Is it OK to give 4 year olds skimmed-milk instead of whole milk?
January 282010
There are no health problems or anything, just a question!
occasionally it is fine, but growing children still neeed the fats found in milk products. In fact the fat in milk helps the body to absorb both the calcium and vitamins A and D in milk too. There is essentially no fat in skim milk, so it’s not a good option for kids ( some would argue it’s not a good idea for anybody!) If you are worried about the fat thing , I would stick with 2 % , but my family drinks whole milk – my 3 yr old son, husband and me too!
Add. Marlene needs to do some more reading on the subject…
FYI -http://www.westonaprice.org/Low-Fat-Milk-Causes-Weight-Gain-Full-Fat-Milk-Does-Not.html
from this link :
Farmers have known for decades that pigs fed whole milk stay lean and do not get fat; but pigs fed skimmed milk gain weight easily. Now we have scientific confirmation that this seeming paradox holds true for humans as well. The great increase in childhood obesity in this country has occurred during the period when parents have been counseled to give their children reduced-fat milk, and when schools have encouraged the consumption of skim and low-fat milk instead of whole milk. With the new Child Nutrition Act, signed last June by President Bush, schools receiving federal school lunch funding are no longer even required to offer whole milk.
Butterfat in whole milk, particularly butterfat in milk from cows that graze outside on green pasture, provides unique nutrients that support thyroid function and help the body put on muscle rather than fat.
etc. etc.
please do at least SOME research people, before spouting crappy answers….