My kids
drank A LOT of milk growing up, especially my oldest son during his teen years. Between gigantic bowls of cereal and guzzling
it down at every turn I always felt like I was going to the store to get milk
and buying four gallons at a time. Then
I discovered from another blogger how to literally cut my milk bill in
half. It has definitely been a game
changer.
Instead
of buying gallons of 1% or 2% milk I switched to whole milk. I took an empty one gallon milk jug and
poured half a gallon of the whole milk into it and then topped it up with half
a gallon of filtered tap water (our water has a lot of chlorine in it so I use
a Brita). I also filled up the jug with
the remaining whole milk with water and then capped them both and gave each one
a good shake to mix. After I placed them
back in the fridge I just waited and to see what happened.
My kids
said the milk tasted different and I thought “oh no”. But, when I asked them if it was good or bad
they said good. They liked the taste
better. I tasted it and I got the whole
milk flavor with the 2% texture. After
that I never looked back.
If your
kids are anything like mine were they didn’t just drink an eight ounce serving
of milk at one time. They always grabbed
a big tall glass and filled it to the top essentially consuming two to two and
a half servings at a time. When I
suggested they drink water they looked at me as if I had just suggested they drink
water out of the toilet. By diluting the
milk we were both happy. They got their
milk and I got them to drink more water.
It also saved me a ton of money and many trips to the grocery store.
Even
now I dilute my whole milk. It works
perfectly in recipes, with cereal and it really does taste just fine. It also mixes well with cream to make half
& half. If you are struggling to
keep milk in the fridge consider trying this out. You might be surprised. Your family may not even notice, but if they
do, they may like even better just like mine did.
As long as it isn't powdered.
ReplyDeleteIt’s such a simple way to save money and sneak in extra water for the kids without anyone noticing. It’s clever how you balanced flavor and texture, and I can imagine it made grocery trips so much easier. Definitely something I’ll keep in mind if milk consumption ever gets out of hand. www.melodyjacob.com
ReplyDeleteMy parents would mix a half gallon of skim milk with a half gallon of powdered milk. I always wondered why breakfasts when I spent the night with my friends tasted so much better, until I caught my dad making it one night.
ReplyDeleteCan I get a copy of your Pantry Staples List? I saw it in your sidebar and would really like to have a copy of your list. KaraKrantz1991@gmail.com Thank you so much!!! I'm glad you are back to blogging again. I was in Boise at the end of July, my son was there for some training. I could see moving there myself, I would just like to get out of Oregon. :)
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