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Milk
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on September 1, 2011
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I give my daughter organic milk mostly because I like the taste better than regular milk. I have been sending her to daycare with our own milk. What do you all think...
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- I give my kids organic milk also but mostly for the antibiotics that conventional cows are given - those would pass into the cows' milk. I want to avoid those as much...
- Organic means that the food the cow is fed is organic. That is better for the environment, definitely. But any pesticides used in the production of the cow's food is n...
- My daughter drank a lot of milk and still drinks 16 oz a day so I give her organic. I think if you can do it, why not. But one glass a day of regular should be fine.
Milk
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on June 2, 2009
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Looking for advice on how to get my son to drink his milk cold. He's has always drank his formula warmed up and now with milk he will only drink it if i warm it up too.
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- Better to warm it up and let him get what he needs. Be sure he's drinking from a sippy cup now. I would gradually make it less and less warm so that within a couple ...
- Hi J., Have you tried putting it in a sippy cup and making a huge deal about him being a big boy now. This is what I did with my daughter when I quit breastfeeding. ...
- When we switched our kids (I have a two and four year old), we put a teaspoon of sugar-free Nesquik in their milk and just slowly put less and less. Hope that helps. A.
Chocolate Milk?
Asked by M.M. from Washington DC
on January 16, 2008
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My 3 year old won't drink white milk unless its in his cereal. Is it bad for me to put a little bit of chocolate in it to make chocolate milk so that I know he's dri...
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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...
- 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 i...
- 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. S...
2% Milk
Asked by A.W. from Cleveland
on July 4, 2007
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I have heard that babies (12 mos) should drink whole milk but is 2% okay?
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- I would say that whole milk probably is best. However, when I was a baby I couldn't digest milk-based formula and was given Isomil. My mom said she couldn't give me ...
- Hi Aleisha. I just spoke to my pediatrician the other day regarding this. My daughter will be 2 next week and we just now were able to switch her to 2%. She explain...
- My son is almost 4, and I still have him on whole milk. It's personal choice at this point, but I think after 2 would be ok for 2%. He still needs all the vitamins, an...
Milk Allergy
Asked by C.B. from Los Angeles
on August 31, 2010
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My daughter has a milk allergy. So I am getting used to reading labels and making sure she does not eat anything with milk. My question is when a product has no milk i...
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- It really depends on your daughter. My son, who is very highly allergic to milk and reacts if he has even 1-2 bites of something with milk in it, does not have a prob...
- It depends on how severe her allergy is, you should contact her pediatrician to discuss this.
- It depends on how severe her reaction is.
Switching Milk?
Asked by A.C. from Pittsburgh
on July 2, 2008
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I should probably know this by now, but what age do you switch them from whole milk to 2%?
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- HI I did a read through on all the other responses before I decided to answer. The answer is anywhere b/w 2 and 2 and half. WHY: Tbe brain is still developing and need...
- Hi! My child's doctor said to switch from whole milk to 2% or skim at age 2. I was concerned that my son, who loves milk, wouldn't like the taste of skim milk after ...
- look at about pediatrics.com. theh thought is until they are two years old for brain development they need the fat from the whole milk.
Spilled Milk
Asked by D.L. from Dallas
on September 20, 2008
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How do you get the smell of spilled milk out of your carpet in your car?
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- No one has suggested wadded-up newspapers yet, but they really do work. Put a bunch of newspaper wads in your car with the windows cracked slightly and let them sit t...
- Hi, you need to go to a car detailer and have the carpet detailed including steam cleaned this should do the trick! A. J
- OxyClean or Resolve Carpet Cleaner.
Organic Milk
Asked by D.S. from Philadelphia
on June 24, 2009
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Hi Mom's - I just started Gabby on organic milk. Here's my question... does it smell different? I bought it Monday and it had a "Use by date of June 26th" I thought it...
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- Kudos for choosing organic. Most people don't realize that buying organic doesn't mean that you are (as someone stated) paying for the cow to eat better grains.....it...
- Yes, D., it is extremely likely that you DID toss out perfectly good organic milk. I'm a regular organic buyer and I know. The reason it smells different is beca...
- I think you probably did toss good milk. It does seem different to me too. Try Horizon Milk in the small single servings. They last forever.....
Milk to Go
Asked by L.S. from Portland
on July 13, 2010
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Any suggestinns on where to buy the milk to go (boxes) for long car rides that aren't a small fortune? I think a buck 40 is a little steep for 8 oz of milk in a box! ...
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- Just freeze it right in the bottle or sippy. Pack them in a cooler and set one out to thaw every few hours.
- The cases keep for a really long time, so you could always buy it and just bring with you what you need for the car ride. If you think you'd use up a case within a ye...
- Amazon.com has milk boxes by the case you can buy.....it saves you a bit. The particular case I looked at was Horizon Organic. I only buy organic milk, so it is a litt...
Freezing Milk?
Asked by K.W. from Denver
on February 5, 2009
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Has anyone else bought two gallons of milk and frozen one? Does it do anything to the milk itself? My daughter just got the okay to be on whole milk but it doesn't s...
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- One thing that I didn't see mentioned is that you have to open and use some of the milk before you freeze it. Other wise there is no room for liquid expansion. I hav...
- It tends to separate on thawing, but like Gail said, just be sure to shake or mix it in some way.
- I know people who've done it with good success. I had a friend who thought it tasted different, but I never noticed it when I was at their house. I think everything ...
