Watering down milk.....

Magentasue

To be honest, it sounds a step too far rather than disgusting. My kids (three of them over six fot tall now) all drink a lot of milk at times and although the fridge is weighed down with thirty pints a time, I'd rather they were drinking milk than squash or fizzy drinks. None of them eat as well as they did when I controlled what they ate, so the last thing I want to do is water down the milk. We have semi skimmed and watered down full fat didn't go down very well with them although it was fine for cooking.

whatatwit

I do this if I find full fat reduced We usually drink semi.
It's great for cooking, but I do find it's a bit watery in tea.

Olliebeak

I often water down full-fat milk(IF I see it on whoopsie) and of course it makes it last much longer. I wouldn't be doing it with children though.

If you not in 100% control of what children consume during the day, at least it's one way of knowing what nutrients they are getting.

When I know my grandkids (7 and 10) are coming, I make sure that I have full-fat milk in for them. The youngest (1) has to have soya milk - funny how nobody ever uses up the last of that on her!

rosieben

I sometimes water down full fat; but I would absolutely never water down milk for kids as I believe they need whole milk for the nutrients.

sparrer

I buy a 4-pint jug of full cream milk and dilute it 50/50. I've done this for about 6 months now after reading it on OS board, and so far no-one has commented. I agree it wouldn't be suitable for small children but when my 11 y/o DGD comes to visit she drinks it quite happily.

It freezes well, I just give it a good shake when it's defrosted and hey presto, 8 pints of perfectly acceptable milk ready for drinking, cooking etc., for the price of 4

rosieben

sparrer wrote: »

I buy a 4-pint jug of full cream milk and dilute it 50/50. I've done this for about 6 months now after reading it on OS board, and so far no-one has commented. I agree it wouldn't be suitable for small children but when my 11 y/o DGD comes to visit she drinks it quite happily.

It freezes well, I just give it a good shake when it's defrosted and hey presto, 8 pints of perfectly acceptable milk ready for drinking, cooking etc., for the price of 4

I read about it here too, and the great thing is I carry home 2 pints of milk, but end up with 4!!

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: We have an existing thread on this subject, so I'll add this question to keep ideas together

Penny. x

Alligator1

Hi Penelope Penguin, thanks for that :T

We don't have any children so just the 2 adults drinking the milk. Just thought it might reduce the almighty milk bill a bit. We use a pint of milk in 3 to 4 cups of tea!!:eek: :eek: :eek:. Will have a look at the fat content and then try doctoring some and see how it goes!

Thanks

rosieben

Alligator1 wrote: »

... Will have a look at the fat content and then try doctoring some and see how it goes!

I think 'gradually' is the way to go. Try watering by a third of water and increase until you find your tolerance level. I do half/half and find that's ok for tea and milky coffee.

FairyElephant_2

Alligator1 wrote: »

Hi Penelope Penguin, thanks for that :T

We don't have any children so just the 2 adults drinking the milk. Just thought it might reduce the almighty milk bill a bit. We use a pint of milk in 3 to 4 cups of tea!!:eek: :eek: :eek:. Will have a look at the fat content and then try doctoring some and see how it goes!

Thanks

OMG Alligator - DH & I drink loads of tea evenings & weekends, but we only use a max of 2 pints IN A WEEK!* (When the DSK's come to stay though we get through about 4 pints a day......).

If you are used to semi-skimmed you'll probably find that whole milk watered down to 50/50 is OK (try it gradually though) but if I remember rightly when I checked it still has slightly more fat than the same volume of semi-skimmed.

*We do like our tea strong though, so we do get through a lot of teabags...good for the compost bin though!