On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 05:46:58 EST Richelle Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Hi.  It's me again.  I'm just wondering why you have to get these things
from
>milk substitutes.  As they are not "real" milk any way, why can't the
>nutrients not found in them just be derived from other sources?

They can be gotten from other sources.  Unfortunately, the biggest
problem is getting a 1 year old to actually eat all the stuff that they
would need to in order to fulfill the requirements, and to eat enough of
it :-)  That's really the reason that kids are encouraged to drink milk
and eat things like yoghurt and cheese.  They carry a lot of the protein
and fat fat necessary.  Using the soy milks is a way to get a significant
amount of the components.  I'm just trying to figure out what we'll still
be missing.

I'm removing approximately a quart of very nutritious breast milk and
have to replace that with something of about equal bulk.  That's a
significant protion of her diet considering that a meal can consist of a
handful of crackers if that is how she feels at the time :-)

Kathy

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