Someone told me that 2% milk is healthier than skim milk and there's not enough difference in them for weight control to warrant drinking skim over 2%.
2006-09-01 04:10:12 · 11 answers · asked by T_M 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
I would say it depends on how much milk you drink per day. If you prefer the taste of 2% (or 1%) and you're having a cup of milk on your cereal in the morning and another 8-oz. serving with lunch, you can likely maintain a very healthy diet. If you're one of those people (and I know a few) for drink nothing but milk with every meal and even will grab a milk chug over a soda or a bottle of water when they feel thirsty, 2% will have you porked up in no time (unless you live in the gym).
2% has more than 4 times the fat in skim milk, so it's clearly not the healthier option. For children between the ages of 1-2, the fat in whole milk is essential to their growth. Beyond that, low fat milk is the way to go, as most people (even little kids) are getting enough (or too much) fat and calories from other food sources by then.
According to the National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Mississippi:
One cup of skim milk provides 306 mg calcium and
has only 83 calories
One cup of 2% reduced-fat milk provides 285 mg calcium and has 122 calories
One cup of whole milk has 276 mg calcium and 146 calories
2006-09-01 04:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true. Skim milk is the healthiest with the lowest fat content and you receive the calcium that you need.
When I was a kid I drank whole milk. As a young adult I drank 2%. As a 50+ adult I now drink skim milk. Funny in that I cannot stand the taste of whole milk and 2% is okay but skim is just right. With cereal or oatmeal, skim milk is not over-powering and you have a better taste of what you are eating.
If I had it to do all over agian I would have started with skim milk. Don't get me wrong in that you need fat in your diet but you get that with other foods. So why add to the total when it is not necessary.
2006-09-01 04:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Skim milk is definitely better for you. Now they have the milk that's skim but tastes like 2% with extra vitamins in it.
2006-09-01 04:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by dj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whole Milk has 3.25% milk fat
Next is of course 2% milk
Then 1% milk
and skim has less than 0.5% milk fat
Unless you are drinking big amounts of milk, go for the flavor it's not going to make a big deal
2006-09-01 14:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by msgchef 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main difference is taste. However, children should not be drinking skim milk. 2% or whole is best for them...
2006-09-01 04:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
compare the labels on the carton. 2 % milk has more fat than skim. that is why they call it skim as they skimmed the fat / cream off. they both have the same amount of calcium.
2006-09-01 04:14:21 · answer #6 · answered by snobunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skim milk has less fat then 2% milk.
2006-09-01 04:15:49 · answer #7 · answered by Texan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
skim milk has an lest amount of fat in it...... no one needs it except fer babies..... most say skim jus taste like water well work yur way down from whole to 2 % to 1% to skim ..
2006-09-01 16:30:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2% milk has more fat than skim milk. As for vitamins and minerals, they are both equal.
2006-09-01 06:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A difference of 2% is not enough to lose weight, and anyway, exercise is also an important part of weight loss.
2006-09-04 01:34:01 · answer #10 · answered by Futanari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋