Is it me or does skim milk taste watery sometimes?

Thatonechickoverthere
Thatonechickoverthere Posts: 100 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've always been on the bigger side so I've been drinking skim milk since I was a young kid, the pediatrician told my mom I should drink skim instead of whole because it had too much fat that I didn't need. My skinny sister drinks regular and we both think the other milk tastes weird. Anyway so I'm not a stranger to skim milk, but today it tasted a lot like water to me. I never noticed that before. And whole milk to me tastes like cream, yuck.

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    I think it depends in part on the brand of milk - did you buy a different skim one this time around? Have you been drinking 1% or 2% more consistently for a while and recently went back to skim?

    Whole milk tasting too strong is most likely due to your taste buds being used to skim. I grew up drinking 1% and only will drink whole with cereal.

    ~Lyssa
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    You've been lied to all your life about fat in your milk and your other food. Stick around. Something tells me that you have been living with the evidence all your life.
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    Skim milk is water that's lying about being milk
  • ddavenport63
    ddavenport63 Posts: 74 Member
    yep i reckon its watery too.i only drink almond milk now unsweetened of course
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    edited April 2016
    "I've always been on the bigger side so I've been drinking skim milk since I was a young kid" -- so I have to ask: how has drinking skim milk worked for you as a weight control measure?

    My personal preference is for 1% but I don't drink much cow's milk -- though I do eat cheese. Milk's for baby cows. :p
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    Try cashew or almond milk. They're grrrrreat
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    extra_medium wrote: »
    Try cashew or almond milk. They're grrrrreat

    Yes, like water with almond or cashew in it. ;-)

    I do like them, but nothing beats actual milk. We do 2% but I like full fat. If I cold get farm fresh that I my favorite.
  • Thatonechickoverthere
    Thatonechickoverthere Posts: 100 Member
    vingogly wrote: »
    "I've always been on the bigger side so I've been drinking skim milk since I was a young kid" -- so I have to ask: how has drinking skim milk worked for you as a weight control measure?

    My personal preference is for 1% but I don't drink much cow's milk -- though I do eat cheese. Milk's for baby cows. :p

    I don't know. I bet if I always drank whole milk I would have gotten fatter as I grew up than I already did, so that's a plus side to only having skim.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    http://time.com/4279538/the-case-against-low-fat-milk-is-stronger-than-ever/
  • mgookin1
    mgookin1 Posts: 72 Member
    If I have milk, it has to be skim, mainly because I have problems digesting a lot of fats since I don't have a gallbladder. To me it tastes just fine, I've tried some cheaper store brands before that taste like water though.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I've always felt skim milk was pretty much white water. There is 1% or 2% as options between skim milk and whole milk though.
    I don't drink milk. I get more satisfied when I chew rather than drink my calories. I put whole milk on cereal or use it in cooking.
  • Kristinemomof3
    Kristinemomof3 Posts: 636 Member
    I would go with 1% or 2% if I could drink milk.
  • kimdawnhayden
    kimdawnhayden Posts: 298 Member
    I think skim milk is just milk that has been watered down. I think I remember somewhere that you could make your own. Just buy 1 or 2% and water it down. More milk for your money.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    I personally think Skim Milk is disgusting and prefer 2% or whole milk. The calorie difference is not huge, and I'm a believer that fat doesn't make you fat, so there's that.
  • Rockchick09
    Rockchick09 Posts: 200 Member
    I think all milk tastes way to much like pure cream - I usually go for the 1.5% lactose free milk or I just skip milk all together.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    kimdawnhayden wrote: »
    I think skim milk is just milk that has been watered down. I think I remember somewhere that you could make your own. Just buy 1 or 2% and water it down. More milk for your money.

    @kimdawnhayden

    No. The clue is in the name - skimmed milk has had the cream skimmed off, it's not watered down.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    Personally, I limit my dairy intake to a drop of half & half in my morning coffee (1 mug) (OK, it's a BIG mug!) typically 3 or 4 Tbsp. Other than that, an occasional slice of really GOOD cheese on a burger, if my GF buys something besides cheddar or jack (she uses it more frequently). It's the only paleo cheat I allow myself.

    I agree with vingogly - milk is for baby cows.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    vikinglander wrote: »
    Personally, I limit my dairy intake to a drop of half & half in my morning coffee (1 mug) (OK, it's a BIG mug!) typically 3 or 4 Tbsp. Other than that, an occasional slice of really GOOD cheese on a burger, if my GF buys something besides cheddar or jack (she uses it more frequently). It's the only paleo cheat I allow myself.

    I agree with vingogly - milk is for baby cows.

    You realize that you are contradicting yourself, right?

  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    vikinglander wrote: »

    I agree with vingogly - milk is for baby cows.

    Almond milk is for baby almonds but it's not stopping me
  • kimdawnhayden
    kimdawnhayden Posts: 298 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    kimdawnhayden wrote: »
    I think skim milk is just milk that has been watered down. I think I remember somewhere that you could make your own. Just buy 1 or 2% and water it down. More milk for your money.

    @kimdawnhayden

    No. The clue is in the name - skimmed milk has had the cream skimmed off, it's not watered down.

    Well dang ... Pinterest is yet wrong again.

  • Wickedfaery73
    Wickedfaery73 Posts: 184 Member
    I drink/eat low/non fat dairy to reduce the amount of saturated fat I get
  • rldeclercq4
    rldeclercq4 Posts: 269 Member
    "There is only one thing I hate more than lying. Skim milk, which is water that's lying about being milk." -Ron Swanson
  • murp4069
    murp4069 Posts: 494 Member
    Try organic skim milk. It's more expensive but it lasts much longer than regular once opened and in my experience much less likely to have that watered down flavor. Or go up to 1%, it's not like the fat is had unless you have some particular reason that you need to keep your fats very low.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    it doesn't just "taste" watery- it IS watery.

    It's terrible. bleck.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    It's white water.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
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  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    rldeclercq4 wrote: »
    "There is only one thing I hate more than lying. Skim milk, which is water that's lying about being milk." -Ron Swanson

    This. So much of this.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Full fat dairy is the bomb. I grew up on 2%, always hated skim and am with you all on the water/milk imposter bit. A couple of years ago I ditched the 2% milk at the request of my teenage daughter - hasn't hindered my weight loss one bit.

    And I regularly cook with butter and heavy cream (and you better believe I lick that spoon and/or measuring cup), add half & half to my afternoon iced coffee drinks, and I won't eat any yogurt that isn't at least 2%.

  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Nah. It just tastes like skim milk to me. I prefer full fat raw milk but use skim if the calories need to be lower. Rarely drink milk plain anyway. I like Fairlife. 13gr of protein for 80 calories.

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