Yesterday at the store I noticed something I had not seen. A dairy product called filtered milk. The label says 50% more Protein and 30% more Calcium and 50% less sugar. An 8 oz serving has 13 g protein. The brand is fairlife. What do y'all know about filtered milk? Does anyone know how it's made? Does anyone use this kind of milk? Does it taste like regular milk? As a general rule the more processed a food is the less healthy it is, but the idea of milk with extra protein is appealing. I was just curious if anyone knows anything about this new product. I am going to ask around, do a little research and if I see it in the store next week I might buy some.

I used fair life milk during my pre op liquid diet and for 2 months post op. It works great in helping you get your protein in and it tastes good too. It is also lactose free. I ended up switching to lactaid because out super market stopped carrying it and I would have to go out of my way to find it.

Lactaid does not have nearly the protein but it is very good too.

Google it. They have a site on their product. I bought some yesterday but haven't tried it yet. I've been using lactaid, but may switch to this due to the higher protein content.

http://www.milk.co.uk/page.aspx

Filtered milk goes through an extra, fine filtration system, which prevents souring bacteria from passing through.

The nutritional content of the milk is unaffected but the shelf life is increased.

The processes involved include, microfiltration, ultrafiltration and nanofiltration.

Microfiltration is the most commonly used process and is a pressure-activated separation process which uses a membrane that is permeable to substances with a low molecular weight but rejects material with a high molecular weight.

In the process of microfiltration of skimmed milk, bacteria are removed using ceramic filters with 1.4 micrometer holes to separate the milk from the bacteria. After this process, virtually all the bacteria present in the milk are removed.

The milk is then homogenised to standardise and evenly distribute the fat molecules, where it then undergoes the pasteurisation process before being chilled down quickly to 5ºC or less.

Microfiltration adds an extra level of cleanness which can extend shelf life up to 45 days when stored at temperatures of up to 7ºC and an average 7 days once opened.

Filtered milk is available in whole, semi skimmed or skimmed milk varieties.

Supposedly this should be really good. Have to give it a shot. Thanks for mentioning it.

So had some last night. Made my usual hot skim milk with cacao powder and stevia. Yep, yummy. I'll probably stay with it, even if it's a little on the expensive side.

I found it in the store about two weeks ago. My daughter, who is lactose intolerant, loves it. I love the higher protein content. We buy the chocolate and it is delicious.

Susan

I love it ...... I been using it fir awhile. I'm 7 months post op

I'm obsessed with this milk. High protein, lactose free and low in calories! Yum...