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- From: lynne@pacersoft.com (Lynne Chantler)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: Why not 2%
- Message-ID: <1820@pacvax.UUCP>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 21:25:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.174951.8247@kodak.kodak.com> Nanette Salvaggio,
- salvaggi@sunshine.Kodak.COM writes:
- >My son had his first year check up. He went from sitting on the 50th
- percentile
- >his entire forst year to the 80th for weight. The doctor then asked a
- million
- >questions about his diet. My son loves milk and drinks about 35 oz. a
- day.
- >This is whole milk. The doctoer said that was way to much and to reduce
- it
- >by half. Well we do not eat a lot a meat (one every 2 weeks, chicken or
- >turkey) and we feel that milk is important to his diet. He drinks about
- >8 oz. of water a day also. When I asked him if we could just go to 2%
- he said,
- >that it has more sodium and was not a good idea. Well I examined the
- labels
- >and there is no difference in the sodium at all. There is 8 grams of
- fat in
- >whole and 5 grams in the 2% per cup. We have tried reducing his milk but
- >he really does prefer it and is not always that pleased with us. Do if
- I
- >reduce his milk intake or go to 2% and let him drink as he does now, he
- >will still be getting enough fat. Any opinions as to go to 2% or not?
-
- Whole milk is only 3-4% fat. Babies need the milk fat to develop their
- neurological systems. I wouldn't worry too much about protein intact.
- Historically we've eaten way too much protein too.
-
- I have a similar problem with Grace - she loves milk and will drink 30+
- oz. a day if I let her. I have tried to keep her milk intact down to 24
- oz. a day and have supplemented with juices which she also likes.
-
- I would try to get him into juices there are lots of them available with
- no sugar added, which is all I will give to Grace.
-
-
- Lynne
-