No matter what size you’re buying, the most important information is the name on the label: whole, low-fat, nonfat (or skim). These names refer to the milk fat percentage, aka the fat content as ...

The only significant differences between whole milk and its counterparts are the fat and saturated fat content. Lower-fat alternatives also have a slightly lower calorie content than whole milk.

Rather they refer to what percentage of the total weight is milk fat. For example, one cup of milk weighs about 225 grams. Of that weight, 2% milk holds 5 grams of fat and whole milk contains 8 grams.

Yes, nonfat milk (also called skim milk and fat-free milk) is a good source of protein and provides the same vitamins and minerals as whole milk — with no fat. Because the fat portion of whole milk ...

As the nation celebrates National School Lunch Week, U.S. parents are calling for Congress to reinstate whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk in U.S. public schools. For 12 years, students in public schools ...

school lunch programs provide only low-fat milk and no whole milk at all, even though they do allow chocolate skim milk with its added sugars. But large population studies that look at possible ...

Fat content. Amy Reed, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, tells Yahoo Life that while whole milk is recommended for children under age 2, most adults should opt for low-fat ...

Bipartisan members from both chambers of Congress have introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would allow for unflavored and flavored whole and reduced fat (2 percent) milk to be ...

Breastfed babies over 1 year may continue to nurse, if desired, but you also can start offering your little one whole milk. But don't give low-fat or nonfat milk. Most babies need the fat in whole ...

This bill would allow schools to once again provide children with a wide variety of milk options that they will drink and that meet their individual needs—whether that be whole and 2%, low-fat ...