Do you think “children’s milk” is really more nutritious? Don’t be fooled again

“This is children’s milk, my children especially like it and say it tastes good!””This children’s milk is more nutritious, the supermarket salesman recommended it to me, look at all the nutrients added to it.””My children drink milk every day, XX yoghurt, they drink two or three of them every day, they definitely don’t lack calcium.”Hello everyone, this is nutritionist mum Kyungmum.Have you ever heard of, encountered, or even fallen prey to any of these situations listed by Mama Jing earlier? Do you really think that the so-called “children’s milk” you buy is more nutritious?

Many businesses use the banner of “children’s milk” to attract the attention of children and parents. However, they are actually “fake milk” and their nutritional content is not comparable to that of pure milk.

These three types of milk are “fake milk”, parents should be careful.

When you go to the supermarket to buy milk for your child, you are really confused by the various brands and types, and in the end you don’t know which one to choose.

Milk is the best source of dietary calcium and a good source of protein. So it is important to give your child milk for calcium and high quality protein every day. However, if you choose “fake milk”, you will not only delay your child’s calcium intake, but you may also damage their spleen and stomach, affecting their growth, and you will also be wasting your money.

There are several types of “fake milk” that are generally used as a way to hide their identity.

Type 1: Dairy drinks.

Some parents think that this is also milk, but in fact it is not.

If you look at the ingredient list, you will see that the first thing in the list is water, followed by sugar, followed by a lot of other additives, and not much milk.

If you give your child this kind of milk for a long time, it will aggravate their taste and may also cause partiality, picky eating and tooth decay.

Type 2: Prepared milk.

For example, although the first ingredient in the ingredient list is raw cow’s milk, it is followed by more than 10 additives such as sugar and food flavourings.

However, rich ingredients do not mean rich nutrition. If you give this type of milk to your child every day as “plain milk”, not only will it not be nutritious, but it may also cause a health burden.

In addition, allergens such as barley and oats can be added to this type of milk, so allergies are a concern.

Category 3: Children’s milk in various flavours.

This type of milk is advertised as “specially developed for children”, but in reality, there are no additional nutritional benefits and it is only designed to appeal to children – most children’s milk  children’s favourite flavour + children’s favourite packaging.

If it tastes good, it is likely to have added sugar, flavourings, etc., which is not good for health and may even affect growth and development, and is not recommended as ‘everyday milk’ for children.

If the packaging is good, it is really just an animated IP image that children like, or a cartoonish and interesting shape, which is not very useful, but may sell for more money as a result.

On the whole, the best milk for children is pure milk, which is truly non-additive milk, with a low profile and substance.

I would also like to remind you that it is best not to buy raw milk or goat’s milk in bulk, as it is prone to brucellosis, which can endanger your child’s health.

A similar case was reported on the internet where an 8-year-old boy had a fever for 2 months after drinking “fresh milk”, which could also affect his future fertility.

How to choose good milk for your child?

When choosing milk, apart from the brand name, you should also look at these two indicators.

① Look at the ingredients list, the simpler the better. If the first ingredient is raw cow’s milk and there are no other ingredients, this is pure milk and the packaging will also say “pure milk”. Plain pasteurised milk, which retains the most nutrients, is preferred.

② Look at the protein and calcium content. However, the regulations require that the protein content of pure milk should be ≥2.9g, so choose one with no less than this; calcium content is generally ≥100g.

③ Look at the shelf life. If it is convenient to go to the supermarket every day to buy milk, you can choose milk with a shelf life of 2-4 days, or even 3-9 days, and drink it now, but don’t buy too much at once to avoid expiry; if it is not convenient to go to the supermarket, you can also choose room temperature milk milk, which has less loss of protein and calcium.

In short, although a simple milk, there is a lot of “learning” in it, so parents may fall into the pit if they are not careful, spending more money is a small thing, but affecting the health and growth of children is a big thing.