skim vs 1%

[stokesmommy 45]

Ok so I use 1% when making shakes but if I just want a 4 oz glass of milk to drink I use 2%. My nut says that a women needs the fat Vitamins that milk gives you for your bones.

[Shawn Morrison 71]

I am one of the people that believes milk is not something that should be. A major part of a human . I don't rely on studies to prove or disprove this. I come to this conclusion by asking one simple question.

If you look at the human diet historically everything in our diet is also in other animals diets. This holds true until the last couple hundred years. Coincidentally health problems associated with the foods we eat have multiplied during the same time frame.

Here is the question. Can you name one animal that consumes milk as part of its normal diet beyond infancy?

I completely agree. My revelation with this theory came when I started reading some of the Paleo books. Really good info and studies about how our bodies evolved for certain foods and how the processing and agricultural revolution has lead us down a path of poor health. I have been loosing the most weight when I stick to this whole, natural food approach. Only things that people could have gotten while hunting gathering. Milk is a perfect example. Like you said this wasn't something we started drinking until fairly recently (in the whole context of human existence).

[Kalimomof3 613]

I don't drink milk much but when I do I drink 1% because that is what I buy my family. I don't drink it often enough to warrant buying a separate container of skim and I agree that it tastes like glue Water lol.The only time I use skim milk is when I treat myself to a Skinny vanilla latte and the coffee covers the flavor up

[eriadne 6]

Target carries an organic skim milk by Archer Farms that is insanely delicious and rich, so much so that to me it tastes like 1 or 2%! If anyone wants to switch to skim but is not a fan of the taste, I'd enthusiastically recommend trying that brand if your local Target has a grocery section, or to try organic skim milks until you find one that you like.

Also, if you want to lower your milk intake, try making Protein shakes with Silk Light Soymilk or Light Vanilla Soymilk -- I think it tastes even better than shakes made with milk (and it doesn't upset my sleeve the way milk on an empty stomach sometimes does.) Plus there's a lot of extra Protein with the soymilk too!

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Target carries an organic skim milk by Archer Farms that is insanely delicious and rich' date=' so much so that to me it tastes like 1 or 2%! If anyone wants to switch to skim but is not a fan of the taste, I'd enthusiastically recommend trying that brand if your local Target has a grocery section, or to try organic skim milks until you find one that you like.

Also, if you want to lower your milk intake, try making Protein shakes with Silk Light Soymilk or Light Vanilla Soymilk -- I think it tastes even better than shakes made with milk (and it doesn't upset my sleeve the way milk on an empty stomach sometimes does.) Plus there's a lot of extra Protein with the soymilk too![/quote']

Until they finish the studies on soy when it comes to mimicking estrogen and reducing fertility rates, I try to stay away from it...I used to eat edemame by the fistfull but somewhat hesitant now

[eriadne 6]

Until they finish the studies on soy when it comes to mimicking estrogen and reducing fertility rates, I try to stay away from it...I used to eat edemame by the fistfull but somewhat hesitant now

As far as I am aware, there is still only limited evidence linking soy milk to both male and female fertility issues. For women, there are also unconfirmed concerns are about breast cancer, but given that estrogen hormone replacement therapy is still used for menopausal women, 8 oz of light soy milk every day doesn't seem to be in the same risk catagory as drinking unnecessary milkfat, but each of us has to weigh various risk factors and decide what makes the most sense for us as individuals.

Personally, I try to avoid any cow's milk that is not labelled as being rBST-free for similar fertility concerns. I swear on grocery shopping day, I feel like I've read a novel's-worth of nutrition labels and packaging labels before I finally leave the store!

[Kalimomof3 613]

As far as I am aware' date=' there is still only limited evidence linking soy milk to both male and female fertility issues. For women, there are also unconfirmed concerns are about breast cancer, but given that estrogen hormone replacement therapy is still used for menopausal women, 8 oz of light soy milk every day doesn't seem to be in the same risk catagory as drinking unnecessary milkfat, but each of us has to weigh various risk factors and decide what makes the most sense for us as individuals.

Personally, I try to avoid any cow's milk that is not labelled as being rBST-free for similar fertility concerns. I swear on grocery shopping day, I feel like I've read a novel's-worth of nutrition labels and packaging labels before I finally leave the store![/quote']

You don't have to worry about that if you buy milk at Whole Foods no foods with rBST in any of the stuff the carry.