Hi Everyone,
I hope you are having a great day!
Today's topic.
DAIRY.
we have been trying to eliminate dairy. with very little offered to the kids, mini frozen yoghurt ice-blocks (rare treat.) and milk are all we have in the house.To lil miss (3year old) this week saw the last of her beloved cheese. This is a girl that wakes asking for cheese or a banana!
This coming week we are again reducing milk. at the moment they have a glass in the morning and some at night. Good ol' warm milk, well now it's not as good as we once believed.
My lil man(4yrs.) is not going to be happy. Neither will my lil miss. We are diluting the milk with water so we hope to add rice or almond milk in its place as a treat food.
Now, I know some of you are thinking at 3 and 4 years they NEED milk for calcium and strong bones, Don't they?
Short answer is no.
Milk Does contain a lot of calcuim, 300mg in fact but there is a problem, milk it acidic to our body so if fact Milk makes us loose calcium.
Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.
Knowing this, you’ll understand why statistics show that countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products also have the lowest fracture incidence in their population.(http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/)
“These data do not support the hypothesis that higher consumption of milk or other food sources of calcium by adult women protects against hip or forearm fractures.” (Source: Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997).
Not only this but large amounts of sodium(salt) are removed from the body by building the sodium to calcium for removal.
So where do we get the most calcium?
Let me show you...
(I know beans are pictured and Paleo life stylers(paleo is more then a diet..) don't get legumes I'll share on that tomorrow.) )
Look at the range of foods in this one picture and that's only a sample! All contain calcium as well as other essential mineral vitamins and fibre.That are needed for calcium absorption!
So what else do we need for calcium intake?
A combination of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus protects your bones against fractures.
Vitamins D and K are called fat soluble meaning they need fats or/and proteins to move through the body. . Calcium is more like a fat-soluble vitamin because it requires a carrier for absorption and transport.(http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins_and_minerals.htm)
So I know my Kids won't miss out on Calcium and in fact might just be better of with out the dairy. Does that mean they will never have it well no.. we don't live in a paleo bubble, So milk and cheese will be treats(sometimes foods.) not a daily occurrence.
What are your thoughts? Have any dairy removal tips? Or just a question about all this information? Please leave a comment below.
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