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Make The Switch to 1% or Nonfat Milk and SAVE!
Some people are big milk drinkers and some people aren't. I'm a lifetime member of the latter group. Nothing against milk, I just don't enjoy drinking it all by itself. I'm big on iced nonfat lattes though. But just in case you ARE a milk drinker, the lower fat milks are the way to go, particularly if you have heart disease.
The fastest way to decrease calories, cholesterol, and saturated fat grams is to decrease the fat in the milk. Nonfat milk and 1% milk fat are your best health options.
Think of the savings per week or month just by switching from whole milk or 2% milk to 1% milk or nonfat. It does add up. Check out the charts below and you'll see what I mean.
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces total),
this is what you will save PER WEEK:
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces),
this is what you will save PER MONTH:
The fastest way to decrease calories, cholesterol, and saturated fat grams is to decrease the fat in the milk. Nonfat milk and 1% milk fat are your best health options.
Think of the savings per week or month just by switching from whole milk or 2% milk to 1% milk or nonfat. It does add up. Check out the charts below and you'll see what I mean.
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces total),
this is what you will save PER WEEK:
| Saturated Fat (g) | Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch from whole milk to 1% milk | 43 | 78 | 170 | 615 |
| Switch from 2% milk to nonfat milk | 38 | 59 | 205 | 440 |
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces),
this is what you will save PER MONTH:
| Saturated Fat (g) | Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch from whole milk to 1% milk | 172 | 312 | 680 | 2460 |
| Switch from 2% milk to nonfat milk | 152 | 236 | 820 | 1760 |
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5 Comments:
I recently made the switch to 1%. It took a little adjusting but wasn't too bad
As a kid i couldn't drink anything but Whole (no wonder I was chunky)
Now i do 2% but I rarely drink milk anyway. I can handle 1%, but no way can I do non-fat.
Couldn't stand anything but whole milk all my life but finally made the switch to 2% and awhile later to 1%. Now I am on Carnation Non-fat Dry Milk and have no problem with it. Don't think I can change back. Try it but give yourself a little time to get used to it. You'll be glad you did.
I could never understand why everyone can't stand non-fat. I've been drinking it my whole life. Someone else must be, because it certainly disappears from the store shelves. Drinking 1% is like whole milk and whole milk tastes like half n half. Oh well, all for the better..
We made the switch! I couldn't get my family to drink fat free milk, but the we discovered Over the Moon. It really does have the creaminess of 2%, but without the fat. Their chocolate milk is AMAZING! It's more expensive, but they usually have a coupon on their website and it's sometimes on sale at Walmart.
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