It is a good advertising campaign: 2% sounds really low. Unfortunately it is not as good as it sounds. Especially when you consider that regular milk is only around 3.5% fat. This percentage refers to weight, not calories.
2% milk has 5 grams of fat per cup compared to 8 grams of fat in regular milk, 2.5 grams in 1% milk and 0 in skim milk. That means that when you use 2% milk you are shaving off nearly 40% of the fat found in regular milk. However 1% eliminates close to 70% and skim milk gets rid of the fat entirely.
If you drink milk, skim milk or 1% are definitely better choices to lessen your saturated fat intake. The less milk you use the less it matters. If you only use a small splash in your coffee, then 2% is probably fine. Unless you are like me and you fill 1/3 of your coffee cup with milk – then consider 1% or skim.
You can improve the fat profile of your milk by choosing dairy products from cows that have been grass fed. Find out lots more about nutrition and healthy fats at my website: www.healthyhabitscoach.com
