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.

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