guest]

> > I think it is supposed to be " alright " as long as they eat a good

>> diet. If they are picky or whatever then keep them on full-cream. I

>> keep all mine on full until they hit 5 yrs.

>

>Does it cause any harm to keep them on full fat for longer? Ours are all on

>full fat still - we only have 2 types in the fridge, children's and

>grown-ups, for simplicity (and even then my FIL just cannot cope with it).

>

>Lynda

Not at all. Except insofar as they may be resistant to changing over later

It's the diet overall that is the issue and children younger than

five have their work cut out to get enough calories, so a diet low in

fat can be a problem for them - though again, in themselves they

don't do any harm (except some have lots of other undesirables in to

compensate for the lack of fat).

Does that make sense?

The advice on wholemeal bread is to avoid until ?five. I make mine

(breadmaker) and usually do white, but say one in four or five loaves

will be wholemeal or partly so, so they are used to it. (I remove the

fibre from the tumble dryer filter!)

Of course, I shall lose so much weight once the youngest turns five!

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

>I believe it is actually 4% which qualifies it as a low

fat

>food - silly

>isn't it.

Safeway actually labels full fat milk as one of its

‘healthy choice’ foods, since it’s only 4% fat.

Phyllis

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[Guest guest]

>I believe it is actually 4% which qualifies it as a low

fat

>food - silly

>isn't it.

Safeway actually labels full fat milk as one of its

‘healthy choice’ foods, since it’s only 4% fat.

Phyllis

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

> The advice on wholemeal bread is to avoid until ?five.<<

I didn't know this! Mine have all been on wholemeal since the year

dot and my 3 yr old still has it. I always thought it was much better

for them than white bread. What is the low down on it then? Never

had any problems so far.

Lorraine

Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

[Guest guest]

> > The advice on wholemeal bread is to avoid until ?five.<<

>

>I didn't know this! Mine have all been on wholemeal since the year

>dot and my 3 yr old still has it. I always thought it was much better

>for them than white bread. What is the low down on it then? Never

>had any problems so far.

>

>Lorraine

>Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

Oh, just that again it's the filling up small tummies too fast

relative to the benefits business. Nothing unhealthy about it per se

- though there is the business about fibre inhibiting iron uptake.

Some health professionals seem to be much more worried about 'muesli

belt malnutrition' (from giving children a high fibre, low far diet)

than any other sort.

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jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

> > The advice on wholemeal bread is to avoid until ?five.<<

>

>I didn't know this! Mine have all been on wholemeal since the year

>dot and my 3 yr old still has it. I always thought it was much better

>for them than white bread. What is the low down on it then? Never

>had any problems so far.

>

>Lorraine

>Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

Oh, just that again it's the filling up small tummies too fast

relative to the benefits business. Nothing unhealthy about it per se

- though there is the business about fibre inhibiting iron uptake.

Some health professionals seem to be much more worried about 'muesli

belt malnutrition' (from giving children a high fibre, low far diet)

than any other sort.

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin