Breakfast drinks for non-milk drinkers????

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DD1 is 4. She is not a big fan of milk and hasn't been ever since I belatedly removed her morning bottle when she was 2. I've been giving her some Nesquick in her milk at breakfast for the past couple of years because I thought it might be more important to get the milk in to her at this early stage then to worry about the sugar. (By the way, to clarify, I'm not asking anyone's opinion's on whether I was wrong or right to do that, I'm just explaining what I've been doing to-date.) In any case, now that she's a bit older I think it might be time to phase out the Nesquick, even though it means that she will not be drinking any more milk but I'm not sure what to replace it with. What do other people give to their non-milk drinkers at breakfast - water? Apple or Orange Juice?

Water. Plain milk if he asks for it.

LOL at heading judging off at the pass though

Juice is fine. My children also like Alpro soya milk - the one in the blue carton which is sweetened with apple juice and has calcium and vitamins.

at Hunkermunker! Well ... there's no point in anyone getting uppity/judgemental about it as there's no point, it's too late, that is what I've been doing.

rice milk is quite nice

doesn't taste at all like milk

dd never drinks milk! (was allergic as a baby/young child)

she has water or juice with breakfast and normally toast

if she has cereal she has it dry

I've never drunk milk either - there are other ways you can get the nutritional stuff milk has in it

ds has rejected milk since he was 12mo

has watered down juice at breakfast

Thanks all - the Alpro soya milk sounds interesting, maybe we'll try that first if DH can find it at the supermarket.

dd1 hates milk. she has water. occasionally she will stomach cocoa at night and she has JUST started drinking milk on cereal. dd2 has watered down orange juice.

An Amercian vegie article I read noted that their iron levels were relatively good and perhaps that related to their tradition of having a glass of orange juice with their cereal at breakfast. (Lots of cereals brag about added iron but how much is absorbed? While the calcium in milk tends to inhibit iron absorption the Vit C in OJ will aid it.) I know people go on about juice and teeth but if you do have it, bkfast is a good time because you will presumably be tooth brushing straight after.

Alpro is in supermarkets and health food shops. I buy the non-chilled type as the one in the fridge has sugar instead of apple juice.

Okay - thanks for that TTD - will make a note of that (DH does the supermarket shopping so I have to be very specific).

Poppnic - thanks for yours, it's a good point. I knew that about orange juice and iron (I have Haemochromatosis) but didn't know milk inhibited its absorption.

OJ sounds popular - which brand/type do people use (as I said, I need to be specific on my shopping list, which I'm writing right now rather conveniently)?

DD was not keen on milk either. I used it as much as possible in cooking and gave her yoghurt and cheese. To drink she had Tropican OJ fortified with calcium at breakfast, then water the rest of the day.

Poppynic - I'm afraid cleaning your teeth straight after juice is the wrong thing to do. The acid in a lot of fruit juices softens the surface layer of enamel. Brushing sraight away can remove some enamel and can cause serious problems if it is done long term. It is better to rinse mouth with water and eat something alkali (eg a piece of cheese) to neutralise the acid and then clean several minutes later.

Milkshake made by blending milk and bananas in the liquidiser? Nice and sweet.

We also have soya milk, or water. I like the Sojade brand if you can get hold of it - or Alpro long life sweetened has a nice taste - I think the fresh stuff in the chiller is vile.

Thanks ComeOveneer - will add to my "mother knowledgebase".

Definitely water for our LOs if they don't have milk.

I don't drink milk but I have Oatly on my cereal. You can get it with added calcium, too.

So good do lovely fruit smoothie drinks in a small carton with a straw, Ill try and find a link for you, but these go down a treat with all 3 of mine, and one detests milk!

A belated thanks (our computer's been down) for all the responses - much appreciated.

How about a quick, thick fruit smoothie? chuck a banana, some OJ and a can of peach slices in juice in a jug and blend until smooth with a stick blender. Takes seconds and will keep in the fridge for a day or two. My 4 yo loves this with toast and marmite.

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try smoothies milk ,yogurt, frozen fruit ,banana and a tbl spoon oats

That sounds lovely!