Is 2% Milk really that bad?

Crossonero82
Crossonero82 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
I've always had 2% milk but for weight loss everywhere I read it's all about almond milk but I don't really like it.
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  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,761 Member
    I only use almond milk for my smoothies. Go ahead & drink what you like
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    I went from 2% to whole milk. It tastes better without adding that many calories. It has more protein than almond milk.
  • LilacLion
    LilacLion Posts: 579 Member
    Yes, cow's milk is really that bad...unless you're a calf. It's bad for human health. It's bad for the cows that gave the milk. It's bad for the environment. It's that bad.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    I prefer whole milk, but 2% is what I'm currently using. There are no issues as long as it fits into your goals. Almond milk is actually bad for a health condition I have, real milk is much better for me and my goals.
  • DietPrada
    DietPrada Posts: 1,171 Member
    Whole milk is 4% generally. Skim milk is 0.5 to 1%. Neither are bad. Have all the full fat things, they're good for you.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    2% is what I use all the time. Never heard it was a bad thing.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Use what you like and just fit the calories in your goal.
    I choose not to drink milk but I use it in cooking.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Bad only insofar that animal fats are dubious necessity. Otherwise. . . eh drink want you want. I prefer skim.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,241 Member
    edited March 2017
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    We have an organic dairy nearby, i always stop and buy a couple of bottles when i drive past, it still has a thick layer of cream on top. No idea what % it is...

    I will never drink skim milk. Tastes like watery dish water :confounded:

    ETA: I've noticed Americans always use % when talking about milk. We only have full cream and skim milk here, no idea what percentage they are.

    We have skim, light and full. Skim is generally 99.9% fat free, light is 2% and full I'm not sure. Oh, and I think Pura Light Start is 1%.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    You could drink heavy cream daily and be shredded at sub 10% body fat. It's all about CICO
    Not quite. There are variances in the way certain molecules are metabolized. Too much of one thing and/or too little of another over any length of time can cause 'weird' things to happen.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    dpwellman wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    You could drink heavy cream daily and be shredded at sub 10% body fat. It's all about CICO
    Not quite. There are variances in the way certain molecules are metabolized. Too much of one thing and/or too little of another over any length of time can cause 'weird' things to happen.

    So is it your contention that if somebody drinks a couple tablespoons of heavy cream daily in their coffee, they'll never be able to get to sub 10% BF?
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    dpwellman wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    You could drink heavy cream daily and be shredded at sub 10% body fat. It's all about CICO
    Not quite. There are variances in the way certain molecules are metabolized. Too much of one thing and/or too little of another over any length of time can cause 'weird' things to happen.

    So is it your contention that if somebody drinks a couple tablespoons of heavy cream daily in their coffee, they'll never be able to get to sub 10% BF?
    Already answered.

    Too much of one thing and/or too little of another over any length of time can cause 'weird' things to happen.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,225 Member
    Soooo many tempting "milking an almond" memes to share, but I'm not gonna risk it. LOL
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