How to Get Children to Drink More Goat Milk

It is not always easy to encourage children to5. Stock the fridge with single-serve containers of
drink goat milk, but it is good for them.milk that can be packed easily for children when
Therefore, try turning plain goat milk into flavoredthey have outings or go to school.
milk to get children to drink more milk. It has the6. Serve milk in special glasses and with a straw.
same ingredients as plain milk. If your children doLet older children use mix-ins to create a new
not like plain goat milk try the other alternativesmilk flavor.
listed below:-7. Let children use a straw to drink the milk left in
1. Serve goat milk chilled, the way children like it.the bowl after finishing their cereal.
Pour it right before serving and promptly return8. Order low-fat flavored milk in kid-friendly,
the container to the refrigerator so the milksingle-serve containers instead of soda when
maintains its flavor.eating out.
2. Be a role model. When children see you drink9. Remind children to drink milk with school lunch.
milk, they are more likely to drink it, tooStudies show that when children drink milk at
3. Serve milk at meals. Set expectations ahead oflunch, they have higher intakes of several critical
time that goat milk is the beverage of choice atnutrients, including calcium, zinc and vitamin A.
meal times.10. Heat the milk. If your children are having
4. Serve flavored goat milk at home like thetrouble sleeping, make them a cup of hot milk.
addition of fruits juice, coffee or tea. Children lovePeople say a glass of warm milk will help anyone
it, and gramme for gramme it has the samesleep, so pour out a cup of milk and either put it
nutrients as unflavored milk. Coffee and teain the microwave for a minute or heat it in a
flavored milk has gained substantial popularitysaucepan on your stove.
among adults. The most common and equallyThe calcium, casein and phosphorous in flavoured
popular practice is the addition of milk in coffee orand plain milk may protect children teeth
tea.againstcavities.