Thread: Skim milk coffee drinkers crack if for not enough froth

Originally Posted by protonpills

I haven't read all the posts but has anyone tried one of these. Very compact and they use coffee pods


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Looks good. Only problem with pods is they aren't any fresher than other pre-ground coffee, but still good.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I've been playing with the commercial grade coffee machine in the hospitality unit at work (gotta have a few perks) and I can certainly report it takes more effort to get skim milk to froth properly.

I was in a cafe recently and someone ordered a decaf skinny chai latte. I had to think a bit to imagine the taste. All I can say is it couldn't be worse than International Roast!

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I can understand someone on a diet wanting to reduce their intake of full fat milk, but I have never understood fanatical foodies who eliminate this and that from their diet like some kind of religion. You sit down and have a very expensive coffee (getting close to 5 bucks in Aus ) and someone deprives themselves of half a cup of full fat milk I just dont get it. If the rest of their diet is healthy a little treat now and again wont make a jot of difference.
My friend in the UK is a Vegan, all good his choice, we discussed it a while back and I asked him a few questions.. I eat meat, my choice, but I said to him that I totally understand why he would not want to eat meat, taking a life for food etc etc. I also get the no milk and cheese thing ,I love Italian cheese but I get his point, milk comes from a cow and dairies are not the most humane places and we are talking the cows milk etc etc. Then I asked him why no eggs?
He said that every egg was a potential life.
Then I said not if there is no rooster present, then the egg is just like a hen period and waste. He did not reply and did not come up with a better reason but still wont eat any eggs. He did later say about cruel egg farming practices and I asked if he would eat an egg from a chicken wondering free round a farm yard he still said no. This the egg thing is fanatical foodies the rest the meat milk and cheese I do get it even though I could never do it.
Rant over
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I can understand someone on a diet wanting to reduce their intake of full fat milk, but I have never understood ... Aus ) and someone deprives themselves of half a cup of full fat milk I just dont get it. ...
Rant over
Chris

Hi Chris

Its worse than that, it is only about 2% of their half cup of milk, something along the lines of 2mL of fat in over 100mL emulsion of whey. (although the septics use cream or 50:50 milk:cream where the fat content is higher)

We could debate the rest of your rant, but I'm not getting into avian biology today.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Hi Chris

Its worse than that, it is only about 2% of their half cup of milk, something along the lines of 2mL of fat in over 100mL emulsion of whey. (although the septics use cream or 50:50 milk:cream where the fat content is higher)

We could debate the rest of your rant, but I'm not getting into avian biology today.

My point, and yes without furthering the egg topic a bird period was a bit rubbish (especially as I am a biologist) an unfertilized egg is just that it can never become a chick. I was trying to make an analogy to humans. Anyway my point was too many people set themselves food limits with no valid reason (like the skimmed milk). Another friend has developed a skin problem in which his immune system is attacking his skin, not good at all.. The doctors and specialist have him on the required treatment but he has started seeing a herbalist who has been telling him how he needs to cleanse his system and do without all sorts random foods. Non of this nonsense has made the slightest difference. He has given up Jersey milk and gone over to skimmed as part of this daft regime so now he still has his skin problem and has less fun at dinner time too..
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I can understand someone on a diet wanting to reduce their intake of full fat milk,
Chris

that's the point of my earlier post. fat is not the main reason you get fat. Carbs are why you get fat.

the fat you save in skinny milk is replaced by boosting the carb's in the milk.

so in effect skinny milk makes you fatter

Originally Posted by 85 county

that's the point of my earlier post. fat is not the main reason you get fat. Carbs are why you get fat.

the fat you save in skinny milk is replaced by boosting the carb's in the milk.

so in effect skinny milk makes you fatter

No excess calories (or kilojoules) are why you get fat.

Gramme for gramme fats have more than twice the calories (9/gm) of carbohydrates (4/gm). Energy requirements of the body are provided by carbohydrates and excess carbohydrates are converted into fats for storage, because they are more efficient and stable as storage mediums. Fats consumed in food, unless broken down to carbohydrates and consumed as energy, remain as fats and are stored. (Breaking down fats requires additional energy), carbohydrates consumed in food are used as energy and the excess converted to fat and stored.

Therefore replacing 1/2 cup of full cream milk in your latte and replacing it with 1/2 cup of skim milk will reduce the caloric intake by about 29 calories.

The muffin you eat with your morning coffee likely has between 300 and 600 calories, overwhelming any savings on skim milk. So why bother!

True!! all good points bade her people but what really gets on my goat is when you sit down in a restaurant with a limited diet person type, and they say,"Lets share." Arrrrrrrgh.

or when your cafe latte has such a fancy pattern on top that the coffee goes cold!