it’s 2% milk, 98% mystery fun
I mean… I guess anything can be a mystery if you don’t want to learn about it. So, yes!
The top comment here in this thread was excellent at giving a quick overview, for those interested.
I agree on both points!
I like to try to add a little more levity around here, especially when it’s in the spirit of the original post!
Don’t worry about it. Just keep drinking.
Just do the math
Looks like 20/0 milk, thus infinite.
It’s milk that the company has extracted all the nutrients from,
and replaced them with sugar. Now you get expensive sugar water, and they can sell the good stuff in other products such as whipped cream, heavy cream, and butter.Edit: apparently the higher sugar content in skim and nonfat milk is because the removal of fat concentrates the remaining lactose. They don’t add additional sugar. The original point still remains though, that it’s mostly just milk flavored sugar water.
The answer above that called the other 98% “mystery fun” was far more informative than this fabrication.
Pasteurization is a very, very important process for keeping humans safe. Nobody should be framing it as “extracting the nutrients”. This is especially true right now in the US, since dairy cows in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu. Their milk has been confirmed to have the virus in it, but it’s dead virus thanks to Pasteurization.
I’m not talking about pasteurization. Whole, skim, and nonfat milk can all be pasteurized. I’m talking about them taking all of the nutritious natural fats out of the milk and replacing it with sugar to make skim and nonfat milk.
Bad troll is bad
Go compare the sugar content of whole milk to skim milk. You don’t need to take my word for it, it’s written right on the label.
I don’t disagree with your conclusion, but I don’t think they replace anything with sugar. Milk is just high in sugars, because it’s supposed to give energy and nutrients to a growing calf. If you remove the fats then the sugar content is higher as a percentage.
Milk isn’t all that healthy in general though. It’s liquid for a calf to grow. It’s much better to drink something made for human consumption and dietary needs.
Ah, you are correct. I just checked. I always thought that they added extra sugar so that it doesn’t taste terrible. I know they do that with some other non-fat foods. The higher sugar content in skim and nonfat milk is because the removal of fat concentrates the remaining lactose, like you said. Thanks for correcting me!
Good on you for being graceful about it.
Unethical. Drink plant milk
Even if you don’t care about the ethics, plant milk is getting cheap (oat milk is cheaper than cows milk where i live), tastes good, has a longer shelf life and has thus far worked perfectly as a replacement in baking and such
Or if you ethically prioritize “the environment” over the individual victims of the industry, plant milk has a way smaller footprint. Even the worst one (almond milk, iirc) is way better than milk from animals
Summary is that due to the amount of added sugar to the unsweetened versions, dairy milk will still be better for your health.
"And then there are added sugars. Unflavored white dairy milk and unsweetened soy and almond milk contain no added sugars. " lol
