Whole Milk VS. Low Fat/ Non-fat Milk

I am not sure if this has been a topic in the past. However, I am rather curious on the general consensus here, given that there has been much debate by nutritionists on whole milk VS low-fat/ non-fat milk.

Personally, I am partial to whole milk because of the general taste. I've grown up loving milk and when I have gone through years of drinking the skim stuff. Somehow, it just didn't cut it for me. I found that it didn't satisfy me the way whole milk did.

What are your thoughts on this MFP?

Excuse me
:drinker:

I don't much care for the taste/texture of whole milk but I love 1%.

I don't know about the health benefits of one over the other, though so I'm not much help.

Almond milk is the bomb :explode:

We recently switched to sweet acidophilus milk. I am not sure if it is sold everywhere or just here in the south, can't recall ever seeing it when I lived up north? It is 1% but has pro-biotics (Acidophilus & Bidfidobacterium cultures), 100-110 calories in a cup depending on which brand and 12 grams of suger. Idk why they call it "sweet" it doesn't taste any different than regular milk, but tastes more like whole milk than regular 1 or 2%. It's REALLY YUMMY And the older folks I have met around here swear by it for good digestion.

I used to drink half-and-half for a while.

We've been drinking raw, whole milk for several months now. I'd urge anyone, in the U.S. or Europe especially, to check out this study on our countries' general milk supply and give a serious look at what you're drinking.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/09/the-devil-in-the-milk.aspx

Neither. Almond milk (unsweetened or original)

I was raised on skim milk, and so I am partial to that. Whole milk tastes thick and gross to me.

I can't speak to health benefits from one to the other though. If you like whole milk, I think you should drink it and just make it fit in to your calorie allotment.

I think it is weird that humans are one of the only animals who continue to drink milk past weaning.

we are also the only beings who drink milk from another source, no other animal drinks milk from another mammal other than humans.

We are also the only species to use the internet, play video games, work at jobs, pay taxes, etc.

I was raised on skim milk, and so I am partial to that. Whole milk tastes thick and gross to me.

I can't speak to health benefits from one to the other though. If you like whole milk, I think you should drink it and just make it fit in to your calorie allotment.

I think it is weird that humans are one of the only animals who continue to drink milk past weaning.

we are also the only beings who drink milk from another source, no other animal drinks milk from another mammal other than humans.

I guess neither of you have ever put down a saucer of cow's milk for an adult cat...

Just because you can eat something doesn't mean its healthy. I could eat nothing but chips alp day, wouldn't mean its a wise decision..speaking of cats....you shouldn't give them milk. They can't digest it properly...guess you haven't given a cat a saucer of milk either...

Whole milk when bulking, skim milk when cutting

I was raised on skim milk, and so I am partial to that. Whole milk tastes thick and gross to me.

I can't speak to health benefits from one to the other though. If you like whole milk, I think you should drink it and just make it fit in to your calorie allotment.

I think it is weird that humans are one of the only animals who continue to drink milk past weaning.

we are also the only beings who drink milk from another source, no other animal drinks milk from another mammal other than humans.

I guess neither of you have ever put down a saucer of cow's milk for an adult cat...

Just because you can eat something doesn't mean its healthy. I could eat nothing but chips alp day, wouldn't mean its a wise decision..speaking of cats....you shouldn't give them milk. They can't digest it properly...guess you haven't given a cat a saucer of milk either...

Actually, like my mother before me, I have. They loved it and neither I nor they had any issues. My (I thought rather obvious) point was that, inter-species milk drinking happens quite frequently, and not just in the young of said species, without problems.

Then that's pretty messed up on your part and your mom's part because lactose among cats is the norm. Most cats will *kitten* all over the place after drinking milk. You may not have noticed since you probably just gave them the milk and wandered off. Such as how the majority of humans have some lactose intolerance symptoms which vary person to person, and ethnicity. Some people drink it just fine, others get some gas, nothing major, and others have to lie down debilitated from cramping.

I use fat free milk

I get my fats from other sources cause I want to eat a variety of food. there is nothing wrong with either choice as long as you get your macronutrients filled

This is what I usually do. I drink copious amounts of lattes so whole milk just uses up to many calories because of the fats in it that I would rather get from other sources. I have been drinking skim for so long I am used to it so it tastes fine to me.

I was raised on skim milk, and so I am partial to that. Whole milk tastes thick and gross to me.

I can't speak to health benefits from one to the other though. If you like whole milk, I think you should drink it and just make it fit in to your calorie allotment.

I think it is weird that humans are one of the only animals who continue to drink milk past weaning.

we are also the only beings who drink milk from another source, no other animal drinks milk from another mammal other than humans.

Oh rly?

I was raised on skim milk, and so I am partial to that. Whole milk tastes thick and gross to me.

I can't speak to health benefits from one to the other though. If you like whole milk, I think you should drink it and just make it fit in to your calorie allotment.

I think it is weird that humans are one of the only animals who continue to drink milk past weaning.

we are also the only beings who drink milk from another source, no other animal drinks milk from another mammal other than humans.

Oh rly?

orly indeed

We've been drinking raw, whole milk for several months now. I'd urge anyone, in the U.S. or Europe especially, to check out this study on our countries' general milk supply and give a serious look at what you're drinking.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/09/the-devil-in-the-milk.aspx

Merclola is not a reputable source.

Source? And interesting that you chose to only look at the site where the article is hosted, and not actually read it.