Hellobee Boards Topic: when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?

Hellobee Boards Topic: when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:48:58 +0000 Boogs on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-216255 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:39:24 +0000 Boogs 216255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I know for my nephews it was around the 2 year mark so they wouldn't be drinking milk in place of meals. purrpletulips on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-216246 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:34:57 +0000 purrpletulips 216246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our pediatrician told us we could switch from whole at DD's 2yr check up but we have opted to keep her on whole (I think because that is what DH drinks and he knows I wouldn't buy it if it wasn't for DD, I drink skim). erwoo on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-216075 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:41:03 +0000 erwoo 216075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think my son's pediatrician recommended it when I was concerned about his eating around 2 y.o. b/c whole milk was making him too full during meals so she told me to start giving him 2%. At his 3 year check up she said to switch to 2% b/c whole milk is too fatty. And he's average in weight. We give him both depending on what we have in the fridge. looch on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-216004 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:46:40 +0000 looch 216004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would suppose it depends in my son's diet, rather than age. Right now he's not eating enough variety for me to consider switching. mrs. wagon on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215692 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:09:35 +0000 mrs. wagon 215692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We drink skim but Wagon Jr. drank whole milk until he turned 2. We switched to 2% but he wasn't gaining enough weight, so we switched back to whole and that's what he drinks now. Mrsbells on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215564 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:25:41 +0000 Mrsbells 215564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we will give our LO whole milk all the time because thats what we drink. I honestly cant taste skim milk or 2%, it just tastes like water to me. we are however thinking of switching to soy milk but I dont know much about soy and kids so I will wait and talk to my pediatrician about that later. mrstilly on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215510 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:44:28 +0000 mrstilly 215510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have always given DS 2%. We switched him to it at 1 year, so it has only been a few months, but the pediatrician said that 2% is just fine. He advised us to wait until DS is at least 2 or 3 before switching to 1% or skim, but DH drinks 2% so we'll probably keep him on it and not switch to skim. heffalump on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215488 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:27:05 +0000 heffalump 215488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Good question! I grew up drinking skim, but I know that babies need the fat. I want to switch my LO to skim asap so she gets used to it and likes it too. sulli301 on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215487 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:24:02 +0000 sulli301 215487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Great question! I had no idea, thanks :) Honeybee on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215454 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:02:06 +0000 Honeybee 215454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Minnie_Girl: Whole milk is like red meat; it's a source of "bad" cholesterol (aka LDL cholesterol) because it is high in saturated fat. Fat is good for you (especially little ones with developing brains), but saturated fats are less desirable than "good" fats like nuts, olive oil,, avocados, etc... So, generally, you want to limit saturated fats and up good fats to lower bad cholesterol and up your good cholesterol (aka HDL cholesterol). chopsuey on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215444 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:56:37 +0000 chopsuey 215444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still drink whole milk... :T I like it creamy and fatty :) Minnie_Girl on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215443 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:54:18 +0000 Minnie_Girl 215443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Honeybee: That's interesting, I'd think that milk would be a perfectly healthy source of fat at any age. Honeybee on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215432 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:43:33 +0000 Honeybee 215432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Minnie_Girl: The fat is good for their brain development when they're very little, but whole milk is a big contributor to high cholesterol, among other things. Minnie_Girl on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215416 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:33:37 +0000 Minnie_Girl 215416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Why would you switch? Andrea on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215325 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:22:08 +0000 Andrea 215325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same as @banana. banana on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215319 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:19:03 +0000 banana 215319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ From years 1-2, we gave him whole milk and then switched him to low fat milk when he turned 2. Crisark on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215309 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:15:28 +0000 Crisark 215309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My children never drank whole milk. They went straight to 2%. Honeybee on "when did you switch from whole milk to 2% or skim?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-switch-from-whole-milk-to-2-or-skim#post-215294 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:09:36 +0000 Honeybee 215294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I forgot to ask at DD's 2 year checkup. When did you switch your LO from whole milk to 2% or skim?