whole milk??

[angelarainey]

we are going in sep with a 5 yeard old...how available is buying whole milk to take back to resort with us?

 

[mjkacmom]

Is there a medical reason why he's drinking whole milk? Pediatricians recommend 1% or skim after the first year - there is a lot of saturated fat in whole milk!

 

[puffkin]

Whole milk is readily avaiable across property.

But I agree with the above poster, healthy 5 year olds should NOT be drinking whole milk but rather 1% or skim!

 

[angelarainey]

sorry! i have a 5 year old and 1 year old...the one year old is still on whole milk...put the wrong kid!

 

[Captain Blue Sky]

But you should heed the advice of the other posters.

One percent or skim would be much, much healthier.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

But you should heed the advice of the other posters.

One percent or skim would be much, much healthier.

Doctors recommend children stay on whole milk until they turn 2, then switch to 1% or 2%.

OP, you shouldn't have any trouble finding whole milk at WDW. However, if you should have trouble, it's fine to give a 1 year old 1% or 2% for a week.

 

[thegreggersmom]

I know from the POP page that it is sold by the half gallon in their store, so I am sure it's in all the mods and deluxes.

 

[CHRIS0498]

Just a quick comment our DR had us swith back to whole milk so my 10 year old would gain wieght.

 

[shoes99]

The milk in the cooler at the resort gift shop is usually a little cheaper than the cartons in the food court. Check there first.

 

[Captain Blue Sky]

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[mjkacmom]

Funny, my wife, a pediatrician for 9 years and a teaching physician, recommends discontinuing whole milk around 12 months of age...

Interesting, especially since babies aren't supposed to stop drinking formula or breast milk until at least 12 months of age...

 

[Captain Blue Sky]

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[ericalynn1979]

Funny, my wife, a pediatrician for 9 years and a teaching physician, recommends discontinuing whole milk around 12 months of age...

In defense of the OP, it's recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics that infants receive breastmilk or infant formula until the age of 1, and then switch to whole milk until the age of 2. Whole milk is not recommended for children under the age of 1.

 

[mjkacmom]

In defense of the OP, it's recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics that infants receive breastmilk or infant formula until the age of 1, and then switch to whole milk until the age of 2. Whole milk is not recommended for children under the age of 1.

The OP mistakenly said it was for her 5 year old - she then posted that she meant whole milk for her toddler.

 

[ericalynn1979]

The OP mistakenly said it was for her 5 year old - she then posted that she meant whole milk for her toddler.

My response was to Captain Blue Sky, who said that children under the age of 12 months should be on whole milk, and taken off of it after 1 year. I was defending the OP (and saw her correction) from the error of Captain Blue Sky.

 

[brergnat]

OP, where will you be staying? The options at WDW resorts and parks are WHOLE milk and SKIM milk. SOMETIMES, you can find 1% milk...but it's not always available. It's available more often at the resort food courts, but not always in the parks.

You can always buy the WHOLE milk in larger, half gallon sizes in MOST resort food courts and/or gift shops. I know, for sure, that all the monorail resorts sell half gallon whole milk in their gift shops. Also, all the resorts with an affiliated DVC do as well. Whole milk is VERY easy to find at WDW.

And, for the record, you are correct to keep your 1 YEAR OLD on whole milk until age 2. That is what my pediatrician recommended for both my kids as well. You switch over to lowfat at 2 years old.

 

[Venoxen]

OP, where will you be staying? The options at WDW resorts and parks are WHOLE milk and SKIM milk. SOMETIMES, you can find 1% milk...but it's not always available. It's available more often at the resort food courts, but not always in the parks.

You can always buy the WHOLE milk in larger, half gallon sizes in MOST resort food courts and/or gift shops. I know, for sure, that all the monorail resorts sell half gallon whole milk in their gift shops. Also, all the resorts with an affiliated DVC do as well. Whole milk is VERY easy to find at WDW.

And, for the record, you are correct to keep your 1 YEAR OLD on whole milk until age 2. That is what my pediatrician recommended for both my kids as well. You switch over to lowfat at 2 years old.

This is correct.

 

[adctd2WDW]

I am amazed at these responses. I am glad the original question was answered. I am just wondering why it turned into almost an argument over whether or not the OP should even be buying whole milk. Does it really matter? I am sure the OP is a wonderful parent. One year old or 2... if she has a reason to give whole milk to her child who are we to question that?
Goodness...

 

[lindsmom]

I am amazed at these responses. I am glad the original question was answered. I am just wondering why it turned into almost an argument over whether or not the OP should even be buying whole milk. Does it really matter? I am sure the OP is a wonderful parent. One year old or 2... if she has a reason to give whole milk to her child who are we to question that?
Goodness...

I agree! Think of all the children who have juice instead of milk,sometimes no milk at all! Good for OP worrying about which milk for her kids!

 

[WTP]

I am amazed at these responses. I am glad the original question was answered. I am just wondering why it turned into almost an argument over whether or not the OP should even be buying whole milk. Does it really matter? I am sure the OP is a wonderful parent. One year old or 2... if she has a reason to give whole milk to her child who are we to question that?
Goodness...

This especially true given that medical advice changes every few years. My parents were told to wean me to whole milk at 6mos old. Now we know that a year is better.

Personally I'd rather my kids get saturated fat from whole milk rather than fries, chips, and oreos.