What milk do you give your children?

[MrsPreston11]

Just seen on another thread.

Mine had full fat until a few months ago and I swapped to semi skimmed so I wasn't buying 2 milks. And I've been informed by oldest (6) its semi at school.

Should I still be giving them full fat? They're both 50%-ish height and weight, can be taller and slimmer when in growth spurts.

Don't drink it in our house. Don't offer it to DS either and probably never will.

Drinking another species milk strikes me as very odd.

I'm not Vegan

^Don't drink it in our house. Don't offer it to DS either and probably never will.

Drinking another species milk strikes me as very odd. ^

Odd indeed

Why does everyone think it's so normal to drink milk, most of the world doesn't do it. Most of the world are not obese.

I don’t know. I drink it, as do my children and DH. None of us are obese either. Or even overweight.
I don’t think milk consumption can be blamed for the obesity problem.

It is interesting how the countries that don't drink milk don't have obesity issues though isn't it? The dairy industry don't want everyone to realise this and continue to tell us it's so important for our children, seem to be okay in those countries where they don't drink it though don't they?

DS(13) and I have full fat, neither of us really drink anything other than milk or water and semi-skimmed milk tastes horrible.

DH has semi skimmed, DD(9) doesn't care which she has.

I'm obese and don't drink milk. Milk is relatively low fat so how could it be the cause?

It is interesting how the countries that don't drink milk don't have obesity issues though isn't it?

It might be interesting if it were the case, but it is not. Which countries is it that you think don't drink milk, and have no issues with obesity?

How do you think the calves get so strong and big so quickly? It's designed for rapid growth of baby cows.

Its not designed at all

It is interesting how the countries that don't drink milk don't have obesity issues though isn't it?

It would only be interesting if there were no other variables. If these countries had exactly the same diets and lifestyles as us but without the milk, then it would be reasonable to assume that milk caused obesity problems. But that’s not the case.

My dd is in semi skimmed, she was a big baby and didn't like the taste of full fat, we switched to semi skimmed after a month of trying full fat and haven't looked back.

Semi for breakfast cereal. They don't really drink it but on the odd occasion they do I give them semi for that too.

Of course it’s designed for baby cows! It would be a bit weird if it were nutritionally perfect for baby humans and not for baby cows?! Obviously it’s become normal for humans to drink and we have evolved to do so but you can’t possibly think that cows milk is not intended to provide complete nutrition to Baby cows?

Mine have alpro soya milk. We aren’t vegan. They have traces of dairy in other things

If we're doing milk = obesity anecdata I've been a healthy weight (or slightly underweight as a teen) all my life and have always drunk full fat milk, when I went home from uni for hols my dad would buy an extra 6 pints on the weekly shop in anticipation!

I watched a really interesting documentary once about the issues raised with having cows milk. It was basically saying the milk is designed to grow calves into cows and that there can be repercussions of humans having that fluid in their system. It spoke quite a lot about fertility issues in men and women and how cows milk may play a role as we are basically ingesting growth hormones and various other hormones that are meant for another species of animal. It was really interesting.

Of course it’s designed for baby cows! It would be a bit weird if it were nutritionally perfect for baby humans and not for baby cows?! Obviously it’s become normal for humans to drink and we have evolved to do so but you can’t possibly think that cows milk is not intended to provide complete nutrition to Baby cows?

I think you need a dictionary. It is not designed at all, it has no designer. It is naturally occurring. It is the first food of baby cows and it is also perfectly suitable for humans with the lactase persistence gene past toddlerhood.

It is not designed or intended because both of those words are inappropriate for a naturally occurring substance.

Yea, im pretty sure if it was milk that's the problem it would be getting the same treatment as sugary drinks, fast food etc with awareness campaigns and tax etc

Its odd to you, that's fine. I find 'sheese' and how much water it takes to produce one almond odd.

Organic non homogenised full fat here (Ocado).

Tesco organic homogenised full fat in emergencies.

DS1 drinks loads and is like a whippet.

Have never bought the watered down crap.

Wheat is behind the obesity problems in Western countries IMO not milk.

Full fat non-homogenised off the farm gate. Tastes amazing.

Have never bought the watered down crap.

It’s not watered down.

Wheat is behind the obesity problems in Western countries IMO not milk.

Portion size and junk food is more likely to be to blame.

It is interesting how the countries that don't drink milk don't have obesity issues though isn't it?

Wheat is behind the obesity problems in Western countries IMO not milk.

I think eating high calorie, nutritionally poor, food and an inactive lifestyle is the cause of the obesity crisis in western counties. Demonising individual food types only leads to dad diets that are unhealthy.

Full fat filtered and full fat Lactofree in our house. Full fat, full sugar everything (in moderation). All six of us range between slim and skinny. Kids were breastfed until 18 months or so though.

Ok designed may not be the best choice of word but it is certainly intended for Baby cows and is nutritionally complete for them. It can be tolerated by humans because of us having developed the ability to digest it but it is certainly not intended for humans. It is intended to grow baby cows into big cows.