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I’ve been waiting for one of you to bring up what we used for our twins in the early Sixties: Carnation evaporated milk and Karo syrup. They thrived! Why isn’t that being suggested now? Maybe if it were reintroduced to the public, Nestle’s and the other formula companies could get their comeuppance.

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Nestle, at one point in the 80’s I believe, acquired Carnation and its products. Then sold back to original family in 2000’s, I think.

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Carnation Evaporated Milk is a Nestle product. And why is there need to add a sweetener be it Karo syrup or another sweetening product. Seems to me that just sets up a baby with a "sweet tooth" before teeth even erupt.

This is an interesting article about evaporated (condensed) milk.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/evaporated-milk-nutrition

This article is very interesting and reveals when & why sweeteners were added to cow's milk. Read on to the section on the invention of Evaporated Milk.

"Thomas Morgan Rotch of Harvard Medical School developed what came to be known as the "percentage method" of infant formula feeding, which was popular among medical professionals from 1890 to 1915. He taught that because cow's milk contains more casein than human milk, it must be diluted to lower the percentage of casein. The process of dilution, however, decreases the sugar and fat content to less than that of human milk. To correct these deficiencies, cream and sugar were added in precise amounts." https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/concise-history-infant-formula-twists-and-turns-included

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It was probably Pet Evaporated Milk and as a new mom at 22 I followed the directions of our pediatrician. They thrived and, bonus, we could afford it.

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Aaargh, except Karo is a corn-based sweetener with negative nutrition value. Other than that, you are so right.

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Yes. There are other sweeteners now like agave and others that might work.

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I still have the formula mom used:

11 oz Pet Evaporated Milk

18 oz water

1.5 Level Tablespoons #1 Dextri-Maltose

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