milk and how important it is for our children.

Milk is an important part of a child's diet. It's a good source of energy and protein, and contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals.

 Milk and milk products are rich sources of calcium, which growing children and young people need to build healthy bones and teeth. So providing cheese, yoghurts, and other calcium is good for the babies dietary intake....

At about one year old, when a baby has been weaned from the breast or bottle, a switch to full-fat cows' milk can be made. Also you used to be able to put a vitamin lizuid in bubs botttles and it was called pentavite, so ask your local clinic sister or pharmasist about this. as i did it with all my 3....

Children under two years old need full-fat milk because it gives them the extra calories and vitamin A that a younger child needs. and also that skim milk isnt highly recommened for young children...

Children between the ages of one and three need to consume an average of 350mg of calcium a day. About 300ml full-fat milk ( 4 glasses a milk a day would be ok....

Once a child is two years old, he or she can start drinking semi-skimmed milk as long as they are eating well and having a wide range of foods. However, skimmed milk isn't suitable for children under five years old. It's too low in calories and contains only very small amounts of vitamins A and D, all of which children need.

It's important to note that although milk provides a range of nutrients it doesn't contain a significant amount of iron or vitamin C, both of which are also very important for growing children. So including a healthy diet in a childs daily intake will help ypur child grow up healthy and strong.....

Some of this info i got from a great site and found it so interesting and have added my advise as well...

for more info on how to reach the goals of your child being healthy and grow strong visit

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/agesandstages/childrenandbabies/.