# A poll: Do you drink Milk? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2007, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609 "2007-08-06T11:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/41 "2007-08-06T15:15:39Z")
Yes. On cereal, which is my favorite food. I almost never drink it straight, except about once a year I’ll crave it for some reason, and drink a gallon over a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/42 "2007-08-06T15:29:01Z")
No. I’m somewhat lactose intolerant, and although I can eat cheese and other cooked or cultured dairy in moderate amounts, a glass full of milk would make me feel very sick. On special occasions (basically, fresh baked cookies) I can drink up to 1/4 cup with no ill effect. Although I could buy lactose-free milk, I just basically don’t like it, and almost never have any in the house (I usually keep a pint of half-and-half for my coffee, as its ultrapasteurized it takes 2+ weeks to go bad, even then I don’t use it up). ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/43 "2007-08-06T15:39:28Z")
Yes, almost every day with dinner. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/44 "2007-08-06T15:44:33Z")
Nope. I stopped drinking it in middle school in order to cut calories and lost the taste for it. Plus, I’ve become somewhat lactose intolerant over the years. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/45 "2007-08-06T16:17:47Z")
I drink soy milk, only due to the purported environmental benefits, and to cut back on my consumption of things that come from animals. If we’re out of soy milk in the house, I’ll steal some of the roommate’s milk for my cereal. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/46 "2007-08-06T16:20:03Z")
Yes I do. When I was in my early teens I would drink a gallon of milk a day, I was trying to bankrupt my parents I guess. Nowadays maybe a half-gallon per week of 2%. Skim Milk ain’t milk! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/47 "2007-08-06T16:31:40Z")
I love my moo-juice. I use it on cereal, drink it with some sandwiches and most anything chocolate. StG ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/48 "2007-08-06T16:42:14Z")
Milk is my main beverage! ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/49 "2007-08-06T16:43:39Z")
I enjoy milk and mostly consume it with cereal or things that need a beverage pairing that’s a bit thicker than juice or water. I mostly drink skim milk, but I prefer 1% or goat’s milk. (Goat’s milk costs a little too much these days for me to want to budget it, though.) I’m not lactose intolerant, and I grew up in a household that always had at least two dairy products in the house at all times, so I tend to consume dairy regularly, regardless of form. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/50 "2007-08-06T16:44:51Z")
No. It makes me gag. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/51 "2007-08-06T16:53:36Z")
Another milk drinker checking in. I prefer whole milk. 2% is a bit too watered down for my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/52 "2007-08-06T17:02:21Z")
I have some in coffee every day. I also find a glass of milk is helpful if I wake up during the night and am having trouble getting back to sleep. I usually don’t drink it much at other times. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/53 "2007-08-06T17:06:14Z")
Never. I think it’s horribly disgusting. This could have to do with the fact that I was a lot more lactose intolerant when I was really young and I remember vomitting up milk…so now I have a horrible taste aversion. Really, I don’t even like looking at the stuff. It’s so wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/54 "2007-08-06T17:33:23Z")
I like milk too. I have milk every day with breakfast (cereal or a bagel usually) and most of my evening meals. Over the years I have made the whole --\> 2% --\> 1% transition though. I don’t like skim milk so that ends at 1%. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/55 "2007-08-06T17:42:12Z")
Yes, daily. At least 20 oz. per day. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/56 "2007-08-06T17:43:52Z")
I drink at least two glasses of skimmed milk every day. I usually eat cottage cheese and cheddar cheese, too. I luv my dairy! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/57 "2007-08-06T17:50:08Z")
I love milk and used to drink several glasses of non-fat (and no other type) every day. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that milk gives me some very bad halitosis–taste-in-my-mouth bad. So no longer. I still get lots of calcium through cheese and yogurt, but I just don’t drink milk anymore—maybe one glass a week, and every once in a while, cereal in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/58 "2007-08-06T18:41:11Z")
No. Good God, no. I hate milk. On the other hand, mr.stretch drinks a glass of milk with Carnations Instant Breakfast in it every morning and night before bed with his meds. And he drinks a glass of milk with dinner. And he drinks milk whenever he needs some comfort food. And any time his tummy is upset. He loves milk and goes through about 2 gallons a week. He does drink 1%, mostly to keep his chlorestrol down. Sometimes I buy him 2% because he could use the extra weight. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/59 "2007-08-06T18:54:24Z")
I’m making myself drink it more, though it’s certainly not my beverage of choice, which is usually water. I generally mix in Ovaltine or make it into hot chocolate to make it go down easier. I usually have some when I feed my toddler in the evening. He likes to have someone sit down with him when he eats dinner, though I’m not usually ready for a full meal at that time. But if I don’t have a beverage, I’ll find myself picking at his leftovers or letting him put food in my mouth (which is apparently a delightful pastime), then eating a full dinner later, which has the obvious negative side effects. ---
**Author:** ![Trollhaugen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Trollhaugen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trollhaugen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/60 "2007-08-06T19:22:37Z")
Only over cereal. And the only cereal that I eat is coco crispies. Then I like to drink the milk that has turned to chocolatey goodness. And yes, I am a grown adult. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609.md?page=4)