Do you buy different milks?
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Anonymous
| My son is about to turn one so he'll start drinking whole milk. My daughter is 4 (and big, no need to gain weight) and drinks 2%. Am I going to have to start buying two different milks each time I go to the store? I know the baby needs the fat for brain development, so maybe I should just get whole milk for everyone, but my daughter has no need for the extra calories (nor do I!). What does everyone else do? |
Anonymous
| Yes, I did for a long time till we transitioned to 2%. |
Anonymous
| Buy two milks. I actually buy four total since my DH is lactose-intolerant: whole, 1%, almond milk and Lactose-free nonfat milk. |
Anonymous
| Everyone uses full-fat milk in our house if they're not getting breastmilk. |
Anonymous
| We bought two milks - whole and 1%. It's only for a year. |
Anonymous
| Why can't everybody drink whole milk? |
Anonymous
| yeah, I really hate the taste of whole milk (and I think the kind with DHA added smells funny); so we keep whole and skim at all times. |
Anonymous
| DH and I don't drink milk so we just stick with whole. If it isn't a big deal for you, just buy the two. But really it is an additional 30 calories and 4.5 grams of fat so depending on how much your daughter drinks, I don't think you necessarily have to buy 2. |
Anonymous
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Yes. I can't stand anything but skim milk, so I buy that for me and H (he's free to use whatever he wants, but he doesn't grocery shop and hasn't complained about it).
I also buy organic milk for our kid and I don't buy it for us as really, any damage is already done in that regard. |
Anonymous
| Four. We buy four types of milk. Lactose free and skim for parents. 2% and chocolate for the kids. It takes up quite a bit of room in the refrigerator but it is what works for us best. |
Anonymous
| I thought every parent does this at some point so I am surprised there is a post, but yea, we have two different gallons of milk in the refrig. and some breast milk too while we are transitioning so I guess 3 kinds. |
Anonymous
OP here: We could of course, it just seems like unnecessary extra fat/calories for the rest of the family. |
Anonymous
Yuck. So thick. We buy 3- whole, 2% and skim. |
Anonymous
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I buy organic whole milk for everyone. There's only 3 g difference in fat for whole milk and 2%. unless you and your 4 y.o. are drinking 4 cups a day, I don't think it will add up.
fwiw, I only add milk to coffee, so I drink about 1/2 cup of milk a day. |
Anonymous
You can get 2% with half whole and half skim. |