skim milk and I hardly ever eat cheese anymore, even tho I LOVE cheese, fat free cream cheese works and I do non-fat yogurt too.

Being also French, cutting out the cheese is a crime! I can't live without it. As for my milk, I have tasted the american skim and 1% milk, and they are bland watery liquid that's not filling at all. I prefer what we call 'semi skimmed' milk, or even better, whole raw milk, fresh from the cow. Yogurts I do buy low fat now, unless they are homemade, and so with the whole milk.

And despite having these fatty foods as a regular part of my diet, I'm still losing weight. :) So not changing anything.

I have switched to skimmed milk, but have found it very thin for drinking by itself, and so I add a couple of drops of pure vanilla essence, which makes it very pleasant indeed.

I use fat free greek yoghurt - for a great dessert mix together 4oz fat free greek yoghurt with a good sqeeze of lemon juice, the grated rind of a lemon and a teaspoon of sugar substitute - this gives a yummy lemon mousse. mmmm.

Cheese wise I use low fat cheddar, mozarella, ricotta (for more yummy desserts), mini babybel (as a snack with cherry tomatoes) and sometimes as a treat I'll have a sprinkle of parmesan or some blue vein cheese.

Combined with other healthy low-fat choices I'm losing weight

Original Post by: ellektra

skim milk and I hardly ever eat cheese anymore, even tho I LOVE cheese, fat free cream cheese works and I do non-fat yogurt too.

Have you tried the Laughing Cow Cheese?  They are really good and quite a few flavors

Mmm...love laughing cow cheese, feta (sheep) and goat cheese which both are much lower in fat and calories than cow's milk cheese...and I swear by almond milk!

correct me if i'm wrong but isn't low fat or fat free milk also low in or free of calcium? sure, in the short run it wont seem to make a difference, but in the long haul it wil give you weak, brittle bones and teeth...whole milk all the way, yeah!

Whole Milk Nutrition Skim Milk Nutrition The nutritional composition of whole milk for 1 cup (8 oz) is as follows: Fat - 3.5% Calories - 150 Calcium - 290 mg Whole milk is considered as a best option for toddlers, who are not on breastfeeding, but are not on external diet either. Whole milk provides them with all the essential nutrients for growth. Moreover, as toddlers do not have to worry about putting on weight, it can be safely consumed as a complete food. Additionally, it also tastes better than skim milk, hence, kids are more likely to go for it. The nutritional composition of skim milk for 1 cup (8 oz) is as follows: Fat - Less than 0.5% Calories - 90 Calcium - 316 mg It is a common misconception that whole milk is richer in terms of nutrients. You must have noticed that skim milk contains more calcium than whole milk, this is because, during processing some nutrients are often added to skim milk, in order to enrich it. This includes addition of some vitamins, like vitamin A and D, phosphorous, magnesium etc.

I'm inconsistent here:  I eat very little cheese (a tablespoon of grated parmesan or romano in soup or on the rare serving of pasta, sometimes an ounce of cheddar added to a salad) and nonfat yogurt that I make myself, but every day I consume 14 ounces of whole raw milk in my morning coffee.  I prefer my milk organic, and I just can't help believing that it's better and healthier to drink milk from happy cows who live about twenty miles from me than to go with Stonyfield Farms's ultra-pasteurized organic skim.

Milk, not so much anymore. I over indulge with milk. I have reduced my cheese intake but not the frequency. A bowl of chili use to have 4oz of cheddar, now its 1 oz. I still get my cheese.

I've turned to greek yogurt and berries for breakfast since I've started my diet, as opposed to a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit plus a Fried Chicken Biscuit plus a large Sweet Tea (215 to 250 calories vs 1010). I am eating 8oz of Chobani low-fat for 4.8g fat, 22.7g protein and 173 calories. Add the berries and I am good for about 3 hours.

I do love cheese & milk but m not consistent on it.I think I should turned on to yogurt & berries, the positive effects mentioned in your post likely to be in my goal.thanks for sharing such valuable information.

Raw milk is the way to go if you are going to drink it.  Pasturized milk is not a healthy choice period.  If you do eat dairy, orginic is they only way to go.  Do your research.  Milk=inflamation.  Clever marketing that milk board has done.

I use Chobani 0% fat greek yogurt and Kraft fat free cheese for dairy products with high protein content without the fat, which I get from food sources.  Both have served me well.

Cow's milk turns a 75 lb calf into a 750 lb cow in less than a year.  You should know that the "Milk Advisory Board" is an advertising group founded to increase sales.  Just like the instructions on the shampoo bottle that says to "lather, rinse, repeat", the Milk Advisory Board's instructions to drink more milk is not based on what is good for you, it is based on what is good for them. Profits.

Yeah, but what if you like drinking milk

Then, by all means, drink milk.  But decide to drink milk.  It, like so many things, is addictive.  I know this because of my construction husband and sons who can toss back 8 gallons of milk a week (if I buy that much).  I stopped buying milk for 3 months.  Now, one son has moved out on his own so it is just my husband and giant 13 year old.  They can keep it down to 1 or 2 gallons per week.