To kick start this series I begin by talking about the very popular 2% milk. As the name suggests, 2% milk, is cow’s milk with fat content reduced to just 2%. The reduced fat content obviously tempts many to choose this milk over the regular whole milk. However, there is more to it than what meets the eyes; let’s find out:

  Food facts:

Thus, as is evident through the table above, 2% milk contains more than 50% fats (both total and saturated) of whole milk, while reducing the taste and texture qualities by more than half of the whole milk. Thus, not giving any significant advantage over whole milk.                                                                                                                                                  

Healthy way out: Use skim milk instead of 2% milk. In case, you do not prefer the taste of skim milk then, mix 2% milk with skim milk for a few days, then with 1% milk, and gradually move over to skim milk only.

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