Comments on: Yikes! milk … http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/ feeding your kids without losing your mind Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:27:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jcorn http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 jcorn Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:23:48 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/#comment-1737 You got my attention with this one. We adopted a five year old from another country and the milk here didn't taste "right" to him. Some foods are very high in calcium, not just milk. We were lucky because he actually craved broccoli, a relatively high calcium vegetable. The only other options might be yogurt, sardines (I'm guessing "no" to the sardines?) and cheese casseroles or mac and cheese. You can get chewable calcium, just keep it out of reach when not giving it as a supplement. You got my attention with this one. We adopted a five year old from another country and the milk here didn’t taste “right” to him. Some foods are very high in calcium, not just milk. We were lucky because he actually craved broccoli, a relatively high calcium vegetable. The only other options might be yogurt, sardines (I’m guessing “no” to the sardines?) and cheese casseroles or mac and cheese. You can get chewable calcium, just keep it out of reach when not giving it as a supplement.

]]> By: Jared http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Jared Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:35:52 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/#comment-1726 No chocolate or strawberry milk either? How about fruit? Check out these milk/fruit drinks. I'm gonna have to try me some of these... :D http://www.cooksrecipes.com/beverages/fruit-drinks.html No chocolate or strawberry milk either? How about fruit? Check out these milk/fruit drinks. I’m gonna have to try me some of these… :D
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/beverages/fruit-drinks.html

]]> By: Marianne http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Marianne Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:43:11 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/#comment-1719 I hated milk as a kid, too, and it turned out I was lactose intolerant. Does he object to all milk, or just a certain kind? My 12 yo gags at whole or 2%, but chugs skim. Yogurt (watch the sugar) and cheeses are excellent substitutes. http://www.health.gov/DIETARYGUIDELINES/dga2005/document/html/AppendixB.htm (The calcium part is in the middle) gives the USDA calcium counts of a lot of foods, but we have a picky eater so I rely a lot on shakes and smoothies and macaroni and cheese... I think a calcium tablet or calcium fortified vitamin would be ok. Because you take one to keep your bones safe, right??? : ) I hated milk as a kid, too, and it turned out I was lactose intolerant. Does he object to all milk, or just a certain kind? My 12 yo gags at whole or 2%, but chugs skim. Yogurt (watch the sugar) and cheeses are excellent substitutes.

http://www.health.gov/DIETARYGUIDELINES/dga2005/document/html/AppendixB.htm (The calcium part is in the middle) gives the USDA calcium counts of a lot of foods, but we have a picky eater so I rely a lot on shakes and smoothies and macaroni and cheese…

I think a calcium tablet or calcium fortified vitamin would be ok. Because you take one to keep your bones safe, right??? : )

]]> By: Meredith Murphy http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Meredith Murphy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:57:13 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/26/yikes-milk/#comment-1718 My 7 y.o. daughter doesn't like straight milk either. Won't touch the stuff. I wouldn't worry if she ate cheese but she won't touch that, either (unless it's on pizza or in ravioli). So I make her a yogurt drink: 1-2 oz. Stoneyfield Farm Smoothie with 6-7 oz. skim or 1% milk. I'm always concerned about calcium so I double checked with our pediatrician. She was fine with this approach since we can get her to have a cup of vanilla yogurt a few times a week (OK, sometimes there's a bit of arm twisting) and really likes broccoli (which is a good source of calcium, too). My 7 y.o. daughter doesn’t like straight milk either. Won’t touch the stuff. I wouldn’t worry if she ate cheese but she won’t touch that, either (unless it’s on pizza or in ravioli). So I make her a yogurt drink: 1-2 oz. Stoneyfield Farm Smoothie with 6-7 oz. skim or 1% milk.

I’m always concerned about calcium so I double checked with our pediatrician. She was fine with this approach since we can get her to have a cup of vanilla yogurt a few times a week (OK, sometimes there’s a bit of arm twisting) and really likes broccoli (which is a good source of calcium, too).

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