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I am trying to ensure that my daughter drinks milk at least once a day. My wife does not seem to want to do this as she feels my daughter gets adequate dairy (and calcium) through cheese, ice cream and yogurt. Is there any downside to dropping milk from her diet if she is indeed getting her daily calcium requirement met by other means? Am I just being a ridiculous traditionalist who wants his children to drink milk at least twice a day since this is what I was brought up on? Since bone health is so important for women I feel that missing out in these formative years may lead to issues in my daughter's adult life.
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Hello. It is good that you are taking interest in nutritional demands of your kid. Children in growing age require good amount of protein, calcium, vitamin d. Which can be provided by milk or milk products. If your child is not taking milk but taking milk products such as cheese, curd, yogurt it should not be a problem.
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