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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I put whole milk on my cereal when I have it. It has never had any negative effects on me.
    Use what you like that fits your calorie goal. If the milk isn't spoiled and you are not lactose intolerant and you have the calories for it why would it be bad?
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    RWClary wrote: »
    myvinki2010 wrote: »
    2 percent milk is it really bad....never tried soy almond or vanilla...but I'm wanting a bowl of raisin bran!!
    I drink either unpasteurized whole milk or coconut milk.

    Do you milk cows? I do not know where to buy it locally and have not milked cows in 50 years. Thanks
  • tessr760
    tessr760 Posts: 21 Member
    honestly I wouldn't recommend dairy milk at all especially for weight loss, since it's meant to grow baby cows. Most people like almond milk, but if you're looking for a thicker, more filling substitute, I'd suggest coconut milk as it has a higher fat content without being too unhealthy.
  • Lovee_Dove7
    Lovee_Dove7 Posts: 742 Member
    myvinki2010 wrote: »
    Is 2 percent milk bad compared to skim,almond,soy,vanilla

    There really is nothing wrong with whole milk. A diet high in fat will not make you fat, if you have a deficit. My own diet is 45-50%fat, and I lost 30lbs in 3 months eating consistently that way. Just make sure you are weighing/logging your food intake accurately, and able to maintain a deficit.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    tessr760 wrote: »
    honestly I wouldn't recommend dairy milk at all especially for weight loss, since it's meant to grow baby cows. Most people like almond milk, but if you're looking for a thicker, more filling substitute, I'd suggest coconut milk as it has a higher fat content without being too unhealthy.

    Milk is food for a cow, no different than how our babies drink milk and then eat real food. And coconut milk and almond milk are no better and no real milk. And in reality it should be called almond water since it's the first ingredient.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    I usually drink full fat but grew up on 2% and don't mind it... I actually never drink it use it for cooking or cereal and stuff.
  • 6pkdreamer
    6pkdreamer Posts: 180 Member
    edited April 2016
    fishshark wrote: »
    I usually drink full fat but grew up on 2% and don't mind it... I actually never drink it use it for cooking or cereal and stuff.

    Gee you must be a young'un I was bought on only milk available it was simple- didn't even know the % just milk. Came with the cream under the foil cap in a little glass bottle. Provided in primary school in crates unrefrigerated by the gov. Birds used to peck a hole in the top for the cream. Lovely and warm on hot day. Unhomogenized then. Now it's full fat, light, skim, caffe milk, lactose free, high protein, A2, organic etc
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    6pkdreamer wrote: »
    fishshark wrote: »
    I usually drink full fat but grew up on 2% and don't mind it... I actually never drink it use it for cooking or cereal and stuff.

    Gee you must be a young'un I was bought on only milk available it was simple- didn't even know the % just milk. Came with the cream under the foil cap in a little glass bottle. Provided in primary school in crates unrefrigerated by the gov. Birds used to peck a hole in the top for the cream. Lovely and warm on hot day. Unhomogenized then. Now it's full fat, light, skim, caffe milk, lactose free, high protein, A2, organic etc

    Haha so true. when I grew up there was a choice of milk.... or milk :lol:

  • ddavenport63
    ddavenport63 Posts: 74 Member
    It obviously becomes a case of your own preference as i love unsweetened almond milk for everything , its low in calories , high in calcium and contains good fat , but ultimately you need to choose what you like best .
  • 6pkdreamer
    6pkdreamer Posts: 180 Member
    ddavenport63 wrote: »
    It obviously becomes a case of your own preference as i love unsweetened almond milk for everything , its low in calories , high in calcium and contains good fat , but ultimately you need to choose what you like best .

    If you love almond milk you I think would love homemade tastes much much better. Ive made almond and walnut which I prefer as you don't have to soak the nuts overnight. But alas all good things take time!
  • Sassie_Lassie
    Sassie_Lassie Posts: 140 Member
    I drink raw milk.

    I used to drink skim milk but they take all the good stuff out of it when it's made that way so I started slowly upping the percentage. When I started getting my raw milk from a farm (sometimes if I get there early into the milking I get the milk from those cows) I switched to that and I refuse to buy the store bought stuff. Yucky!
  • _qO_op_
    _qO_op_ Posts: 11 Member
    I was vegan for a long time & used plain, unsweetened almond milk in my cereal, for cooking and just to drink. When I went back on animal products I tried switching to back to cow juice because it's more nutritionally dense, I ain't scared of fat and it's cheaper. But I found it was waaaaay too sweet for me after getting used to almond milk. That said, if you like it, there's no reason to abstain. Just find a way to make it work with your calorie & macro goals.

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