# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/61 "2007-08-06T19:36:03Z")
I put it in coffee, but you’d have to pay me to drink it plain. And you’d have to pay me fast, because my ass would rupture shortly afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/62 "2007-08-06T19:43:55Z")
Milk has no fear of going bad in my house. I grew up on skim, but my wife grew up on 2%. We’ve compromised on 1%, but I know that it is still sending my cholesterol through the roof. ---
**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, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/63 "2007-08-06T19:46:55Z")
For those of you who don’t drink milk, what do you pour over your cereal? ---
**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, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/64 "2007-08-06T19:59:48Z")
Generally, I don’t eat cereal. If I do eat cereal, I put in just enough that the cereal is barely dampened. Like, a couple tablespoons. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/65 "2007-08-06T20:02:31Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] For those of you who don’t drink milk, what do you pour over your cereal? [/QUOTE] What is this…pouring you speak of? Many of us [apparently](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=428645&) eat it dry. 😃 ---
**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, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/66 "2007-08-06T20:10:26Z")
[QUOTE=CaerieD] What is this…pouring you speak of? Many of us [apparently](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=428645&) eat it dry. 😃 [/QUOTE] It takes all kinds, I guess. 🙂 Your uncooked instant oatmeal idea from that thread has me intrigued. I definitely have to try that. ---
**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, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/67 "2007-08-06T20:20:02Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] For those of you who don’t drink milk, what do you pour over your cereal? [/QUOTE] Dry cereal only, thanks! And no sugared cereals, only stuff like Cheerios and Shredded Wheat. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/68 "2007-08-06T21:09:58Z")
I drink about a half a liter of 2% a day. I understand what it’s like to hate milk. I hated it as a kid and once in a while I am off milk and don’t know why I ever saw in it. But probably over the whole course of my life I have been mostly a milk drinker. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/69 "2007-08-06T21:29:12Z")
Nope, it tastes yucky to me. Back when I was a kid I forced myself to drink it because I thought it was good for me ( and Mom told me to ), but even then I took it like medicine. Drink it fast, and drink something else to wash out the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/70 "2007-08-06T22:04:21Z")
At least two glasses a day. I love the stuff. I love cheese too, or anything dairy for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/71 "2007-08-06T22:18:21Z")
I used to pour tons of milk in my coffee; I’d go through a 2-litre jug of milk in about 3 days. Recently, though, it came to my attention that I’m somewhat lactose-intolerant. I’ll still have food with dairy from time to time; cheese on a sandwich doesn’t really affect me, and sometimes I’ll have pizza despite the digestive consequences later (even lactase pills aren’t fool-proof in this case). I don’t actually drink milk, though. When I tried cutting dairy out of my diet entirely to see the difference it made, I grew fond of not having to worry about keeping milk on hand. Now I just stock up on Coffee-Mate, which keeps for about a year and a half. ---
**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, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/72 "2007-08-06T22:23:36Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] For those of you who don’t drink milk, what do you pour over your cereal? [/QUOTE] I eat my cereal dry. I prefer Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, or Cap’n Crunch. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/73 "2007-08-06T22:37:42Z")
I do. For a while I didn’t, and then I started getting the ‘lactose free’ milk in the supermarket. 🙂 In fact, I still love milk with quik strawberry syrup as a sweet treat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/74 "2007-08-06T22:50:48Z")
To cut calories to help lose weight I now mainly drink water or diet soda (very rarely have juice and occasionally milk). I mainly use milk on cereal or in cooking/baking. Sometimes I’ll get a craving and have a nice cold glass to drink. I usually buy skim milk, but I don’t mind 1%. I find skim milk to be more refreshing, whereas 2% or higher just seems like cream to me. Edited to add: I use milk on cereal, but sometimes I’ll eat cereal dry, or mix it with flavored yogurt or dessert tofu. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/75 "2007-08-06T22:54:11Z")
[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030321.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030321.html) Milk not good for you. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/76 "2007-08-06T23:09:02Z")
[QUOTE=gonzomax] [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030321.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030321.html) Milk not good for you. [/QUOTE] That’s not what I gathered from that column. Anyway, here’s a link, albeit not very reputable, that milk is good for you in moderation: [Link](http://channels.isp.netscape.com/whatsnew/package.jsp?name=homerealestate/drinkmilk/drinkmilk). ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/77 "2007-08-06T23:21:47Z")
Yes, because I eat cereal most mornings. But I can’t tolerate more than 8 ounces at a time since apparantly I’m lactose intolerant. I discovered this recently when I downed a big bottle of Quick strawberry milk. Shortly afterwards, my stomach looked like I was incubating some strange alien, and I was in so much pain I wanted to die. The same thing happens when I drink milkshakes. But that doesn’t stop me from taking sips from the milk carton whenever I pass the refrigerator. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/78 "2007-08-06T23:44:22Z")
Yep! whole milk by the glass and on cereal, never in my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/79 "2007-08-07T01:04:56Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] For those of you who don’t drink milk, what do you pour over your cereal? [/QUOTE] Dry, baby. It doesn’t always have to be wet to eat it. I don’t even know if I’m talking about cereal anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609/80 "2007-08-07T03:16:51Z")
Yes - usually drink a pint a day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-do-you-drink-milk/414609.md?page=5)