most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-25T10:44:39Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/145786 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil Karma 2012-08-28T15:46:41Z 2012-08-29T01:20:42Z

<p>My daughter is a chocolate milk junkie...I have been cutting back on the amount of chocolate milk she gets in my home, but she lives with her father part time, so cutting it out completely is impossible...He feeds her junk and McDonalds and Hershey's syrup chocolate milk...I have been giving her Chocolate Ovaltine in whole milk about half the time, and chocolate soymilk the other half (she is only allowed chocolate milk when she wakes up from rest and bed)...Would you recommend I switch her to chocolate almond milk?</p> <p>I wish I could cut it out, but she's got enough going on (her dad and I have been divorcing for half her life now...She's 4 and we're almost to the 2 year point in our divorce)...</p> <p>My aim is not to make her 100% paleo or primal...I just want her to have the healthiest food I can give her while she is with me...</p> <p>Thanks :-)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145793#145793 tonysolo 2012-08-28T16:24:27Z 2012-08-28T16:24:27Z

<blockquote> <p>A girl (4) and her chocolate milk…Which is the lesser evil?</p> </blockquote> <p>The girl.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145796#145796 Martine 2012-08-28T16:32:24Z 2012-08-28T16:32:24Z

<p>My son is the same age, and I have the exact same situation. I share custody with his father, who feeds him crap. I have found that he LOVES the chocolate almond milk and last night, he actually got upset at what I was eating (eggs,onion,spinach,mushrooms,bacon, and avocado) vs. what he had. He wanted my dinner! I inadvertently made him paleo. lol. I've been cooking a lot and only healthy foods. The more I cook and the more variety I have, the more he wants to try. He already snacks on almonds with me and loves them. I think it was better to not force paleo, but to slowly switch/transition some of his foods. That way he feels like it's his choice. I'm not trying to get him on Paleo but the healthier he'll eat on his own, the better :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145797#145797 Susan 2012-08-28T16:34:12Z 2012-08-28T16:34:12Z

<p>I know many may judge giving her chocolate milk at all but i sympathize with your situation. </p> <p>Here is what i would do: First: no more soy! Second: slowly dilute the amount of chocolate with more milk. I'm not anti dairy and my daughter drinks organic whole milk mixed with breastmilk (she's one though) Third: learn about all of the tasty paleo treats and try them out. Even better, make them with her around the time when she would get chocolate milk. It's a good distraction, she will be more inclined to try them, she will enjoy helping mommy, and she'll be exposed to healthier food. Win-win-win-win! :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145807#145807 PlantGirl 2012-08-28T17:33:00Z 2012-08-28T17:33:00Z

<p>I personally don't mind my daughter having dairy. I wouldn't say that chocolate itself and milk itself are bad. The added ingredients and sugars in commercially bought and prepared chocolate milk is what's going to be the worst. If you want to do chocolate milk, maybe use unsweetened or less sweetened chocolate and real milk?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145809#145809 Crowbar 2012-08-28T17:40:51Z 2012-08-28T17:40:51Z

<p>How about making hot chocolate milk with organic milk and a quality dark couverture? Couverture is a chocolate that has at least 32% cocoa butter in it. You can buy it in small disks at bulk stores, heat the milk, pour it over the chocolate, and let the chocolate melt, almost like making a ganache. After about 5-10 minutes, stir it really well. If it needs sweetening, add honey or Xylitol. This way you're controlling the quality of the ingredients, the sugar, and using a whole fat milk. There's no reason you could not do this with whipping cream.</p> <p>Make sure it's couverture, not coating chocolate, which has had all the cocoa butter removed and replaced with bad oils.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145811#145811 PinkPika 2012-08-28T17:54:30Z 2012-08-28T17:54:30Z

<p>Cut out the soymilk first, that is a giant step in the right direction. If chocolate almond milk is not cost prohibitive, that is great. If it is, then just stick with whole milk. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145820#145820 VB 2012-08-28T18:55:31Z 2012-08-28T18:55:31Z

<p>How about taking raw organic milk and mixing it with some real organic cocoa powder using a shaker or a blender? I would also add organic cream and .... something sweet. It will taste like a milkshake. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145835#145835 Chelsea 2012-08-28T19:34:46Z 2012-08-28T19:34:46Z

<p>Just add some cocoa powder and add it to full fat coconut milk, refrigerate and it becomes a pudding or just drink it as a drink.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145849#145849 Allie 2012-08-28T20:36:23Z 2012-08-28T20:36:23Z

<p>Like many have suggested, I'd start mixing her your own chocolate milk. Whole milk + cocoa powder + raw honey to sweeten. Make a couple extra bottles of it for her when she goes to see her dad.</p> <p>(As an aside, if you decide to send her with some chocolate milk - mention you made some that are a healthier alternative and you were trying to make it a little easier for him. If he's receptive to this idea, then maybe you can start making other paleo snacks she can take with her in the future.)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145856#145856 Carissa 2012-08-28T21:02:43Z 2012-08-28T21:02:43Z

<p>What about smoothies? I do a frozen ripe banana in the blender w/ cocoa powder and a mix of coconut and almond milk and my 3 year old and 1 year old both love it. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/145786/a-girl-4-and-her-chocolate-milk-which-is-the-lesser-evil/145900#145900 raydawg 2012-08-29T01:20:42Z 2012-08-29T01:20:42Z

<p>You could also take an ounce of dark chocolate and melt it with a metal whisk in a sauce pan and pour milk over it, and keep stirring it as it heats up until the chocolate dissolves. You can absolutely use 100% baking chocolate for this.</p> <p>Then, once it's done, sweeten with something you approve of: honey, maple syrup, stevia for example. (Avoid agave, it's pure fructose, avoid artificial sweeteners, they're toxic.)</p> <p>Add a tablespoon of real vanilla extract and you'll have a chocolate milk that's much tastier than anything that comes from a supermarket.</p> <p>If she likes it cold, make it ahead of time and put it in the fridge. If not, you could also include coconut oil in it for an extra kick.</p> <p>And best of all you can use whole milk, or cream, instead of that low-fat abomination.</p>