Many families drink whole milk out of habit.  But bad habits can be broken. 

One-percent milk is readily available at grocery stores, and is a healthier alternative for just about everyone in the family. Until age one, babies should drink mother's milk or formula.  One-year-olds should drink whole milk.  But for children two and older and everyone else in the family, one percent milk is the better choice. One-percent milk has more calcium and Vitamin A than whole milk, the same amount of Vitamin D and less fat.

The fat that is naturally in milk is the unhealthful, saturated kind.  You don't need that in your diet. 

Here are some ways to adjust to a healthier, lower-fat milk habit. 

Start using one-percent milk in café con leche, licuados, arroz con leche or other recipes.  Then try it in cereal and work up to a glass of one-percent milk with the evening meal.  It tastes good, it's better for you, and has 30 fewer calories per cup.