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Type of Milk
Also Called
Calories
Fat Grams
% DV Calcium
Skim Milk
Low-Fat Milk
Reduced-Fat Milk
Whole Milk
Soy Milk
Light Soy Milk
Fat-free milk, Non-fat milk
1% milk
2% milk,
less-fat milk
Vitamin D milk, homogenized milk
Soy drink
Light soy drink
90
130
140
160
100
70
2
4
8
5
2.5
0
30
30
30
30
30
30
Whole vs. Low-Fat Milk
Different types of milk are often described by their fat content. The following chart gives approximate values for different kinds of milk.
Note that calcium is not removed when fat is removed from milk.
Special consideration for infants and children:
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For children under one year old, breastfeed your baby or use iron-fortified formula
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For children one to two years old, doctors recommend using whole milk. Do not use reduced-fat, low-fat or non-fat milk. Children one and two years old need the fat in whole milk for brain development.
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For children two and older, doctors recommend using reduced-fat, low-fat or non-fat milk. After two years old, children usually eat a greater variety of foods and they no longer need to get the fat from whole milk.
Adapted from Eating Smart, Being Active
