Sunday, February 06, 2005
Got Milk?
Boo is one of the few toddlers in the world who won't drink milk. For awhile we relied mostly on yogurt and calcium-enriched orange juice to satisfy his daily calcium requirement. Then Boo decided that yogurt was better for finger-painting than eating. I don't want all that o.j. to damage Boo's teeth, so when we were at the doctor's office on Monday, I asked if he had any suggestions for getting calcium into Reed. He suggested that we try chocolate milk. I seem to recall having a box of Nesquick in our house when I was a child, but I don't recall being a chocolate milk fan. Perhaps my memory is just fuzzy on that. But for the sake of building strong bones and teeth for Boo, I'm willing temporarily to give it a go.
I did have one anxiety, though, which was that Max would take one drink of chocolate milk and turn his back on the old-fashioned, straight-from-the-cow stuff forever. So when I poured drinks for Max and Boo Monday evening, I was careful to shield the chocolate version from Max's observant eyes.
Why did I bother to make such an effort? As soon as Boo dropped his cup on the floor, Max pounced on it and tried a swig. I held my breath. Then I heard coughing noises.
"Mommy, Boo's milky is yucky!"
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, it tastes very bad."
"Hmm....what does it taste like, Max?"
"MUD!"
Guess that's one problem I don't have to worry about any more.
I did have one anxiety, though, which was that Max would take one drink of chocolate milk and turn his back on the old-fashioned, straight-from-the-cow stuff forever. So when I poured drinks for Max and Boo Monday evening, I was careful to shield the chocolate version from Max's observant eyes.
Why did I bother to make such an effort? As soon as Boo dropped his cup on the floor, Max pounced on it and tried a swig. I held my breath. Then I heard coughing noises.
"Mommy, Boo's milky is yucky!"
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, it tastes very bad."
"Hmm....what does it taste like, Max?"
"MUD!"
Guess that's one problem I don't have to worry about any more.
2 Comments:
Ah, yes, the famous "more for us" comment from Mom and Dad...
Here's my question: What did Boo think of the chocolate milk?
Ha! He should try an "Instant Breakfast Plus"! Now THAT's thick as mud. ;-)
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