Have you tried goat milk?
My daughter LOVED it...
Good Luck,
Lisa
Tina,
My son blew off milk too and I just gave him OJ fortified with calcium, vitamins, and wbatever other dairy I could get him to eat. After a year or so, I gave him a chocolate donut and said that the absolute BEST thing in the world with a chocolate donut is a glass of ice cold milk. I gave him a glass with the donut and had my own to eat and drink with him, and no more milk issues. Don't make a big deal about it--it'll resolve itself. Just takes a little more calculation in terms of getting the vitamins and other nutrients you would get from the milk, but you don't need cow's milk--you need the calcium. Also, you can try a milkshake after a few months, but don't make an issue right now 'coz you will lose!!! You can puree broccoli and cook it into banana bread, too.
Have a donut on me,
Aura
Your baby does not need milk. My son is four and the only dairy he has had is cheese and yogurt. He used to drink soy milk but stopped liking it and loves juice so I mix it with water.
There is so much calcium in other things(broccoli
soy milk yogurt cheese juice etc.)...and she can eat a calcium supplements(lil critters). Water is what we all need more of. Maybe she'll like a home made banana smoothie with hidden nutrients in it(like flax oil and fruits or veggies)Dr Sears has books about this. He has great advice on everything.
good luck
Stacey S
My 2 year old has refused to touch milk since giving up the bottle a few months ago. (I also tried all those things you did, with NO luck whatsoever.) I was concerned, but the doctor said that as long as he's getting dairy from other sources such as yogurt & cheese, he'll be fine. So, just stock up on cheese & yogurt and give them to him with his meals regularly. Good luck!
Hi there Tina,
You have gotten some great advice here. I too believe that children do not need milk, just the calcium. It is not even as digestible as other forms of calcium in fruits and veggies. My daughters always had soy products and soy milk at one-three. Now they have tofu products and they are the healthiest, strongest twin girls I have ever known. They were always the healthiest in school too. Yogurt is good, soy milk with carob powder as a "milk or hot chocolate drink" is great tasting to some kids and super healthy! There are many alternative, try and find what fits for now. Forcing kids in any direction is a major mistake and a sure bet for many teen problems with eating. Look at the challenge to solve, not the problem.
And good luck you will do great!
cheese cheese cheese. My sons will eat it any way we serve it (shredded, sliced, cubed, etc). They really like string cheese and I peel it down 1/2 way for them to make a "palm tree".
Horizon makes organic vanilla milk in a carton with a straw. That is how I got my girl off the bottle and it's the only milk she'll drink. They sell individuals in Starbucks if you want to try it out and they sell it by the case in Costco if it works.
Thanks everyone for all of your great advice, I have been giving her a variety in her diet and not stressing anymore about not drinking the milk. She is getting it through foods now…I know it’s just a phase:) Happy 4th of July to all you wonderful moms!