Tips
- Use low fat milk when preparing scrambled eggs, hot cereal, casseroles and soups.
- Create smoothies by blending low fat milk or a fortified soy beverage with a combination of fresh or frozen fruit.
- Have a glass of low fat milk rather than pop or fruit drinks.
- Pack milk in a reusable container with an icepack to drink with your lunch.
- Use low fat evaporated milk instead of cream or coffee whitener in coffee or tea.
- Mix chocolate milk with low fat white milk for less sugar.
- Drink lactose-reduced milk or fortified soy beverages if you have been diagnosed with lactose intolerance or lactose maldigestion.
- Make low fat milk or fortified soy beverage a permanent item on your grocery list.
- Try a latt made with low fat milk.
- Drink skim, 1% or 2% milk each day.
- Select lower fat milk alternatives.
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Did You know?
In the cooking process, heat and water destroy some of the vitamin C and beta carotene so eat at least some of your produce raw. To minimize nutrient losses, steaming or microwave cooking are the best methods.
