Food Program Milk Change...

[learn-n-grow]

I got a letter from the food program that I am registered with that stated that we are required to give children over the age of 2 yr old skim or 1% milk, we cannot give 2% or whole milk...I think that's a little strange. I don't even drink 1% or skim milk, it's a bit watery for me. Not really sure of the nutritional difference but I guess I'll see how this goes...

[2ndFamilyDC]

Yep, got the same letter here. We (family) drink only skim so for me that is good.

[sharlan]

CA was supposed to start that as of Jan 1, 2012, but from what I understand, it's not going to happen. Too many parents are complaining about it.

[christinaskids]

Yep thats what we gotta do here. Apparently our diets have changed now and kids get more fat in other places so they dont need it in their milk anymore. I agrer with that.

[small_steps]

We have to start doing that here too. My kiddos aren't complaining about the milk change (Ive already started the 1%. It's just kind of a pain when you have all ages and you have 1 year olds that are needing the whole milk so you have to buy each kind. It said it was option for the toddlers but I would have some angry parents if I put the little ones on 1%.

[Zoe]

We started doing that in October. Didn't really affect me much since I was giving them skim to begin with. I love skim, but I can see how that would be an inconvenience for those who don't.

[morgan24]

We started that in October. I have one that has to have whole milk and the others are all old enough to get skim or 1/2%. My group will hardly drink their milk now. I have been serving them a glass of milk and one of water and they drink the water. Most of my milk goes to waste now.

[renodeb]

I go the same notification here to. Never really got a good reason why the change though. Not a big deal for me, my family just switched to skim so I dont have to buy two diffrent milks! dc kids took right to it!
Debbie

[MsMe]

We already switched too, no one noticed.


And its cheaper so I'm all for it

[familyschoolcare]

CA was supposed to start that as of Jan 1, 2012, but from what I understand, it's not going to happen. Too many parents are complaining about it.

I am in cal and my food program strted oct 1st check with your or you will not get you money for october

[familyschoolcare]

I got a letter from the food program that I am registered with that stated that we are required to give children over the age of 2 yr old skim or 1% milk, we cannot give 2% or whole milk...I think that's a little strange. I don't even drink 1% or skim milk, it's a bit watery for me. Not really sure of the nutritional difference but I guess I'll see how this goes...

I can not taste the differnce between 2% and 1%

[sharlan]

I am in cal and my food program strted oct 1st check with your or you will not get you money for october

I am not on the food program. The state itself was planning on iniating it Jan 1 but there has been a lot of parent opposition to it.

[familyschoolcare]

I am not on the food program. The state itself was planning on iniating it Jan 1 but there has been a lot of parent opposition to it.

I think that is still happening along with some other things.

[mismatchedsocks]

We started that here...I have drank 2% my whole life, and serve that to most kids. They didnt want to drink the 1%, because ONE girl saw a different color gallon and said ew that is the kind dad drinks.

Needless to say, she is drinking it just fine. I gave them half 2% and half 1% for a while to transition. I still wont drink the 1%. Too watery, and I love a big tall glass of 2%

[daycare]

I dont eat or drink dairy, so I don't care for myself, but I do think that it was a smart move on the food programs part.

the daily fat difference between 2% and 1% milk is huge.

2% has around 45 % calories from fat

1% has about 21% calories from fat

that is a huge difference and i think could also be one of the reason why so many children are so over weight.