WIC Milk Taste Test -- oh dear...

[Guest guest]

I just have to relate an unbelievable, though not surprising,

experience at my WIC appointment this past week.

The WIC folks had a milk " taste test " outside their main office - it

was set up to proselytize every mama before the actual appointment.

They had us drink 1%, Whole, 2%, and Skim milk (in that exact order)

out of dixie cups. After the taste test, which, if you can believe

it, I liked the WHOLE MILK the least (it had a very funky taste), the

lady proceeded to give me a sermon about obesity in schools and the

importance of cutting out fat from milk, that it still had all the

important stuff, like calcium and protein, and that people can just

" get used to it " [skim] if they only tried. Oh...dear...

I have had enough tangles at the WIC office, so I decided to sit the

milk battle out. I just tried to look respectful while I listened

incredulously and attempted not to let the mental smirk show on my face.

Like I said...not surprising. But I was shocked nonetheless.