Chocolate Milk?

I have the same problem, and I do usually give my 2 year old daughter 1 cup of chocolate milk a day, but I use the chocolate suryp and only enough to make it not look white anymore. On the advice of her Dr. I start her off EVERY morning with a yogurt smoothie. That way she gets her calcium, and some of the fruit too. They aren't too expensive. I get a 4 pack at wal-mart for about $3. And $6 a week is a small price to pay to make sure she's getting what she needs.

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Hi M.! My pediatrician told me it was absolutely fine to give my son chocolate milk since that was the only way i could get him to give up the bottle (a year ago). He would ONLY drink the boxed Horizon milk from Starbucks (thankfully, I found it at Costco). Now he will drink only chocolate milk but once in awhile I can get some plain white into him. Also, I saw your other post about your son not eating. At least he will eat pb&j!! My son goes running from the room anytime you try to feed him anything other than: cheerios, waffles (ONLY Nutri-grain blueberry), chocolate chip cookies, apples (skin on only),...and once in awhile chicken nuggets and fries (McD's only). He refuses his multi-vitamin. Sounds like you're doing much better!!:) Good luck!

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M.,

I have a daughter that sounds incredibly similar to your son. She ate NOTHING except chicken nuggets, and then switched to waffles (only Eggo) with peaches. She's 7 and we still struggle sometimes, but her palate is expanding daily. Our pediatrician assured us that her habits would change over time. As far as the milk thing goes...sister, we've been there, too! We put her on organic milk after trying regular supermarket milk, and she liked the taste MUCH better. It's more expensive, but she still prefers it to this day. Also, our pediatrician told us that if we mixed in a little bit of Nesquik powder and then slowly weaned her off in small increments, she would take more milk over time and eventually wouldn't miss the chocolate in it. (He didn't want us to go for the Hershey's syrups...he specifically said Nesquik, probably because it has more vitamins in it.) At first we started with a fairly concentrated mixture of Nesquik/milk, and before we knew it, she was down to less than a teaspoon of Nesquik per 8oz. I hope this helps :-).

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Hi M.!

I'm a 34 yr. old mother of 2 girls, 11 and 9. I have the exact same problem with my 11 yr. old, which started at about the same age. I guess my take on it has always been that it is better to get some milk into them than not to have them drink any at all. I don't buy the prepared chocolate milk. Instead, I buy 2% white milk, then let my daughter use Ovaltine rather than Nestle Quik. It was a compromise, as chocolate milk has almost twice the calories, but at least Ovaltine has added vitamins and an extra 20% of the recommended daily amount of Iron. (My daughter also says it tastes the same as Quik) It is not ideal, but growing bones need calcium, and while a supplement is good, I still personally believe that it is better to get it from food. Also remember that there are other good sources of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, and cottage cheese. If your son will eat these things, then the milk isn't quite as important. But I don't believe that it will hurt anything to let children have some chocolate milk each day. But be aware that this may spark your other children to want equal treatment, especially if they love chocolate milk too. Thankfully, my 9 year old LOVES white milk, so I don't have any problems. Hope this helps some.

S.

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Hi M.. Chocolate milk won't kill him. Instead of empty calorie chocolate mix, you could put in some chocolate Ovaltine so he gets some added nutrients. We tried the chocolate carnation instant breakfast, but found the Ovaltine tasted more like regular chocolate milk. Good luck!

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