The other day I was in the store and I see that they are selling fat free ½ and ½. I know one of the ½ is cream and in order to get cream it’s made from fat, does this really mean that they are just selling fat free milk at a much higher price?
2006-10-27 01:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by MojoMan 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
You're usually a big jokester but I'm actually going to answer this question seriously. Half and half is half cream and half whole milk (you should know this being a Nebraskan!). I got this question all the time from customers when I worked at the grocery store and all I could think is "what a smartass!". It doesn't have gelatin in it, it has carageenan, which is basically seaweed. A better name for it would be "Fat free half and half-like substance" as obviously it's not actually half and half but instead meant to take the place of it in your coffee. I pour it right on my cereal, yummy!
2006-10-27 05:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saw this the first time while in Oregon this summer. I was looking for the real thing and saw the fat free stuff. I couldn't believe it either. In fact I couldn't even find real cream, 6%, 10%....nothing.
I have never seen fat free 1/2 and 1/2 in Canada.
2006-10-27 13:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband works at a coffee shop and they have had fat free 1/2 and 1/2. It is not nearly as good as regular and it does not heat/foam as well as the regular either but the same can be said about fat free milk.
2006-10-27 04:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by amy1419 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not real 1/2 and 1/2, just something made to taste thick and creamy. It has lots of fillers.
2006-10-27 02:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by Krista D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
did you check the ingredients it probably has gelatine like most comercial yogurts to thicken it or possibly even starch.
2006-10-27 02:59:06 · answer #5 · answered by tyreanpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋