Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 19:27     Subject: Re:Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
Wegmans sells shelf stable Organic Valley milk in kid-size cartons. Send those if you're concerned.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 17:10     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
Let your kid do what the other kids do.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 16:58     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/18/2018 10:25     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/18/2018 10:24     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
My eyes are rolling so hard into the back of my head, I think I'm gonna have to learn Braille.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 10:23     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
Horizon makes shelf stable organic milk.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 07:20     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
It tastes different. My kids don't care but I dislike it.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2018 06:41     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/18/2018 06:22     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/18/2018 01:11     Subject: Re:Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/17/2018 23:43     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/17/2018 20:27     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/17/2018 20:04     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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
Post 09/17/2018 19:51     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
Seems fine, milk in other counties comes unrefrigerated in plastic bags.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2018 19:47     Subject: Shelf stable whole milk at daycare
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