Milk, Half & Half, Cream, or what? : Newbies' Questions Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Thu, Aug-15-02, 20:40

destro

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Plan: mix of Schwarzbein & PP;
Stats: 250/213/130 Female 5'4"

BF:Don't know!
Progress: 31%

Location: Columbus, OH

Milk, Half & Half, Cream, or what?

I apologize if this question has been answered; I did a search and did not find what I wanted:

In the opinion of you experienced people, is milk, cream, 1/2 and 1/2 the best? I do use dairy products; it seems as if you get LESS carbohydrate the higher the milk fat is, but it's difficult for me to decipher the labels since the portions are different on each label.

I use dairy a bit and since I want to get the most out of my carb allotment, I would appreciate any input.

Thanks in advance,

Natalie

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Thu, Aug-15-02, 21:24

penelope

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Plan: Controlled carbs
Stats: 218/195/150 Female 62"

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Progress: 34%

Location: Alberta

sorry girl,
on Atkins we use whipping cream

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Fri, Aug-16-02, 07:33

doreen T doreen T is offline

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Location: Eastern ON, Canada

hi Natalie,

You're right .. it's confusing .. especially since the various creams go by different names from one part of the country to the next.

Definitely the higher the fat content, the lower the carbs.

whole milk is anywhere from 3 to 4% fat, usually 3.2% .. and nets 12g carbs 8 fl. oz/ cup ... 1.5g carbs per fl. oz/ 2 Tbsp.
half and half is cream blended with milk, generally 10% fat ... and has 10.4g carbs per 8 fl. oz/ cup.. or 1.3g per fl oz/ 2 Tbsp
next is light cream ... also called coffee cream or table cream, depending on the region. It has 18% fat ... 8.8g carb per 8 fl. oz/ cup ... 1.1g per fl oz/ 2 Tbsp
heavy cream, also called whipping cream .. is approx. 35% fat. It has 6.6g carbs per 8 fl. oz/ cup ... or 0.8g per fl oz/ 2 Tbsp

hth,

Doreen

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Fri, Aug-16-02, 09:11

destro

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Posts: 612

Plan: mix of Schwarzbein & PP;
Stats: 250/213/130 Female 5'4"

BF:Don't know!
Progress: 31%

Location: Columbus, OH

Hi Penelope and Doreen,

Thank you very much for answering my question. I was starting to figure it out, but really wanted some sort of confirmation!

Natalie