skim vs. whole milk?

Whole milk is too think and I hate it ... Skim milk is like water and flavorless. My family drinks 2% but I tried 1% this week and I have decided that for only 20 calories difference, we're going back to 2% next week!

Whole milk is just a lot more calories than skim. 90 cal per cup for skim vs. 150 cal per cup for whole. If you like to drink milk like I do, that adds up. Before I decided to watch my calories, I would easily drink 2 gallons of skim milk a week. If I was drinking whole milk that would be a lot of extra calories. I haven't drank whole milk since I was a teenager. I slowly weaned myself to skim and now whole milk tastes so thick and creamy that I can hardly drink it.

Try almond milk. 40 calories a cup, and it tastes pretty good, especially in cereal.

I don't think I've ever had whole milk, except for when I was a baby probably... I always remember drinking 2% or less.

Recently I've had to keep it down to 1% b/c I'm getting to be lactose intolerant. So drinking milk hasn't become too much of an issue (though it breaks my heart... I love milk!)

I've taken up drinking chocolate milk after working out and that has been bliss! I haven't seen any reduction in my loss (though, admittedly, I haven't lost much so far...).

I grew up with skim so it's all I ever liked. To me, even 2% tastes too creamy. I have a cup and a half of low sugar cereal (mainly shredded wheat or Cheerios) with a cup of skim milk every day. The only change I could see making would be to try almond milk, but for me there's really no reason to leave skim. If you like the taste I would stick to skim.

There are several different answers to this, and all of them lead to one conclusion. A matter of choice. The first thing is if you drink reduced fat milks then Vitamin A is "added" into the milks to make up for that loss when the fat is taken out. A lot of times Vitamin D is also added. That might not sound like a big deal. But by this point, it is becoming less natural and more of a science experiment. Whether this is kosher to you is up to you.

Secondly, the question is, are you on a low fat diet? Are you exercising regularly? I'm at the point myself where I am working out five to six times a week and I am burning an ample amount of calories. With that in mind, I'm not on a low-fat, low-carb or low anything diet. I am just eating clean and exercising. The result is a lot more calories throughout the day. With the extra calories, I have no qualms about using whole milk versus skim. When I burn 500 calories in a day and compare 80 calories to 150, it's not that big of a deal based upon my preference of no additives and that I like a thicker milk better.

The big thing is dairy is part of the "bad" fats category. So, don't drink much.

Soy milk is the best - High in protein and has lots of vitamins.
The taste is very aquired! I personally CANNOT drink it haha But my boyfriend has lost 15kg in the past 6 months from regular excersise and a VEGAN diet. Very healthy

Be careful with raw milk. A friend of mine and her daughter had unpasteurized milk, and it turns out that one of the cows in the herd had rabies. They both had to go through the rabies treatment (lots of shots).

I find that I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to, I have a hard time going thru a whole carton before it goes bad.

1% for me

I drink organic whole milk (and full fat in other dairy products) and am counting calories and losing body fat. I drink about 16oz per day and it is not a problem, just drink which ever you prefer and account for the calories.

For a great protein shake/meal replacement try the following:
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup full fat cottage cheese
- 1 whole banana (7-8in)
- Protein powered of your choice.
- Blend with stick blender

Nutrition:
- 630 Calories
- 53g Protein
- 22g Fat
- 60g Carbs

Whole milk feels like it closes up my throat and leave a coating of milk residue in my mouth. Not a fan! I like 1%, but we drink 2% out of compromise. The BF grew up drinking whole, so he has problems with 1% being too thin. We drink organic with no added DHA and crap.

We have almond milk for cereals and smoothies. We drink cow's milk with dinner and whatnot. I've got rice milk for when I just really don't want cow juice.

We've been talking lately, however, of switching to whole dairy everything. We're both kinda weirded out about having our kitchen full of chemically added/processed/altered foods. We already buy organic if it's an option, so once we run out of our current supplies, we're probably going to start buying "real" stuff.

I do not drink milk, I only put it in my cereal. I use 1% for me, my daughter, who is 5, and my husband. My son gets whole milk because he is one, and when he is two, he will go down to 2%. I would give him 1% then, but he is skinny.

Me and my boyfriend always have this debate lol. I drink skim milk and he drinks whole milk. I can't stand the taste of whole (wayy too thick) and he hates skim. We just buy separate gallons. I've read that drinking skim milk can help with weight loss but I've never read the same about whole milk. I think it all depends on how much you drink it. Plus whole milk just tastes fattening to me, which in turn makes me think I'm getting fatter while drinking it lol

I find the concept of drinking another animal's milk pretty gross full stop. I have it on my cereal and in tea, but never to drink. Bleurgh. It's for baby cows! I especially don't understand the concept of humans breastfeeding being disgusting, but milk from a cow or a goat? Fine! People are so weird.

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who thinks drinking cow juice is a bit weird. I just imagine everyone running around being attached to a cow's teat or walking around with utters on their head like those beer helmets. Granted, I still drink a glass every now and then, but ... it's still pretty darn weird. Honestly, I'd be less freaked out if they found a way to bottle and sell human milk. At least that makes sense for us to drink.

I rarely drink milk at all but when I do I choose skim. I don't know or care what the calorie difference is, I just don't want the saturated fat that whole milk contains.