Watering down milk.....

Pete*G_4

i don't see the point in all honesty. milk is quite cheap if you shop round and don't forget to treat it as a luxury item rather than a staple. The purple top milk at Tesco is incredibly good value, it's 0.75% fat and you get 3 litres for £1 (3 litres is roughly 5.3 pints, for those working in "old money").

esmf73

only time I've ever watered down milk is if i've needed a bit extra to go round and it's my last dribble. Wouldn't ever give it to my kids except in emergancy - or until I got to the shop.

patchwork_cat

Over the years I have noticed the 'water milk down' idea around quite a lot and have heard of it for children. Although even adults should be aware of the importance of calcium throughout life inorder to minimise the risk of osteoporosis later in life

angeltreats

The only time I ever do it is in our local restaurant, if we go for a coffee they only do full fat milk and I hate the taste of it so I get them to water it down for me. At home I just buy skimmed for me and semi-skimmed for DH.

ubamother

Personally I find the idea of watering down evap contentious - surely the only way to use evap is to make two holes in the lid, either side of each other, and suck the evap out through on of them!!

Or is this just me.....

I'll get my coat

MrsBartolozzi

ubamother wrote: »

Personally I find the idea of watering down evap contentious - surely the only way to use evap is to make two holes in the lid, either side of each other, and suck the evap out through on of them!!

Or is this just me.....

I'll get my coat

OMG I had no idea anyone else did this!
I have memories of going into the kitchen while quite young, to find my Dad supping away at a tin of evap Mum had bought to make a pudding. He showed me the "special" way of getting it to come out easily - by making 2 holes with an old fashioned tin opener. Sadly, I don't remember being allowed to sup from the tin... but I do love evap...<goes for a root around in cupboards in case there's a tin there>:whistle:

McKneff

As a sufferer of Osteoporosis i am reliably told by my doctor that the calcium content in fully skimmed milk is actually higher than in full fat milk.
have a look here.

http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/docs%5Cleaflets%5C197.pdf

not sure if the link works but the calcium levels in milk (200mll) are

Skimmed 244
Semi skimmed 240
Full fat 236

Surprising eh, i know i was when i was told.

esmf73

ubamother wrote: »

Personally I find the idea of watering down evap contentious - surely the only way to use evap is to make two holes in the lid, either side of each other, and suck the evap out through on of them!!

Or is this just me.....

I'll get my coat

Thought it was just me too!!:o But then I think I get it from my Dad who eats condensed milk out of the can (not very often), perhaps once in 10 years!!

thriftlady_2

McKneff wrote: »

As a sufferer of Osteoporosis i am reliably told by my doctor that the calcium content in fully skimmed milk is actually higher than in full fat milk.
have a look here.

http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/docs%5Cleaflets%5C197.pdf

not sure if the link works but the calcium levels in milk (200mll) are

Skimmed 244
Semi skimmed 240
Full fat 236

Surprising eh, i know i was when i was told.

But isn't calcium fat soluble? I'm sure I read somewhere that calcium is absorbed more readily from whole milk. Also the vitamins in milk are fat soluble.

Fat reduced milk is too processed for my liking. I like my food as unmucked-about-with as possible. The fat content in whole milk is only 3.6%. Drinking fat reduced milk will only make a signicant dent in your calorie intake if you drink large quantities.

kafkathecat

The calcium issue is quite complicated. It seems countries that consume more dairy have higher rates of osteoporosis.

http://thebabybond.com/MilkingYourBones.html

K.