Milk for toddler - advise please

[rory1]

Hi there, we arrived from the UK a few days ago, at home my 2year old would have a bottle of full fat cows milk in the morning and at bedtime, also use this milk in his cereal etc. Have tried 3 or 4 brands of milk over here and he wont take any of them. He was a fussy eater at home and am finding it difficult feeding him over here, can anyone from the UK recommend a full fat milk thats similar to what we buy at home (am missing ASDA and Tesco already!) Also looking to meet up with other mums - any Scottish mums out there please get in touch.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Little word of advice from a parent of a 20 & 25 year old. No infant, toddler or child will deliberately starve themselves to death.

[Dolph]

I honestly don't think there is a huge difference between the milk in the UK and the milk here. Perhaps it's just that your toddler is reacting to moving to a new place? My own 2-year-old is happy with Meiji full milk (from Thailand) which is sold in all supermarkets here. But then, he is also happy with the Australian milk sold here. Any milk in fact

[cbavasi]

My 3 year old wouldn't drink any milk in the UK or the US ... and this is a girl who loves her milk. I thought it was just a freak thing in the UK (we'd switched bottles) but then when it happened this summer in the US I figured there must be a different taste to the milk here (tho my 5 year old told me he couldn't tell a difference). Our choice is PURA (yellow label jug) or Farmhouse when it's not available. There was also a link about milk awhile back: http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?c ... nk=1473141

SMS - in re: to your comment - it's not about them starving - I think it's more about getting adequate nutrition.

[Riversmeet]

My almost 2 year old and 3 year old both have Meiji full fat milk morning and night etc.. They seem to like it and we have only been here 6 months. It definitely tastes different to UK milk, think it is probably something to do with what the cows are fed on.

I myself do not like the taste of the milk out here, but find the Meiji low fat the most like UK for my needs (in tea, coffee and on cereal).

I hope this helps.

[rory1]

Thanks for these helpful hints, I will certainly try the brands you have suggested, its much appreciated.

[sundaymorningstaple]

SMS - in re: to your comment - it's not about them starving - I think it's more about getting adequate nutrition.

I think you will find, if you do some research, that what I am saying is what most child specialists will advise today. Read the labels and not go by the child's temper tantrums. If it has all the nourishment required, then when they get hungry enough they'll drink it. The constant coercion is what made the Western World obese. The idea that a kid HAD to eat all and/or drink all at a certain time is foolish. Most of our parents gave us food treats for everything and the majority of what they gave us was actually poison (sugar). Look at the US, Aus & UK today. We need to change our perceptions. But I no longer have to worry about it. I was quite a few years ahead of my time and my kids are healthy, rarely get sick, if ever, and are not starving nor overweight. I did, however, let myself go over the past 15 years but that's been rectified as well now!

[cbavasi]

SMS - in re: to your comment - it's not about them starving - I think it's more about getting adequate nutrition.

I think you will find, if you do some research, that what I am saying is what most child specialists will advise today. Read the labels and not go by the child's temper tantrums.

Do some research into what you were saying about children not starving? I actually have done my research re: nutrition and children and agree that children crave what they are missing - but if a child was a big milk drinker and suddenly goes off of it there may be something more to it than a temper tantrum. Based on my own experience with one of my children I do believe some can taste a difference and at that age the palette is not fully developed so what may not taste different to you and me may be a big difference to them.
The child may not need milk - but they will definitely need calcium from another source.

[durain]

my youngest drink milk like there's no tomorrow! in the UK, he's on supermarket brand full cream (sometimes organic) and cravendale full cream.

in singapore, he is on UHT from magnolia full cream, dutch lady full cream, president full cream and even fairprice own brand full cream. most of them are from australian/nz cows.

at one stage, my other kid didnt like the magnolia milk because the promotion carton has some cows in the grass field picture. he said he can taste the grass in the milk! you will probably have to try all brand until your child find one that he/she likes.

i do my shopping online with fairprice and i usually buy about 100s carton of milk!

[hbw65]

My 23 month year old son drinks PURA full fat, and UHT Paul's from Australia.