Drinkin' more milk

[shootingstar]

I know some of you are lactose intolerant.

I haven't been entirely....as long as I have milk in small amounts each time in 1 day.

As a result in past few months, I'm drinking alot more skim milk than I ever did compared to 25 yrs. ago. So I seem to be siphoning up 3 litres of milk over 10-12 days.

Part of it, is snacking to have a small bowl of cereal with abit of milk instead. I know wierd, but convenient to me.

[Crankin]

I despise the taste of milk. Probably why I have osteoporosis, but to me, it only goes with a piece of chocolate cake. I could never drink milk with a meal; the thought of it makes me gag..

[nscrbug]

I like milk just fine, but I tend to not drink it on its own(as a beverage). Instead, I prefer it with my cold cereal, when making oatmeal and smoothies, or for hot cocoa and chocolate milk. My DH, on the otherhand, has no problem drinking it with every meal. He usually goes through about 3 gallons per week. We both drink the fat-free variety, but I buy a separate half-gallon for myself that is lactose-free.

[Owlie]

I can't drink plain milk with meals. Only with a cookie or chocolate cake. The rest of my milk consumption is on cereal, in tea/coffee, or in the form of a chai latte or hot chocolate.
DBF, on the other hand, will go through a gallon and a half in a week.

[Catrin]

I like milk just fine, but I tend to not drink it on its own(as a beverage). Instead, I prefer it with my cold cereal, when making oatmeal and smoothies, or for hot cocoa and chocolate milk. My DH, on the otherhand, has no problem drinking it with every meal. He usually goes through about 3 gallons per week. We both drink the fat-free variety, but I buy a separate half-gallon for myself that is lactose-free.

I go through about 2 gallons a week. I drink it at all meals I have at home and, of course with hot/cold cereal. The skim milk took some adjusting to when I started drinking it but I am used to it now. Great protein and calcium source and my body tolerates it now. I hate taking supplements, and with no reproductive system or HRT, I get all of the natural calcium that I can. They just did a bone-density scan 2 weeks ago and the results couldn't have been better :) This is one of the reasons I use so much no-fat dairy for protein, it helps in two ways.

[shootingstar]

The volume of milk I described above for myself: it's only when I have cereal, with tea and coffee.

Unless it's green /Chinese tea, I need to soften the taste of tea and coffee with milk. But I use no sugar in either and haven't for past 3 decades. (I take my sugar in desserts...)

[Biciclista]

Crankin, drinking milk does not prevent osteoporosis!

[Pax]

My dad, brother, and I would drink 7-12 gallons of milk a week when I was growing up. I'm six inches taller than any other female in my extended family, wonder if bovine growth hormone had anything to do with it??

[Jaq]

it tastes bad and doesn't digest well because it's nasty reduced fat factory cow milk. milk from grass fed jerseys is sweeter and creamier, good all by itself. nutritionally it's a great replacement for sports drinks after workouts, and it works great on hangovers! (sounds weird but it's no lie, have a glass of milk and a banana before you fall asleep, and you'll wake up like nothing happened.) ;)

it's true that calcium rich foods like factory skim milk won't prevent ostioperosis, but whole milk together with natural sunshine will. This is because the body needs certain fats and other nutrients like D & K in order to utilize the calcium properly.

alright, TMI, I know, i'm kind of a zealot about dairy products. but if you are interested in higher quality milk and supporting local farms, check out these sites:
About real milk-http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/
Where to buy-http://www.realmilk.com/where.html

[VeganBikeChick]

Crankin, drinking milk does not prevent osteoporosis!


Yes! And in fact, having too much calcium can actually make it leach out of your bones and cause osteoporosis!

[emily_in_nc]

I never drink milk alone. I like it, but just got out of the habit years ago. I use it in cereal/oatmeal and coffee. Oh, and when I make (very occasionally) hot chocolate. I'm not convinced that milk is that healthy a beverage for adult humans. In the US, I used almond or coconut milk on my cereal instead, but those are so insanely expensive down here that I've gone back to lowfat cow's milk.

[goldfinch]

I love milk. For years I drank skim milk. Then I said screw it, I want really good milk, and I started drinking whole milk. I love a cup of whole milk with a bit of a sugar substitute in it, like a Stevia sweetener. Um Um. I drink a cup to two cups a day.

[OakLeaf]

In the US, I used almond or coconut milk on my cereal instead, but those are so insanely expensive down here

Are coconuts plentiful there (generally - I know it's probably too early for them to be ripe this year)? I wonder if you could make your own coconut milk.

[Crankin]

Actually, I knew that.
With my family hx, osteoporosis was a given (thanks, mom).
Milk was never served with meals in my home. I think it was a vestige of my parents growing up in homes that were nominally (and I mean nominally) Kosher. I had milk in cereal, in hot chocolate, and with dessert. Maybe at breakfast. The thought of milk with meat actually feels quite disgusting to me.
I eat lots of plain, non fat yogurt and tons of cheese. I drink coffee black, with the occasional cappuccino with skim milk, or a mocha latte. Both require me taking a Lactaid tablet before. I don't eat cereal anymore, so no milk there. I've been taking calcium supplements for 27+ years (in preparation for getting pregnant with child #2).
I find it interesting that many of the posters mention brothers who drank gallons and gallons of milk a week. I wonder why guys do this, and women don't? My brother is just like me and hardly ever has milk. One of my sons is a big milk drinker and the other one is not. The big milk drinker started this after he left home. I have never bought more than one gallon of milk a week, even when there were 4 of us living in the house.

[shootingstar]

2% or 3% milk tastes too heavy for me. It is bordering on cream for me.

I don't mind. :D

I've had the skim milk in the U.S. and it seems quite different from the skim milk here in Canada ...to me.

[Anelia]

I drink milk as a recovery drink. Yesterday I drank a pint after the ride. Also I was hungry and instead of loading carbs, I ate the cream of the milk. I know about avoiding fats after physical exercise because they slow down the absorbtion of other things but this time I listened to my body.
I buy the milk from someone who raises cows in a village near my place, milks the cows and sells it out of his car in the morning. It's whole milk and not pasteurized. Still, we boil it at home and a very delicious and fatty cream skims at the top :p
I like all kinds of milk: sheep's, goat's...but they are difficult to find.

[Owlie]

Don't they taste kind of...goat-y and sheep-y? I know goat's- and sheep's-milk cheese can taste kind of like the way wet wool smells, if that makes any sense.

I've been drinking 1% for a while. DBF drinks 2%. I can't drink it plain. It goes in tea, or I make it into hot chocolate or something where that extra fat translates into extra creaminess. Higher-fat milk is better for cooking, as far as I know, though. Maybe I'll get some for when I make mac and cheese.

[limewave]

For me, milk has always caused a gagging reflex. My parents used to try and force me to drink it and I just could not get it down, no matter what they threatened me with.

I use almond milk, sometimes soy milk to make smoothies or when cooking. Occasionally I use milk or cream for special recipes. My kids don't drink milk, other than chocolate almond milk for a special treat. So far they're healthy.

[indysteel]

Don't they taste kind of...goat-y and sheep-y? I know goat's- and sheep's-milk cheese can taste kind of like the way wet wool smells, if that makes any sense.

That reminds me a story that my dad likes to tell. He went to Xavier University in Cincinnati for college. This would have been in the mid-1950s. A friend of his was visiting from home and my dad and his college buddies took him to a local diner for dinner. Before they ordered, my dad tells his friend that goat's milk is pretty common in Ohio and that his friend should specify to the waitress that he wants cow's milk instead. His trusting friend complies. Of course, the waitress looks at him likes he's nuts and my dad and his friends bust out laughing.

I love this story. Not because it is that funny (although it does make me giggle), but because what passed for fun in the 1950s seems so innocent now.

[GLC1968]

Don't they taste kind of...goat-y and sheep-y? I know goat's- and sheep's-milk cheese can taste kind of like the way wet wool smells, if that makes any sense.



No, it doesn't. Fresh goat's milk (I can't speak for sheep's milk) tastes as sweet and delicious as cows milk. In fact, it's better. I does somewhat depend on breed, what the goats eat and how the milk is processed, but if it's done right, it's not goaty at all. I don't like goaty cheese even a little bit, but I do like the fresh milk. Store bought stuff tastes like dirt...it's gross.

I grew up with a gag reflex for whole milk. As a small child, I wouldn't drink it. My doctor told my mom to try 2% or skim and it worked. I grew up on 2% and switched to skim in college (where 2% wasn't available and whole milk seemed like paint to me). Up until a year ago, it was the only way I could handle milk...even in coffee.

Now I use whole goat's milk in my coffee and smoothies and in recipes, but I don't drink it as a beverage. Different goat breeds have different fat content in their milk. Ours is richer than whole cows milk which is generally 4% butterfat. Our goat's milk is about 6%. It is downright amazing what you can get used to! Now skim milk seems so blah, flat and boring to me. :eek:

And we drink our milk raw, too.

[indysteel]

No, it doesn't. Fresh goat's milk (I can't speak for sheep's milk) tastes as sweet and delicious as cows milk. In fact, it's better. I does somewhat depend on breed, what the goats eat and how the milk is processed, but if it's done right, it's not goaty at all. I don't like goaty cheese even a little bit, but I do like the fresh milk. Store bought stuff tastes like dirt...it's gross.

I grew up with a gag reflex for whole milk. As a small child, I wouldn't drink it. My doctor told my mom to try 2% or skim and it worked. I grew up on 2% and switched to skim in college (where 2% wasn't available and whole milk seemed like paint to me). Up until a year ago, it was the only way I could handle milk...even in coffee.

Now I use whole goat's milk in my coffee and smoothies and in recipes, but I don't drink it as a beverage. Different goat breeds have different fat content in their milk. Ours is richer than whole cows milk which is generally 4% butterfat. Our goat's milk is about 6%. It is downright amazing what you can get used to! Now skim milk seems so blah, flat and boring to me. :eek:

And we drink our milk raw, too.

Yum. Do you make your own cheese, too? I love goat's milk cheese.....

[OakLeaf]

It depends on the process, too. To my taste, chèvre is goaty, gjetost is not; manchego is sheepy, pecorino sardo is not. But that's just my taste buds...

[GLC1968]

It depends on the process, too. To my taste, chèvre is goaty, gjetost is not; manchego is sheepy, pecorino sardo is not. But that's just my taste buds...

Very true. Typically, aged cheese made with goat's milk is going to have a stronger flavor than fresh cheeses. And again, it'll depend on breed. We make Chevre with our milk and there is zero goat taste at all. When we made it with the milk from our previous goat breed (Alpine), it definitely had a goaty 'twang' to it.

Indysteel - we do! Mostly fresh cheeses because we just don't have the time or patience to do the hard ones (or really, enough milk to spare!) but we hope to one day. The few we tried with milk from our previous goat turned out really, really bad. :eek:

[indysteel]

Indysteel - we do! Mostly fresh cheeses because we just don't have the time or patience to do the hard ones (or really, enough milk to spare!) but we hope to one day.

Yet another reason that I wish we could have goats!

[emily_in_nc]

Are coconuts plentiful there (generally - I know it's probably too early for them to be ripe this year)? I wonder if you could make your own coconut milk.

Been there, done that. Is delicious but takes way too long to make for daily use. Getting the coconut water out is a breeze, but chipping all the coconut meat out of the hard shell is tough. Then it has to be blended and strained through cheesecloth. Life is just too short, even for someone retired with time on her hands!