Full Fat Dairy

cbevan1229
cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just curious to hear everyone's opinions on full fat dairy.

Personally, I am a big fan. I drink a cup of whole milk every night before bed, and I believe it helps me sleep well, and has made my fingernails stronger. (They always tore and peeled before I started my nightly milk routine.) Plus I love it. It's important enough to me that I save the calories for it every single day.

I eat the full fat versions of ice cream, sour cream, and cheeses as well. I would prefer to have less of the full fat variety, rather than more of a reduced fat version. The difference in taste is significant enough for me to make these choices.

What are your thoughts?
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  • rukus1
    rukus1 Posts: 112
    Full fat in moderation is soooooo good!
  • bpotts44
    bpotts44 Posts: 1,066 Member
    We get raw milk from a local dairy farmer and it is awesome. It is very nutritious wholesome and we make our own yogurt, ice cream, etc. I usually use the dairy products in my breakfast, either yogurt or milk.
  • calitravelingal
    calitravelingal Posts: 53
    I've been eating the lower fat variety of many things for years (like milk, sour cream and cheese) i do enjoy and prefer a few full fat items. I have tried and just don't like fat free flavored creamer. I also prefer full fat salad dressings like blue cheese and ranch, i'm just careful about using the correct serving sizes. I don't eat them every day (the creamer i do). But I'll say here what I said in another post.... Most of us are here on this journey to get a healthy and happy life. If full fat milk makes you happy then you should drink it. If we sacrificed everything we loved for diet it would be harder to stick to.
  • Keegansmum6
    Keegansmum6 Posts: 193 Member
    I kinda mix it up...full fat,low fat and fat free products
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    I do too and I reached my goal. Tastes so much better.

    A British study tracked 2 groups: Full fat dairy Group #1 and Low fat Group #2 but same calories per day for both groups. They measured the fat content in the stool and noticed the Full Fat group pooped most of the fat out and the body didn't absorb more fat than group #2.

    I do notice on days that I do consume, I go to the bathroom more often. Ahem, number 2s.
  • Keegansmum6
    Keegansmum6 Posts: 193 Member
    Oh and almost every day I have full fat creamer
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Amen sister. I commend you
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    I love full fat cheese, I tried the low fat cheese, it went off really fast and had a rubbery taste to it.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    I :heart: full fat!
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    The only dairy in my fridge that isn't full fat is milk -- we just prefer skim on our cereal. I use half and half in my coffee, love sour cream, and at any one time have 5-10 variety of cheeses in my fridge, none low fat. I just hate the taste of light cheese.
  • prov31jd
    prov31jd Posts: 153 Member
    I sooooooooooo agree with you, OP . . . . I use all full-fat dairy, and I save my calories for it. The taste is so worth it!
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    I drink whole milk in the mornings because it TASTES GOOD. I used to never drink milk cause 1% and 2% are white water.. and I've cut enough fat and calories out of other parts of my diet to allow for it.

    Plus as a food scientist, everyone freaks about about WHOLE milk like it's heavy cream or something.. it's 3.5-4% fat.. barely twice that of 2 percent. Only 8 grams per serving, versus 30g plus for a candy bar?? I can't drink whole milk, but i'll eat a snickers. WTF?

    and milk is GOOD FOR YOU. :)

    (oh man and person above me mentioned cheese.. dont take away my cheese for the love of God).
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Used to be skim milk or semi skim milk, and the whole low fat rubbish, I now have full fat and normal full fat cheese although my greek yoghurt is 0% or it would push my calories way up with the amount I have.
  • HorseWithNoName27
    HorseWithNoName27 Posts: 188 Member
    I don't drink cow's milk anymore...makes me feel kinda gross, lol. I drink almond milk instead.

    However, I am not lactose intolerant. I eat full fat cheese, half-fat sour cream and non-fat plain Greek yogurt.

    Because I'm a rebel. :smokin:

    (Nah, I just like the tastes of those three things. But there's nothing wrong with full-fat either.)
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    fat free cheese is nasty.
  • Daisy374
    Daisy374 Posts: 539 Member
    I eat some full fat dairy. I prefer skim milk to whole milk, but only because I now find that whole milk is just too 'rich' for me. But I usually eat full fat cheese. I try to keep my sodium low and have found that reduced fat cheese usually has higher sodium than full fat. So I usually try and find the one with the lowest amount of sodium. I can't really tell a difference in light sour cream and light cream cheese when compared to the full fat version.
  • Amestris
    Amestris Posts: 152 Member
    I was just wondering about this today. Bumping
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    We've been drinking whole milk since our oldest daughter started on it, almost three years ago. We've never done low fat yogurt or cheese. It hasn't hurt my weight loss and it's delicious.
  • bago08
    bago08 Posts: 360 Member
    I dont use full fat milk just because I was brought up on 2% but I do use full fat cheese, cream in my coffee ect.
    Im new at this but a lot of the low fat products dont taste good so Im less likely to stay on my diet if Im eating things I dont like rather than moderate the things that I do like. I just account for it and enjoy the simple pleasure of cream in my coffee
  • NaurielR
    NaurielR Posts: 426 Member
    I guess I'm weird, but I prefer skim milk over full fat. i was raised on skim milk, and that's just what tastes right to me. I have nothing against full fat milk, except that it tastes really thick, so I don't want to drink as much of it.

    As for yogurt, I'm pretty weird in that regard as well. I do not have very discerning tastebuds, so I can't tell the difference between fat free and full fat yogurt. I figure I might as well save the calories for something that i can actually taste, so I get fat free yogurt.

    For cheese, i go with low fat stuff, which I can't tell apart from full fat. I stay clear of fat free cheese though. I can't tell the difference between fat free cheese and regular cheese when I taste it plain, but trying to cook with the fat free stuff is a nightmare.
  • lostropav
    lostropav Posts: 21
    I've always been a fan of full fat everything... recently shifted to low fat milk and almost no cheese... but I definitely agree the full fat versions are MUCH better!!
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    I drink 1% milk, and consume low-fat sour cream and cottage cheese. I eat regular ice cream and cheese.

    I like the taste of the low fat milk and sour cream now, and don't eat a ton of the other stuff to worry about the fat.
  • sandylion
    sandylion Posts: 451 Member
    I go with full fat in most things, but half fat in some. I HATE fat free!! Fat free yogurt is like eating nothing. Low fat cheese is the weirdest texture (Except PC brand 25% less fat havarti, it's still really good. Also still 80 cals a slice!), and low fat ice cream I just can't be bothered with. If you're going to do it wrong, do it right!
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    We get raw milk from a local dairy farmer and it is awesome. It is very nutritious wholesome and we make our own yogurt, ice cream, etc. I usually use the dairy products in my breakfast, either yogurt or milk.

    You must not live in Ontario - the sale of raw milk is illegal here. Big court fight over it and the farmer lost, just last year.

    I've tried raw milk, but I've been drinking the pasteurized stuff for so long, I didn't like the taste. A bit too close to nature for me.
  • Kamikazeflutterby
    Kamikazeflutterby Posts: 770 Member
    We eat a mix of full and low fat, depending on taste and price of the individual item. So far so good with the weight loss, I don't think my choice to eat the low fat babybel and full fat fresh mozzarella is killing me.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    We get raw milk from a local dairy farmer and it is awesome. It is very nutritious wholesome and we make our own yogurt, ice cream, etc. I usually use the dairy products in my breakfast, either yogurt or milk.

    This! Nothing like straight from the cow
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    I eat low fat dairy to help me stay under my calories but for other reduced fat items, like salad dressing, I try not to eat items that have added sugar.
  • bpotts44
    bpotts44 Posts: 1,066 Member
    We get raw milk from a local dairy farmer and it is awesome. It is very nutritious wholesome and we make our own yogurt, ice cream, etc. I usually use the dairy products in my breakfast, either yogurt or milk.

    You must not live in Ontario - the sale of raw milk is illegal here. Big court fight over it and the farmer lost, just last year.

    I've tried raw milk, but I've been drinking the pasteurized stuff for so long, I didn't like the taste. A bit too close to nature for me.

    We are in Virginia. We had to sign like an 8 page contract which basically made us part owners of a cow to be able to drink it. We are paying for the service of milking and feeding the cow.
  • GnochhiGnomes
    GnochhiGnomes Posts: 348 Member
    I can't drink full-fat milk because I was brought up on 2%, so full fat feels too creamy for me. Though I don't notice much of a difference in full-fat and low-fat cheeses and other dairy products so I prefer them.
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    I drink what we call medium milk here which is 1.5%. I drink so much milk that I found my stomach got a little sensitive with the full fat variety (Though might be time to yry it again) But I love the full fat milk and always have full fat latte's! All my other dairy are always full fat.

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