On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 4:07:28 PM UTC-5, Sky wrote:
> On 4/8/2016 5:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 8:25:31 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> >> On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:33:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 10:57:29 AM UTC-4, Janet B wrote:
> >>>> this study was reported in the journal "Circulation".
> >>>
> >>> Major snippage.
> >>>
> >>> I take the middle road. 2% milk, low-fat yogurt sometimes,
> >>> full-fat yogurt other times, and real butter when I want
> >>> something buttery, but all in moderation. I've reduced
> >>> my intake of carbs, but I can't really say I'm even
> >>> "low carb", just "not stupid carbs".
> >>>
> >>> We'll see how that plays out over time.
> >>>
> >>> Of course, people want there to be one cause for things,
> >>> and a magic bullet to fix problems. The real world
> >>> just isn't so accommodating.
> >>
> >> I used to do 2% too, but I don't consume much milk or cream so I
> >> switched to full fat milk and heavy cream because they are all purpose
> >> for me. The cream goes in my coffee and takes the place of a flour
> >> slurry in gravy, milk is always used up before it goes bad if I stick
> >> to a quart. Don't ask me how, the specifics range from cereal to
> >> quiche.
> >
> > Everybody's different. I do about a gallon and a half of milk
> > every week (including putting it in coffee), but I never make gravy
> > or quiche. We've just no use for cream (light or heavy) in this
> > house anymore. I'm habituated to the taste of 2%; whole milk seems
> > "too much" nowadays.
>
> It's good to know other folks like to drink lots of milk and (heavy)
> cream, too! I drink a LOT of milk :-> Price for 2%-milk when
> recently purchased was ~$1.07/gal at Ruler Food (Kroger affiliate akin
> to Aldi)! Can't beat that price, and I've even seen it a bit lower than
> that price! I can easily drink 2-plus gallons of milk a week!
>
> When I make my home-made morning 'mocha', it's a combination of 2%-milk
> with a hefty dose of heavy whipping cream included, along with a wee bit
> of sugar. The mixture gets nuked in the mug, then cocoa powder and
> instant coffee are added to the hot dairy mixture. Hey, this is a lot
> less expensive than buying any 'starbucks' (etc.) whatever <G>! Works
> for me - and that's what ultimately counts. Oh, oh - a quart of heavy
> whipping cream at Ruler is only ~$3.59 vs. nearly ~$7/quart at other
> local grocery stores - yikes!
>
We go through about 5 gallons of whole milk a week. All this talk of
milk inspired me to have a big bowl of raisin bran.
>
> Sky

--Bryan