Shelf stable whole milk at daycare

[Anonymous]

Posting in general parenting because this relates to kids nutrition.

Daycare stocks shelf stable whole milk. It isn't organic. Is this OK for a toddler or should I continue to send DC with organic whole milk? Packaging on daycare milk says rBST free. What do you do?

TIA

[Anonymous]

Seems fine, milk in other counties comes unrefrigerated in plastic bags.

[Anonymous]

If it’s hormone free, seems ok. If it bothers you, and you can afford it, send your own. I’d probably just buy a high quality milk for at home and let daycare serve whatever.

[Anonymous]

Is your issue that it's shelf stable milk or that it's not organic?

PS. If day care is licensed they won't let them serve bad milk.

[Anonymous]

Shelf-stable is fine. We prefer organic milk so sent that instead. But if you don't care, what they have is fine. (You can also always send organic shelf-stable for your child so you don't have to remember it every week.)

[Anonymous]

No stay away! Upon consumption, your child will immediately grow a second head and/or become a leper..

Seriously, this is such an insufferable question. If you prefer organic, that’s fine. But if you are seriously questioning the safety of the milk your daycare stocks and feeds to children regularly, then you should probably just never let your child out of the house ever. No wonder modern parenting is so meme-worthy...

[Anonymous]

I would send my own milk. The preservatives and processing involved in making milk shelf stable is enough of a turn off for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would send my own milk. The preservatives and processing involved in making milk shelf stable is enough of a turn off for me.

There are no preservatives involved in making milk shelf-stable. You don't understand the process.

Seven out of 10 European milk drinkers choose it over regular milk, but shelf-stable milk is relatively new to the United States. And some consumers find it a little strange.
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There is no irradiation or chemicals in shelf-stable milk, and there is only one simple difference with refrigerated milk. When refrigerated milk is pasteurized, it is heated to 170 degrees Fahrenheit to kill bacteria. Shelf-stable milk, on the other hand, is heated to 284 degrees, killing even more of the bacteria that cause milk to spoil.

Although shelf-stable milk is good for several months unopened, once you open it, it becomes just like regular milk. It goes right into the refrigerator, where it is good for about 10 days.

http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/resources/food.for.thought/dairy/long.life.milk/

[Anonymous]

It tastes different. My kids don't care but I dislike it.

[Anonymous]

Horizon makes shelf stable organic milk.

[Anonymous]

My eyes are rolling so hard into the back of my head, I think I'm gonna have to learn Braille.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It tastes different. My kids don't care but I dislike it.

I quite like the flavor. It's got a little more richness and depth to it. If it's chilled and put in cereal you really can't tell much difference at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My eyes are rolling so hard into the back of my head, I think I'm gonna have to learn Braille.

+1

I thought I was the only one with that same immediate reaction. Like it’s one thing to have a preference for organic milk. Fine, you do you. But to be so concerned about your child consuming good old fashioned, normal milk, so much so that you’re compelled to issue an SOS to DCUM, well, that is just ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Let your kid do what the other kids do.

[Anonymous]

Wegmans sells shelf stable Organic Valley milk in kid-size cartons. Send those if you're concerned.