Whole Milk for Almost 1 Year Old

I highly recommend goats milk over cows milk. It's so much easier for the body to get the nutrients from it. Cows milk unless it's raw is not really good for us, all the nutrients have been cooked out and in that state it's so hard for the body to digest. That's why so many people are lactose intolerant. It's also extremely mucus producing in the body. All the best!

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends whole pastuerized milk for children 1 year of age. I'm not at all opposed to organic milk, but it is my sincere hope that Americans will begin to wake up and do their homework. There is absolutely NO scientific evidence to support the idea that organic foods are safer, healthier, or more nutritious than conventional foods. The term "organic" only means that the food was produced inefficiently without the benefit of modern technology. The next time you are at the supermarket, ask yourself why the price of the organic food you are buying is often double that of conventional food. Combine the price with the fact that LESS went into producing that food and ask yourself why you are paying MORE. The premium price you pay is lining the pockets of companies producing that food. Why is that? If Americans want to buy organic...fine! But why are we paying more for it?

Normal organic whole milk. Not ultrapasteurized. Milk is already destroyed enough by the normal pasteurization process. It absolutely ruins the wonderful benefits of milk. But, since we don't have our own cows anymore, just get the closest to natural that you can. I buy HEB brand. But, Promise Land (regular, even) tastes best and is good to their cows. Start mixing it in with his formula a little at a time first and then gradually switching over.

Organic milk is a great choice.

While I'm not going to go on about the health benefits of goat's milk vs. cow's milk, because I think there is benefit in both and both can be a safe choice, I will add my two cents about the raw milk. Please make sure you do your research before heading down that road. For the families it seems to be working for, good for you. I'm glad you haven't gotten sick yet and maybe the co-ops you get it from are safe. But I feel that its illegal for a reason to sell raw milk. We know that using co-ops, where you are part owner in your own cow, helps raw milk drinkers get around the law. We also know the FDA can go too far, but their ultimate goal is to protect us, not harm us. You can't deny this unless you're a closet conspiracy theorist who thinks the government is plotting against us. 200 years ago when all anyone ever drank was raw milk it was from the family cow or goat. And, yes it is probably the purest and healthiest form of milk. But it looses some of its benefits if it's from a pasture full of cows and goats walking around in their own poop and each others most of the time. This is one of the main reasons for pasteurization of the milk. Not to remove all the good stuff but to make sure we aren't drinking fecal matter and other harmful bacteria that can make us really sick. If you choose to go this route, again do some research first. Pro's AND con's, and learn how to get it from safe places if you want your child to drink it. Here is one website to start you out on http://blog.healthtalk.com/zimney/raw-milk-helpful-or-har...

Good luck! And don't forget the veggies! :-)
Jen
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For our daughter, we used organic whole milk (h*rizon or c*entral market) until she was 23 months old.

I don't know anything about goat milk. Some studies say that the milk of female horse would be the best for our babies because it would be pretty close to ours.

Anyway... I know that when my daughter was sick (i.e stomach virus) and shouldn't eat dairy products or very limited, I use lactose free organic milk.

Now she is 2 years old and drinks 2% milk (still organic) and is fine.

Good luck.

If you can find a milk co-op (raw milk) do that. Pasturizing and homoginizing destroys all the good (potentially bad too) stuff in the milk but it also makes digest more difficult and the calcium isn't used as easily. If you're near Clear Lake/League City I am part of a co-op and would be happy to bring you a half gallon to try yourself...

Any milk you buy in the grocery store will be pasteurized. Which means it was heated to a temperature that kills dangerous bacteria. The USDA requires that all milk sold in stores be pasteurized. ...so don't be worried about that. As for the best milk, that depends on you and your baby. I give both of mine Central Market Organics or Horizon with DHA (whole milk for my 16 month old and 1% for my 4 year old). Stick with the whole milk until your son turns 2. When you first introduce it, you might try a combination of formula and whole milk. Over a weeks time, increase the ratio where there's more milk than formula. This way, he doesn't reject it. My two were only breast fed and didn't care for cows milk at first.

We use Organics whole milk and my daughter loves it! Our pediatrician told us the best way to introduce it was by giving it to her a little at a time with her formula and keep decreasing the formula until she no longer needs it. She also told us to remember it is a lot more filling than formula/breast milk so we could give her less milk (24 oz./day) and that way she would still want to eat solid foods. Good luck!

Goat's milk is produced without hormones and some children may digest it more easily than cow's milk. It has slightly less fat than whole cow's milk but my daughter gets plenty of fat from other source so I don't worry about the small difference.

If you can get raw milk, go for it. Just make sure your supplier knows how to do it safely. My supplier immediately chills upon milking, then filters and freezes it. It's goat milk, BTW. We have NEVER gotten sick off it.

Glad you're going for organic- I can clearly taste the difference between the two after I've been drinking organic. The regular stuff tastes like pesticides/chemicals.

There are multiple benefits to raw milk (unpasteurized), but it's not easy to find and not all people will support your choice (quite possibly including your pedi). There is a farm in Alvin, and I know there is another one called Stryk Farm (I think).

Otherwise, stick with Promised Land or Horizons (though I've heard Horizons doesn't have the best conditions for their cows).

Personally, not a huge fan of cow's milk (checkout www.notmilk.com). Studies have found that it predisposes children to diatbetes. Like many others have suggested, goat's milk is a better option, a goat is much closer in size to us than a cow (cow's milk is designed to make its baby 500 lbs. in 6 mos).
Whatever way you decide, please keep this in mind. Once baby gets teeth, it is time to start giving him real chew on foods. The more that is introduced at this time, the better variety of foods they will eat. Many times parents give their children too much dairy, child tends to feel satisfied & not much else is eaten. This may be the reason the USA child's favorite vegetable is the french fry. Good for you that you know about the importance of buying organic, it is alway best for baby to limit their exposure to c&p. C
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