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June 2011 Moms
amanda1680
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Does your DC only allow 1/2% milk?
amanda1680
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Long story short... I checked out a licensed, in-home daycare today, and she said the state doesn't allow her to give milk higher than 1/2%. WTF? When I said that I thought whole milk is recommended until age 2, she looked at me like I was crazy. Then she looked at me even crazier when I asked if I'd be allowed to bring Macy's organic whole milk. Does your DC allow/give whole milk? I just think this is the weirdest thing ever...
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Re: Does your DC only allow 1/2% milk?
Our DC only provides WCM and if you want something else you bring it your self. I find it very odd that she said the state will only allowe 1/2% milk. Also, I've never even seen 1/2%! 1 - sure, that's what DH and I drink and 2-yep, that's what I grew up with after D, but never even heard of 1/2!
And, not to sway your decision, but I'd personally be leary of a DCP that doesn't understand the basic recommendations. I get not knowing everything, but Whole milk is a pretty standard known thing!
We have 1/2% milk here in Michigan, DH and I drink it sometimes if the store is out of skim. Yeah my cousin also mentioned this "rule" of nothing more than 1/2% at a DC she was looking at, too, but I thought surely she misunderstood. Maybe it's just a MI thing??? It just makes NO sense to me.
Ours is whole milk only until age 2, then 2% after that.
That's crazy. I've been scouring the site that the Michigan regulations site (which is the USDA food program). found this, which is probably what they are using to say 2% or fat free should be encouraged, but it specifices over 2. I'm trying to find the "original recommendation" that they say is unchanged. https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/Regs-Policy/policymemo/2011/CACFP-21-2011.pdf
ok bc Im a crazy person I've been digging through the usda site. Here is her handbook that she's probably using:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/Publications/pdf/Monitoring_Homes.pdf
the handbook contradicts itself. It specifies for children over 12 months, they should have skim or 2% milk as part of their diet. But then the part that specifically talks about milk only says that it must be nonfat or lowfat for children over 2. I'd insist on the whole if I were you.
haha
after my cloth diaper crusade I became pretty well versed in state daycare regulations and codes!
You might want to give the DC lady Carla's research, even if you don't take your DD there. It sounds like she needs some updated info!