What age to start low fat yogurt

[Anonymous]

At what age can I start giving my toddler low fat, rather than whole milk yogurt? Just wondering because we have some low-fat but are out of whole milk

[Anonymous]

Even if you don't switch to it fully yet I can't see it bejng a problem at all for a few days if you just want to use what you have.

[Anonymous]

As a sometime thing? It does not matter. But overall I still give my kids (4 and 6) full fat dairy. If some low fat yogurt tubes sneak their way in, oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a sometime thing? It does not matter. But overall I still give my kids (4 and 6) full fat dairy. If some low fat yogurt tubes sneak their way in, oh well.

+1 Better to do full fat but occasional lowfat yogurt is not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Once in a while doesn't matter. Our whole family still eats whole fat yogurt, though. It's not something you need to switch to unless your pediatrician tells you to.

[Anonymous]

On a regular basis - never. Every now and then won’t matter much. Just remember the vitamins and calcium need the fat to be absorbed properly and fully.

[Anonymous]

At 4 I started buying whatever was available, instead of hunting around for whole milk yogurt. So sometimes it's low fat, sometimes full fat. But I have a very tall sturdy kid who eats well, so not super concerned about maximizing nutrient intake at every opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Full fat yougurt and dairy is better for them

[Anonymous]

Never! (you can pry my 5% Fage out of my cold dead hands)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never! (you can pry my 5% Fage out of my cold dead hands)

Full fat does taste way better and the calorie difference is pretty minimal.

[Anonymous]

Full fat allows for absorption of the vitamins and minerals in whatever accompanies the yogurt. It also cues the body better about satiety. I don’t buy low fat yogurt at all due to the above.

[Anonymous]

OP, I feel like you are confused. Do you think there's something dangerous about low fat yogurt? I think you should give them whole milk because it's healthier, but there's nothing in plain low fat yogurt that is bad for your toddler.

[Anonymous]

Full fat dairy forever!

[Anonymous]

My boys are 17 and 13 and they still get full fat primarily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Full fat dairy forever!

+1. DH and I both dropped a couple pounds when we switched to full fat dairy for the kids.