https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:07:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-736793 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:22:27 +0000 Mrsbells 736793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for all your comments. Much appreciated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735584 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:39:45 +0000 sarac 735584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, my daughter was never a huge milk drinker either. She eats a lot of yogurt - and lately we've been putting in those little green pouches - so easy and tidy. I give her plain whole milk yogurt, and sometimes I mix in some ground nuts or almond butter for extra healthy fats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735576 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:35:08 +0000 Maysprout 735576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was starting to drink cows milk we warmed it and sweetened it a bit, in the winter she got hot chocolate. We don't sweeten her milk anymore and she'll drink it that way now. She's not a big milk drinker though and wasn't even when we used to sweeten it, she doesn't even drink a glass a day. But like others have said she eats lots of yogurt and cheese so I don't worry. </p> <p>I wouldn't sweeten every time if she was having several glasses a day but I do think it helped to warm and sweeten her milk to help her accept it since breast milk is warm and sweet and refrigerated cows milk is cold and not so sweet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735564 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:30:56 +0000 sarac 735564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: No, I understand the point, and I'm very familiar with the argument. My personal conclusion was that there is a lot of room to feed healthy, whole, low sugar foods, and to also drink chocolate milk. I am VERY concerned about feeding my daughter in a way that sets her up for a lifetime of healthy eating, but at some point I decided not to go overboard. I really like that balance.</p> <p>About the original point, no, I'd not be likely to flavor three bottles of milk a day with chocolate. If it was utterly irreplaceable in terms of nutrition, I might consider it, but at that point I'd likely look for other sources of protein and fat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735529 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:04:14 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 735529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: the point is not that chocolate milk magically makes you obese. Rather children will be encouraged to push through their normal satiety signals for a sugary sweet treat. Over time they may achieve a new satiety set point, not to mention starting to expect such sweet treats as "normal". I have no problem with an adult drinking as much chocolate milk as they want or a child having the occasional glass as a treat. Flavoring every milk feeding with chocolate? No way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735512 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:53:05 +0000 sarac 735512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink a glass of chocolate milk every morning, and I can report that I am not obese. I give it to my daughter whenever she'll drink it, which is rarely. If you make it yourself you can just add a drop, and you're only adding a tiny bit of sugar. I don't think it's a problem at all, and I'm a pretty big whole/homemade food geek. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735182 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:11:56 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 735182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: around 12 months, the child is likely only getting about 3 bottles a day anyway, so what's the difference if it comes from milk, cheese or yogurt. Docs need a little more common sense :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735130 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:44:04 +0000 iheartleopardprint 735130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eeeep, I don't like that suggestion at all! If the don't want to drink milk or eat diary they can still get their calcium from so many other sources! Do your research! Diary is not the only sources of calcium, and the research can be quite confronting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735093 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:25:19 +0000 Freckles 735093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I'm glad i'm not the only one. My ped didn't like that i was asking about offering her different milk types. I'm glad to know that as long as she is getting cheese and yogurt, that should be good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735065 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:14:30 +0000 Arden 735065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Heh. I like you.</p> <p>To to OP - Yikes! That's suggestion makes me worry a bit about your doctor - I don't know if I'd continue going to a pediatrician that couldn't come up with better ideas than "Oh just add some chocolate."<br /> I wouldn't worry about it that much, honestly. No milk is better than sugar filled milk!<br /> Does she eat other dairy products? I would just try to make sure she's getting enough protein and calcium from other sources and give up on the milk.<br /> I grew up vegan, and was a very healthy child without any dairy products. I know it's possible to raise a healthy child without milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-735058 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:12:38 +0000 Mrsbells 735058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Haha ok thanks for that! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734730 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:23:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 734730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Yeah, Lala would not drink anything but breast milk. We tried rice milk, almond milk, hemp milk, you name it. I was approaching getting stressed out about it, but she happily ate cheese and yogurt, so we made sure she was getting her dairy requirements that way. We also stopped mentioning it to our pediatrician ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734679 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:06:07 +0000 Mrsbells 734679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone. Yeah i was also surprised by her suggestion. She said it to me over the phone so I wonder if maybe she didnt hear me when I said my baby's age? </p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: So some babies just dont get any milk at all? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734660 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:26 +0000 Freckles 734660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whaaaaaat?</p> <p>No, i don't give flavoured milk. LO hates milk too, but i add it to her morning oatmeal. I'd also rather mix it in a smoothie than put chocolate SYRUP in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734584 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:42:14 +0000 looch 734584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: that's good to know, I was under the impression there was more in chocolate. I had no idea there was caffeine in peanut butter! Learn something new every day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734538 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:33:06 +0000 T.H.O.U. 734538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Most chocolate is considered 99% caffeine free. Basically the same amount of caffeine that is in other foods like peanut butter.</p> <p>I love the idea of maybe blending up your own strawberries to add flavor though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734532 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:31:13 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 734532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't love that suggestion. It's a pretty quick road to obesity. Our oldest just doesn't (and never has) drink/ drunk milk. She eats lots of cheese and yogurt though. We didn't push it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734523 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:29:26 +0000 Sammyfab 734523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also a little shocked your doctor would recommend chocolate syrup!</p> <p>We've mixed fruit/veggie smoothies with milk (50/50 and 25/75 ratios). I've also read that you can add a drop or two of vanilla extract to make the flavour more appealing. (That didn't work for us)</p> <p>Otherwise, if your LO isn't that interested in milk but gets calcium through different foods, then I wouldn't sweat it :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734511 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:25:35 +0000 looch 734511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, chocolate has caffeine, so unless there's a specific choco syrup, I wouldn't be putting in Hersheys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734506 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:24:26 +0000 regberadaisy 734506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I absolutely would NOT add chocolate syrup to her milk! I'm appalled your doc suggested that. Honestly if it were me I would switch peds after a suggestion like that.</p> <p>My nephew drank chocolate milk a lot because he would not drink regular cow's milk. He has HORRIBLE teeth and his dentist said chocolate milk added to it. The poor kid had baby teeth that rotted and had to put in fake teeth. Granted chocolate milk is not the only reason why his teeth are horrible but it is part of the reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734471 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:14:28 +0000 brownie 734471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to. The special milk he got had sugar sweet flavor and he just won't take regular milk. So we did the blended fruit and we did chocolate (powder with honey). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734437 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:06:44 +0000 looch 734437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That solution would have surprised me, quite frankly! I've not had to add anything to milk, it's the only thing that my son drinks without me having to beg him.</p> <p>Does your LO eat yogurt or cheese? If so, I'd be tempted to add more to meals to get calcium in that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flavored-milk-for-toddler#post-734429 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:04:11 +0000 Mrsbells 734429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DO you give your toddler flavored milk? My 1 year old refuses cows milk and also almond milk. I asked her doctor about it and she suggested adding chocolate syrup to it which really surprised me. I usually like my doctors suggestions but not this time. But her suggestion gave me an idea i can add blended fruit to her milk and maybe she may like it then.<br /> Do any of you add flavors or fruit to your LO's milk? </p>