Milk - Whole, 2%, 1% or fat free

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our whole family drinks whole milk. In my opinion the obesity epidemic has nothing whatsoever to do with full-fat dairy, which everyone drank decades ago when there was no obesity epidemic, and everything to do with sugar, sugar, sugar- juice, soda, constant carby snacks, sugar in the peanut butter, sugar in the tomato sauce, sugar in the cereal, and so on. So that's the stuff we don't eat in my house, and we're all of normal weight.

Whole milk is very high in saturated fat. You can get the same nutrition in skim without the high fat content. Also, a large portion of the calories in milk actually do come from sugars. For your family it may not be a weight issue to consider, but you should consider switching for the health benefits.

[Anonymous]

Our pediatrician recommended 1% after a certain age where the fats in whole milk are no longer needed for brain development. Said it would save them from a heart attack later!

[Anonymous]

I drank whole milk until I married DH. He said only fat people drink whole milk.

This is obviously not true, because I am the thin one in the relationship, but I let him win this one as I don't really like milk. We drink 2%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our whole family drinks whole milk. In my opinion the obesity epidemic has nothing whatsoever to do with full-fat dairy, which everyone drank decades ago when there was no obesity epidemic, and everything to do with sugar, sugar, sugar- juice, soda, constant carby snacks, sugar in the peanut butter, sugar in the tomato sauce, sugar in the cereal, and so on. So that's the stuff we don't eat in my house, and we're all of normal weight.

I completely agree with this. In our house, we only drink raw, whole, fresh milk. A superfood, in my opinion.