Whole Milk

[Doingitagain]

We are taking our 14 month granddaughter on the 11 night Fantasy cruise. She drinks whole milk -- any suggestions on where to best get it on the cruise? How to handle it for day long excursions?

And if anyone has experience with airports/airplanes, that would be great as well! We are covered for the resort, since we are ordering it with our groceries.

Thank you!!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We are taking our 14 month granddaughter on the 11 night Fantasy cruise. She drinks whole milk -- any suggestions on where to best get it on the cruise? How to handle it for day long excursions?

And if anyone has experience with airports/airplanes, that would be great as well! We are covered for the resort, since we are ordering it with our groceries.

Thank you!!

As far as I know, you can get whole milk onboard at all meals. And in Cabanas.

I'm not certain that milk would be allowed off the ship in those ports with food restrictions. Maybe you can look into shelf stable milk cartons that would work.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=shelf-st...173615&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_22hljkr1ix_e
Pretty sure you can get milk in the airport food locations, also.

 

[Doingitagain]

Excellent suggestion, I added it to our grocery order!

 

[KVH]

There's also good ol' powdered milk. You can get that in 3.5% milk fat concentrations.

No, it wouldn't be my first choice but needs must as the devil drives. At least when trying to deal with handling shorex.

 

[Doingitagain]

There's also good ol' powdered milk. You can get that in 3.5% milk fat concentrations.

No, it wouldn't be my first choice but needs must as the devil drives. At least when trying to deal with handling shorex.

Another great suggestion, thank you! Certainly will help with TSA security (they are OK with breast milk, formula and juice, but that excludes regular milk).

 

[MTwin]

I volunteered at the Minneapolis airport tonight and checked a number of the stores. They only carry 2%/low fat milk. I doubt there's enough of a demand for whole milk to warrant them stocking it. I did talk to Starbucks and they carry whole milk, so you could buy it through Starbucks - but probably costs quite a bit. I also saw a post that bringing shelf stable milk through TSA might involve extra hassle because they can't open the carton to test the contents. If you bring milk in a container, they can take a sample to test it. They allow gel packs and ice packs but it has to go through screening. You could put shelf stable milk in checked luggage to take on excursions.

 

[Starwind]

Check with DCL and possibly with the country's authorities for the ports you will be visiting Dairy products are one of the items almost universally prohibited or restricted from being imported into countries.

Many ports will allow one to bring commercially packaged, factory sealed foods off the boat, but restrict what kinds of foods. Dairy and meat products are usually not allowed, along with fresh fruit and vegetables. Nuts and seeds are also often restricted. These are customs and agriculture regulations generally meant to protect the country from invasive pests or disease. Every country has their own variation of them.

SW

 

[lorimay]

Doesn't Cabana's have small cartons of milk near the cereal in the morning?

 

[deliela999]

I had trouble finding whole milk in shelf stable cartons so I used to carry toddler formula for my daughter. I could get it ready to drink in shelf stable similar to juice boxes. If you can't figure out milk that might work as an alternative. I'd just carry those and a clean empty sippy cup everywhere I went. She was somewhere 2-3 years old when she noticed the taste difference and wouldn't drink it anymore.

Cabana's has milk boxes but I don't know if they have whole milk. That's no longer a concern for us so I didn't look that close.

 

[Happy99]

If you are traveling in warm / hot weather you may consider simply having water with you for her to drink for hydration and have the milk onboard. If she doesn't like the taste of plain water you can add a bit of juice to flavor it but I always stayed away from straight juice for my kids due to the sugar content. If taking milk with you, keeping it at a safe cool temperature in hot weather locations may prove to be a challenge depending on how long you are out and about.

Whatever you decide to do make sure, if different than what she is used to, you try it at home first to make sure she will drink it.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I would also say that when not on the boat she can just drink fat free or skim, whatever they have. It won’t hurt her for a meal or 2 a day, and she will probably be so distracted by the new places to pay much attention to the milk. We’ve taken both my kids at that age and didn’t worry about not having whole milk for vacation.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Cabana's has milk boxes but I don't know if they have whole milk.

They have on at least one of our cruises:

That's whole milk (orange); chocolate (blue); 1% (purple); and fat free (light blue)

 

[diznymom]

You can also get the milk from room service. Be sure to order before midnight on the last night and store in refrigerator.....if needed.

 

[FigmentSpark]

Would she drink non-whole milk? I know it's the best for her age, but she could drink something else for a few days. The problem is the taste is different. When my kids were that age and we were visiting, they wouldn't even touch the 2% milk at grandma's because it tasted different.

What if you experimented with adding a little cream to 1% to bring up the fat content? Do it at home to see if it would work before going to any trouble on the ship. Good luck and hopefully you'll find the whole milk and not have any worries.

 

[tvguy]

I had trouble finding whole milk in shelf stable cartons

Walmart......at least here.......carries the UHT (ultra high temperature) milk (also known as shelf stable), usually in non-fat, 2% and whole. It's in the baking aisle with the canned condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, and powdered milk.

 

[Dug720]

If you are traveling in warm / hot weather you may consider simply having water with you for her to drink for hydration and have the milk onboard. If she doesn't like the taste of plain water you can add a bit of juice to flavor it but I always stayed away from straight juice for my kids due to the sugar content. It taking milk with you, keeping it at a safe cool temperature in hot weather locations may prove to be a challenge depending on how long you are out and about.

Whatever you decide to do make sure, if different than what she is used to, you try it at home first to make sure she will drink it.

For hydration purposes, milk is useless. The body treats it as a solid food in the way it processes it. Water is best for hydration.

 

[SirDuff]

For hydration purposes, milk is useless. The body treats it as a solid food in the way it processes it. Water is best for hydration.

Umm...no, it doesn't.

Actually, the many of the articles I could find about milk as a source of hydration suggest that it is better than water (too much water can be a problem because it can dilute needed electrolytes, whereas milk conatins some sodium and other electrolytes).

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/milk-and-other-surprising-ways-to-stay-hydrated/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/best-and-worst-hydrating-drinks-ranked/
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages#1
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817142849.htm

 

[Dug720]

Umm...no, it doesn't.

Actually, the many of the articles I could find about milk as a source of hydration suggest that it is better than water (too much water can be a problem because it can dilute needed electrolytes, whereas milk conatins some sodium and other electrolytes).

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/milk-and-other-surprising-ways-to-stay-hydrated/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/best-and-worst-hydrating-drinks-ranked/
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages#1
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817142849.htm

Interesting. Everything I have ever been told regarding hydration is that the body treats milk as a solid.

 

[Happyinwonerland]

A one year old only needs 16-20 oz of whole milk per day. Drinking more than that can lower their appetite and keep them from eating a variety of healthy foods. Any serach on what a toddler should consume will give you that info. Wheb DD was a toddler she got that amount of milk split at breakfast, dinner, and bedtime, so you could easily do that on the ship.

Umm...no, it doesn't.

Actually, the many of the articles I could find about milk as a source of hydration suggest that it is better than water (too much water can be a problem because it can dilute needed electrolytes, whereas milk conatins some sodium and other electrolytes).

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/milk-and-other-surprising-ways-to-stay-hydrated/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/best-and-worst-hydrating-drinks-ranked/
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages#1
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817142849.htm

What the study actually said, is that for very active children (specifally those playing a sport or exercising vigorously), 2% or skim milk will rehydrate them as well as water, plus give protein and electrolytes. It is important to note that this study, done in Canada, was paid for by the Canadian Dairy Farmers Association, so consider the source.

Also, personally, drinking milk to rehydrate during a workout or soccer games would make me vomit. There is nothing wrong with plain old water.

 

[SirDuff]

A one year old only needs 16-20 oz of whole milk per day. Drinking more than that can lower their appetite and keep them from eating a variety of healthy foods. Any serach on what a toddler should consume will give you that info. Wheb DD was a toddler she got that amount of milk split at breakfast, dinner, and bedtime, so you could easily do that on the ship.




What the study actually said, is that for very active children (specifally those playing a sport or exercising vigorously), 2% or skim milk will rehydrate them as well as water, plus give protein and electrolytes. It is important to note that this study, done in Canada, was paid for by the Canadian Dairy Farmers Association, so consider the source.

Also, personally, drinking milk to rehydrate during a workout or soccer games would make me vomit. There is nothing wrong with plain old water.

My sentence meant to say ONE of the many articles.... They weren't all from the same source. Sorry, that definitely changed the interpretation of what I wrote.

I agree that I wouldn't use milk during a workout (though I like chocolate milk after a long run or heavy workout - but only if I can get it straight from the fridge. And, most of the time, water is a great hydration source (certainly all a small child needs).

I wasn't promoting milk as the prefect hydration source. I was, however, countering the claim that milk is useless for hydration and treated as a solid by your body. And I stand by my thoughts that that statement is untrue.