1% Milk

[niamh29]

Nurse today told me that new guidelines said that you can use 1% milk after 1 year (she indicated it might be a "fighting obesity" thing) I would have always used whole milk till at least 2. What do you think??

I think that she is very wrong, a quick google shows several different nhs pages saying full fat until 2 (either that or the guidelines changed last week and they haven't updated the website yet)

The trouble is that most of the nutrients in milk are fat soluble so reducing the fat makes it very poor nutritionally.

Full fat milk until at least 2. Then make a call. My ds's were skinny little things when young so kept them on it until 5. Now they have 2% and we have 1%.

What awful advice. Full fat all the way. If you are worried about your kids being overweight, cut down on refined carbs. Fat is GOOD for children.

She's wrong. Children need fat. It makes brain tissue at that age.

I agree with the last 2 posters. The science shows that most of the nutrients are lost in semi skimmed milk. All my 3 dc drink full fat milk and arent fat. But thats cause we dont regularly have crisps & chocolate at home, they eat lots of fruit & veg & they are out and about lots. A little bit of full fat milk isnt going to make them fat.

I, on the other hand, cant stand full fat milk so will have to stick to not getting all the goodness.

1% milk is not recommended before the age of 5 (same guide as skimmed milk) as it is too low in calories/fat.

The NHS gives age guidance for the different milks

p.s. also too low in vitamin A

I agree and none of my 3 are remotely overweight, they are all normal and healthy and eat a good, balanced diet but I have always done full fat till 2 and think I will continue with that. I think sometimes they go a bit crazy with the ant-obesity thing!

Loving everyone's indignant reaction. :) My son was born in 2000 and 'new official guidelines' have changed so often on so many things that I can't see why anyone takes them seriously at all. Everything you thought was right last year will be wrong next year. Get used to it.

Cogito tbh though this sounds more like one HCP's ignorance than any actual policy. If anything, I think the next few years will see a swing back to seeing carbs as fattening and high fat, low carb foods as the foundation of a healthy diet.

Seona, don't forget poor neglected, little understood vitamin k. Another one lost with skimmed milk.

It all sounds like ignorance at first and then, next thing you know, there's a pamphlet and you're a 'bad mother' if you don't do as you're told....

Full fat milk is nutritionally best. I still drink it and am not in any way fat.