When can you switch to semi skimmed milk for children?

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I read somewhere children need full fat milk and I'm wondering when they can use semi skimmed milk? As I have to buy two different milks at the moment.

Age 2 I think. HTH

Oh thats good, dd is 2 now, I just dont want to have full fat milk in my house if possible as I keep using it and can do without the extra calories...

I thought it was 5 tbh? my two are 6 and 10 and i still give them whole milk,over the years i have just got used to buying two different milks.

Really, I better check it out somewhere online. The only reason I dont want to buy two different milks is because it is only me and dd. But if she needs it it will not be a big problem, would rather her have what she needs. Just interested to know really...

semi-skimmed is ok from the age of 2. Skimmed shouldn't be used till the age of 5. We are back to using semi-skimmed since ds turned 2.

p.s. from Food Standards Agency:

Full-fat or semi-skimmed milk?

From two years old, you can start giving your toddler semi-skimmed milk. Fully skimmed milk isn't suitable as a main drink until they're five years old, because it doesn't contain enough calories for a growing child.

Ok, here goes....I have alway given my 3 children semi-skimmed milk from when they were a year old

I did try them on full-fat but it seemed to disagree with all of them for some reason. Health Visitor said it wasn't an issue as long as their diet was healthy & balanced, and she advised me to add another snack to their day (ie an extra piece of fruit).

Used to be age 5 but these things change dont they?

Ok great, thank you to everyone for the replies...

Can I give my 9yr old and my 11 yr old Semi Skimmed Milk. I read both the blue to and green top Cravendale Milk, and noticed that only the fat content in Semi was less. Everything else was the same.

This is a zombie thread but yes, portico, of course you can. The additional fat and calories are most important for pre-schoolers.

I was told when they turn 2. Full fat everything until then, after that, they need to maintain a healthy diet without any extra fats. So no full fat butter, excessive amts of cream etc.

Tbh unless you (the adult who prefers semi-) gets through a lot of milk, say more than half a pint a day, i don't think the calories differential is that vast. I Switched to full cream for all of us 3.5 years ago when ds1 turned 1 with no consequences for my waist line.