Which milk do you buy? Blue, green or red?
Posted by ResultAlternative972@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 760 comments
Or any other types of milk such as goats milk, almond milk, cashew milk etc.
JohnMatrix1986@reddit
Blue and red. Blue for me and the kids and red for the Mrs. God knows why she even bothers with red, might as well use waters
winebookscats@reddit
That's exactly why I like red milk in tea. It doesn't change the consistency like a blue or green milk does - they make tea feel thicker and less refreshing to me.
Love some blue in coffee, or to make porridge 😋
NighthawkUnicorn@reddit
My parents had red, so when my husband and I moved in together, I had red and he had blue. We decided on a compromise and both switched to green to save money.
I tried red recently and it was gross as hell, never going back!
Powerful_Balance591@reddit
Now try blue for a bit then go back to green, same comparison
Ok-Past3491@reddit
True
NighthawkUnicorn@reddit
Nah I've never liked blue milk
Demostravius4@reddit
I used to not like it, then after using it for a week it made green taste revolting.
Upstairs-Quail5709@reddit
I call it wallpaper paste. All the vitamins and goodness is in the fat, so suggest she can use blue top but add water, better for you
StopItKenImALesbian@reddit
Skimmed actually has slightly more calcium than whole or semi skimmed. But I agree, it's shite.
faroffland@reddit
My mum always buys red ‘for the diet’, like mother when you drink a bottle of red wine every Friday/Saturday/Sunday night it’s not your milk giving you excess calories.
oynsy@reddit
It is white water, and not the fun kind. Absolute plop
whatsthehzkenny@reddit
Like sex in a canoe, red mk is fucking close to water.
Iasc123@reddit
Less fat = More calcium!
banana_assassin@reddit
We use the Bob milk sometimes - the 'tastes like semi but is skimmed' one. Less watery.
emmacappa@reddit
It's worse than water. Tried it to make porridge, honestly preferred water by a mile.
mark364i@reddit
Water in porridge plus a splash of full fat milk at the end is the way
DisastrousRecord1802@reddit
Red milk achieved
mark364i@reddit
It still tastes way creamier, I have had better tasting bath water than red milk.
EccentricDyslexic@reddit
Here in france red is full fat and green skimmed, blue semi. For me full fat for tea and semi for lattes.
Inkyyy98@reddit
My dad used to drink the red in his tea. Occasionally my parents run out of the blue milk for my cereal and my mum used red. You could always tell by the almost grey hue and I’d refuse to eat the cereal because I just couldn’t stomach the milk
DougieHowitzerMD@reddit
Yes indeed. White water.
EmaIRQ@reddit
I used to buy red before my brother moves in to live with me. Now we only buy blue because he doesn't like red. I know red is like water but it was one of the things i can compromise without feeling as I'm depriving myself from food. Now I'm just fat. Buying two different bottles never occurred to us tbh, although we buy different colours of bread etc
winebookscats@reddit
Red because that's what we both like in our tea, and a plant-based milk for everything else. Our daughter's vegan, so we usually buy the vegan version of staples like butter, milk, mayo etc, rather than buy 2 of everything.
Just can't find a plant-based milk that tastes good in tea.
GovernmentNo2720@reddit
Green. My in laws and parents use blue for tea but I find that makes tea too rich for me. I don’t mind it though! Red is diabolical.
UnicornGelato@reddit
Full fat raw.
The_V8_Road_Warrior@reddit
I always buy green top, it's what my parents got when I was a kid and I've had no reason to change. Not that I ever use much milk, rarely eat cereal and only other time is for mashed potatoes which again, I rarely have
HauntingTheVoid@reddit
Oat milk. I stopped drinking cows milk after a bad case of food poisoning
Kiardras@reddit
We switched to oat after 6month old daughter had milk protein allergy.
Shes now over it, but I barely use milk, wife prefers oat, and ethically and health it's better.
horn_and_skull@reddit
Same here (except my kid is still allergic). Just couldn’t go back to drinking milk. And it’s just easier to lower the risk in the house.
xBruised@reddit
Same here, kind of. My daughter is allergic to milk and intolerant to oats. I drink oat milk because I’m lactose intolerant but my toddler has pea milk.
minadequate@reddit
The barista oatley is super tasty tbf. That or full fat or what’s the point. Skimmed tastes like water you might as well not bother the cow for it.
I rarely use milk for anything (I don’t drink tea/coffee or eat cereal) so it’s fairly rare that I buy milk, but oatley is pretty tasty. More people should try it.
ItsShaneMcE@reddit
Prob one of my favourite non milks, my ex was vegan and introduced me to barista oatley.
ObviousOrca@reddit
I agree that it’s great, use it at home and would love to use more of it in our restaurant, however, it’s not certifiably gluten free as some of the others are so people with genuine gluten allergy (coeliac) should avoid.
BonusEruptus@reddit
I understand some people may see it as a faux pas to talk about these kinds of things, but the condition dairy cows are kept in is... not good. Both in an ethical sense and a sanitary sense. It stopped me drinking cow milk, I dont really like the idea of something I drink having an acceptable level of parts of pus per million or whatever.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
I do some welding work occasionally on a few dairy farms near me.
The cows are out in the fields most of the time and called in a couple times a day to be milked.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
What about their calves though? Cows don’t produce milk unless they have been recently pregnant. No amount of space and grass is going to make up for giving birth to a baby that is then killed.
Fattydog@reddit
Again, calves are not killed. They’re raised for meat but are not killed till fully grown.
You’re getting your ‘facts’ from very odd places.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
Vegans love to lie.
Crazy that they claim to be on the right side but can't promote their cause by using the truth.
Leafooo@reddit
Did you miss the bit that said cows can't produce milk unless they've recently given birth? And if you're drinking the milk... where is the calf? I'm not saying they're all being killed but I think its a bit icky to be part of a system that forcibly impregnates a cow, takes its baby away days after its born, all the milk (meant to grow a 40kg creature into a 500kg creature) is taken for humans until it dries up... at which point the cycle begins again. All to put a splash of it in your tea...
Special-Audience-426@reddit
Recently is within about a year but it can be longer. Forcibly is a strong word for popping a tube in quickly and is nowhere near as harmful as using a bull. AI is used instead of a bull because it vastly reduces injury. It would be far cheaper to let a bull do it if it wasn't for the injuries sustained.
They don't take the babies away here unless absolutely necessary. Dairy cows are well known for starving or killing their calves. The selective breeding for increased milk production had an unfortunate side effect of removing/reducing maternal instincts.
Even so, most stay with mother unless at risk. Cows produce more than 5 times the amount of milk required to feed a cow so there's plenty for the calf.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
Have you been pregnant? Given birth and breastfed? I imagine not if you think the full extent of the process is ‘popping a tube in’ and then life goes back to normal.
Spify23@reddit
Stop anthropomorphising cows.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
So saying animals can feel pain is anthropomorphising now? What on earth is wrong with you?
Spify23@reddit
Trying to compare a human pregnancy and the emotions around it to a cow is anthropomorphism.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
You’re deliberately misunderstanding my point because it isn’t that hard to understand. Have a good night.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
They're vegan which means they're always too emotionally immature to understand that.
They posted this thread on their /r/vegan discord to come downvote everyone
Spify23@reddit
Ah yes, the vegans who would rather believe anything because that's the way they 'feel' except the straight up facts.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
Yep. If they're right, why do they need to lie about absolutely everything to sell their cult?
pgnlzbth@reddit
Well, that’s the males. Some of which are killed immediately because they’re no use. Some go off to be veal, some to be meat when they’re older. The female calves go on to start the endless cycle of pregnancy like their mothers. So the 3% isn’t the full picture of horror at all.
Spify23@reddit
No use? You seriously think farmers are just throwing money down the drain and just killing stock?
Farmersteve94@reddit
How many of that 3% is birth problems or otherwise that wouldn't have resulted in continuing life anyway? Losses happen but are frequently used for pushing agenda spreading misinformation which is exactly why people are asking "what about the calves"
Special-Audience-426@reddit
They go into the fields too. It's really not complicated.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
Right, for how long though? What about the male calves, do they get to live out their full life?
Special-Audience-426@reddit
They get raised for 18-24 months and get sold for beef.
That beef provides a far better calorie to death ratio than plants so.
pgnlzbth@reddit
Uses a hell of a lot more water and energy to produce, too.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
Rainwater that would've landed on the fields that is then pissed out on the fields and grass that grows naturally.
Everyone loves being deceptive to promote veganism.
pgnlzbth@reddit
You believe that the only water used in the production of ‘beef’ is rainwater?! I’m out.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
In the UK, yes other than the 60,000 that are produced on intensive farms compared to the 2.3 million that as pasture raised.
I have years of experience and knowledge of how things are done in the UK, not just vegan lies.
DoItForTheTea@reddit
I'm sure the cows would find that comforting
Special-Audience-426@reddit
This isn't Disney.
Spify23@reddit
Where exactly do you get your information on farming?
Calves are not killed. That is an absolutely ludicrous waste of money. The majority of dairy cows are bred to beef bulls and then raised up to slaughter age like any other beef cow.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
That’s completely false. Dairy cows and beef cows are different breeds.
Special-Audience-426@reddit
Meat from male dairy cows is perfectly fine for mince, ready meals etc.
They might not be the best steaks but there's still a huge market for it.
Spify23@reddit
There are even multiple restaurants that celebrate ex-dairy cow meat. Fallow in London is one of many.
Spify23@reddit
Are they? Just because you are used to seeing single use breeds doesn't mean that that is all the breeds that are available in the whole world or even just the UK. There are numerous dual purpose bovine breeds that are successfully used for both meat and dairy.
It is also, completely possible to breed different breeds of cows as they are still the same species. Seriously, how do you think any breed of anything is created?
pickled_scrotum@reddit
Har har! I am very smart! The cows are not killed as babies, just at 2 years old!
Farmersteve94@reddit
So what would you do with the calves then?
Fattydog@reddit
I lived on a small dairy farm for a while, and for around 9 months of the year they’re out in the fields, the rest of the time they’re bought in as it’s too cold for them to be out.
The cows were really well looked after, and I’ve never seen a family work so hard.
The best time was when they came out of the barn after the winter - they frolicked around like lambs.
I’m sure some farms are not good but I never saw any cruelty, other than animals being kept for human ‘use’ which is a whole other ethical dilemma.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
What happens to the babies they are forced to have to keep them lactating though?
Fattydog@reddit
Where do you think beef comes from?
The calves are hand reared, or fed by their mothers, and then sold for meat.
They’re not left to starve.
Farmersteve94@reddit
Farmers ween the calves because dairy cows are inherently shit mums that don't look after them. Particularly barn kept milking herds dairy cows are some of the worst mothers on a farm only rivaled by pigs, they frequently roll onto the calves crushing and killing them if the calves are left with them. Worse than that a lot of dairy cows if left calf at foot will abandon their calves and reject them from suckling starving the calves.
The alternative is calves are generally hand reared and kept for up to two or 3 years before they go for beef production, sold at lots or live a full life to expand the milking herd.
This idea that dairy calves are taken away and killed only to get milk from the cow is completely wrong, the idea that dairy cows are unhappy is also completely wrong.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
I do think the government needs to invest in enforcing better conditions for our animals, not only for moral reasons but I'm sure relaxed, less stressed cows produce healthier and higher quality milk than what we currently have.
DoItForTheTea@reddit
they're always going to be stressed because you just took away their calves
nathderbyshire@reddit
Half the country doesn't even seem to be aware of this, I got tired of having people argue with me over it. They think cows just... Produce milk like that's what they're designed to do. They never put two and two together that the milk is for a baby
Absolutely fucking baffling
pgnlzbth@reddit
Clever tactics by the interested industries to keep people blissfully unaware of reality, mostly.
AzzTheMan@reddit
And they are only not pregnant/not making milk for a couple of months each year. Can't be a nice relaxed vibe they've got going on.
Ambitious-Win-9408@reddit
You would be forgiven for thinking that all fat heifers enjoy being pregnant if you had grown up on the estate I did.
pgnlzbth@reddit
They only produce milk if they’ve recently given birth, though. And so inevitably they are kept in a constant cycle of pregnancy and lactation. And clearly their calves are removed at some point (usually immediately) so that the milk they produce can be sold to humans… they’re but just magically producing endless milk, unfortunately.
Banes_Addiction@reddit
Everything has limitations on purity. A line must be drawn somewhere, there's contaminants in tiny amounts in everything.
Leafooo@reddit
Could just not drink the cow pus meant for their babies x
AManOfManyInterests@reddit
Buy organic. They have fairly strict welfare requirements, much more so than free range.
birchblonde@reddit
They still separate the mothers from their babies.
I still eat cheese sometimes so I’m not perfect but it’s good to keep it to a minimum, the dairy industry really is so awful.
pgnlzbth@reddit
It is. Way way worse that the meat industry in the sense that the cycle just continues for dairy cows until they’re too exhausted to continue.
Jj8rh@reddit
The dairy industry is the meat industry. The dairy cows go to slaughter once they're exhausted from the endless sexual assault, pregnancy and baby stealing and lactation cycles.
Most meat animals are female and have suffered a lifetime of abuse.
Males are killed at birth in the dairy and egg industries.
Farmersteve94@reddit
Where are your sources for males being killed in the dairy industry? Males are predominantly used for beef to just kill off calves from birth is a waste of money.
Fattydog@reddit
Males are very definitely not killed at birth.
AManOfManyInterests@reddit
Yeah I agree, it's not perfect. My comment wasn't meant to say that you shouldn't buy oat milk. I think that's a noble thing to do. But if you still want to consume meat & dairy products, make sure it's organic.
birchblonde@reddit
Definitely
CaptainRAVE2@reddit
Too watery for me
redminx17@reddit
Try a "barista style" one. They're way better.
LilacMages@reddit
Ngl Oat milk makes for some bangin hot chocolate
minipainteruk@reddit
What's it like in tea? I keep hearing about oat milk and I'm curious.
OurSeepyD@reddit
It's a bit sweet, when you first start drinking it, it tastes weird. You get used to it pretty quickly though.
minipainteruk@reddit
Interesting, thanks. I tried almond milk which I quite liked but I didnt like it in tea. If oat milk is good in tea, I might switch!
nathderbyshire@reddit
There's an oat milk called oato that's the closest imitation to normal cows milk, it's sold in Sainsbury's and Tesco so far. It does go off faster than regular cartoned oat milk though. I've just thrown a brew away and dumped the rest of mine it turned last night
MalpighialesLeaf@reddit
Oat milk is significantly better tasting than almond milk, in my opinion. Almond milk is like adding a sugary milkshake to your tea. Oat milk is just a slightly more earthy milk. Make sure to shake it well before pouring though
maelie@reddit
Unsweetened almond isn't like a sugary milkshake. I struggle with any dairy alternative milks to be honest even when I spent months completely dairy free (breastfeeding a baby with an allergy). I ended up just not drinking tea because no alternative milk made it bearable for me (I tried them all). Coffee on the other hand is fine with alternative milks and some combinations are really good. Alas for me coffee doesn't hit the tea spot.
For some reason with oat milk I just can't get over the fact it's made up largely of rapeseed oil. It just doesn't feel right to me. I don't really like the taste either.
My daughter has unsweetened almond milk in her cereal now and I cook with it. The advantage is it works really well in baby/toddler friendly things like pancakes and muffins. I am not sure it's the most environmentally friendly option, but then neither is dairy milk.
pgnlzbth@reddit
You need to get the barista version though or else is too watery. I love Oato or Oatly.
BuildingArmor@reddit
I think Oat is the best alt milk over all. Soya is fine but can look funny in a cuppa. Rice and almond are something you might have if you like them, but I wouldn't recommend them as a drop in replacement across the board.
AzzTheMan@reddit
Oat milk is far better than almond milk in tea. It's a bit heavier so it feels more like real milk imo
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
I was worried about the tea switch but it is surprisingly okay and actually tastes better to me now. Oat is the best I think.
EavisAintDead@reddit
The only thing with me oat milk is that they’re all slightly different. The barista ones are better in hot drinks because they’re less likely to split.
Some of them have far too many chemicals too so worth checking the label if you care about that sort of thing
My favourites are minor figures and aldi’s barista
OurSeepyD@reddit
Make sure you add a bit more than you would with cows milk, maybe double.
minipainteruk@reddit
Thank you! I'll have to remember to pick some up to give it a try
Kaizscot@reddit
Lidl oat milk is good. Its sweet but i kind of like it and prefer it now. Normal milk has a slightly sour taste to me now
Over-Language2599@reddit
It does very much depend on the brand. Don't be afraid to experiment until you find the one that suits you. For us it's Oatly Barista but even the basic Sainsbury's is fine.
Hummusforever@reddit
I think unsweetened soy milk tastes the best in tea personally
bibipbapbap@reddit
I think it’s fine in tea. My partner was vegan so we just had oat milk, and my daughter is dairy intolerant so it’s just kind of stayed and is our default. I eat cheese etc but probably wouldn’t switch back to dairy milk now
OutdoorApplause@reddit
I have it occasionally in the office and it makes everything taste like porridge to me. Which is inoffensive but weird when I'm having tea.
white1984@reddit
What kind of oat milk; grey (barista), blue (standard), light blue. (half-fat) or white (very low fat)?
HauntingTheVoid@reddit
I've got blue and chocolate in my fridge
Maturius@reddit
Barista tastes the most like regular milk, and is available in Aldi+Lidl
pgnlzbth@reddit
Barista is the one.
Xerothor@reddit
Fuckin adore oat milk. I started to notice bloating and bad stomach whenever I had too much cows milk, the most I'd have in a sitting was only a cereal bowl amount, so I knew there was a problem. Now I'm on oat and never look back. I can stomach the miniscule amount of milk in a tea or coffee in a pinch.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
My friends started drinking oat milk a while back and I really wanted to like it, couldn't force myself 😭, I think I'll be sticking to green milk for the time being
mimic@reddit
It’s honestly really great in coffee
HauntingTheVoid@reddit
It's the only plant milk I like. I still eat dairy otherwise. Just never again for milk
horn_and_skull@reddit
Oat
Different-Employ9651@reddit
Full fat, blue top. Full fat milk has 3.5% fat. That's 96%fat free. The idea that drinking shittified milk will change anything when there is less than 2% difference between fully skimmed and full fat is laughable.
Dd_8630@reddit
Why is it laughable? If you drink a lot of milk, the actual percentage is irrelevant. Switching from 3% to 1% means you cut your milk fat by two thirds. For some people, who have a lot of cereal, tea, and coffee, as well as milk in pasta and food, that can be a huge drop in fat and calories.
Plus it tastes different. Since I switched to skimmed milk, full fat milk tastes like double cream to me.
LateFlorey@reddit
Fat isn’t a bad thing though. Fat can actually help stabilise blood sugar etc, so lots of benefits!
Sasspishus@reddit
My dietitian advised me to have full fat dairy products as they contain more calcium
Creepy_Radio_3084@reddit
Your dietitian is talking out of their behind!
Calcium is water-soluble - removing fat solids from milk doesn't impact the calcium content.
If anything, whole/full fat milk has slightly less calcium than semi-skimmed, which in turn has slightly less than semi-skimmed (but skimmed milk is nasty).
Is this a fully qualified clinical dietitian or a 'woo woo' dietitian?
Sasspishus@reddit
The fat has vitamin D, which helps with the absorption of calcium. Obviously they were a real dietitian, yes.
Trick-Station8742@reddit
And that's why blue is recommended for kids.
We drink blue. Tastes amazing, isn't that much difference in calories and has higher calcium
Creepy_Radio_3084@reddit
It doesn't, though. Skimmed milk has the highest calcium content, followed by semi-skimmed and then whole milk.
BG3restart@reddit
It's recommended for kids for the fat content, not the calcium. The difference in calcium is marginal.
Demostravius4@reddit
Calcium is absorbed into the blood by Vitamin D, and into the bones by Vitamin K2. K2, and D are fat soluble vitamins. Even if the calcium levels in Red and Blue were the same you wouldn't absorb as much.
slade364@reddit
Unless you already have the required fat level in your diet.
Trick-Station8742@reddit
Would you say blue has higher calcium or lower calcium than red?
tobotic@reddit
No, it's recommended because having a high fat diet helps early brain and nerve development development. (Fat should make up around 50% of a toddler's daily calorie intake.)
Chugging olive oil would have the same effect, but toddlers don't seem to enjoy that so much.
maelie@reddit
I chuck extra glugs of extra virgin olive oil in all my kids' food. But my youngest can't have dairy so I need to be creative with fats!
Incidentally, the NHS now says semi skimmed is fine for kids if they're growing OK. (This whole thread confused me for a while because I get my milk in bottles, and red is semi skimmed for us. But I think I'm following now!)
tobotic@reddit
Actually skimmed milk contains slightly more calcium.
https://milk.co.uk/nutritional-composition-of-dairy/milk/
https://www.nutrition.org.uk/media/xjtlxtfo/calcium-counts.pdf
It's not like they're adding any calcium. But they're removing some of the non-calcium, so the percentage of calcium in what is left becomes higher.
OkTadpole2920@reddit
That's not a good enough reason to make me drink it though!
HesitantBrobecks@reddit
What kind of crock dietician do you have?! Drinking loads of milk for calcium is counterproductive because it makes your body produce less calcium naturally, as it thinks its getting plenty from elsewhere so no longer needs to
_DESTRUCTION@reddit
This is false.
Sasspishus@reddit
I'm terrible at absorbing calcium due to other issues, so I have low calcium levels and at risk of osteoporosis. That's not going to improve by consuming less calcium
BG3restart@reddit
Full fat milk and semi skimmed contain almost identical levels of calcium. Fat free yogurt often has slightly higher levels of calcium. I suggest you find a better dietician, especially if you are seeing one for bone health.
External_Violinist94@reddit
It's not just about the percentage. Fat helps with the absorption of vitamins and minerals so having more fat means you actually take on more calcium.
_DESTRUCTION@reddit
Vitimin D is fat soluble, it needs dietary fat to be absorbed. Without fat the body will struggle to absorb any Vitamin D.
Vit D is also the gatekeeper to Calcium absorption, without Vitamin D you body will absorb only around 10% of the total calcium you intake.
Yet, include Vitamin D in the same intake and that number will jump 4 fold, or higher.
In your example, based on a 250mg calcium laden yogurt, fat free yogurt vs full fat yogurt will probably yield a difference of around 25mg of absorbable Calcium vs 100mg absorbable Calcium.
I suggest you find a better profession than armchair pseudo-nutrition.
Demostravius4@reddit
To add to this you need K2 to carry calcium out of the blood and into the bones. K2 is also a fat soluble vitamin found pretty much only in meat and dairy products.
Dr_dave_0@reddit
Have a look at the labels, usually the calcium content is exactly the same regardless of the fat content
Sasspishus@reddit
They said something about it being more available or more easily absorbed
Demostravius4@reddit
Vitamin D gets calcium into your blood, K2 into the bones. Both are fat soluble vitamins, strip out the fat, you prevent the calcium from being absorbed. Worse case you get it into the blood and it gets stuck there.
Dr_dave_0@reddit
Didn’t know that :)
HanAVFC@reddit
I was also advised by a doctor to drink full fat milk, now I can't go back!
Sir-Chris-Finch@reddit
Wait another 5 years and they will be recommending red again
RealRefrigerator3129@reddit
Some fat isn't a bad thing. Too much fat us.
Some people struggle with having too much fat, so swapping things like this might help them.
keithmk@reddit
That depends on the type and quantity and also the rest of your diet. Simplistic remarks rarely contain the full answer
MedicalTea2989@reddit
I was taught everything in moderation
maksigm@reddit
Sometimes that's good, but depending on the state of your health and what your goals are, restricting or focusing more on certain nutrients is better than just having a bit of everything.
MedicalTea2989@reddit
Yep like I said everyone is different
Demostravius4@reddit
Isn't that like saying don't consume too much of anything?
Completely pointless as what is too much?
Your liquid intake can be 100% water and that's good.
MedicalTea2989@reddit
no it means everything in moderation. And you can't live on water alone. plus have you never heard of people dieing from to much water. especially when taking a certain pill in night clubs
Demostravius4@reddit
How much water is moderation, and how much sugar is moderation?
MedicalTea2989@reddit
depends everyone is different.
MindTheBees@reddit
Unsaturated fats yes, but milk is primarily saturated fats.
If it was the only source of it in someone's diet then it's less of an issue since other benefits (e.g. more calcium) outweigh the risks. Young kids are a classic example where it gets promoted they shouldn't really be having much saturated fat at that age anyway.
However realistically most adults also have butter, unhealthy oils and meat etc so it makes sense to reduce it where possible.
Demostravius4@reddit
Your cell membranes are largely made out of saturated fats, maybe we don't pretend the building blocks of life are suddenly bad for us.
Level-Location1679@reddit
This view of all saturated fats as unhealthy is pretty dated
MindTheBees@reddit
Yes, like any nutrition factor there is nuance and everyone's body reacts differently.
I didn't say someone would need to cut it out completely and if the average person wants to research all the chains of saturated fats and food sources then that's their call. However, for the average person it makes sense to minimise it without necessarily treating it as a boogeyman.
Frap_Gadz@reddit
If you decrease the percentage of fat without adding anything you're increasing the relative percentage of everything else including sugar, worth bearing in mind.
dospc@reddit
What?
Dd_8630@reddit
A lot of pasta dishes have milk-based sauces.
Accomplished-Soup946@reddit
Agree on the taste part! Full fat does taste less appealing to me after switching to green.
Different-Employ9651@reddit
They'd have ro be drinking it a great deal to create a "huge" drop in fat and calories.
The average person consumes less than 200ml a day.
Sunset_Shimmering_@reddit
I drink glasses of milk daily so having a lower fat milk is actually beneficial to me cuz I tend to overdose
freexe@reddit
Fat and protein over carbs actually helps you to not over do it. Carbs are the real problem food group and always have been
Tightropewalker0404@reddit
There are no problem food groups, they all have their place. The issue with most people’s diets is an inability to moderate.
freexe@reddit
And carbs are worst for that.
DoItForTheTea@reddit
but fat is really good for you (in blue milk quantities)
Lopsided_Snower@reddit
“A pint (568ml) of whole milk contains approximately 360–375 calories, while a pint of skimmed milk has around 200–210 calories”
That’s a big difference over a week / month especially if you’re having cereal and 5 cups of tea a day
WheresWalldough@reddit
so 16 calories extra per 100ml. 90 calories per pint.
me two pints per week = 180 calories
one year = 9360 calories
1 kg of fat = 7700 calories
So you'll gain 1.2kg/year.
Which is not significant on it's own but if you put on weight over time, it's definitely reasonable to make changes to what you eat/drink included, but not limited to, switching to lower fat milk.
External_Violinist94@reddit
Switching to lower fat milk in order to maintain a "healthy" weight is slightly contradictory. Full fat milk has more calories but is more nutritious.
You'd be healthier to keep drinking full fat milk and lose the excess calories from another food source as full fat milk is likely to be one of the most nutrient dense things you consume.
WheresWalldough@reddit
You could just take a vitamin pill with your dinner, alternatively.
Cakeo@reddit
If anyone is putting weight on by having two pints a week they have bigger problems than what milk they drinking
Different-Employ9651@reddit
You need 730,00 - 912,000 calories a year to survive. "you'll gain" is only accurate if you discount what your body will use as energy.
WheresWalldough@reddit
Well no, that was implied. Obviously you can't live off two pints of milk a week alone.
UrMomDotCom666@reddit
you're not gonna gain an extra kg from blue milk every year if it's just included in your regular calorie intake.
Glittering_Goblin@reddit
It's not a kilo extra a year if it's factored into your normal intake though, just part of what you need, you'd be better off and better impacted looking elsewhere for higher calorie foods to modify the amount of calories taken in.
Jack_the_pigeon@reddit
coke is 42kcal per 100ml, thats 138600 cal in a normal 330ml can, thats almost 15 times the cal gain than a year worth of full fat milk, am i going gain 18kg cos of it? no. dont be stupid
telchis@reddit
Oh, buddy. They're referring to kcal when they say calories. "dont be stupid" hitting real hard.
Jack_the_pigeon@reddit
well im not the one calling kcal calories instead of thousand calories
telchis@reddit
EVERYONE calls kcal calories, nobody says "Oh this pint of milk has 300 thousand calories in it".
The difference between a pint of whole milk and semi-skimmed is about 90 kcal, not just 90 calories.
Jack_the_pigeon@reddit
portal to the source
telchis@reddit
They mean kcal but are calling it calories like every normal person. How are you still trying to die on this hill?
Sainsbury's British Semi Skimmed Milk 2.27L (4 pint) | Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's British Whole Milk 2.27L (4 pint) | Sainsbury's
There you go, you can see the difference displayed in kcal there.
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
It depends. Presumably the blue milk keeps you fuller so you’re less likely to have a snack as well.
ultraboomkin@reddit
Your maths is way out. 1kg fat isn’t 7700 calories, it’s 7700 EXCESS calories.
VeryLongSurname@reddit
Yes the base being red top milk. They weren’t suggesting that person only gets calories from milk.
So the 7700kcals is ‘excess’ (on top of). Assuming somebody was already eating in a surplus - switching milk would help reduce that surplus by the amount listed above…
IDKBear25@reddit
Stop fearmongering.
elmo_touches_me@reddit
Reducing fat from 3.5% by weight to 2% by weight isn't a 1.5% reduction in fat, it's a 43% reduction.
Fat is also the most calorie-dense macronutrient.
1L of whole milk has 660 kcal.
1L of semi-skimmed milk has 500 kcal.
1L of skimmed milk has 340kcal.
If you don't want to drink your calories, which a lot of people don't want to do, skimmed or semi-skimmed is the way to go.
Sure whole milk tastes nicer, but that's not the only consideration.
SaintPepsiCola@reddit
It’s not about calories or anything. It’s about many people naturally having skin ( and other ) problems due to dairy. And drinking watery Red milk is better than more fat in their coffees or teas.
Some people care about their skin and complexion. It also depends on their age.
Majestic_Matt_459@reddit
I buy full fat lactose free
Life-Firefighter7645@reddit
You have convinced me to go blue from green!
TSC-99@reddit
Blue is rank 🤢
TSC-99@reddit
Blue is rank 🤢
Upstairs-Quail5709@reddit
Correct. The fat in blue top is where all the vitamins and goodness are.
Expensive_Physics_80@reddit
There's roughly half the calories in skimmed milk. Eg 200ml Tesco full fat is 132 cals, 200mls Tesco skimmed is 71 cals. It works out about 1,800 cals saved per month of you have 200ml a day for tea, coffee, cooking etc.
I was on a weight loss mission last year and switched to skimmed which helped me towards my daily calorie deficit.
But if youre not trying to lose weight I agree, the difference is probably negligible, so go for the taste
onionsofwar@reddit
If you're counting calories or have to reduce the fat in your diet then of course it makes a difference because it gives you more control.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Yeah I understand what you're saying, I buy green milk mainly because I prefer it in my tea and coffee more than blue, and red tastes like water.
Different-Employ9651@reddit
Lmao I just read my comment back and it sounds angrier than intended. I hold no grudges against individual drinkers of any kind if milk. My beef is with GPs and dieticians who tell people it can/will make a difference when it doesn't actually.
Routine_Jellyfish527@reddit
I think you're ignoring that nearly 90% of milk is water, so only around 10% actually contains the protein/fats/carbs etc. If 3.5% and 0.1% of the total weight is fat for blue and red respectively, that means they're effectively 35% and 1% of the nutritional content of the milk, so saying less than 2% difference isn't really the best representation.
More accurate ways to describe blue vs red fat:
34% in terms of raw fat difference as a percentage of the total nutrition.
35x more fat in terms of weight.
Almost DOUBLE the calories per ml.
So it definitely can make a difference, especially in the context of being part of a wider weight control plan where 'GPs and dieticians' might recommend it in combination with other dietary and lifestyle changes. In isolation, doing a short walk every day instead of no walk won't change your weight much, drinking 1 can of coke a day instead of 2 won't change your weight much, drinking red milk instead of blue milk won't change your weight much - but combining small changes like these is huge.
keithmk@reddit
Well said
Glittering_Goblin@reddit
Saying 35x more fat is disingenuous, while it's fact, it misrepresents the more pertinent stance that drinking a glass of one type you'll consume negligible amounts of fat, and a glass of the other, virtually no fat.
The only reason the 35x (or the 9900x someone stated in an alcohol example) sounds ominous is because one of the things you're comparing is so small, so it's nonsensical to make those kind of statements. Follow that thinking through to a logical extreme, where one item has NO fat, then the other effectively has INFINITELY more ... highlights the irrationality of comparing them directly to each other.
The other comment about the difference adding up to equivalent calorie content of a kilo of fat a YEAR ... again, on the face of it that's fact yes, but since your body on average needs the equivalent energy of a kilo's worth a DAY then focusing on the milk's contribution to that, again, is nonsensical. As a low calorie content foodstuff anyway even for the boys stuff, you'll get orders of magnitude more impact from looking at other fat content foods if you're framing it this way.
Different-Employ9651@reddit
We don't just drink that 10%.
Routine_Jellyfish527@reddit
My comment didn't say that we just drink that 10%. I'm not sure what your point is though.
_real_ooliver_@reddit
That you're drinking milk by total volume and probably aren't changing that based on colour. So the single digit percentages is how much we actually have.
Alarmed-Gas2741@reddit
Nobody said anything about changing the volume of milk you’re drinking. If you drink the same volume of blue and red milk, the blue will have 34% more fat compared to the red. And for equal volume, you’ll have double the amount of It’s not a misrepresentation, it’s mathematically correct. Also, red doesn’t have 1% fat, it has 0.1% fat.
Sigh_Bapanaada@reddit
It's 35 times the fat, 3400% more in fact.
Routine_Jellyfish527@reddit
A bottle of 'alcohol-free' 0.05% alcohol beer and normal 5% alcohol beer only have a small % difference as well. If you drink the beer vs the low alcohol beer, you haven't just had 4.95% more alcohol, you've had 9900% more, or 100x as much alcohol.
Relative differences make more sense when doing comparisons.
Banes_Addiction@reddit
Yeah I but blue because it's better in almost every circumstance but I definitely prefer lower fat in tea. It's just not as strong a preference as I have for blue in everything else I use milk for.
imnotabotimafreeman@reddit
after drinking semiskimmed for years i switched to full fat for same reason
Oghamstoner@reddit
Ex chef of 6 years here. The difference in fat is 96% in the mind of the person adding a thimbleful to their teacup.
Different-Employ9651@reddit
Lmao YES! I don't know how it happened, but people are really uneducated about food in general.
EntrepreneurAway419@reddit
You should speak to my dad's NHS dietician who has recommended a 'cave man' diet because 'we only eat plants because we didn't have enough animals' So his diet now consists of mince and eggs fried in butter - that's all.
absolutetriangle@reddit
What is this food you speak of, please
absolutetriangle@reddit
Teach me your ways
signalstonoise88@reddit
Exactly this. Even when I’ve been monitoring caloric intake, I stick with blue milk. I use a little splash in a cuppa and a bit more in the occasional bowl of cereal. The actual difference in calories of switching to other milks is way less significant than the difference in flavour.
sammy_zammy@reddit
2 percentage points difference, sure. However that’s over a 50% difference between the total quantity of sugar you’re consuming.
That’s like suggesting that having ten drinks isn’t much worse than having one drink because you drink water on other days.
Different-Employ9651@reddit
Everything I can find says different. They basically have similar sugar content, but when there is a difference, it's the skimmed milk that has the highest concentration.
Phat-Lines@reddit
There is a noticeable calorie difference if your someone who drinks glasses of milk.
craftyorca135@reddit
Green
PuzzleheadedLow4687@reddit
We get semi skimmed too but have it delivered by a milkman so it's actually silver and red stripes.
Reusable glass bottles, tastes better and comes from a farm just down the road.
craftyorca135@reddit
I also get a delivery in a glass bottle, but its still green lidded
fr3yababii33@reddit
Blue. It’s the least ‘processed’. Also because I have a 5 year old and my fil lives with me and he’s very very thin.
Spanky_Ikkala@reddit
White usually. Blue if I'm cosplaying Star Wars
pavlovs_pavlova@reddit
Blue because I'm breastfeeding and it just tastes nicer.
Necessary_Umpire_139@reddit
Blue, has the best taste and texture. If I wanted white water I'd get some food colouring.
Perfect-Change-896@reddit
Green. Why are we drinking full fat milk as adults
No-Daikon3645@reddit
Red. I don't like the taste of cream.
thick-Banana-8448@reddit
Oat
IcriEveryTime2000@reddit
I find it neat that yours is blue full fat, green as reduced fat, and red as skim. In the USA, red is full fat, blue is reduced, and green is is 1%fat with light blue being skim
4585@reddit
We buy red, I dream of Green
_flipsticks@reddit
Blue top. Years ago, someone I worked with told me that blue top was still a low fat product, so I gave it a go and never looked back. I wouldn’t consider anything less now
Significant_Air_1662@reddit
Green lactose free because I’m not allowed nice things.
Reesy@reddit
Blue, full fat milk. Had someone in uni that had red milk in the fridge and it's no different to fucking water.
anotherangryperson@reddit
I don’t know what blue, green or red is. I buy soya.
Firthy2002@reddit
If it's just me, blue.
Unfortunately I tend to get stuck with green as that's what everyone else likes. My mum says she can't have blue which makes no sense to me at all.
DomTheBomb95@reddit
Green, the others are way too thick
Prudent-Armadillo807@reddit
Used to buy green but always blue now. Not Arla milk either.
Khaleesix87@reddit
Blue as the greed and red has more carbs
Xenyme@reddit
Blue for coffee, green for tea.
ThinkIshatmyself@reddit
Red milk for brews, green for food and blue for the little one!
DrainpipeDreams@reddit
Almond, coconut or oat.
Dairy and soya "issue" (still waiting for further confirmation), so not out of choice and I miss so many things that are just impossible to make from non-dairy ingredients, and the ease of being able to pick up absolutely anything. Lidl sells 0 yogurts that I can now eat, but used to be my main supermarket.
I'd go green if I was able to.
Khakieyes@reddit
Almond milk. Always hated milk so happy to find an alternative.
Novel_Alexander@reddit
Blue all the way, green just tastes like water to me tbh
Illustrious_Low_6086@reddit
Yellow Bob
Dbuk2020@reddit
Oat milk. I grew out of dairy milk cause I'm not a baby cow.
texmar12@reddit
Green
Scowlin_Munkeh@reddit
Blue for Luke, Red for Darth, and Green for Yoda.
OkTadpole2920@reddit
Blue. It's only 4% fat and it hasn't been messed around with.
HyperionWolfe@reddit
Green always
Cloudlark@reddit
I prefer blue but lactose free milk is usually only cheap in green form so I get green.. I also get a glass of oat milk delivered once a week
Big-Teach-769@reddit
Blue all the way.
Shitelark@reddit
Cow.
FloatyFloatyCloud@reddit
Green
hoganpaul@reddit
Gold when I can get it, blue otherwise
Old_Fant-9074@reddit
Gold or purple
Orangutan_Latte@reddit
Green. I may occasionally buy a pint of blue for a treat.
koopa35@reddit
All 3, red for wife, green for me and blue for my grandson and daughter
Master_Sympathy_754@reddit
Oat mostly, 80% of my is lacto intolerant.
repair-it@reddit
Red for tea, green for coffee and cerials
Informal-Dentist2031@reddit
I use red milk as I’m losing weight. The rest of my household has blue milk
tumshy@reddit
“Gruffalo milk” for 2yo (it’s a Blue Cravendale with the Gruffalo on the label) and Lidl Oat Barista for grown ups (mostly for coffee)
Lexa302@reddit
Green, I've never tried the other ones.
liebackandthinkofeng@reddit
Green and blue. Green for me and my husband, blue for the toddler!
buttercreamfrosty@reddit
Grahams Whole Organic and Grahams Gold Top
helenfirebird@reddit
Red (skimmed) because according to my rheumatologist it's higher in calcium than both semi and whole milk and given age and long term steroid use (for an auto immune condition) then keeping calcium levels up is important.
ch3rry333@reddit
Blue because if I'm running low i can water it down to green or red. Its basically milk squash lol
majura16@reddit
Green
kazman@reddit
Blue all the way for me. I honestly don't see the point of red.
neilm1000@reddit
Green. Gold occasionally.
fuk_ur_mum_m8@reddit
That's like going from a spliff a week to full on heroin
catschimeras@reddit
Its good to cut loose every now and then!
shadowking432@reddit
Gold? What's that?
Racing_Fox@reddit
5-5.5% Instead of blue top 3.7%
catschimeras@reddit
Green for tea and in cereal, blue for hot chocolate. Coffee can be either depending on how filling I want the drink to be.
Red is just cloudy water to me.
Helpful_Camera3328@reddit
Blue. We recently accidentally bought green, and it is noticeably thinner and less flavourful. Red is an abomination.
Adventurous_Deal2788@reddit
Green is acceptable. My nan always had it in but red is water in disguise
Xerothor@reddit
See we always had blue when I was a kid and I loved it then. In my teens my mom switched to green, I got used to that instead and now blue feels so thick it's almost nauseating.
jakethepeg1989@reddit
Blue is good in coffee but anything else I'm with you.
Tea, cereal etc, green is the way!
MyBeardSaysHi@reddit
Red is just cloudy water.
absolutetriangle@reddit
How recently
Helpful_Camera3328@reddit
5 days ago. 6 pints of milk takes a while to run down too, we've got another few days to go.
absolutetriangle@reddit
And how do you accidentally buy the wrong milk anyway, is there some Walkers crisps situation going on at your local dairy or something.
Helpful_Camera3328@reddit
Ha! The child was sent on shopping quest and came back with the wrong versions of the right things.
Adventurous_Deal2788@reddit
Always blue.
insanityarise@reddit
Oat or soy, if i can find something fortified thats a bonus.
PeonyTulip20@reddit
i'm just here for the aesthetic, but honestly, i forget what i bought by the time i get home 😂
ArtichokeDesperate68@reddit
Red. Organic. The hormones in non-organic are not worth drinking frequently.
PsychologicalDish430@reddit
White
jiggjuggj0gg@reddit
White usually
Robocop-1987@reddit
Red
folklovermore_@reddit
Green is my preference. But if I have to buy blue for a recipe etc, I'll use anything left from that before buying more green. Red is better than nothing but definitely bottom of the list.
cafffffffy@reddit
Oat. I have a fairly significant dairy/cows milk protein intolerance (not a lactose intolerance, I have the same issues with lacto-free milk) and I’d rather not have the gastric pain and subsequent consequences every time I want to have a bowl of cereal or a hot drink.
Plus, oat milk just tastes nice. I’ve tried most of the different plant-based milks and oat is my favourite. I think it has the least overpowering flavour that tells you it’s there amongst whatever it’s mixed with (looking at you, soya milk). Do have to be careful with it as it’s high in sugar and can play havoc with your teeth. The unsweetened version does not taste that great either!
ZaphodG@reddit
Is there anything between gold and single cream? In the US, 10.5% milkfat half & half is very common.
Fair_Effect4532@reddit
Just changed husband to the semi-skimmed one from skimmed. Much better for blood sugar, same as the fat free yoghurt. More harmful than the normal fat version
NobDeRiro@reddit
Always go for gold top myself
No-Cartoonist-8067@reddit
Semi skimmed as prefer taste. Skimmed is like water. Blue is ok for certain things but green is a good all rounder
SimthingStrange@reddit
Arla green, so skimmed but tastes like semi
LazyViolas@reddit
Red, can’t stand the creaminess of the others.
Acceptable_Hope_6475@reddit
Blue
klymers@reddit
Soy milk for my tea, green lactose free milk, for my cereal, and blue milk for the rest of the family.
TheOwnerOfAnarres@reddit
Blue and green are as good as each other, never go red. I wish they kept the coloured bottle tops, though. Now they all have white lids because everything has to be bland these days.
Broad_Watercress1379@reddit
Blue anything else will make you sick
intangible-tangerine@reddit
Semi skimmed if cow's milk
Hazlenut and Almond if nut milk.
Asher-D@reddit
There's a hazelnut milk? Where do you find it?
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
I've never heard of hazlenut milk before, I love everything hazlenut though so I've gotta try it
intangible-tangerine@reddit
I've been downvoted in the past for mentioning it because people assume it's too fancy for an everyday milk but it's the same price as almond milk usually.
Mouthtrap@reddit
Green (Semi-skimmed) for me. Whole milk is too rich for me, and red (Skimmed) is basically white water.
Asher-D@reddit
Almond milk for drinking/being a main ingredient (that I can taste because cows milk tastes gross) whole cows milk for anything else.
Ashistrashy@reddit
Oat milk cause both me and my husband can’t handle milk.
Rubostars@reddit
Green, in the carton. Not the fridge one that lasts 3 days.
CowRaptorCatLady@reddit
Blue I want all the milk! We do have green top at work. If I'm feeling a milkshake It's often gold top.
Sweaty_Stage7583@reddit
Blue
dreadwitch@reddit
Soya for coffee, oat for everything else and blue for when the grandkids are here.
snowdroptiger@reddit
This answer annoys a lot of people, but red because I honestly can’t tell the difference between red green and blue. So my judgement when home alone is why have more calories if I don’t notice/need them. But when at other people’s homes I will use whatever they’ve got. As a nanny years ago families always had whole milk for their babies and even using that all day and going home and using red in the evening id be unable to tell a difference.
Bumbaguette@reddit
Almond milk for me. I only have it with cereal. I take my coffee black, but if I wanted a milky coffee I'd go with oat milk.
Auntie_Cagul@reddit
My milk is white...
Sorry, couldn't resist.
joe_ally@reddit
Buying non full fat is a scam. It's the same price except they skim off the cream and sell it to you again when you buy cream. You're all getting mugged off.
Darrowby_385@reddit
Blue. Partly my age and a need to consume calcium, and also the taste and mouth feel, if you will. I loathe the watery stuff.
opticchaos89@reddit
Oat
HerrSPAM@reddit
Cow milk? Noooo
Oat and almond for us. Considering making them. But not sure I can be arsed. Aldi almond and oatly barista for coffee
Tsarinya@reddit
Red! We’ve had it since children, when we’ve used the other colours I can taste the difference and I’m not a fan. Think I’ve been conditioned too long.
maelie@reddit
We used to have red. I switched to green but still like using red in tea because I like my tea to have barely any milk and it's hard to overmilk your tea with red! But I just got fed up of having so many different milks for each family member, so now I go for the compromise and we all have green, except the baby who has unsweetened almond, poor stick.
rbar174@reddit
Red for us too. I don't like cream so always assumed that was why I don't enjoy green or blue, always had skimmed growing up so might also just be conditioned as you say. Wife barley uses any milk regardless of type (doesn't drink tea or coffee) so when she occasionally fancies cereal she's mildly disappointed...
Tattyead@reddit
We buy green - semi skimmed in my house because my family like it. But like you, I was brought up in a red drinking household and I prefer it. My mum has a weight problem and was in a constant diet, so it’s a familiar flavour. I think it’s such a light, refreshing drink on its own and it doesn’t overpower a cup of tea with a greasy flavour like full-fat. You get a nice strong, orange brew.
Each to their own but it’s my favourite.
Born_Sheepherder_243@reddit
Gold 😎
Majestic_Matt_459@reddit
Me too. On cornflakes it’s god level
zonked282@reddit
Gold is so nice, makes a cup of tea into almost a desert
Zal_17@reddit
Arid and sandy is the best kind of tea
zonked282@reddit
Used to like Yorkshire twa, now strictly a Sahara guy
Forgetful8nine@reddit
Just don't make the mistake I made. I figured sand is sand...so collected a scoop from Cleethorpes beach.
0/10 - do not recommend!
It tasted like sadness, stale chips and seagul poo. It was also a bit salty now that I think about it.
thesaharadesert@reddit
👀
withinstars@reddit
🏆
QuantitySharp2662@reddit
Is that full cream ?
If I want fancier milk I'll buy a tin of evaporated milk and pour a whole tin into my blue milk carton at a ratio of about 1 part EVAP to four/five parts blue milk.
Basically drink about half a liter of milk from the big 3 liter milk jug then top it up with the tin of evaporated milk and mix. If you shake vigorously you can make foamier milk.
But aye...
04ayasin@reddit
I like to chuck some single cream into my coffee. Feels even more desertified
EntrepreneurAway419@reddit
Condensed milk mate, you're welcome
cerswerd@reddit
I think this only works if you like a sweet coffee. I love a creamy coffee but not a sweet one
04ayasin@reddit
Yep agreed. I prefer creamy. Condensed milk is too sweet for me
partywithanf@reddit
I do like my tea without rain.
Banes_Addiction@reddit
But I don't want my tea to be a dessert, I want my tea to be a nice hot drink to tide me over.
If I'm looking for a mug of dessert I'll make hot chocolate or mocha.
glasgowgeg@reddit
Dry and inhospitable?
jaffadue@reddit
Came here hoping to find this.
VincentVan_Dough@reddit
Is gold jersey milk? That’s what we buy. So creamy and delicious.
oohliviaa@reddit
Same. I’ve got a really skinny kid so I’m hoping he gets some good nutrients from it 😅 and it’s nice.
Theres3ofMe@reddit
Jersey? 👀
pullingsneakies@reddit
I do gold top as a treat or if it's got a yellow sticker on it, blue for everyone, gold is something I'll just sit down and drink from a glass until the bottle is empty xD I think I'll pick up a bottle to see if it makes good milkshakes.
I did pick up a bottle of that protein milk to try and was pleasantly surprised by it but I'll only get it with a yellow sticker.
Owster4@reddit
I've seen an orange one in some places, too.
I like the rare colours.
Maximum-Armadillo809@reddit
The correct answer
slothliketendencies@reddit
Blue top, kids need it, gold at Christmas.
ProgressMiserable878@reddit
Full cream raw milk from my local farm shop is the best. It's stopped me getting constant mucus in my throat. Apparently stopping dairy would help it too but I love dairy products so much. I also eat organic cheese and butter made from the same cows. Most supermarket pasteurised milk causes mucus and from cows fed with bovaer which is not good anyway. Our bodies need good fats.
winkywoo75@reddit
Jersey milk full cream from a farm
Routine-Rip-2414@reddit
It's wild how much of a non-issue the fat content actually is when you look at the numbers. We're a blue-top household too, but I'll admit I've never understood the appeal of the red stuff. At the end of the day, just drink what you enjoy.
stevedore82@reddit
I have blue, Mrs has red, her tea looks ill and anemic 😂
El-Terrible777@reddit
Always green. Blue is a bit too sickly for me, red is thin and watery, green is the Goldilocks.
Hot-Sign-249@reddit
Soya
lukespicer@reddit
Oat. Barista or no sugar. Whichever brand is on offer.
Cow milk gives me the ick now, but I will accept it in a coffee if there's no oat option.
amberthezombie@reddit
Soya unfortunately :( blue for the kids though
Leafooo@reddit
Oat milk.
lavayuki@reddit
Green for coffee and tea, and soya milk for breakfast
LunaWabohu@reddit
Oat milk! It's the best, genuinely
lawlesslawboy@reddit
Green usually but blue sometimes for sauces and things, never ever red
evil666overlord@reddit
I prefer white. Once it changes colour, it's definitely time to chuck it.
New_Cap3283@reddit
Green is the only answer. Blue is basically cream and red is white water 😂
throwaway-awawa@reddit
soy
Neonauryn@reddit
Blue
LakeNo6776@reddit
I buy green, blue if I'm making yoghurt. I wish there was wider availability of the 1% milk with the orange top
ItsShaneMcE@reddit
I buy green. Not for the fat content but I find blue milk is claggy(sticks to the roof of your mouth and can feel it on your teeth after)
According-Face-3214@reddit
Is milk not white?
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
In the uk supermarkets typically have coloured labels and lids to represent the type of milk
Blue = Whole Milk (full fat)
Green = Semi skimmed (Reduced fat)
Red = Skimmed (Very little fat)
According-Face-3214@reddit
I'm allergic to dairy so I didn't know know and was surprised at the colours.
alivingstereo@reddit
Lactose-free green
Icy-Passenger-1799@reddit
Red for tea. Blue for brekkie.
hoopheid@reddit
Blue and green. I’ll use blue in coffee and when making oats. I prefer green/semi-skimmed in tea
cactusdan94@reddit
Blue. Most creamy and tastes the best in coffee.
shadowharv@reddit
Always green
Downtown-BT-83@reddit
Green for tea, blue for cereal & hot chocolate.
damnitbrian7@reddit
Blue!! Green and red arent good. The fat is substituted with sugar, added stabilizers or emulsifiers which can increase histamine content (leading to inflamation) Personally, my acne cleared up when I moved to blue. As a nurse its alarming how many people drink skimmed milk with added protein and no fibre, its like bowl cancer waiting to happen.
TSC-99@reddit
Red. Hate creamy milk 🤢
FieryRedDevil@reddit
Me and the kids drink blue top. Partner drinks soya. I put double cream in my morning coffee for a touch of luxury.
If I ever need thinner milk (e.g. for certain sauces) then I just slightly water down some blue top. No point paying the same amount of money for watery milk when I can just do that myself and get more out of it!
Demostravius4@reddit
5 pints of blue from the local dairy every Monday! Often need to buy morw tbh we burn through it.
thatguysaidearlier@reddit
Blue for coffee, green for everything else
StereotypicallBarbie@reddit
Red for tea.. geek for cereal
NoConsideration4404@reddit
Blue for cereal, coffee and drinking. Red for cups of tea
GetNooted@reddit
Red Arla Bob. It really is much nicer that normal skimmed.
(waiting for downvotes due to Arla using the additive to reduce methane emissions from cows)
orsalnwd@reddit
Arla ended the trials of Bovaer a few months ago. Not that it really posed any harms to humans anyway.
DoctorOctagonapus@reddit
I've tried that stuff but it didn't taste right. Not sure if it was me but it had a plasticky artificial taste to it.
jilljd38@reddit
We are also a bob house it's usually on offer so works out cheaper as my teen likes to drink it like he's dying of thirst
SixCardRoulette@reddit
I feel like you might be massively overestimating Reddit's passion for keeping up to date with controversies in the dairy industry tbh
pickled_scrotum@reddit
Oat milk because I’m not a man child drinking the breast milk forcibly taken from another species
Asleep_Garage_146@reddit
Cashew nut milk. Too much dairy now makes me feel bloated, thankfully cheese is still ok!
FraggleGoddess@reddit
Red for me, blue for spouse.
I switched from green decades ago due to my continuous battle to lose weight, every calorie counts. I'm used to the taste now and can tell if green or blue are in my tea, green tastes sweeter and blue is almost sickly to me.
CaptainRAVE2@reddit
Green. Red is too watery, blue worries me.
Outrageous_Tailor728@reddit
Green but only because my son is having half litre with his Weetabix in the morning has a bit of belly. Otherwise I would stick with blue.
docmagoo2@reddit
Purple. You get a 1% milk here in NI that tastes and texturally is the same as semi skimmed. We use blue top for the kids
PartTimeMancunian@reddit
Blue is the only way.
Everything else is just sugar water. You need the fat.
Old-Distribution6318@reddit
Had to gain weight so started drinking a bottle of gold top a day, now i just love the stuff
Callis_tow@reddit
My other half has green, and I have red. If I have semi skimmed it makes me feel sick (no gallbladder, so I can't process fat very well)
jamesyjam@reddit
Oat milk. I prefer it in my coffee.
scottishdoggroomer@reddit
Oat
FlameFoxx@reddit
Blue unless I'm feeling fancy, then gold
Upstairs-Quail5709@reddit
Blue, because all the vitamins and goodness etc are in the fat. Remove the fat, negligible goodness. People can use less blue top or if drinking just milk, dilute it.
bullshih@reddit
My milk is always white
elladeehex33@reddit
I use oat milk. I'm not vegetarian or vegan or anything. I just realised that I prefer the taste of it in my coffee and that's mainly all I use milk for. I do enjoy drinking cows milk from time to time and always go for blue for that. Nothing like knocking back cheeky pint of ice cold milk!
astronemma@reddit
Oat milk. Get it delivered in glass bottles too so double the environmental wins!
Grouchywhennhungry@reddit
Green, I'm perimenopausal and the calcium content is higher than blue.
IndividualCurious322@reddit
Blue.
No_Pen_6096@reddit
Yellow top - (semiskimmed with added vitamin D)
NoEntertainer3191@reddit
Oat for coffee, matcha or hot chocolate and soya for tea/ porridge.
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
I used to mainly get soya (regular), I do miss Alpro cashew though. I always buy oat milk now though, it’s so good
Dadbodposterboy@reddit
Cashew is the best, shame it's so hard to get hold of
sconebore@reddit
Loved the Alpro cashew in porridge! None of the other cashew "milks" are as good.
zenithica@reddit
oh i forgot about alpro cashew i loved that!! they really do discontinue everything good 💔
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
It was so good ! I miss the Greggs vegan sandwiches tbh. I know it’s not amazing quality but when you deal with chronic fatigue, it’s a lifesaver
Westsidepipeway@reddit
I love cashew milk
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
It’s incredible isn’t it, do you have any brand recommendations ? I see some on Amazon but idk if I’ve missing something in terms of the main supermarkets
Westsidepipeway@reddit
Unfortunately not. I so rarely use any form of milk that I went back to orange cow milk
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
What is orange cow milk ? I’ve never heard of that before tbh. Idk why they stopped selling it, it was great
Westsidepipeway@reddit
It's in-between skimmed and semi skimmed.
sugarrayrob@reddit
I tried Rice Milk from an Italian brand and that was lovely. Isola Bio it was called.
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
Ooh that sounds interesting ! I miss the days I used to get 4 cartons of plant milk in Asda for £4
Theres3ofMe@reddit
Someone needs to tell me what's all the fuss about with Matcha, or is it just a trend?
NoEntertainer3191@reddit
At first I didn't like it because it does taste earthy. But the caffeine is more of a sustained consistent energy and you don't get a crash like you do with coffee. Its got quite a lot of nutrients too.
At first I would get flavoured matcha, but now I quite enjoy the earthy mellow flavours. Its easier to stomach than coffee when I'm tired or hungover!
GiantBonsai@reddit
Near the same here - oat for coffee, soya for breakfasts. I don't drink a whole lot of tea, but I'd have cows milk in that. Turns my stomach a bit to have cow in cereal now though.
goldensnitch24@reddit
Oat, in powder form so I can take it with me when I need it too! Cow’s milk disgusted me and then I developed an allergy after not having it.
RetiredFromIT@reddit
Full fat goats for me.
It might be all in my head... Some years ago, my asthma was playing up really bad, and I realised it corresponded to drinking milk - not a splash in tea, but when I drank a big glass, or in cereals or porridge.
So I cut out milk, and the problem stopped. Later, I tried goats milk, and my asthma was fine. So now that's what I buy.
As for "it might be all in my head", I've mentioned this to my GP, when talking about asthma triggers, and he reckons it is bullshit and there is no difference between the two milks. And yet it works, for me.
20 years ago, goats milk used to have a reputation for tasting "goaty", but that seems to have gone. I used to keep a pint of cows for visitors, but when friends no longer commented on the taste of goats milk in tea, I stopped buying cows.
Goats milk also foams nicely in my coffee machine.
Glittering_Habit_161@reddit
Green
Infamous-Stoner@reddit
Blue or gold. Green is fake, red is an i sult, anything made from plants is diabolical
katharinelouise@reddit
When I still had dairy, green, but I now drink unsweetened soya in tea and oat barista in coffee.
CatOverlordsWelcome@reddit
Lactose free green, anything with more fat makes me nauseous for a whole day 😭 yes it tastes like milk flavoured water
Milk alternatives are okay but they're too strongly flavoured a lot of the time.
Manky7474@reddit
Oat or soy. Don't beleive we are supposed to drink another species milk. Grosses me out
Iasc123@reddit
Where have you been for the past 9,000 years?
Manky7474@reddit
No other animals do it.
Just because it's tradition doesn't mean it's right. Probbaly why so many people are lactose intolerant
Few_Lead_5702@reddit
i know its not exactly the same, but have you heard of ant aphid mutualism?
Manky7474@reddit
Making cows pregnant and taking away their babies and then drinking the milk made for their babies isn't symbiotic
Few_Lead_5702@reddit
no but in a sense its farming another creature
fasting_fangirl@reddit
Raw Milk. Have to go get it direct from farm. If we have to get milk at the supermarket we get gold top or last resort blue.
Mammoth-Turnip-3058@reddit
Always blue. I won't touch the others. They just taste thin...
verybadgay@reddit
I’m the opposite. Blue to me is too thick. Memories of chugging it back as a kid and being left with a slimy mouth… I’d rather have nothing than blue milk now.
absolutetriangle@reddit
Have you tried cream
buzzlightyear999@reddit
Yellow. The Arla BoB milk - has the fat content of Red, but the taste of Green.
Norsa321@reddit
Red for home for coffee, almond for work for protein shakes. I don’t really like the taste of milk
UndulatingUnderpants@reddit
Oat
h00dman@reddit
If I've got guests I buy green milk.
If I don't have guests I buy no milk.
I don't like milk.
Worth_Gap4226@reddit
Full fat. It's only a percent or two higher than semi or skimmed but tastes better
verybadgay@reddit
Green for tea, oat for coffee.
YouGainedBrouzouf@reddit
Depends what I want it for:
Blue for hot chocolate
Green for cereal
Red for tea
Forsaken-Yogurt-@reddit
Red for tea? Why even bother it's just cloudy water at that point.
Don't leave the teabag in so long and it doesn't need any of your pointless red milk
Potential-Ordinary-5@reddit
No, no, no. Tea tastes very different if you leave the tea bag in for longer than it down if you use less milk.
I don't like milky tea and I don't like bitter tea. Therefore, builders tea; chuck the tea bag in, pour the boiling water directly onto the tea bag, squeeze the tea bag and then put a small amount of red or an even tinier amount of green and you've got the perfect cuppa tea.
The reality is I'll drink pretty much any tea, but there is nothing more disappointing than too much milk.
Forsaken-Yogurt-@reddit
I promise you the red milk is bringing nothing to the table
Potential-Ordinary-5@reddit
It makes all the difference taste wise. Like I say, I don't like a lot of milk so it's perfect for me.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Sounds about right, but I can't imagine it's very practical having 3 cartons of milk open at once 😭
YouGainedBrouzouf@reddit
Hah not particularly. I only really drink tea at work or when visiting the parents so I save space by not really stocking the red milk.
The blue for hot chocolate is the most important by far. I've become a bit to adicted to my Hotel Chocolate machine
Metrobolist3@reddit
Blue and green. Red comes out of the tap in the kitchen so seems pointless to buy more.
AlarmingCash754@reddit
Green for my wife and I, blue for our little ones.
Minimum-Feeling-3434@reddit
Hmm when I’m at uni I only buy oat milk just because I prefer the texture haha but green the rest of the time!
tobotic@reddit
Blue for the baby. Red for everyone else.
Right now that works out as about 10 pints of blue and 4 of red per week.
EccentricDyslexic@reddit
Full fat for tea and SS for lattes. Skimmed is just water.
ExtraSeaworthiness10@reddit
Blue. Its better for the kids. Taste better. As food goes tht extra fat and calories ain't as bad as other shit.
buginarugsnug@reddit
I get oat since I’m lactose intolerant but my husband gets blue. He’s even switched his grandma from green to blue.
Specialist-Crazy8541@reddit
organic blue
FloppyWaffleMan@reddit
I get the red BOB cravendale, red calories, green thickness. Find blue top like cream after switching to green about 15 years ago
Warm-Marsupial8912@reddit
red
SeniorZoggy@reddit
Blue. And double cream for coffee.
jacquetpotato@reddit
Blue. I drank green growing up but started buying blue when I had a kid. I don’t drink enough milk to be buying multiple bottles of different milks so blue it is. Much tastier, more nutrients! I’m a blue milk drinker for life now I think….but when I get coffee out and about it’s always oat or almond!
Electronic-Fennel828@reddit
I have oat milk, the other half has blue milk. I will also use the blue milk occasionally for things where oat milk doesn’t really make sense, such as cooking and baking.
scotiaboy10@reddit
Blue obviously
Dutch_Slim@reddit
Blue. Was raised on red, blue is infinitely superior.
gemmajenkins2890@reddit
Blue.
It’s still got as much goodness as it can in it. I can have a large glass of milk in the morning and it keeps me full for a while.
DoctorOctagonapus@reddit
Some of us remember purple and orange! Whatever happened to that? That was the best one.
I should write round every supermarket asking why they got rid of it.
In the meantime I buy green.
readyaimzfire@reddit
Green. I tried blue for a while to get my calories up but it made my cuppa too much, not creamy but just not the same so went back to good ol green!
myblackandwhitecat@reddit
I rarely buy milk, but when I do, it is red.
the-holy-one23@reddit
Blue. Blue. And only blue.
StatisticallySoap@reddit
Good god, this comment section if full of freaks!… 😳
Green ofc
Howthehelldoido@reddit
Red.
Used to be green, then my wife switched us to red.
I'll drink either really.
Blue tastes like double cream though.
Strawberry5252@reddit
Soy, oat and coconut. Soy for tea, oat for porridge and coconut for coffee
gowcog@reddit
Blue milk to get all the vitamins that are naturally in it . We can do green with no problems,but red is undrinkable . Currently we get our milk from one of those machines, that have popped up outside dairy farms , has more cream but excellent stuff
Potential-Ordinary-5@reddit
Green. Grew up on blue. I switched when I was dieting and never went back. Now I can't stand full fat in a cup of tea, it's too milky and gives me a belly ache.
Additional_Egg_6685@reddit
Red milk, can’t tell the difference between green and red and blue is basically cream.
Allonsy82@reddit
Blue because it tastes the best and is the healthiest
Spiritual_Bell_3395@reddit
Blue all the way
Appropriate-Bad-9379@reddit
Green , because its less “milky” tasting if that makes sense. I hate milk, but i do need a drop in my brew…
Funny_Maintenance973@reddit
I prefer blue, wife won't touch it, so we have green
BG3restart@reddit
Oat milk. I used to buy green, semi-skimmed, but I seem to have developed a mild intolerance in my old age.
glovefullofvaseline@reddit
Jersey gold with the cream at the top is the only way to go.
kitty4196@reddit
Red, yeah yeah I know but I was brought up on it and I like it in my tea.
asteptowardsthegirl@reddit
None, I'm on a no dairy or wheat diet. Otherwise I regularly end up in hospital
iamabigtree@reddit
Yellow
girlandhiscat@reddit
Rainbow
cankennykencan@reddit
Blue. Red is wank
pgnlzbth@reddit
Oat. I hate to be that person, but once you get your head around the reality of the fact that dairy milk really is for baby cows and that it’s pretty weird to drink the breast milk of another species, as adult humans… cows’ milk really does not seem that appealing. There are SO many alternatives which are better for the animals, better for human health and better for the environment.
mad_saffer@reddit
Green. But I don't have to like it. I prefer blue but for health and dietary reasons it has to be green
cardiffman100@reddit
Skimmed. Anything else is just unnecessarily fattening.
PingouinFluffy@reddit
Full fat organic.
Fred776@reddit
Semi-skimmed. It seems to have a white top these days.
jilljd38@reddit
Red bob as its usually on offer and my teen likes drinking milk as if he's dying of thirst , plus I drink a lot of coffee
Bskns@reddit
Green unless I’m making mash potatoes, buttercream or cheese sauce (among other things), then I’ll get a pint of blue for a treat
Angelf1shing@reddit
Blue because if I wanted water, I’d get it from the tap.
RaspberrySad2546@reddit
Whole milk, I don't see the point in the lower fat ones as the calories in milk are super neglible for most people. They do taste worse for the fat reduction though.
If we go with 10ml per cup:
Skimmed - \~5 calories
Semi skimmed - \~7 calories
Whole milk - \~9 calories
To see a 100 calorie daily benefit between skimmed and whole milk you would need to be drinking at least 30 cups a day.
CrustyHumdinger@reddit
Oat
Historical_Project86@reddit
I buy Coconut milk, specifically Koko sweetened. I've tried others and they're not as creamy.
redspark92@reddit
Blue. If I wanted it to taste like water I'd just use the tap!
keithmk@reddit
But the opposite argument also applies, if I wanted it to taste like fat, I'd eat a block of lard
Vehlin@reddit
Normal day to day is silver top. Occasionally order Gold for some deserts or cocktails.
shortymcsteve@reddit
What is silver and gold milk? I don’t think I’ve seen either of those before.
SixCardRoulette@reddit
Silver top used to be whole back when we had a milkman delivering and collecting glass bottles; semi was red and silver stripes, and skimmed was a blue squares pattern. Gold was extra cream, and that's the only one of the traditional colours that's survived into the supermarket age.
Vehlin@reddit
Our milkman still delivers in glass bottles.
Oohoureli@reddit
Whole milk - usually blue, but gold top now and then. Anything else is just white water.
Chernyyvoron82@reddit
Gold, the rest tastes like water to me.
doraisexploring27@reddit
Oat milk because stomach issues. I get it fresh from the milkman though and it’s so much nicer and creamier than shop-bought oat milk!
HSPA_UMTS@reddit
Have you tried yellow? B.O.B. Acquired taste.
Brave-Skin1724@reddit
Other: oat ~~milk~~ drink (or whatever the fuck the government thinks it should be called🙄🤣🤣🤣)
FantasticMeow@reddit
I like the taste of the blue one but had to stop drinking cows milk since a really bad food poisoning. I now switched to oat or coconut milk as cows milk is giving me indigestion.
twopeasandapear@reddit
We buy 3... Blue for toddler, red for husband and I currently use almond.
Organic-Maybe-@reddit
Yellow. Bob
TheeHappyDude@reddit
Silvertop. Delivered to doorstep in glass.
Tiocfaidh__Ar__La@reddit
Green. Has the nicest flavour for me; blue is too creamy and red isn't full bodied enough. Occasionally I'll have gold when I'm kidding on like I'm successful when the in-laws are round.
dazed1984@reddit
Green, red is just awful who’s buying that shit.
Kind-Blackberry-6221@reddit
Blue and green. Husband prefers green, I prefer blue and the kids have blue. I occasionally have gold top as a treat.
catsandscience242@reddit
I usually buy soya milk, which i only use for porridge and my morning protein shake.
Plus_Pangolin_8924@reddit
Technically Blue but the stuff I get from the milk man is like blue on nitros. Even gets a lump of cream on top!
bopeepsheep@reddit
I buy blue but I use pretty much no milk at all. (If I want cereal I use yoghurt.) Every now and then my daughter makes Angel Delight and I'll have a bowl but that will represent 20% of my annual 'bought milk' consumption.
wondered-bongo@reddit
Green. Blue for when I buy frosties cereal
barmyarmy48@reddit
Red or green lactose free, due to Mrs. Get green if there are no red, tbh don’t taste a difference between the two so idc or really much from milk that includes lactose
CocoRufus@reddit
Red. Keep a pint of blue in my freezer to use for cooking
Scottish_Santa@reddit
Gold for the coffee win. To offset the deliciousness, I'll have black coffees after the delicious first coffee of the day ☕
LLE35@reddit
I buy green at home but my work gets full fat milk delivered in glass bottles. Love being the one to open the foil for my morning coffee and getting the cream from the top.
baumouse@reddit
Oat milk
shebasmum49@reddit
Red. I can't stand the taste of the other two. I can just about tolerate a splash of green in my tea/coffee but, that's about it. I can really taste green/blue milk if it's been used to make mashed potato or white sauce such as bechemel.
Skimmed milk also has more calcium than the others.
Exotic-Ad7117@reddit
Oat! My toddler is allergic to dairy and soy and so we get oat milk for her and now I’ve fully converted to oat as well, probably a good thing since I’m lactose intolerant
Puzzleheaded-Bad-722@reddit
Switched to Soy milk years and years ago and never looked back. Got absolutely sick of milk from Tesco going off within three days despite having a long in-date range. Never looked back and imo it tastes far better.
zephyrmox@reddit
Gold if available, whole if not. I drink one cappuccino a day and I like it to be a treat.
peddersmeister@reddit
Green semi skimmed for years and years, switched to blue when the kids were young under advice from midwife on weaning, tend to stick with blue but sometimes switch back to green if shops have run out of blue
EnvironmentalMine194@reddit
The cornish milk from M&S. Makes me love my morning coffee even more 😍
Miss_Type@reddit
Unsweetened almond. I'm lactose intolerant and allergic to oats. I used to drink a pint of milk at bedtime :-/
ghb93@reddit
Simply put. Never red.
Blue for milk on its own. Green for hot drinks. I know I know, I’m something of a big spender.
I_am_Reddit_Tom@reddit
Green
ErrantBrit@reddit
Gold top.
originalwombat@reddit
Lovely sanity in these comments with the blue milk love. Anything else isnt milk IMO!
Willing_Coconut4364@reddit
White.
pm_me_your_amphibian@reddit
Oat milk, except every now and then we’ll buy some cereal and then have to have whole milk.
LavenderClouds6@reddit
Almond and oat.
mydonna@reddit
I used to get blue, but after I realised I was lactose intolerant I started getting the lacto-free option and I could only find it as green. Years later I discovered they also come in blue and red but much harder for me to find
TieDyePandas@reddit
literally any, it only goes in my coffee anyway.
colin_staples@reddit
Green
Blue is just water that's white
Kyber92@reddit
Oat
MintyMarlfox@reddit
Green milk for tea and porridge, oat milk for coffees
escapeshark@reddit
I'm lacking toes (lactose intolerant) so I get the lacto-free one sadly for me
OutdoorApplause@reddit
My first choice is Arla Big Milk (blue fortified with iron and vitamin D) for my toddler and the Best of Both Skimmed but tastes like Semi Skimmed for me. But if my shop that week is Aldi or Lidl I will settle for standard blue and green.
chef_26@reddit
I like blue, I recognise it might not be good for me so payday shop is blue, the others are green.
Tiddlybean@reddit
Oat milk and unsweetened soya.
lookhereisay@reddit
Blue for me and son. Green for my husband and mum.
Flapparachi@reddit
Red. I really don’t like the taste of full fat milk and I hate the film that floats on a cup of tea. I can tolerate semi-skimmed, but I’d rather not.
my-own-trumpet@reddit
My milk is usually white, if it’s gone green I throw it out
the_sunflwrgrl@reddit
Blue. Filtered. From Co-op.
Eskoala@reddit
Green for the child and oat milk for me (cutting my carbon footprint).
Robynsxx@reddit
Green.
Only because that’s what my parents got when I was a kid.
3_box@reddit
Blue & green.
Blue for me & the kids, the awful green stuff for my parents.
Hubby uses either but he can't tell the difference 😮🤣
idkabtmygenderhelp@reddit
Green. But if I'm fell in fancy I'll get the jersey milk from aldi
Tooand@reddit
Option 4, GOLD all day long,
Weird_Fly_6691@reddit
Always green
VRS38@reddit
Red. I like milk in my coffee. Blue and green are too creamy.
abbieadeva@reddit
Blue for my son, green for the adults. I can’t really tell the difference so I’ll use both. My partner and my mum so much milk and only like green
AvoriazInSummer@reddit
Oat milk. But the barista version preferably, which is the equivalent of blue.
ThatAwkwardGirly@reddit
My dad used to get blue then one day randomly changed to green and it’s been that way for a long time now
quackers987@reddit
Oat, lest I shit myself to death.
InfaReddSweeTs@reddit
Soy milk. I'm not a baby cow
morbidcuriosity86@reddit
Full fat. Everything else tastes like watered down shit 😂
Racing_Fox@reddit
Do you mean real full fat or blue?
Cre5s@reddit
Oat for my Coffee and Soya for tea and cooking with
Arranorak@reddit
Green for tea and coffee blue for porridge and cereals and if I fancy something more indulgent Jersey milk
good_as_golden@reddit
Green for my husband and oat for me
Racing_Fox@reddit
Gold or blue.
Will not touch anything else
datguysadz@reddit
Anyone who drinks different milk from me specifically is a pussy
Tranquillian@reddit
Oat milk, because I’m not a baby cow and don’t need breast milk as a human adult
Ray2024@reddit
Green, but only if I've got guests or am making a recipe. Don't take milk in my own tea and am trying to cut out coffee.
frjack666@reddit
Green mostly. I sometimes use blue.
Red is just grey water. I don't know how it can be described as milk. 🤮🤮🤮
loverofthebeautyful@reddit
I remember as a child when the milkman used to deliver the milk. Red top was full fat, blue was skimmed and gold was creamy. Semi-skimmed didn't exist I loved buying milkshake from the milkman too
dragons-tears@reddit
Green
_lippykid@reddit
Red. Fuck it
BobDude65@reddit
Always blue
bowen7477@reddit
White. Who the fuck buys green milk?
Eayauapa@reddit
Blue.
I do not understand the point of green or red milk. You're buying milk, just have some fucking milk. If you're THAT concerned about calories, just have less of it. I'm sick of everything trying to have as few calories in it as possible, some of us are out here actively trying to get calories in.
Have yourself some blue milk. Put butter on things. Have a pint sometimes. Don't go mental with it and get some exercise as well, and you'll be living a happier life.
Intrepid_Bearz@reddit
Almond. Lactose intolerant and real milk smells too cowy.
when_music_hits@reddit
Strictly green.
Shadecoat@reddit
Long life green. Tastes exactly the same as regular green and buying it in bulk is cheaper
Jetboy01@reddit
Sorry. I downvoted you because your opinion is invalid - Long Life Green is an abomination. Get your tastebuds checked.
Shadecoat@reddit
Harsh but I disagree. In a cup of tea or cereal it tastes exactly the same for me.
KingForceHundred@reddit
If that’s UHT you’re talking about I can always tell. Just horrible.
WheresWalldough@reddit
what no it tastes disgusting
IWelshIDragonI@reddit
Blue top for coffee. Green top for tea. Red top for the bin.
Sunset_Shimmering_@reddit
Green.
I hate any other milk that isn't Lidl or aldi's green milk.
I refuse to have any other.
KingForceHundred@reddit
Yes, they have their own cows.
EccentricRosie@reddit
Full fat milk. It's the one I like the most, and I consume milk exclusively for calcium. All my teas I drink are without milk, and I seldom make recipes where milk is an ingredient.
KingForceHundred@reddit
Red has the most calcium BTW.
anoamas321@reddit
White milk? I hope if it's gone green I don't want it.....
budgrummur@reddit
Jersey milk. I like my milk lush. Drinking something white with the consistency of water is pointless.
Theallseer97@reddit
I buy green because blue makes me feel sick. It's too creamy.
No-Temperature-8696@reddit
Blue or green hate red didn't taste like milk
Expelliarzie@reddit
Semi-skimmed filtered. I couldn't tell you the colour as they're different from my country and despite living here for the last 8 years my brain can't unlearn what it grew up with 😂
salikk@reddit
Gold
Criticada@reddit
Oat milk for coffee and non-lactose semi-skimmed milk for tea and others. If they’re not available, red.
Husband and kiddos get blue or green.
TheSmokeyGiant031@reddit
Blue.
ganjaferret420@reddit
Raw blue
Imtryingforheckssake@reddit
Blue or green, filtered.
d_repz@reddit
Green.
Electronblue69@reddit
I have green lid in tea oat milk on cereal. Don't like blue or red.
Plastic-Strategy-538@reddit
Gold top
MeltingChocolateAhh@reddit
Green, always
OddPerspective9833@reddit
Blue. If I want watery milk I can add water at home
jackloveslatinas@reddit
Gotta be green
Adorable_Shopping617@reddit
Green or blue
jimbo149@reddit
The white stuff
AManOfManyInterests@reddit
Blue for cereal & my son, green for tea. Blue is too creamy for tea IMO.
Particular-Sale2215@reddit
Yellow (goat milk)
doop00@reddit
Blue, because why !
WanderWomble@reddit
Blue. It tastes the best.
BigfatDan1@reddit
TIL a lot of people like blue milk
It's too creamy and rich for things like cereal or coffee, and red is too thin. I go down the middle, green semi skimmed
Spottyjamie@reddit
Oat (plenish) as im allergic to lactose
Danny_boy90@reddit
Green cap
_D0MiNiX_@reddit
team blue
MarkWrenn74@reddit
Semi-skimmed (🟩). Less fat, but at least it still ruddy tastes like milk (skimmed milk, IMHO, is an abomination)
imma2lils@reddit
Blue and sometimes gold.
Last_Loquat6792@reddit
Unsweetened soy milk for cereal and tea/coffee. Green top / semi skimmed for cooking and for guests to drink.
Unpatterns@reddit
Almond for porridge, blue for tea and coffee.
nyamuri@reddit
red for myself, otherwise green. i’ll never touch blue as i can’t stand the taste and i’ve never even heard of gold!
poxelsaiyuri@reddit
None we stopped getting cows milk all together (I’m lactose intolerant so started getting oat milk and my children prefer it)
Crinkez@reddit
Blue, and I'd buy higher fat content if I could. Blue is below the normal farm production level. But then, I don't have sugar in my drinks or cereal.
CobaltBlue389@reddit
All 3. Blue for 1yr old. Green as it makes good lattes without being greasy and red because i love cereal.
8Ace8Ace@reddit
Blue. Because I have no hope
absolutetriangle@reddit
Dog
ThatBassPlayer@reddit
Longest lasting milk.
absolutetriangle@reddit
Not in my house! Drink like 2 litres a day!
emmacappa@reddit
Not rat? Luxury!
absolutetriangle@reddit
Rat milk is better in tea I will admit, but the dog milk has a better mouthfeel when it comes to cortados
TurnedOutShiteAgain@reddit
Blue lacto-free.
purplepeopleater205@reddit
Also lacto free here, I only drink it in tea though so if I see red lacto free I'll get that rather than green.
TurnedOutShiteAgain@reddit
I drink tea black because I got used to drinking it without decent milk. The blue lacto-free I genuinely just drink on its own because I missed the taste of proper milk.
Tried the green one recently and it was incredibly underwhelming, sadly.
alex8339@reddit
What I would like is an homogenised gold
absolutetriangle@reddit
Milk moustache
absolutetriangle@reddit
I got one right now
madformattsmith@reddit
green top and I will die on that hill!
Longjumping_Job5244@reddit
where i am in the US red is usually whole milk, then blue is 2%, green is 1%, skim is usually pink. ive never seen gold before, damn
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
In the UK
Blue is typical whole milk, green is semi skimmed and red is skimmed. Idk what gold is
absolutetriangle@reddit
Wrong
CurrencyIll9145@reddit
always green, it's a nice middle ground
PCPHK@reddit
Always blue.
sapphire-sky-dragon@reddit
Soya for me
Physical-Crow-2154@reddit
Blue or Gold when i want a treat.
absolutetriangle@reddit
Water with flour mixed in
Alternative_Bit_7306@reddit
Oat
absolutetriangle@reddit
Boat
Fit_Adhesiveness7307@reddit
Always soya milk for me. I’m not vegan. I just hate the taste of cow’s milk.
I was forced to drink milk at my school every day as a young child. I had to have chocolate flavour in order to be able to drink it. I’m so glad there are many non-dairy “milks” nowadays.
No-Lawfulness1159@reddit
Red!
Shadow_naga@reddit
Green, always green for me, blue is too much and red is so watery
alfa_omega@reddit
Green. Blue makes my coffee taste claggy, red is absolute pish.
nathan0031@reddit
Lactose-free green.
Pat8aird@reddit
White
lotsohugginbear34@reddit
green all the way, my mum drinks red and it’s literally just like water
IsSheMe@reddit
Oat barista milk.
Isgortio@reddit
Blue, best milk ever. My favourite part of moving out was I could now buy and drink blue milk without my mum saying it was too many calories and too much fat. She complained I didn't have any red milk in my house when she came over and had a cup of tea, but then said her tea tasted really nice with blue milk. One day I'll convert her to the best milk.
mhoulden@reddit
The colours weren't always standardised. Green in one place might be semi skimmed while it might be skimmed somewhere else. Caught me out a few times.
Haunted_Stormbird@reddit
Green or blue
I wonder how much everyone else is drinking? I feel like I drink a lot of it. A litre a day.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
I drink tiny amounts, 250ml MAX. And that's not from drinking it directly, that's from teas, coffees and cereal.
But I do also get milk indirectly from cheese and yoghurt etc.
JDempsey1919@reddit
Blue
legendarymel@reddit
I prefer blue but my husband won’t touch blue. So we usually end up buying green.
Occasionally I like to drink a glass of milk, I always buy blue then because it tastes much better, I don’t notice much difference if I add a little to hot drinks.
I’ve been obsessive with calories in the past and I’m trying to make a conscious effort to eat what I want (within reason). I absolutely cannot calorie count because I get into this habit of trying to eat as little as possible and end up eating a dry weetabix and half an Apple a day.
Blue milk is also much nicer if you’re making hot chocolate.
Romfordian@reddit
White
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
21st century Einstein over here
KinManana@reddit
To be honest with you, mate, it's none of your business
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Someone seems grumpy.
Definitely a red milk drinker....
the_Athereon@reddit
Filtered whole milk
Whole milk tastes the best and filtered milk lasts the longest in the fridge.
bettyboo5@reddit
Red (Skimmed milk), but i get Morrisons savers longlife. Lasts longer and always got some in, stays fresh and only 69p.
Minimum_Designer_135@reddit
Nice
Weary_Rule_6729@reddit
green
emmacappa@reddit
Green
(but, shush!, I'm a bit naughty sometimes and mix it with Elmlea for my rice krispies)
Geezer-McGeezer@reddit
My milk is white, what are you guys buying ?
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Did you not install the latest update?
fortyfivepointseven@reddit
Milk's white, mate
Minimum_Designer_135@reddit
Looks pink to me, I should've gone to specsavers
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Really?
abyssal-isopod86@reddit
Lactose free red.
rjle_x@reddit
Oat for me and green for the Mr
Fiercat99@reddit
Oat lol.
NotInferno045@reddit
Blue
NovaTheRover@reddit
Blue cravendale.. everything else seems watered down pish.. every so often other half treats themselves to a jersey milk but the chunks of cream make me gip..
glytxh@reddit
Blue - basically just butter
Green - God’s own Ambrosia
Red - dish water
Orange - ??? wtf get out of here.
Dark_Akarin@reddit
grey (oat milk)
thecraftybee1981@reddit
Green for tea, blue for coffee and cooking.
captainspunkbubble@reddit
I grew up on Green. Persisted with Green throughout university and my 20s.
At the age of 30 we got a bean-to-cup coffee machine with a brilliant milk frother. Anything but blue would be blasphemy, and now our lattes are (almost) independent coffee shop quality.
SleepySpaceKitten@reddit
Green
IDKBear25@reddit
I no longer think of blue top as being “full fat” because it’s only 3.5%-3.7% depending on what supermarket you buy it from.
I now only think of gold top being “full fat” because it contains 4.8% or more of fat.
marbmusiclove@reddit
Oat!
SpaceTall2312@reddit
I buy semi skimmed lactose free milk. I went on retreat a few years ago where we had unpasteurised black top. I was a bit nervous because I was made ill by unpasteurised milk in France back in the 1980's, but I was fine!
iamthefirebird@reddit
I prefer green. I like the mouth feel, maybe? I don't know, the blue has its uses but it just doesn't taste as crisp.
eatingdonuts@reddit
I buy blue for the kids but I should have red really
wonky-hex@reddit
Blue and green - blue for toddler
nonsequitur__@reddit
Blue
SocieteRoyale@reddit
blue, we always drank green as a kid and I never felt satisfied, always drinking more. A glass of blue and I am done, my milk craving is sated
LimesFruit@reddit
I drink almond milk, I’m lactose intolerant so yeah. Oat milk is nicer imo, but too much oats gives me really bad heart burn so no thanks.
CreativeAdeptness477@reddit
Green, or occasionally yellow
M1CH03L@reddit
Blue all day - I don’t mind Filtered Green but Blue is my preferred one. Red can go straight in the bin 😅
PhantomSesay@reddit
Blue
CharmingSwing1366@reddit
almond milk then either soya or blue milk if i’m baking for other people
runforseven@reddit
Red is the only correct answer. If I have to have cow juice, it’ll be a small dribble in my tea and I want it as thin as possible.
muchtoomuch123@reddit
Blue 😔
SnooDonuts6494@reddit
Semi.
Blue if there's no green.
Red is watery.
Others are abominations. Almonds do not have nipples.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Goats do though 🤷♂️, I haven't got around to trying it though, but I like goats cheese so I imagine it will be alright
SnooDonuts6494@reddit
Dogs have nipples too.
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
Chinese takeaway here I come!
Helpful_Camera3328@reddit
Goat milk is great for delicious macaroni cheese!
Sagegreenlama@reddit
Blue
jakedaboiii@reddit
People that pick green are just fucking weird - let me have milk but sap it of nutrients and of a milk consistency
ResultAlternative972@reddit (OP)
I don't drink milk for nutritional value tbh, I drink milk to make tea and coffee taste good. I get my nutrients from the rest of my diet so I think I'll survive milk with a slightly lower fat %
WheresWalldough@reddit
that's red
jakedaboiii@reddit
Half way there!
localmansayshello@reddit
Red ain’t milk.
TipAdditional4625@reddit
Neither, only jersey milk. From time to time, I'll have the raw stuff for a special treat, but it ain't risk-free, obviously
FIREBIRDC9@reddit
Red!
nabster1973@reddit
Gold top
Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit
blue, anything else tastes like water to me
Standard_Mind6852@reddit
Silver (full fat) and red/silver (semi) as we get our milk delivered.
Also buy almond milk for my dairy allergic child.
WhatsThePlanPhil95@reddit
We buy the blue one, Mum says its the healthiest
nrsys@reddit
Green.
While it may just be what I am used to, red seems too creamy for my frosties, and blue a bit too watery.
Most of the oat/soy/etc versions I have tried fall on the blue end of the spectrum, while also living in that danger zone of being similar enough to be milky, but also far enough away that it tastes wrong and gives that feeling of 'my milk isn't right'.
Then again, how much of this is just what I am used to?
meteorastorm@reddit
Red
BIGBLOB59@reddit
Blue
Cleffah@reddit
Yellow.
UnpersuasiveBadge@reddit
Green - Cravendale usually because it lasts longer.
Oat milk - MOMA brand because it's always on sale in ASDA and tastes the best in my tea and matcha lattes.
ActionBirbie@reddit
White milk, funny coloured milk doesn't seem right to me.
WhotAmI2400@reddit
We used to get blue until some years ago when my brother told the fam green has less fat
SaintPepsiCola@reddit
Red
thoughtsapart@reddit
Red and green but recently I've stopped getting red because I keep getting made fun of for it. I just want something better than water from time to time and milk has worked forever.
mooseeaster@reddit
Red
joereadsstuff@reddit
Green and oat
blizeH@reddit
Soya milk
suspicious-donut88@reddit
Red and green but we only need green for Yorkshire puds on Sunday. Red is no good for puds.
PrincessCairn@reddit
Green
No-Present-1898@reddit
Green is the perfect balance of creaminess and refreshment
SpaceCatSociety@reddit
Soya
SOULSTEALERX91@reddit
Blue for my coffee/tea and green for cereal.
VioletFireCat@reddit
I don't drink milk anymore (my stomach no longer agrees with dairy 😔) but my parents always used to get blue milk for me and my sister and green milk for her and dad. Red is basically water. My nan buys red milk and I remember hating it as a kid whenever I had some at her house lol
v_clandestine@reddit
Almond or soya. If not then green lid.
sara61wilson@reddit
Green
gemgodz83@reddit
Blue for the family, red for me
ImpressiveStorm8914@reddit
Semi-skimmed, so green. Love the stuff. Blue is too creamy and often gets ’bits’ in there and red is so weak it’s basically white coloured water. No thanks.
PapiSpanky@reddit
Goooollldddd
Junior_Apple2678@reddit
Blue, gold if its on offer.
IntelligentCitron917@reddit
White milk clear lid. Semi skimmed
Middle-agedCynic@reddit
green but UHT
norfolkandclue@reddit
Blue and oat, blue for a treat and oat because I'm a little lactose intolerant
GalacticDoc@reddit
Blue (filtered).
I used to live gold top and the way the cream would push up the lid on a cold winter day.
bhaskarosrs@reddit
Blue
NoCatch2153@reddit
Green but filtered green. Lasts so much longer.
PurchaseDry9350@reddit
Blue or green
PsychologicalRise368@reddit
Uusweetened almond milk
Far_Butterscotch_646@reddit
Green
blow_on_my_trombone@reddit
Blue
DookuDonuts@reddit
Green or blue
pocahontasjane@reddit
Green. Red is too watery/has no milk taste and blue is too creamy for me, even a tiny bit ruins my tea. And I grew up on a dairy farm 🤣
dinkidoo7693@reddit
Blue
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