Milk or no milk?

JeremiahStone
JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
Is milk ok to include in a diet?
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  • giaciccone
    giaciccone Posts: 257
    Milk gives you calcium! That is so important for bone health!
    Might I suggest nonfat milk! It's a happy medium, really.
  • Ghlt4
    Ghlt4 Posts: 241 Member
    I use rice milk, or almond milk, it has less fat and more calcium.
  • Amandanoralynn
    Amandanoralynn Posts: 231 Member
    I use 1%!
  • Sunshine_Girlie
    Sunshine_Girlie Posts: 618 Member
    I use 1%!

    Ditto! Well, at least most days I do.
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    If it fits into your numbers, have it. You're not going to get in trouble for having something.
    I'm not really a milk drinker, I just do 1/4 c. on my oatmeal. Plus, I like to save my cals for food. :)
  • chuckyp
    chuckyp Posts: 693 Member
    Milk is great. I actually had to cut back on it to save some calories though. I used to easily go through 2 gallons a week, and that was skim milk, but it's still about 180 calories per glass and I'd go through 2 or 3 glasses in a sitting!
  • VRoseDuda
    VRoseDuda Posts: 129 Member
    I eat yogurt or cheese or cottage cheese instead of drinking it. Personally, I want something to chew on instead of drinking it
  • SKP1986
    SKP1986 Posts: 392 Member
    I tried other milks -almond, coconut, soy- but skim milk is my favorite. I say if you want it and it fits in, go for it.
  • lisadhancock
    lisadhancock Posts: 103
    I prefer 2% but usually only have 8 oz a day.
  • kayleeblue
    kayleeblue Posts: 273
    GOT MILK!!!?? Can't live without it here. 2% and chocolate on a daily basis. Gotta have it.. I make it happen in my diary. And if I don't get at least 1 cup of chocolate during the day....someone....is gonna die.
  • 4KidFather
    4KidFather Posts: 134
    Is milk ok to include in a diet?
    Most human adults are lactose intolerant. You don't NEED cows milk. There is a theoretical risk from casein too.
    I drink milk. Usually whole cream, as it has less lactose in it. Same with butter and hard cheeses, and fermented dairy (yoghurts).
    It's very nutritious for mammals - ever seen how quick a suckling calf grows - even without added bovine growth hormone?
    I don't recommend much processed dairy (fat reduced), research shows it's all very insulinogenic.
    I did the GOMAD diet to bulk up once for that specific reason. Worked good.
    Try other mammals 'milks and nut milks for variety.
    Enjoy food :)
  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    I like milk ~ I drink nonfat or 1%...just have always preferred it. But I also enjoy almond milk :)
  • Zehra137
    Zehra137 Posts: 6
    From what I've heard, not only it's healthy for you, but it also helps you lose weight. The calcium lessens fat absorption in your body as it acts like soap in your digestive system. (Don't judge, I saw it on a BBC show.)
    Moreover, I drink 2% milk every morning and I have no troubles meeting my goals.
    Good luck! :)
  • liza27201424
    liza27201424 Posts: 69
    GOT MILK!!!?? Can't live without it here. 2% and chocolate on a daily basis. Gotta have it.. I make it happen in my diary. And if I don't get at least 1 cup of chocolate during the day....someone....is gonna die.

    i hear ya! im not much of a dairy eater never have been. so i gotta have my 2% chocolate milk everymorning! oh and ice cream is an exception :)
  • Myra73
    Myra73 Posts: 54 Member
    I've substituted regular milk (nonfat) for unsweetened vanilla almond milk because it has less calories and sugar than milk. However, last week I tried Smart Balance Heart Healthy (or Health) Fat Free milk. It was so creamy and delicious, I am going to be sure and buy it again for a treat! Fat free, with all sorts of good stuff in it anyway.

    Moderation is key. Also, how your body reacts to different foods.
  • phinners
    phinners Posts: 524 Member
    Milk is important. The one thing I have decided not to do is quit milk, so I drink semi skimmed milk in my tea/coffee, on cereal and use it in cooking. I feel any dietary changes we make have to be sustainable and something you can realistically do long term, so for me this means keeping milk in my diet - also I wont quit a spoon of sugar in my tea either. I have cut down by half and that is good enough.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I personally don't drink milk, but thats because it gives me a stomach ache... every once in a while though when I get a craving for milk, then I'll have it.

    I do however eat greek yogurt.. and that I like a lot.
  • porter09
    porter09 Posts: 31 Member
    i have soy milk to save on calories, also just bought some coconut milk didnt think it was gonna be v nice but it is delicious
  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    Milk is important, especially for women. I should drink more of it.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    It's not necessarily the milk that's important; it's the calcium you gain from it. Milk is also a great source of natural sugar, vitamins, and protein. I, unfortunately, have become lactose intolerant over the years and found solace in substitutes. To me, I wasn't a big fan of hemp or almond milk. Soy is okay -- just as long as it's a organic and unsweetened. I personally like coconut milk because it's a "raw" product and not thick like soy milk.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.
  • scubacat
    scubacat Posts: 346 Member
    I think its important for Calcium. I have switched to either almond milk for only 35 calories or coconut milk.
  • aj_rock
    aj_rock Posts: 390 Member
    Milk is a good beverage for its mixed macro nutrients and vitamins.

    Personally I've never seen a point in drinknig 1% vs 2%... not enough of a calorie difference.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.

    Well unfortunately, I cannot share the medical reports of the doctors and nutritionists that I work with here online, so that is all I can give. In this case, they are a very reliable source. If you do any research at all and look for sources that were not FUNDED by the Dairy Association, you will find it, too.
  • ohpurdysure
    ohpurdysure Posts: 45
    Correct, we are blind when it comes to the milk issue.. People should be more informed about this subject, but we are raised to beleive we are suppose to drink cows milk..in which we are not and do not have to have it..
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.

    Well unfortunately, I cannot share the medical reports of the doctors and nutritionists that I work with here online, so that is all I can give. In this case, they are a very reliable source. If you do any research at all and look for sources that were not FUNDED by the Dairy Association, you will find it, too.

    Then you should post those, not a link to a conspiracist, racist and anti-Semitic website. Rense is not a reliable source for anything except fostering and promoting a great deal of hatred in the world.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.

    Well unfortunately, I cannot share the medical reports of the doctors and nutritionists that I work with here online, so that is all I can give. In this case, they are a very reliable source. If you do any research at all and look for sources that were not FUNDED by the Dairy Association, you will find it, too.

    Then you should post those, not a link to a conspiracist and anti-Semitic website.

    Was not trying to start an argument. I didn't bash anybody else's thoughts on the matter as you are doing. I was merely referring the person asking to my personal point of view, which they asked for. So you can either do some more research that is unfunded by the dairy counsel or the dairy association, and when you have done sufficient research then I will debate with you. But until then, I will not.
  • aj_rock
    aj_rock Posts: 390 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.

    Well unfortunately, I cannot share the medical reports of the doctors and nutritionists that I work with here online, so that is all I can give. In this case, they are a very reliable source. If you do any research at all and look for sources that were not FUNDED by the Dairy Association, you will find it, too.

    I just read this article, and everything it says is

    a) sensationalist, using buzzwords inspired to create fear

    b) present in a VAST majority of food we eat otherwise (you think dairy is our only source of casein? Or that all of our other food is allowed similar levels of bacteria?)

    c) out and out complete and utter bull.

    To top it off, most of the 'sources' quoted by the article are unreliable, non peer-reviewed (so no science involved at all), and outdated.

    If you don't want to drink milk, thats fine. But please don't spread propaganda fear-based conspiracy theories.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm

    Rense is not a reliable source for anything.

    Well unfortunately, I cannot share the medical reports of the doctors and nutritionists that I work with here online, so that is all I can give. In this case, they are a very reliable source. If you do any research at all and look for sources that were not FUNDED by the Dairy Association, you will find it, too.

    Then you should post those, not a link to a conspiracist and anti-Semitic website.

    Was not trying to start an argument. I didn't bash anybody else's thoughts on the matter as you are doing. I was merely referring the person asking to my personal point of view, which they asked for. So you can either do some more research that is unfunded by the dairy counsel or the dairy association, and when you have done sufficient research then I will debate with you. But until then, I will not.

    You are missing (or rather, avoiding) the point. You posted a link to an article and site with no credibility whatsoever. If you want to deal in facts, then there is something to discuss. But you're not dealing in facts.
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