Long life milk question

devlinder

seraphina wrote:

You are forgetting that the needs of infants and toddlers are hugely different from the needs of grown adults - the needs of children and teenagers are different again. The vast majority of brain development occurs in the first few years of life; hence using full fat milk to provide appropriate amounts of vitamins is essential. Whole milk also provides appropriate ratios of vitamins - for example, fat-soluble vitamin D is essential for absorption of calcium - decrease the amount of fat (and therefore vitaminD) and the amount of calcium that can be absorbed decreases.

Milk is also a vital source of calories for fussy toddlers, and is the only source of calories for infants.

The amounts in full fat milk are ideal for an infant's needs and in a totally different amount than what you would find in a vitamin pill.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09315.html

I suggest you look at the table 2 at the link.

hardpressed

I buy Sainsbury's long life value skimmed milk and can't tell the difference from 'fresh' milk. Did a blind test with the family, on cereals and in drink and nobody spotted the difference. It's not at all like the old sterilised milk.