Got Milk?!

2Z were breastfed until they each reached 3 years. after they turned one, i started giving them cow's milk, too, because they were just too small. they didn't like the taste of it at all. at our pediatrician's suggestion, i started giving them flavored milk. they developed the taste for strawberry and chocolate milk. i switched to organic milk after reading so much about the effects of antibiotics and hormones in the milk on children. the two of them were drinking so much milk by then that i was worried they would hit puberty by 3rd grade. i don't know what it is about organic milk that appeals to them so much but they drink gallons of that stuff a week. (B and i both became lactose intolerant after college so we can't try it.) at first, i started out with oberweis milk but the glass jars were just so heavy to lug back and forth, (although they did look pretty all lined up in my fridge.) so i switched to horizon even though they are pretty costly. then i discovered a more affordable organic milk at costco, and they've been chugging that stuff down. i also started getting the horizon chocolate milk boxes for outings and school lunches. at the rate they are going through the organic milk, we might go bankrupt soon! sometimes, i go to costco just to get milk! Z girl would really like the strawberry flavor but alas, costco only carries chocolate. so once in awhile, i indulge her with one when we go to starbucks. p.s. you'd think they would be bigger for the amount of milk they drink, right? at least, they are very healthy kids. that's something i am thankful for.