1.5gal is not that much. My 15 year old can drain a gallon in 3 days. This person said "kids" so its not that crazy to have that much. I buy 2 gallons a week.
Could be the fridge isn't big enough to conveniently hold whole gallons. Or maybe they walk/bike to the grocery and the half gallons are more convenient to carry back from the store. Or maybe some member(s) of the household can't lift whole gallons of milk. Or maybe they're like my family which will drain a gallon in two days then go 2 weeks of barely touching the milk before suddenly devouring milk again. Or maybe 2 members of the house independently decided to pick up a fresh half gallon of milk on the way home on the same day and now they have a gallon of unopened milk
I once told my exes family (who is Jewish, context is important as im caker), sometimes there is nothing more refreshing than a cold glass of milk on a hot summer day. The only one who got it was the other brother-in-law who was also cake.
It's crazy to think about how much milk Americans consume. Especially that's it's usually full cream. I think my milk consumption is measurable in cups per week.
they call whole milk full cream? how do they differentiate it from half and half and other cream, heavy cream whipping cream etc?
fascinating! where's that?
also, you have a perception that everyone is drinking loads of milk.... kids maybe but adults often have to be pressed to get enough to just maintain bones and teeth. my mom, for example, got her milk in her coffee or tea or not at fucking all lol.
The only time I drink milk is with chocolate chip cookies, and I only get that kinda treat a few times a year.
There's nothing quite as refreshing as a glass of cold milk after a long hot day working outside. I know it sounds crazy, but it's packed with basically everything your body expends through a day.
It basically prevents me from waking up with leg cramps. Electrolyte solutions do usually work, but not all the time. The milk always works
28 Comments
valar@lemmy.ca · 59 pts · 50d
That's a lot of milk
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 50d
1.5gal is not that much. My 15 year old can drain a gallon in 3 days. This person said "kids" so its not that crazy to have that much. I buy 2 gallons a week.
perniciousanteater@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 50d
That's a lot of milk
Blibly@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 50d
They should just buy the cow
Hupf@feddit.org · 4 pts · 49d
But who's gonna milk it, kid? You?
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 49d
"You bet I could! I'm not such a bad farmer myself! C'mon, we don't have to sit here and-"
LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 50d
Why buy the cow if they're getting the milk for free?
whoisearth@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 50d
It's in America too. Think of all the pus in that milk lol
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 49d
The part that is weird is the 2 full half gallons. Why not just get a full gallon and save a few bucks.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 49d
Could be the fridge isn't big enough to conveniently hold whole gallons. Or maybe they walk/bike to the grocery and the half gallons are more convenient to carry back from the store. Or maybe some member(s) of the household can't lift whole gallons of milk. Or maybe they're like my family which will drain a gallon in two days then go 2 weeks of barely touching the milk before suddenly devouring milk again. Or maybe 2 members of the house independently decided to pick up a fresh half gallon of milk on the way home on the same day and now they have a gallon of unopened milk
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 49d
Challenge accepted
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org · 2 pts · 48d
yeah i used to drink about 1 L of milk a day for years
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 50d
If you have kids, that can disappear very quickly.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 50d
I drank so much milk as a kid. it's fucking delicious. for whatever reasons, I don't drink it much as an adult
whoisearth@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 50d
I once told my exes family (who is Jewish, context is important as im caker), sometimes there is nothing more refreshing than a cold glass of milk on a hot summer day. The only one who got it was the other brother-in-law who was also cake.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 49d
Cake? Is this a religious sect I'm unaware of, or a slang description of buttocks?
whoisearth@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 49d
It's an Italian derived slur for Anglo-Saxon white people in Ontario at a minimum.
Cake/Caker
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 49d
I used to do drink so much milk as a kid. I still do, but I used to, too.
caurvo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 50d
It's crazy to think about how much milk Americans consume. Especially that's it's usually full cream. I think my milk consumption is measurable in cups per week.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 50d
?
no it's not full cream. Cream, heavy cream, whipping cream - it's all the same - is ~36% milk fat. no one's drinking that.
whole milk is 3.5 percent milk fat. 2% is - you guessed it, 2% milk fat.
caurvo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 50d
Yes, where I am from that is called full cream milk. As opposed to skim milk.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 49d
they call whole milk full cream? how do they differentiate it from half and half and other cream, heavy cream whipping cream etc?
fascinating! where's that?
also, you have a perception that everyone is drinking loads of milk.... kids maybe but adults often have to be pressed to get enough to just maintain bones and teeth. my mom, for example, got her milk in her coffee or tea or not at fucking all lol.
The only time I drink milk is with chocolate chip cookies, and I only get that kinda treat a few times a year.
Magnum@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 49d
Fun fact, you can actually measure any amount in cups per week. Even twelve gazillion jugs of milk.
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 50d
There's nothing quite as refreshing as a glass of cold milk after a long hot day working outside. I know it sounds crazy, but it's packed with basically everything your body expends through a day.
It basically prevents me from waking up with leg cramps. Electrolyte solutions do usually work, but not all the time. The milk always works
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 49d
I think mine is probably measured in cups per year. I wish I could keep milk stocked in my fridge, but it just goes bad.
uin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 49d
BRB doing this to my wife
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 49d
Your kids are awesome.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 50d
That's too much milk.