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I have a question for those of you who are not on a food program, I just accepted a child who is on Whole Milk. I don't have any other child who drinks this because they are all over the age of 2, so I guess my question is do I have them supply it or do I! I am not stingy and I am fine buying it, but I am unsure how much to buy like 1/2 gal. since I have only 1 child drinking it, or what does everyone else do! Thanks
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I would not buy it. I would tell the parents we drink 2%, or whatever you drink, and if that is not ok with you, you will have to supply it each day.
Bet they won't think twice about their child drinking your milk then.
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I do the same. I offer 2%, and anything parents want besides that, they have to provide. I've had parents bring their own for a month or two, but when they realize it's a bit of a hassle, they end up going with the 2%.Comment
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Same as Mac60 and DBug here. We do 2% and if anyone wants or needs anything different for their children they need to bring it. I started out buying different milks, but it got annoying fast. It's hard enough (for me anyway) to stock all of the regular things without adding another kind of milk to keep track of.Comment
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I am specific as to what I serve and anything else needs to be provided by the parents. The milk will more than likely go bad before it's finished unless you buy the really small containers and then it'smore expensive. I'd have the family provide any special dietary needs.Comment
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But children should be on Whole Milk from age 1 until about age 2! Does the food program allow you to only serve 2% and not whole milk to this age group?? Wow, I thought this would be a requirement! Hmmmm interesting, I had both my kids on whole milk from age 1 to age 2! Well I guess I will have to figure it out! Thanks for all the replys, it makes sense. We shouldn't have to buy so many different kinds of things, but most pediatricians want children on Whole milk after breast milk or formula, I am just surprised that no one serves this!! Thanks MeganComment
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My 3 yr old son didn't like whole milk so he drank what the rest of us in the family drank, which is non-fat. I don't get the whole milk story. I also couldn't imagine how big my son would be if he was on whole milk. He was almost 11 lbs at birth and is still a little chunky. I told the doctor he was on whole milk, though. Because doctors can be a bit weird about it. At age 2, he said he can now drink whatever the rest of us are drinking.Comment
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I completely agree with the Vitamin D milk for 1-2 y.o. This coming from a provider that buys 3 different kinds of milk every week. Organic 2%, Vit. D, and Chocolate Milk (for my hubby) AND I have parents that provide Soy milk so my refridgerator is like a vending machine for milk. :-)
To answer the question though, I typically buy a 1/2 gallon of it and it will last almost 2 weeks with only 1 child drinking it. DCG is 15 months and definitely needs that extra fat that comes with Vit. D milk.Comment
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Our doctors never told us to give our children whole milk. They always told us to give them what we drink, which is 2%. Children do not need that extra fat, just look at the obesity in children these days.Comment
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My 15 month old is in 9 month clothes. She NEEDS the fat. Her doctor has even put on Pediasure to supplement.Comment
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Children don't only need the extra fat calories for growth, but also for brain development between the age of 1 to the age of 2 years!Comment
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I only watch 2-5's and am not on the food program, so that's not something I thought about when responding, but I'd still have them supply it.
My daughter wouldn't drink whole milk either. Our pediatrician said whole was better, but 2% was fine if that's what she would drink more of. She was better off getting cups of 2% vs. tiny sips of whole. In hindsight maybe I should have pushed it just in case she ended up needing it, but I hate milk and she is finicky about most things, so I was just grateful I got her to drink any milk at all. Her growth was fine too. She stayed around the 90th percentile for height and weight on average that year so all turned out well.Comment
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I also drink and serve 2% and when a dcd brought a gallon of whole for his 1yr old i gave her that but no i would not buy different than what i usually do, tell the parents they have to supply it.Comment
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Actually, children do need the extra fat in whole milk for brain development.Comment
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Not all children can drink milk. If there are signs of diarrhea, they may be lactose intolerant.Comment
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