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Re: 1% fat milk

At 01:34 PM 7/7/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Talar wrote:
>> I was wondering if you could expand a little bit on how you know or think
>> that 1% fat milk has more than that. I myself drink nonfat (and even in
>> nonfat can taste some fat but I don't know if I'm imagining it).
>
>Hi Talar!
>
>When you see "X% fat" on a label, don't believe it!  Manufacturers
>measure by weight, NOT fat content.  Hence for 8 ounces:
>
>whole milk = 48% fat
>8 grams of fat, 150 calories
>
>2% milk = 38% fat
>5 grams of fat, 120 calories
>
>1% milk = 27% fat
>3 grams of fat, 100 calories
>
>skim milk = trace 
>trace of fat, 80 calories
>
>So, you can see that only skim milk fits into the Ornish program. 
>Scary, isn't it?  Personally, I'm a vegan, so I use non-fat soymilk on
>my cereal.  I'm so used to eating non-fat that it tastes a little fatty
>to me too!
>
>Good luck!
>
>Sheri
>
>(You may post this to FATFREE if you want to.)
>
>

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