Type of milk you drink regularily

[shootingstar]

a lot of soy milk these days isn't made of just soy so it's quite palatable (just soy is GROSS!!). I'm not sure how healthy it is, though, as it does contain added sugars and flavours.

As soon as I see soy milk with any form of sugar, no matter if it's a "natural" sugar added, I don't want to get into it. Forget it. For a daily drink, no.

from Crankin: My parents never served milk with meals, except breakfast or dessert.

Since my parents immigrated from China in the 1950's when milk and any form of dairy product was rare at that time in history in southern China (where there would be refrigeration problems in the rural areas), they obviously made a clear dietary /nutritional choice for their children: they had us drink milk daily from babyhood up. It was probably a good thing in the end for us, Crankin.

My mother did drink milk when she was pregnant with each of us, upon the doctor's advice, but afterwards she never got into it at all.

My father rarely drinks any form of milk. He will have abit in orange pekoe tea with no sugar. But he does like certain cheeses, abit of butter. It's not a daily thing for both of them. Probably couple times per month or less.

Yes of course, they like ice cream, gelatos. But not too sweet and not alot of it.

So an example where parents will make an overt lifelong nutritional decision for their children, but not for themselves.

GLC: What does goat milk taste like? Just last week at our favourite Italian gelato place, the guy had handmade goat's milk ice cream. It was nice.

[nscrbug]

I generally don't drink milk, by the glass. That said, I do consume fat-free, lactose-free milk on my oatmeal and cold cereal, and in protein shakes. Recently, I have discovered Blue Diamond Almond Milk (unsweetened original flavor) and I like it just fine, but use it sparingly mainly due to the 3 grams of fat it contains.

[Crankin]

Well, I think there was a cultural phenomena to the no milk thing. Although my parents (and my grandparents by the time I was born) were not Kosher, the idea of serving milk with a meal like dinner, when there's meat on the table sort of carried down. Really, the thought of eating chicken, fish, or beef and having a glass of milk with it really is nauseating to me. Funny how these things get carried on, despite the fact that it's probably been 75 years since anyone in my family actually observed these dietary laws.
One of my kids is a milk drinker and the other is just like me.

[tharley]

Oh my. I'm not a big fan of milk, nor is of me if I'm drinking it. I don't really eat anything besides occasional mac&cheese or soup that requires it. Ice cream on the other hand is fantastic!

[Blueberry]

I voted for my "milk version," but I rarely "drink" it. Usually, I just enjoy whole milk in tea. Once in a long while on a bowl of cereal. Most of my calcium comes from yoghurt (which I make) and cheese

[tctrek]

I don't really love milk, but I know I need it, so I drink skim milk, but I warm it up and put one of those International Coffee flavors in it, like Swiss Mocha or French Vanilla. That's yummy and great before bed to make me sleepy :-).

[MommyBird]

We are big fans of blue milk. It seems to be colder than any other variety to us. The more fat the warmer it tastes which is a real turn off. Only 0% will do for my family.
I seldom drink milk with a meal but the guys will. My milk routine will change periodically. Sometimes I drink a glass+ each day and at other times I will go days without milk.

During the last summer Olympics I was on my elliptical watching one of the morning shows and they had a segment on a "Recovery" pack the athletes were using post event. The guy said each pack costs about $5. Then he said that store bought 1% chocolate milk had about the same nutrient makeup and would basically have the same benefit as one of these packs.
I put it on my shopping list. The guys felt so special. Then I told them about the show and now they expect it in the fridge at all times!

[pardes]

Half and Half here.

At 62 I said, "What the hell." A good cup and a half of Half & Half in my monster morning coffee I drag around all day.

If I want to just drink milk (which I have loved since the breast) I down a couple of cups of whole milk as rich and natural as I can find it.

[GLC1968]

shootingstar - fresh, unpasturized goat milk tastes like cows milk...but almost less 'milky'. It's hard to explain. Its so fresh and delicious and full of flavor. When we switch back to store bought milk, I can't get over how flat and blah it tastes.

That said, older goats milk can be NASTY. And we've never tasted any store bought goats milk that tastes good, either. I've heard that's from the pasturization process, but I don't know that for certain.

[shootingstar]

shootingstar - fresh, unpasturized goat milk tastes like cows milk...but almost less 'milky'. It's hard to explain. Its so fresh and delicious and full of flavor. When we switch back to store bought milk, I can't get over how flat and blah it tastes.

That said, older goats milk can be NASTY. And we've never tasted any store bought goats milk that tastes good, either. I've heard that's from the pasturization process, but I don't know that for certain.

Imagine asking a farmer after getting fresh milk: "Is this old goat milk?"
I would try the young goat milk in small steps.
By the way, the goats milk gelato: my dearie loved it. I didn't even ask what the flavour was: there was no flavour sign! So I was targetting all the other flavours because of the colours. I noticed the cafe had a large bin of it compared to the other flavours. I hope he does sell it. He likes making different flavours...fresh fig, pomegranate, etc.

When we go to Europe in a few months, this should be interesting, depending on where we go. I could never forget the time when we were in the Netherlands, it was a whole milk. Rich, tasty ...and slight yellow-tan colour.

As for the blue tinged skim milk (at least in some parts of the U.S.), wonder if there is pasteurization process that causes this or the regulations are different in U.S. compared to Canada? Really, the skim milk I have from a well-known chain dairy in our province, does not have this blue tinge at all.

[moonfroggy]

I voted almond but these days I drink pumpkin seed milk more. I rarely drink any milk like drink though. I always make it myself from raw nuts or seeds when I do drink it. I get my calcium and protien by eating plenty of vgetables and nut or seed milk is an ocasional treat.