# Milk consumption **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [July 24, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000 "2017-07-24T02:28:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/21 "2017-07-24T12:10:55Z")
In the winter we go thru about a gallon a week as milk with supper always… during the summer a 1/2 gallon can last about 2 weeks here as I use it in hot tea. Growing up we got milk from the farm up the road and we had to shake it before drinking, I still occasionally will shake the milk from the store and my husband thinks I am weird (city boy) ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/22 "2017-07-24T12:16:07Z")
I drink 2% milk with every meal that I eat at home, and with the lunches I bring to work. I drink about two gallons per week. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/23 "2017-07-24T12:39:16Z")
I use milk on cereal several times a week. I like a glass of milk with mildly spicy foods. For example chili. We buy a half gallon every 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/24 "2017-07-24T12:39:44Z")
Nope. Don’t drink milk. Occasionally cook with it. I use half and half in my coffee, and I eat yogurt and cheese. But I don’t drink just a glass of milk. It hasn’t tasted right in decades, so I just stopped. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/25 "2017-07-24T13:10:23Z")
I drink one half to one gallon of whole milk per week. It’s organic, because I prefer the taste. I also drink chocolate milk after my workouts. The pre-made chocolate milk is too sweet, so I mix a 1:3 ratio with whole milk. It’s not uncommon for me to have a glass of milk with supper. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/26 "2017-07-24T13:20:04Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Not to sidetrack the conversation but I understand that adults drinking milk is more of an American thing and most of the rest of the planet view milk as strictly children’s fare. Nope. The scandis drink a lot more milk, and in fact drink it with any meal; scandinavians in both locations excluded, the average American isn’t that different from the average Western European. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/27 "2017-07-24T14:05:01Z")
Zero. The only milk I use is condensed, and mixed with my cat’s powdered medications. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/28 "2017-07-24T14:44:12Z")
I’ll cook with it. Or use it in instant oatmeal. Other than that zero. Not even in coffee. A while back a friend and I went out for breakfast. She had a big glass of milk to go with it. Just seemed odd. I mean whatever floats your boat, but I had never seen an adult order milk in a restaurant. Even with breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Brodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/29 "2017-07-24T15:21:27Z")
2%, lactose free, takes me forever to finish it. I use it on cereal, drink it when I eat peanut butter on toast, and the rare times I have cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/30 "2017-07-24T15:25:43Z")
I have cereal and milk for breakfast most days, but don’t use much of it otherwise. A gallon lasts me about a couple of weeks. It’s either 1% or 2%, depending on whether I bought it from Walgreen’s or Aldi (Aldi is cheaper, but only has 2%, and is enough further away that I don’t bother unless I need other groceries too). I also use other dairy products, especially cheese and sometimes yogurt and butter, but I don’t track how much of those. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/31 "2017-07-24T15:25:58Z")
I have cereal and milk for breakfast most days, but don’t use much of it otherwise. A gallon lasts me about a couple of weeks. It’s either 1% or 2%, depending on whether I bought it from Walgreen’s or Aldi (Aldi is cheaper, but only has 2%, and is enough further away that I don’t bother unless I need other groceries too). I also use other dairy products, especially cheese and sometimes yogurt and butter, but I don’t track how much of those. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/32 "2017-07-24T15:26:39Z")
About a gallon of week by myself. Most of the consumption happens at dinner where I’ll have a glass or two per meal. If I have a cookies and milk dessert I’ll have some there too. I rarely eat breakfast, but the times I do it’s usually leftover pizza or muffins. I’ll drink milk with both of those as well. I love the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/33 "2017-07-24T15:43:55Z")
I haven’t had a glass of milk since childhood, and the thought of doing so now makes me a little gaggy. I use it in the occasional bowl of cereal, and a little cream in my coffee, but that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/34 "2017-07-24T16:00:46Z")
haven’t since I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![SUZ\_MAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/35 "2017-07-24T16:06:07Z")
I’m a milk girl. Must have at least 2-3 glasses every morning. I drink 2%. Occasionally I will add some Hershey’s chocolate syrup. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/36 "2017-07-24T16:07:22Z")
I drink somewhere between a pint and a quart of whole milk a day, counting cooking, cereal, beverages, etc. Sometimes more. My family of four goes through about one to two gallons a week, and I probably drink half of it. I’m a big fan of dairy, and cold, fresh, whole milk in particular. I’m almost positive it has some genetic component, as a large part of my ancestry comes from Germany, Britain and Northern Italy. I can certainly see why someone of Chinese ancestry, for example, would drink/use far less of the stuff. That’s not even getting into lactose intolerance! The majority of the world’s adults are lactose intolerant, and I feel sorry for all of you, who can’t enjoy a tall glass of cold milk with your birthday cake. And what do you dip your cookies in?? If Sally Struthers aired a teary-eyed commercial to fight lactose intolerance, I’d donate in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/37 "2017-07-24T16:08:25Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Depends, but it’s a pretty regular part of my life. At the least, a gallon of 1% a week. > > I make my coffee about half milk and half very strong coffee, so that’s about 3/4 cup per day right there. > > Sometimes I like a bowl of cereal with milk. Maybe once a week. > > I often make my version of Italian cream sodas for a refreshing drink: About 3/4 cup 1% milk over ice with a splash of Torani sugar free flavored syrup and topped up with club soda. > > The occasional glass of chocolate milk is nice, too. > > In weeks when I make yogurt, I pick up a half gallon of whole milk. I don’t make yogurt, and I have cereal almost every day, but this is pretty close to me. I also have milk with dinner most nights. 1-2 gallons of milk a week. I like milk. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/38 "2017-07-25T14:02:01Z")
I eat a lot of yogurt and ice cream, and put cream in my coffee. But I rarely drink milk. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/39 "2017-07-25T14:41:35Z")
I never drink milk. I didn’t like it as a kid either. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000/40 "2017-07-25T14:54:48Z")
I’m somewhat lactose intolerant - happened when I was in my late 40’s. I never know when it’s going to affect me, so to be safe I drink lactose-free skim milk. My husband is just noticing intolerance now too. It takes us about a week and a half to use up a 1/2 gallon. We use it on cereal mostly or if eating something sweet or anything with peanut butter. In the winter I like cocoa. I didn’t grow up drinking milk with supper. UGH! I grew up in the 60’s & 70’s when Kool-Aid was king!! I’ve never been able to drink milk with a meal other than breakfast. When I see someone drinking milk with pizza or spaghetti it seems so wrong. Now I usually have ice water or a diet Coke with my lunches and suppers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-consumption/792000.md?page=3)