I can’t tell you how excited I am that I can finally stop paying $25 every few days on a can of formula! It’s like this stuff is a drug that my little boy has been addicted to since birth. I would almost be more comfortable buying it from a guy in a dark alley every week, seeing that it wold justify the feeling of “feeding an addict!”

But it’s over now - or is it? Whats the next progressive step? I’ve heard a lot of people say that once they’ve moved away from breast milk or formula they start giving the children regular milk. Which at about $4, sounds like a sweet idea to me. But do I give him whole milk, low-fat, organic or soy?

According to a (newly) revised guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, it’s better “…that some babies as young as 12 months of age should be given reduced-fat (2 percent) milk instead of whole milk.”

“Specifically, for children between 12 months and 2 years who are at higher-than-normal risk of becoming overweight, or have a family history of high cholesterol, obesity, or heart disease.”

All of this has got me thinking, when we were growing up we were given regular whole milk and we grew up big and strong (with the exception of my sister who grew a tale and rabbit ears - but I hardly blame the milk.) So is this recommendation just another attempt to point the finger at the declining health status of the kids in our country or is this something we our parents just weren’t aware of years ago and we’re now learning the benefit of?

Which would really be a shame for my “rabbit-esque” sister, but that’s life folks!