milk consumption for teenager

[Anonymous]

I had a friend (guy in multiple sports) in HS who brought a gallon of milk to school every day. Kept it in his locker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a teenager (female), I drank a gallon of milk a day. Lots of sports. Didn’t cut down until probably 16 when I stopped growing. Never drank soda, so milk was my go to drink. I’ll say this - never had a broken bone!

I have two sports playing teenage boys and on the weekend, we sometimes go through 3-4 gallons.

[Anonymous]

My 12 year old competitive swimmer drinks a gallon of milk every two days. Milk is good...buy it for them. Doesn't have to be goat's milk, however.

[Anonymous]

If you're concerned about them getting enough calcium given their competitive swimming, check with your pediatrician. My 15 year old boy goes to half a gallon of milk a day, and why would I stop him? I get the organic milk from Costco, not sure it's any cheaper but I buy a lot of it at a time and store it in the basement frigerator. You should see the looks I get at the checkoutwhen I have 7 cartons (3 1/2 gallons each, total 10.5 gallons)!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think there is a particular amount of milk that a teen "should" be drinking. I stopped measuring my kids' ounces of milk per day by age 3 and neither of them likes milk now unless it's in a latte or something.. Give them a calcium supplement, some water, and another source of calories if you don't want to buy a gallon of goat milk every day.

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There is nothing magical about milk, other than the dairy industry lobby's success in promoting it as "essential."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're concerned about them getting enough calcium given their competitive swimming, check with your pediatrician. My 15 year old boy goes to half a gallon of milk a day, and why would I stop him? I get the organic milk from Costco, not sure it's any cheaper but I buy a lot of it at a time and store it in the basement frigerator. You should see the looks I get at the checkoutwhen I have 7 cartons (3 1/2 gallons each, total 10.5 gallons)!

Costco sells 3 64oz cartons or Kirkland Organic for $9.99 ($3.33 for 64oz). Myenberg goat milk, 32oz for $3.54, costs more than twice of organic cow milk.

Is goat milk more superior than cow milk? My sister is a certified nutritionist and she works with many professioinal atheletes. She said that Goat’s milk matches up to the human body better than cow’s milk. She mentioned that goat milk is naturally homogenized while cow milk goes through a dairy industry utilizes a process called homogenization. Her advice is to drink goat milk if we can afford it because just about all professional athletes avoid cow milk.

I place a glass of goat milk and a glass of cow milk in the fridge over night. In the mornig, this is what I see:

- the goat’s milk looks exactly the same
- the cow’s milk has separated into cream on the top and skim milk at the bottom (according to my sister it is because of homogenization and cause a host of problems in the body not the least of which is DNA mutations which often lead to cancer

thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy one gallon a week. Once it's gone it's gone until next week.

If they want more they are free to use their allowances.

This is unquestionably the dumbest advice I've seen in this forum.

Let your kids drink all the milk they want. Buy cows milk if budget is an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think there is a particular amount of milk that a teen "should" be drinking. I stopped measuring my kids' ounces of milk per day by age 3 and neither of them likes milk now unless it's in a latte or something.. Give them a calcium supplement, some water, and another source of calories if you don't want to buy a gallon of goat milk every day.

+1

There is nothing magical about milk, other than the dairy industry lobby's success in promoting it as "essential."

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[Anonymous]

Only kind of joking when I suggest that you buy a goat. Or can you source it from a local farm where it might be cheaper? Don’t know much about goat milk - how long does it keep (if you were to buy in mass quantities)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised they aren't constantly constipated!

And/or covered in acne

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy one gallon a week. Once it's gone it's gone until next week.

If they want more they are free to use their allowances.

Wow, its milk...

And it's non essential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think there is a particular amount of milk that a teen "should" be drinking. I stopped measuring my kids' ounces of milk per day by age 3 and neither of them likes milk now unless it's in a latte or something.. Give them a calcium supplement, some water, and another source of calories if you don't want to buy a gallon of goat milk every day.

+1

There is nothing magical about milk, other than the dairy industry lobby's success in promoting it as "essential."

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[Anonymous]

This link talks about teen calcium requirements.

https://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/teens-and-calcium-8-things-to-remember/

It seems like your children fall in the general range. If finances are an issue, then switch back to cow's milk, even non-organic. I think cheap supermarket milk would be better than an insufficient amount or organic goat's milk and a calcium supplement. Milk is a basic food fulfilling vital nutritional needs. I can no more imagine rationing milk than rationing spinach.

I wouldn't necessarily restrict intake to the guidelines. In my experience children grow and develop in spurts and their appetites reflect it. Maybe your kids body has an increased need for milk now, but in a week or a month, their milk desire may fall off sharply. I think if a child is craving a food (as long as it's healthy), they should be given the opportunity to eat it (or something in the same food family - ex. If they crave meat, it doesn't have to be filet mignon, hamburger or even a veggie burger will work just fine.)

Now if they crave something like chocolate (as I often do), that's a different case altogether. Clearly, restrictions may be advisable. However, even in this case I think the focus should be more on nutritional factors than financial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised they aren't constantly constipated!

And/or covered in acne

Why would they be covered in acne?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're concerned about them getting enough calcium given their competitive swimming, check with your pediatrician. My 15 year old boy goes to half a gallon of milk a day, and why would I stop him? I get the organic milk from Costco, not sure it's any cheaper but I buy a lot of it at a time and store it in the basement frigerator. You should see the looks I get at the checkoutwhen I have 7 cartons (3 1/2 gallons each, total 10.5 gallons)!

This is my grocery cart too and my child is only 8 and swimming. He has 3-5 glasses a day plus my husband drinks it. Aldi's is cheaper in organic milk than costco right now. It is under $3 a 1/2 gallon vs. Costco was 3 for $11-12. I usually buy 5-7 at a time too. Plus, small containers to send with for lunch.