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JI7

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Sat May 13, 2017, 02:32 AM May 2017

Do Kids Really Need Milk with their Meal ? [View all]

the only foods i like to eat milk with is something like cookies which i can eat by putting it in the milk .

but wouldn't water or even flavored water be better for kids in schools ? and maybe yogurt as dessert or a snack to get the dairy requirement.

i thought of this over the debate on school meals and trump wanting to do away with the michelle obama's healthy foods. and sonny perdue saying he needed chocolate milk and wouldn't have gotten his nutrients without it .


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I always got chocolate milk at school LeftInTX May 2017 #1
I had one just like her Warpy May 2017 #5
I ate 45 tons of cereal each year as a kid True Dough May 2017 #2
At least you had the good sense to go to 1% brush May 2017 #76
The only people who should be drinking milk are baby cows leftstreet May 2017 #3
Depends on which tribe you come from, as some cultures have been based on dairy for centuries... Hekate May 2017 #9
Yes! And it's a good way for those children to get enough calcium. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #11
Vitamin D doesn't exist in milk. It's added during processing Warpy May 2017 #12
However, 100% grass fed cows do have Vitamin D in their milk womanofthehills May 2017 #79
It's somewhat variable among European populations Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #16
"Lactase persistence" and a lovely map, too. Thank you! Hekate May 2017 #18
That's an interesting map customerserviceguy May 2017 #80
Bingo, you said it so much better than me. I agree 100% about the tribes. The sheep and goat herders Jim Beard May 2017 #129
You are Correct bitterross May 2017 #33
I agree. athena May 2017 #35
It does not have to be - one brand of popular organic milk is a farmer owned cooperative womanofthehills May 2017 #83
"Organic" does not usually mean humane. athena May 2017 #95
Some dairies are different Mosby May 2017 #113
Exactly! KPN May 2017 #101
Definitely. Much of what we learned we should consume because KPN May 2017 #104
Vegans have high rates of nutritional deficiencies. Mosby May 2017 #115
Oh the drama, lol. Doremus May 2017 #131
Guess I didn't read it that way. But you may be right. KPN May 2017 #135
Yes, you and the article are right, for some daily mineral/vitamin values. KPN May 2017 #134
I don't think we have to go fully to any one end point or another. bitterross May 2017 #121
Cool. Me too -- cheese is my biggest downfall, but I also love KPN May 2017 #136
Most of my ancestors were ranchers and dairy people, but I'm done with the milk lobby... hunter May 2017 #45
"... bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast...." mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #47
My grandparents were Armenian Genocide survivors LeftInTX May 2017 #117
It's bread dipped in olive oil in our house. hunter May 2017 #119
Mine did it because store bought butter was a luxury...The bread was a conduit for the butter. LeftInTX May 2017 #120
Luxury was a simple thing then. hunter May 2017 #122
Damn straight. Cows are people to. Doreen May 2017 #78
Lol! I like that! Damn straight! KPN May 2017 #105
True. We don't need milk. KPN May 2017 #102
100% Correct. ciaobaby May 2017 #103
Yup, true indeed. nt Doremus May 2017 #130
Here in NM, many kids are lactose intolerant by their teens Warpy May 2017 #4
YES! I was lactose intolerant by high school, but I didn't know it. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #6
I laughed at this sarah FAILIN May 2017 #70
LOL. I know, it's like nobody even thought about that problem in the past. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #98
His doctors did CT scans and x rays... sarah FAILIN May 2017 #99
Milk is more filling than water as a beverage, and (most) children need a certain No Vested Interest May 2017 #7
There are better ways to get it than saturated fat in dairy Warpy May 2017 #8
Cows who eat 100% fresh grass have high levels of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) womanofthehills May 2017 #82
And butterfat. Warpy May 2017 #87
Fat isn't poison. It's processed foods and added sugar that are bad news n/t kcr May 2017 #92
No melman May 2017 #10
Milk is not poison unless you're lactose intolerant. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #38
Milk is not poison - milk is full of healthful nutrients womanofthehills May 2017 #84
We all believe what we want to believe, and pretty much ignore any facts that disagree. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #111
Evolution engineered milk to put hundreds of pounds on baby calves. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #13
+1 2naSalit May 2017 #27
Got any science? Red Mountain May 2017 #52
Start here Binkie The Clown May 2017 #68
Message deleted by DU the Administrators kcr May 2017 #90
Where's your proof? Or are we to believe you just because you say so? n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #96
Oh, just like human caused global warming? KPN May 2017 #108
Excellent book! KPN May 2017 #107
So elderly people drink the most milk? WinkyDink May 2017 #54
Among elderly people who do drink the most milk, hip fracture rates are higher. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #69
Quack alert kcr May 2017 #91
Whatever. You go your way, I'll follow the data. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #97
Or at least the correlation. LanternWaste May 2017 #132
And we all tend to look only at the data that supports what we want to believe. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #133
Hello - you can CHOOSE milk without sex hormones - womanofthehills May 2017 #85
Not my job to convince anybody of anything. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #89
Don't let enculturation get in the way of truth. KPN May 2017 #109
+1! All of that is absolutely true according to the best science available. KPN May 2017 #106
That same evolution allowed my ancesters to exploit a new food source GulfCoast66 May 2017 #123
Q: Does any adult animal consume the milk of another species as part of its natural diet? Binkie The Clown May 2017 #126
Few of the food we eat lack the potential to harm GulfCoast66 May 2017 #128
I would say no. I was always forced to drink milk at dinner and I hated it! smirkymonkey May 2017 #14
You know that constant toddler snot? Kids who don't get dairy don't have it. LeftyMom May 2017 #15
When my step kids first moved in one of then Codeine May 2017 #28
My Chinese coworker said I smelled like butter and they hate that... I thought it was bettyellen May 2017 #36
The Japanese word for western traders was "batakusai" meaning stinks of butter LeftyMom May 2017 #41
Yeah she told me there was a word for it, but I forgot what it was. She was the rudest person, she bettyellen May 2017 #44
So is butter a thing in Japanese cuisine? Red Mountain May 2017 #56
I think it is rare enough that they can smell it on us, certainly most of Asia except Hindus in bettyellen May 2017 #63
How much of this is diet... Red Mountain May 2017 #65
I think that's sort of inseparable- we are what we consume... bettyellen May 2017 #66
Nah, it's diet. LeftyMom May 2017 #74
Butter is common in Hokkaido spinbaby May 2017 #94
The only way American spies were caught in Europe was eating steak...... Jim Beard May 2017 #72
Answer...... Jim Beard May 2017 #73
I used to run a convenience store Codeine May 2017 #61
The smell would easily last 6-7 hours! bettyellen May 2017 #64
North Vietnamese could smell American soldiers by their body odor LeftInTX May 2017 #118
Interesting Red Mountain May 2017 #53
I was forced to drink it as a kid and I fought it every night Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #17
Same in my family. Codeine May 2017 #26
So did I. I felt traumatized by it. smirkymonkey May 2017 #75
I have it in my coffee every day crazycatlady May 2017 #19
Need. I don't know. But my kid can't drink enough of it. aikoaiko May 2017 #20
Lot of good responses here, on both sides... Wounded Bear May 2017 #21
Considering that most people have some degree of lactose intollerance Calculating May 2017 #22
I think your "most people" needs proven support. WinkyDink May 2017 #55
No. They are better off without dairy. LWolf May 2017 #23
+1 2naSalit May 2017 #29
Well....... Red Mountain May 2017 #58
Yup! KPN May 2017 #110
That is their own decision to make crazycatlady May 2017 #124
I agree. Not sure anyone here is making your diet their business though. Just KPN May 2017 #137
Message deleted by DU the Administrators dumbcat May 2017 #24
The notion that cow milk is a human dietary necessity Codeine May 2017 #25
I also have almond "milk" daily and wonder phylny May 2017 #59
Middle East lunasun May 2017 #67
Millions of kids in East Asia don't seem to need it mainer May 2017 #30
No it's not. But milk isn't healthy. KPN May 2017 #112
Only if they are the kid of a cow. milestogo May 2017 #31
I drink milk just about every day B2G May 2017 #32
Agreed - or in a smoothie!! womanofthehills May 2017 #86
I've always liked Lewis Black's take (NSFW): KeepItReal May 2017 #34
No, water, perhaps juice, or even soy or almond milk, but definitely not soft drinks still_one May 2017 #37
Calcium. WinkyDink May 2017 #39
Leafy greens, seafood, legumes, and fruit. hunter May 2017 #49
Easily found in a bunch of less-revolting foods. nt Codeine May 2017 #60
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #88
I belong to one of the tribes PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #40
this crazycatlady May 2017 #43
Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #50
Have it be optional crazycatlady May 2017 #42
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #46
The Republican school lunch: coke, fries, catsup, and Ding-Dongs struggle4progress May 2017 #48
I love milk (low fat). I've been drinking it for almost 70 years now The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #51
I love all dairy products. MicaelS May 2017 #57
Kids don't have to have liquid milk. Red Mountain May 2017 #62
School lunchlady here Cairycat May 2017 #71
some may, some may not Kali May 2017 #77
My mother did not force me but my grandmother did. Doreen May 2017 #81
When I had school lunches, Jamaal510 May 2017 #93
My mom would send me to school with a bag of her breast milk. bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #100
Is this for real??? LeftInTX May 2017 #116
Interesting thread. Enjoyed it ... and the variety of views expressed. KPN May 2017 #114
Translation: "I don't like milk, so why should anyone else"? brooklynite May 2017 #125
I LOVE milk, cheese, and ice cream. But upon learning the facts, I gave them up... Binkie The Clown May 2017 #127
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