According to the new dietary guidelines, we should choose 1% or skim milk. This news is no new news.

It is still something that many Americans do not practice.

Just so that we are all aware… did you know that skim and lowfat milk has the same amount of benificial nutrient content but less fat and calories?

A quick comparison chart of milk:
•Whole Milk – 150 Calories – 8g Fat
•2% Milk – 120 Calories – 4.5g Fat
•1% Milk – 100 Calories – 2.5g Fat
•Skim Milk – 80 Calories – 0g Fat

So if you switch from Whole Milk to 1% Milk and typically drink 3 cups of milk a day, you would save 150 calories a day. Although that doesn’t sound like much, those extra 150 calories might cost you an extra pound in body weight every 3 weeks or so.