It's based on the erroneous belief that saturated fat is the devil.
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: Stick with the whole milk, raw if you can get it.
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Totally agree with Ruthla!!!
Yeah, do not follow all the advertising stuff, healthy wholesome foods are the best for children, teenagers and adults! Unless you have a fat issue naturally, but than I think you would have to look somewhere else first and than at the milk you are drinking anyway in my opinion.
Those full fatty foods are very good and healthy for your body as long as you do it sensibly, as with everything.
Go for it, indulge your child and family in rich, flavourful tasty meals and drinks!
Originally Posted by Ruthla  I don't use lowfat or skim milk at all. If I'm going to have milk, or feed it to my family, we're using whole milk. If you want to cut back on milkfat, drink less milk!!! I don't buy the lowfat theories at all. America has been getting fatter and fatter when following the lowfat recomendations. |
Yeah, do not follow all the advertising stuff, healthy wholesome foods are the best for children, teenagers and adults! Unless you have a fat issue naturally, but than I think you would have to look somewhere else first and than at the milk you are drinking anyway in my opinion.
Those full fatty foods are very good and healthy for your body as long as you do it sensibly, as with everything.
Go for it, indulge your child and family in rich, flavourful tasty meals and drinks!
I try to eat foods that are as close to their natural form as possible. So, ideally that means whole milk from grass-fed cows, non-pasteurized (i.e., raw), and non-homogenized (homogenization actually changes the composition of milk, and how it is processed by your body).
In truth, I don't think humans are really designed to ingest dairy products (except for breastmilk of course!). If you think back to how we evolved as hunter-gatherers, there was bascially no opportunity to get the milk of other animals into our diet, since that requires domestication. That said, we still do dairy, although primarily in the form of cheese and yogurt. Because it tastes good, and nobody is perfect
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But I would definitely stick with the whole milk, just like whole wheat is better for you because it's closer to its natural form
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In truth, I don't think humans are really designed to ingest dairy products (except for breastmilk of course!). If you think back to how we evolved as hunter-gatherers, there was bascially no opportunity to get the milk of other animals into our diet, since that requires domestication. That said, we still do dairy, although primarily in the form of cheese and yogurt. Because it tastes good, and nobody is perfect
But I would definitely stick with the whole milk, just like whole wheat is better for you because it's closer to its natural form
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So true. My DH cannot drink homogenized milk but non-homogenized organic milk is fine for him.
I don't buy into the "fat is bad" crowd. If a food has other nutrition to offer then who cares if it has fat, fat is actually what your body needs for tons of functions. My personal belief is that the skim milk recommendation is only beneficial for people who are getting a lot of fat in there overall diet (i.e. eating fast food a couple times of week, snacking on fatty snack foods, eating lots of meat, etc.) None of that is my son. His diet is high in fiber and starches and fruits, plus being a dairy fiend (yogurt, cheese, etc.). He also is slight for his age (will be 4yo in August and only weighs 31 lbs). We buy whole or 2% depending on which is freshest that day.
My brother and I get into fights about this issue when I visit. He didn't even want his girls to have whole milk under age 2 (but his wife made him). He is a total fat phobe, it drives me crazy!! That and he buys everything under the sun with artificial sweeteners, nasty!
Originally Posted by Shanana So, ideally that means whole milk from grass-fed cows, non-pasteurized (i.e., raw), and non-homogenized (homogenization actually changes the composition of milk, and how it is processed by your body). ..) |
I don't buy into the "fat is bad" crowd. If a food has other nutrition to offer then who cares if it has fat, fat is actually what your body needs for tons of functions. My personal belief is that the skim milk recommendation is only beneficial for people who are getting a lot of fat in there overall diet (i.e. eating fast food a couple times of week, snacking on fatty snack foods, eating lots of meat, etc.) None of that is my son. His diet is high in fiber and starches and fruits, plus being a dairy fiend (yogurt, cheese, etc.). He also is slight for his age (will be 4yo in August and only weighs 31 lbs). We buy whole or 2% depending on which is freshest that day.
My brother and I get into fights about this issue when I visit. He didn't even want his girls to have whole milk under age 2 (but his wife made him). He is a total fat phobe, it drives me crazy!! That and he buys everything under the sun with artificial sweeteners, nasty!
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Originally Posted by moondiapers The info I have says Whole milk until 2 yo 2% until 4 yo then 1% or skim after that. |
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DS has the exact same measurements right now, our ped said nothing about switching to 2% and frankly I would have ignored her if she did, I sometimes worry my little guy is too skinny.
IMHO Americans tend to be overweight because of the food they eat that isn't food -- like candy, chips, you know, junk (that and a lack of exercise/driving instead of walking etc). Not because of milk.
Originally Posted by mighty-mama DS still drinks whole at 26mths.. He's 30 lbs and 37inch.. So he's pretty lean.. I do water it down a little, as he won't drink enough water alone. |
IMHO Americans tend to be overweight because of the food they eat that isn't food -- like candy, chips, you know, junk (that and a lack of exercise/driving instead of walking etc). Not because of milk.
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: I stopped eating/drinking "light" or "lowfat" 3 years ago. I've never been healthier.
Originally Posted by Ruthla I don't use lowfat or skim milk at all. If I'm going to have milk, or feed it to my family, we're using whole milk. If you want to cut back on milkfat, drink less milk!!! I don't buy the lowfat theories at all. America has been getting fatter and fatter when following the lowfat recomendations. |
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