Transition to red top milk.

[Joe_the_Lion]

I have decided to make a few changes to my diet and was just wondering if anybody has successfully switched to fat-free or red top milk.

I drink up to 8 pints a day of either full fat or semi-skimmed and really can not stand red top, especially in tea and coffee.

If they have been successful, do they still enjoy the ********** that passes for milk? And how long does it take to get used to it?

PS I do not require any diet tips or exercise tips, thank you. I am not on a diet, nor ever will be!!!!!

[Goodsoulette]

I drink skimmed milk and was raised on raw milk.

[Joe_the_Lion]

Wow goody, thanks for that.

And to answer my question(s).........................please continue.

[Pippa68]

I was brought up on full fat milk, but changed during my teens. I found the transition very easy, actually..maybe only took a few days to get used to it. I can even drink skimmed milk at a push nowadays!

I haven't had any full fat milk for years.

[Joe_the_Lion]

Pippster, I am confused now. do you now have semi-skimmed or skimmed??

Red top is skimmed???????????? Is it not?

[raysparx1]

Hi wardy, we have gone on to semi-skimmed milk, and you do get used to it, in fact if i have tea now with full fat milk it tastes far to rich, but you can't beat proper milk on your corn flakes, and since we switched I do not drink as much milk as I used to as the flavour just isn't there as for skimmed milk, jesus christ, no way it is bloody horrible, so weak, like nats wee

[cazzz1975]

we drink semi skimmed, we recently made the switch, when you get used to it its fine, I wouldnt go back now, full fat tastes a bit bleughhhry now

paint-water

[cazzz1975]

the hypen worked!

[Goodsoulette]

well obviously I enjoy it as I wouldnt drink it. As soon s I lived on my own, maybe a day! I cant drink even normal whole milk in a cup of tea now, still use it for cheese sauce though, skimmed milk is pants for white sauces.

[Marvelman]

I started to have fat free milk after an illness over twenty years ago, i was used to it in a few days, i hate full fat or semi skimmed now, there is just as much goodness in it as other milk, we dont need the fat content as we get older.

[originalang]

I love milk and used to drink pints of full fat, moved to semi skimmed and then to skimmed. Never thought I'd be able to have it on my cereal let alone drink pints but I do and couldnt go back to the full fat. Semi skimmed tastes so creamy now, can't even abide it in a cuppa.

[Ethel]

As you enjoy your milk so much, start by replacing half with semi-skimmed milk, so you have up to 4 pints of full fat milk and the rest semi-skimmed.

Every couple of weeks, reduce the amount of full fat until you have only one pint a day, however you most enjoy it.

Eventually you'll give it up entirely, painlessly.

I have very little milk these days and drink mainly water.

[Pippa68]

Yes Wardy ~ I drink semi-skimmed milk. I get my milk from the milkman, and that is red top..if I buy it from the supermarket it is of course green top!