Yogurt for 11 month old? Question on type

j_twitchell · June 2011

DS LOVES yogurt, but I was buying the yobaby and he'd go through two of those in one sitting, so they're not very practical. But I tried to buy adult yogurt to give him and it's all non-fat, low-fat, or fat free. The ONLY whole milk yogurt I could find him was Stoneyfield Vanilla, and I feel bad cause he likes all the flavors.

What do you do for yogurt? He's above average for height and weight, would it be bad to give him a non-fat yogurt?

Dreamsicle23 · June 2011

I buy plain, full-fat yogurt and mix in fruit puree. I can find Stoneyfield or store brand. You need to look for the huge containers...not the individual cups.

just.a.lurker · June 2011

I buy either nancy's or tillamook lowfat yogurt. I couldn't find any whole milk yogurt, so went with lowfat. I buy plain and he either eats it that way, or I add home made purees to it. I still keep some fruit and veggie purees on hand for things like this.

sugarland726 · June 2011

I searched high and low and couldn't find full fat yogurt. DD is in the 95th percentile for height and weight, so I give her regular store brand low fat yogurt. We try and get the highest calorie contents of he flavors available.

Ignyte1303 · June 2011

j_twitchell:

DS LOVES yogurt, but I was buying the yobaby and he'd go through two of those in one sitting, so they're not very practical. But I tried to buy adult yogurt to give him and it's all non-fat, low-fat, or fat free. The ONLY whole milk yogurt I could find him was Stoneyfield Vanilla, and I feel bad cause he likes all the flavors.

What do you do for yogurt? He's above average for height and weight, would it be bad to give him a non-fat yogurt?

Same here. With the twins they could eat yobaby all day. I finally found the whole milk Stoneyfield Plain tub at Target. To mix up the flavors I just add defrosted organic frozen fruit: strawberries, peaches, blueberries, etc or fresh if on sale. They love it all the same and it's way cheaper. I'm sure adding the fruit to the vanilla would be just as good. I've also given them the reg yogurt when I haven't had the chance to get to Target...I'm sure it won't hurt as long as he's getting other forms of dairy throughout the day.

HTH

Teagiedo · June 2011

Thanks for this post my son has also fallen in love with yobaby. I was about to go to costo or bj's and buy a case

One question is it ok for a child to eat yogurt everymorning? my son has for days now?

Thanks sorry to jump on your thread

ashleyuva · June 2011

I have found whole milk plain yogurt at Trader Joe's, and then I tried to blend that and frozen fruits. It was a liquid disaster. Came out totally soupy. Once we finished with that, I just went ahead and bought Yoplait. It's still got a ton of fat and calories, so even though it's not whole milk, I doubt it's a big deal.

And to the person who asked about feeding it every morning, I think that's fine as long as your baby tolerates it. We have 1 serving every day. One day we did 2 servings, and she got sick that night. Could have been a coincidence, but we're introducing daily a bit slower now.

HBaylies · June 2011

Fat free yogurt isn't necessarily bad, but they do need fat on a regular basis for brain development through the age of two.

Try adding flavors to the vanilla with diced fruits or purees. You can ever flavor it with some spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc...) Sometimes I even crush up/pulverize in the processor, cereal bars, graham crackers, or oatmeal and mix it in because we're always looking for ways to add extra calories to DS's foods.