You are in the dairy aisle of your local grocery market, and you stare at the milk and suddenly you wonder, “Which milk is right for my family?” These tips will help you to figure out what milk is healthiest for you and your family and will give you the right amount of calcium needed for your daily intake and your family’s to get strong bones and lose weight—diet pill-free!
• Always go with milk that has less fat in it! Always go for low-fat or skim (fat-free milk). You can also try milk alternatives – rice, soy, and almond milk which contains heart-healthy fats. Whole milk is an unnecessary source of fat and too much can lead to being overweight and high cholesterol problems in the future such as heart disease. This is especially important if you are taking a diet pill like Xenical Generic which requires you to cut your daily dietary fat intake.
• If you have infants and toddlers in your household, go with 2% milk and not whole milk – they don’t need whole milk to grow healthy and strong and can get the right amount of mineral and nutrients from 2%. One of the main causes of obesity in toddlers is actually too much whole milk. You don’t want to raise kids who are going to need diet pills early on.
• If the taste of regular cow’s milk is not appeasing to your family, try goat’s milk, especially for children. It contains the same nutrients as a mother’s milk and is easier for children to digest.
• If your child or your partner is lactose intolerant, go with a soy milk option, which is the best non-milk substitute for nutritional purposes. Keep in mind, though, that soy milk does not contain as much calcium as cow’s milk, so foods containing calcium (such as almonds and leafy green vegetables) will have to be included in their diet.
