thanks yes i had not really thought about it in the context of just how little fat there really is in the milk. I am not at all concerned about my dds' weight, just wondering when other people switched from whole. i am extremely careful about processed food and give them next to no processed carbs or sugars and for that reason i assume htey are healthy and slim. but i will just give them whichever they would prefer i think to make the decision easier!

yup, full fat milk at best has 6% fat (and that would be Channel Island or Gold Top milk) - that's 94% fat-free!

Why sweat the small stuff, unless you have familial hypercholesterolaemia, or some other disease condition that necessitates removal of the maximum amount of fat from the diet??

Worry more about the amount of processed carbs and sugars if you are concerned about your DC's weight.

well they arent allowed crisps and rarely have chips and are v slight as i said! i just thought it would be handy to all drink the same milk but am v happy to keep giving them full fat if it isnt a particularly bad thing! dont think people getting het up just merely wondering what others do, that's all ! different people are allowed to wonder about different things, no?

agree mars

Far better to cut out the crisps and chips than the full fat milk. I can't believe how people get het up about this topic - full fat milk is still a low fat food and full of calcium and protein - build their bones up before they start on the coke-and-chips diet as teenagers!

mine all still have blue milk, they're 11,9,4 and 18m

they're all fairly skinny though, especially the older two

It's not really a minefield because it makes little difference either way

My DD is 2 and now has semi-skimmed.

She only has milk on her cereal so it probably won't make much difference to her overall diet anyway.

And it's so much more convenient only having to get one type of milk for everyone.

gosh it is a minefield. as it happened the supermarket didnt have any full fat in today. so i bought semi skimmed and dd1 said she thought there was something wrong with it ie it tastes different! i might be dashing out to buy some blue top at some point. mine dont drink very much but i o like them to have a little bit each day.

I will probably switch DD to 1% at five.