What milk is the healthest?

emily115
emily115 Posts: 78 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
What milk is the healthest?

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  • DizzieLittleLifter
    DizzieLittleLifter Posts: 1,020 Member
    Non fat, :)
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Breast.
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    1) Breast
    2) Raw, grass-fed, full fat

    Edit to add just one link about why I answered the way I did: http://naturalbias.com/why-skim-milk-isnt-as-healthy-as-you-may-think/
  • LoveLifeToday
    LoveLifeToday Posts: 20
    I think (don't quote me on this) that all milk contains the same calcium content, regardless of the fat. So I would suggest skimmed milk is the best :) xx
  • skinnygirl49
    skinnygirl49 Posts: 40
    Unsweetened Almond Milk :smile:
  • thesweatybetty
    thesweatybetty Posts: 107 Member
    unsweetened almond milk! 35 cals.. no sugar!
  • Mios3
    Mios3 Posts: 530 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Oh boy... you're going to get a wide variety of answers with this question.

    I drink organic 2%. I don't like skim or full-fat milk. I'm allergic to soy. And I find almond milk to be unpalatable.
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    Grass fed whole milk. The fat has properties that help the body burn fat. Skim or non-fat milk does not (actually block fat burning).

    Not all fats are bad.
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Well, I mean it depends upon who is ingesting the milk, right? :laugh: The answer is obvious if we're talking about "healthiest for a human infant." It's probably still healthiest for an adult human -- just kind of a taboo.
  • DizzieLittleLifter
    DizzieLittleLifter Posts: 1,020 Member
    I assumed that she meant dairy :laugh: the problem with full fat is the high saturated fat content.

    full fat:
    Calories 150Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat 8.0g12%
    Saturated Fat 5.0g25%
    Cholesterol 35mg12%

    2%Total Fat 4.8g7%
    Saturated Fat 3.1g15%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
    Cholesterol 20mg7%

    Non fat:
    Calories 86
    Calories from Fat 4
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat 0.4g1%
    Saturated Fat 0.3g1%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
    Cholesterol 5mg2%

    1%

    Calories 102
    Calories from Fat 21
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat 2.4g4%
    Saturated Fat 1.5g8%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g
    Cholesterol 12mg4%
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I do.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Breast.

    Goddammit...I was just about to post this same thing.

    Okay, then the other breast.

    Now both are equally used.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    Or you can buy it by the hour. :laugh:
  • Mios3
    Mios3 Posts: 530 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I do.


    Wow, that's awesome! :laugh:
    And more power to you for being able to admit it here :flowerforyou:
  • Mios3
    Mios3 Posts: 530 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    What....tell me it aint so???
  • Mios3
    Mios3 Posts: 530 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.


    Or you can buy it by the hour. :laugh:


    I was thinking the same thing, then I remembered mine is all dried up.
    So much for making extra money on my spare time :laugh:
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I assumed that she meant dairy :laugh: the problem with full fat is the high saturated fat content.
    I can't wait until saturated fat is finally acquitted. :happy:

    The problem is, it is kind of like being accused of being a child molester--even if you're deemed "not guilty" people won't want you moving in next door.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    This is why I'm lucky. I have been expressing my milk for 12 years now. I don't sell it, though. It's just for personal consumption.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    What....tell me it aint so???

    I'm lactose intolerant. Plus, who in their right mind would drink something that was squeezed from a cow teet? That's disgusting.
  • rcrea
    rcrea Posts: 80
    Unsweetened Almond Milk or Coconut Milk
  • Mios3
    Mios3 Posts: 530 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    What....tell me it aint so???

    I'm lactose intolerant. Plus, who in their right mind would drink something that was squeezed from a cow teet? That's disgusting.

    Guess I'm crazy :wink:
    I usually drink Skim milk, but have recently tried Almond milk and really liked it. Plus there's fewer calories in Almond milk.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Ok so I'm just wondering how many people actually put BREAST milk on their cereal in the morning???

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I don't use it in cereal, its way to expensive. It's best to drink straight. You can get it online fairly reasonable, usually around seven.dollars/quart.

    What....tell me it aint so???

    I'm lactose intolerant. Plus, who in their right mind would drink something that was squeezed from a cow teet? That's disgusting.

    Guess I'm crazy :wink:
    I usually drink Skim milk, but have recently tried Almond milk and really liked it. Plus there's fewer calories in Almond milk.

    Youre lucky to be fortune enough to not have a nut allergy, and lactose issues.
  • DizzieLittleLifter
    DizzieLittleLifter Posts: 1,020 Member
    I assumed that she meant dairy :laugh: the problem with full fat is the high saturated fat content.
    I can't wait until saturated fat is finally acquitted. :happy:

    The problem is, it is kind of like being accused of being a child molester--even if you're deemed "not guilty" people won't want you moving in next door.

    Sat. fat increases LDL (bad cholesterol) Peoples whose diets are high in sat fat are at in increased risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. Not all cholesterol is bad; just as not all fat is bad. Cholesterol is protective to the brain (so add cheese it if you eat a beef burger), however having high levels of bad cholesterol in the blood creates a waxy build up. That waxy build up is what causes heart disease. People's diets today are heavy in meat and low in fibrous carbs. This is ONE way that people can make a small change in their diets to lower their overall sat. fat %. And yes, I am fully aware of the many "studies" and website claiming that sat. fat and cholesterol has no correlation to heart disease.
  • vikesfanmb
    vikesfanmb Posts: 291 Member
    Almond milk! Delicious, slightly sweet taste . . but less calories, more calcium, and no lactose. :smile:
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I assumed that she meant dairy :laugh: the problem with full fat is the high saturated fat content.
    I can't wait until saturated fat is finally acquitted. :happy:

    The problem is, it is kind of like being accused of being a child molester--even if you're deemed "not guilty" people won't want you moving in next door.

    Sat. fat increases LDL (bad cholesterol) Peoples whose diets are high in sat fat are at in increased risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. Not all cholesterol is bad; just as not all fat is bad. Cholesterol is protective to the brain (so add cheese it if you eat a beef burger), however having high levels of bad cholesterol in the blood creates a waxy build up. That waxy build up is what causes heart disease. People's diets today are heavy in meat and low in fibrous carbs. This is ONE way that people can make a small change in their diets to lower their overall sat. fat %. And yes, I am fully aware of the many "studies" and website claiming that sat. fat and cholesterol has no correlation to heart disease.

    I'm really not trying to pick a fight, I just think that there is a lot we still don't know about saturated fat and its relation to disease. I also think that there has been a lot of research, especially some of the early research, that lumped saturated fat from natural sources with manufactured saturated fats. A lot of the preliminary research on saturated fats was problematic and that is widely recognized by researchers in the field. I wanted to point out one of the studies which I don't think warrants scare quotes. It is a large meta-analysis (yes, they can be problematic -- but all research can be) -- unless this is one of the ones you were already thinking of.

    Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease
    Patty W Siri-Tarino, Qi Sun, Frank B Hu, and Ronald M Krauss, 2010, Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Background: A reduction in dietary saturated fat has generally been thought to improve cardiovascular health.

    Objective: The objective of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence related to the association of dietary saturated fat with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD; CHD inclusive of stroke) in prospective epidemiologic studies.

    Design: Twenty-one studies identified by searching MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and secondary referencing qualified for inclusion in this study. A random-effects model was used to derive composite relative risk estimates for CHD, stroke, and CVD.

    Results: During 5–23 y of follow-up of 347,747 subjects, 11,006 developed CHD or stroke. Intake of saturated fat was not associated with an increased risk of CHD, stroke, or CVD. The pooled relative risk estimates that compared extreme quantiles of saturated fat intake were 1.07 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.19; P = 0.22) for CHD, 0.81 (95% CI: 0.62, 1.05; P = 0.11) for stroke, and 1.00 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.11; P = 0.95) for CVD. Consideration of age, sex, and study quality did not change the results.

    Conclusions: A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. More data are needed to elucidate whether CVD risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrients used to replace saturated fat.
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    To add to my previous post, for those interested in the saturated fat - cholesterol - heart disease connection, here's a great blog post linking to a number of prospective studies (both supportive and unsupportive) as well as some review papers. Again, I don't think these warrant scare quotes as they are published in peer review journals: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/12/dirty-little-secret-of-diet-heart.html

    But back to the original OP's question, I tend to think that whole foods in their least processed state that have sustained populations for centuries tend to be the healthiest. Hence my answer of raw grass-fed whole milk (if you can get it). I don't see pasteurized skim milk as a whole food. But that's just the way I see it.
  • Imahottmess
    Imahottmess Posts: 73
    Almond milk is really good, also Coconut milk (not the canned kind) is pretty good.
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