Toddlers: Whole or Skim Milk?

Emerald27 · March 2013

Seeing the post below referencing offering cows milk to older babies reminded me of this article I read a few days ago. It's about whether there is actually a health benefit to switching toddlers from whole milk to skim. Enjoy!

https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/19/174739752/whole-milk-or-skim-study-links-fattier-milk-to-slimmer-kids

ETA: Can't make clicky!

ForeverEverAfter · March 2013

Thanks for posting that-it was a good read! We're whole milk/real food people anyways. I prefer the taste and I think the body needs some fat. It's nice to see some research on our side.

Merried_2008 · March 2013

Interesting. DS is on the lighter side so he gets wcm anyway.

sararn2004 · March 2013

Childhood obesity doesn't have anything to do with which milk they get. It's the lack of exercise, sitting on the couch playing video games or watching tv for hours on end. It's eating loads and loads of processed foods. If you are eating cookies it doesn

erbear · March 2013

sararn2004:
Childhood obesity doesn't have anything to do with which milk they get. It's the lack of exercise, sitting on the

LatteLady5 · April 2013

sararn2004:
Childhood obesity doesn't have anything to do with which milk they get. It's the lack of exercise, sitting on the

honkytonk_kid · April 2013

I wonder if the correlation actually goes the other way- kids that are heavier are recommended to drink low fat milk and kids that are slimmer are given whole milk- not that the milk makes them heavy or slim.

kcisthebombdotcom · April 2013

We are whole milk fans in this house adults and all. You don't need to avoid healthy fat to maintain a healthy weight. I think the low fat milk for kids movement is going to do more harm than good personally.