My kids were all good milk drinkers. I just let them have as much as they wanted.

Thank you. This is a fantastic article. (-:

I am glad the article also mentioned the importance of Vitamin D.
In some countries there very rarely suitable weather to go outside to absorb any via the sun. Unfortunately Some food containing Vitamin D is not easy for some people with other medical conditions to digest.

A great guide. I worried I need to give my 2 year old cows milk to drink but my MHN said he should be getting enough calcium from his diet. Looking at this between milk on cereal, cheese and yoghurt he is definitely getting enough!

My kids love plain milk and yogurt and hopefully they still will as they get older

I’m lucky that my boys love plain milk. They have it with every meal but my daughter hates plain milk so I give it to her in feral and she has lots of cheese and yogurt to compensate.

This is very important. Due to being Lactose Intolerance my mother now has Osteoporosis and developed a fractured hip. Sadly the condition is ireversable and she didn’t know about Calcium tablets until too late.

Simply put, thanks!

gosh you mums have to worry about so much! my son is 24 and we never had so much stuff analysed by ‘experts’

Smoothies,custard, yogurt my kids love it all

I try with yoghurt, smoothies, milk shakes and cheese, or milk with cereal. Dairy is a constant battle and one of the harder food groups for my son who can go a day without any dairy. I’m always thinking of different ways to include it in his diet.

Thank you for the share, great to know how much a serve is of said diary.
My LO gets his through yoghurt and cheese. He has milk in his weetbix in the morning,
I haven’t introduced it yet to drink yet as I am still breast feeding, think I might start giving him a little though to increase his calcium intake.

Used to love milk when I was a child growing up – would drink mine and my friends milk so we could go out to play.

Thank you for the helpful tips.

When you look pure to that wee list, me and my family wouldn’t get enough calcium (except for the baby). But luckily we get plenty of calcium via other foods ( meat, soy, beans and lentils, egg, fruits and veggies and not to forget nuts).

That may explain why I HAVE A HIGH CALCIUM BONE DENSITY. When I was a child even if I WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT da would give me a drink of milk with a little hot water in it to help me get back to sleep again and it worked. I used to sprinkle my kids milk drink with nutmeg and say it was fairy dust to make them sleep and that worked as well.

Lke mu

Milk and cheese mostly. My daughter isn’t eating yoghurt at the moment

I was just talking about this with some other mums today. Good to know

Interesting article to some degree but I would have liked you to have explained how to get adequate calcium if you are dairy intolerant/sensitive.