DD and Semi-skimmed

[CosyFires]

DD is 14 mo and will not have any fully fat milk what so ever! I don't know why. But today she's had cereal with semi skimmed and loved it

I know they're not supposed to have it until 2 but why? Is it going to make her poorly or is it just not enough nutrients?

DD has plenty of dairy throughout the day and has formula in the morning and evening.

[Topseyt]

It is absolutely fine. Semi skimmed is absolutely not bad for young children. It won't poison them or anything.

She is still having some formula, so gets a fair bit from that. If she eats some yogurt, cheese or other food with some calcium in it then it is fine.

Mine have grown up with semi skimmed from a very early age and they are strapping young adults / teenagers now.

I suppose you could put Abidec children's vitamin drops in some of her semi skimmed drinks if you wanted to.

[RhiWrites]

The reason so many people are obsessed with milk for children is the result of aggressive advertising by the Milk Marketing Board. Dairy consumption is not seen as essential in other parts of the world which weren't subjected to this kind of advertising. (The US had a similar campaign.)

It's weird that parents think children need cow's milk to thrive. Feed it if you want, it's not bad for you (unless you have allergies) but full fat milk isn't an essential either.

[Gileswithachainsaw]

Yy rhi

So many people think they are being healthy by letting their kids drink lots of milk when in fact it cab fill thrm.up too much tat kids don't eat properly and can contribute to kids becoming anaemic .

Some of the nutrients in milk aren't even the most easily absorbable Kind.

Dd2 was cmpi and is the one without the asthma eczema hayfever animal allergies or permanently looking like someome s punched her in the face.

I've always always hated milk yet im the only one in my family who hasn't broken a bone...

[Gileswithachainsaw]

And no other animal drinks milk past weaning age...

[kaytee87]

And no other animal drinks milk past weaning age...

True but humans wouldn't naturally wean off the breast until between 2-4 so they do still need milk products a young age either cows milk (after 12mo) yoghurts, cheese, breast milk or formula.

[Gileswithachainsaw]

Not to the extent some kids seem to though

I remember from my toddler groupndays and singing group at library days, the same parents who's kids permanently had bottles of milk in the hands were also the same kids who's parents were worried how little they were eating and the ones who seem to permanently be snotty...

Coincidence? Who knows..

[SomewhatIdiosyncratic]

Yes there's benefits to full fat milk over reduced fat versions, but semi skimmed still has nutritional benefits.

DS1 was on an exclusion diet between 1-3 due to allergies so only consumed oat substitute. He can drink milk now, but has no taste for it although likes cheese and yoghurt. At 6, he hasn't missed a day off school, so he's not been hindered too much

[BeatriceBeaudelaire]

@dontquotemeondailymail except full fat and semi skimmed taste vastly different ?