It just struck me, am i the only one who does this?

rachbc

goodgodthatonesevenbigger wrote: »

With the reduction of Vitamins, calcium etc can this not be made up with yogurts and cheese?

It could - but both are much more expensive than milk so it kind of undoes the small savings for me

amanndajane

surely adding water isnt actually taking any nutrients OUT of the milk

reehsetin

amanndajane wrote: »

surely adding water isnt actually taking any nutrients OUT of the milk

dont think it would but e.g. a pint of watered down wouldnt have as many as a pint of actual semi skimmed

Pink.

amanndajane wrote: »

surely adding water isnt actually taking any nutrients OUT of the milk

Adding water isn't taking the nutrients out of the milk, but it is diluting the amount of nutrients. If I give my son a 250ml glass of milk with dinner he will get all the goodness. If I give him a glass of milk diluted with water he won't get so many of the vitamins and minerals that would be available in the original glass of milk.

While I understand the argument that he could get these nutrients from yoghurt and cheese, he wouldn't normally eat a portion of yoghurt and cheese with his evening meal, but he will always be happy to drink a glass of milk.

Pink

sparrer

I've been watering down full fat milk for some years, there's only me so no lo's to worry about. I buy at least one 4-pint container a week so for me it's a significant saving, and no-one has ever mentioned a difference in taste in tea, coffee etc....so far!

valk_scot

amanndajane wrote: »

surely adding water isnt actually taking any nutrients OUT of the milk

No, but it does reduce the amount in a given portion.


As to making the nutrients up with yoghurts and cheese well, yes, of course you can. But kids need proportionally more calcium etc in their diet as they're still building new bones and milk can make a significant contribution to this. When my kids were younger the recommendation was for them to drink one pint of full fat (or semi-skimmed, if the child was a good weight) of milk per day. Skimmed milk was not regarded as suitable for children as it loses the fat soluble vitamins. My youngest is not quite 10 so I doubt the recommendation has changed that much.

And for us women well, calcium in the diet is crucial all through our lives in order to help stave off osteoporosis so it's best to keep an eye on one's intake. If milk is the only calcium rich food you're eating then it would be wiser to avoid watering it down imho. Switch to skimmed by all means as it's got as much calcium as any other kind and it's cheaper too, as are UHT milks. But if you're eating other calcium rich foods there's no need to worry, even if you don't drink milk in any form.

jcr16

i have done it in the past but it not something i do all the time.

we have young children (7,6,3 and baby) so it important for them well apart from baby to have the milk undiluted, they do love the yoghurts and cheese etc. but hubby and i prefer skimmed milk in our tea, so if we run out of skimmed then i will dilute full fat or semi down for our cuppas. i do keep a stack of uht milk under the stairs tho so we hopefully don't run out.

we drink alot of milk tho, hubby loves pint of it or more just to drink. we go through about 4/6 pints a day.

anguk

I have done it occasionally if we've been running out of milk and I can't get to the shops until the next day but I don't do it on a regular basis. There's no little ones in the house but I do like to make sure DD and I have plenty of calcium, my OH had an aunt with osteoporosis and it's something I'd do my best to avoid if possible.

VfM4meplse

When I was living at home many years ago my Mum point blank refused to buy skimmed milk, her advice to me was to water down what she bought. I never tried it though.

If I make porridge too thick then I add more water instead of soya milk.

moglovesshoes

I just buy a 6x1l box of long life milk for about £4 and keep it in the cupboard. Water it down for porridge though.