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Make The Switch to 1% or Nonfat Milk and SAVE!
striatic / CC BY 2.0Some people are big milk drinkers and some people aren’t. I’m a lifetime member of the latter group. Nothing against milk, I just don’t enjoy drinking it all by itself. I’m big on iced nonfat lattes though. But just in case you ARE a milk drinker, the lower fat milks are the way to go, particularly if you have heart disease.
The fastest way to decrease calories, cholesterol, and saturated fat grams is to decrease the fat in the milk. Nonfat milk and 1% milk fat are your best health options.
Think of the savings per week or month just by switching from whole milk or 2% milk to 1% milk or nonfat. It does add up. Check out the charts below and you’ll see what I mean.
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces total),
this is what you will save PER WEEK:
| Saturated Fat (g) | Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch from whole milk to 1% milk | 43 | 78 | 170 | 615 |
| Switch from 2% milk to nonfat milk | 38 | 59 | 205 | 440 |
If you drink 2 glasses of milk a day (16 ounces),
this is what you will save PER MONTH:
| Saturated Fat (g) | Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch from whole milk to 1% milk | 172 | 312 | 680 | 2460 |
| Switch from 2% milk to nonfat milk | 152 | 236 | 820 | 1760 |
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