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    What kind of milk do you drink?

    Posts: 6
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Ive been drinking fat free for a long time. Would it be healthier to switch to whole milk if I'm exercising on a consistent basis?

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    • Posts: 463 Member
      I can't see why it would necessarily be healthier unless you're deficient in fat. I personally consume Natrel 2% Lactose-Free but that's because my girlfriend doesn't like whole milk. I prefer the thickness of whole. Much better I find.
    • Posts: 34,463 Member
      Doesn't matter.

      I prefer to get my fat from other things. So fat free milk for me.
    • Posts: 463 Member
      fat free milk for me.

      White water?
    • Posts: 156 Member
      I drink soy milk of all kinds, flax milk, almond milk and sunflower milk! Only because I am lactose intolerant though. Every time I take a sip of whole milk I can't help but long for one glass
    • Posts: 86
      Skim milk fat free
    • Posts: 112
      I drink 1%! and skim in my coffee.
    • Posts: 236
      Skim milk from the farmer's market. I don't mind if it is called "white water" since most of the time I'm not just drinking a glass of milk, it is usually a carrier for other flavors.
    • Posts: 2,242 Member
      I'm intolerant to dairy, soy, and almond so I drink Rice Dream Enriched Vanilla Rice Milk
    • Posts: 53 Member
      Almond milk! I love almond milk and you get more calcium from it and lower fat.
    • Posts: 898 Member
      show previous quotes

      White water?
      Actually, there's usually a bit of a blueish tint to it. But I personally don't like milk, so skim tastes better to me. I used to buy it directly from a dairy... they had two "levels" of milk (I don't specifically remember the difference), but the premium one was the first skim I'd ever had that actually looked like milk, and it tasted good too.

      As to the original question... It really depends on how much fat you need in your diet and where you want that to come from.

      Personally, I'm more concerned with not having milk that's from cows that have been treated with rBST, anti-biotics, hormones, etc.

      *edited to fix a typo
    • Posts: 193 Member
      I'm intolerant to dairy, soy, and almond so I drink Rice Dream Enriched Vanilla Rice Milk

      Luckily I can have almond, but cannot have casein or soy...

      I have So Natural Rice Milk... nom nom...
    • Posts: 5,382 Member
      Personal choice. Depends on if you are hitting your macors and calories.

      I like almond milk and coconut milk personally. Creamy and rich taste to me.
    • Posts: 485 Member
      Blue Diamond Almond Milk ALL DAY! :drinker:
      40 calories for one cup?! Heck yeah!

      Skim milk is twice as much cals, sugar, etc.
    • Posts: 157 Member
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      White water?
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      I grew up drinking whole but switched to 2% a couple of years ago. I swore I would never drink skim. However, once I started MFP, I switched. By cutting the calories in my milk, I was able to eat more. Oh, but I do long for a nice thick glass of milk. (Sigh)
    • Posts: 1,650 Member
      Breastmilk
    • Posts: 23 Member
      Pretty sure it's not available in the states, but Shape no fat milk (dairy farmers) is delicious, and tastes like full cream!
    • Posts: 84
      i love milk, but i can't drink it :/ it would not be good for what i am trying to accomplish.
    • Posts: 170 Member
      Fat free chocolate milk!
    • Posts: 8,980 Member
      I usually stock powdered non-fat milk. Great for shakes. Lasts a really long time before going bad.
    • Posts: 336 Member
      Lovin' the Almond (unsweet) milk in vanilla and chocolate is available now. Low carb and not animal based. No soy or lactose. I'm lactose intolerant, so this has been great. Love adding to my protein shakes. It's $2/carton at Publix and Kroger in health section on the shelf. I like because not thick like Soy Milk (which has been linked to cancer in women). I grew up on whole and 2% and still drink skim occassionally and love ice cream. So it's hard, but try it ! You may like!
    • Posts: 570 Member
      Trader Joe's - Almond Smooth Non-Dairy Beverage - Unsweetened Vanilla
      love that stuff!! :tongue:
    • Posts: 503 Member
      I drink Organic vitimin D milk,

      It's soooo creamy and delish!!!!

      vitamin D only has like 50 more cals then they other watered down stuff, as far as it being more healthy you will prob get people that say different things soooo, I dunno I just know Vitimin D is soo freaking good!!

      Try Horizeen Organic SOOOO GOOODD
    • Posts: 31 Member
      Unsweetened vanilla almond milk...mmmm. :)
    • Posts: 926 Member
      I used to drink a gallon of 2% every 3 days but now that I'm watching calories and only have half a cup with cereal in the AM, I buy vanilla almond milk cause it doesn't expire as soon as real milk.
    • Posts: 84
      I drink Rice Dream Enriched Vanilla Rice Milk

      Same here!
    • Posts: 351 Member
      My boyfriend and I both prefer skim (fat-free) milk!

      My mother rolls her eyes every time she goes shopping with me lol
    • Posts: 41 Member
      unsweetened almond milk
    • Posts: 209
      lactose free and fat free milk... im lactose intolerant..
    • Posts: 727 Member
      I switched to skim a few years ago, and now even 2% is too much for me. Plus, I go through so much milk that skim is probably the best choice anyway, as far as calories and fat go. =) I do love milk.
    • Posts: 1
      i drink long life skim milk it lasts so long
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