Food Network Magazine ran a short article titled” Drinking skim milk can help cure your hunger.” According to a recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who drank about two servings of skimmed milk in the AM claimed they felt full throughout the day and consumed about 10% less at lunch time than those who had a fruit juice.

If you are ready to lose that midsection, once and for all, supplement your diet by adding dairy products. A recent study showed that consuming a diet containing between a 1,000 to 1,400 milligrams of calcium daily from dairy foods changed the way the body burned fat. It showed that it increased fat metabolism. Drinking skim milk helps you burn fat better as well as to lose weight. That aids in trimming inches off your midsection.

Milk contains calcium, magnesium, zinc, proteins, fat, sugars, and vitamins A and D. Milk has high-quality protein to build lean muscle while calcium helps to keep bones stronger. Also, electrolytes such as potassium, magnesium and calcium are lost when you sweat so mile helps with the hydration process.

Milk is called “the perfect package.” It’s not really perfect, but fat-free milk certainly comes close with its high protein and high calcium counts, including B vitamins. All of these benefits come with less than 90 calories per 8 oz serving. In fact, changing from whole milk to fat-free milk can be one of the smartest health wise decisions you can make to lower saturated fat and calories in your diet.

Other health benefits with milk are associated with calcium, and the beneficial impact to possibly helping to lower high blood pressure and in lowering the risk of some types of cancers.

On the other side of the same coin, milk is often thought of as highly allergenic. Facts are, only a small percentage of the population is really allergic to milk. Gastrointestinal distress after drinking milk is more likely the result of lactose intolerance, a much more common problem. Another potential negative is associated with milk is increased mucus build up and potentially adverse affects on people with asthma.

So how do we learn from this and incorporate it into our daily routines. One way is to make skim milk taste better. Flavor drops work perfectly in milk to enhance the flavoring experiences. They come in a wide assortment of fruit, berry and gourmet flavors. Anything that makes something taste better means we will drink more of it.

Try some of the more familiar flavors like chocolate, raspberry and strawberry to start off. Then you can get more creative blending your own blended flavors. Try 4 drops of strawberry and two drops of chocolate for a great combination of flavored milk. Want to get kids to drink more mile, try a root ber flavor concentrate. They will think it’s a root beer float.

Milk is a great alternative to high caloric juices, beverages and sodas. Whatever your beverage choice, always choose low calorie, low carbs or 0 carb, 0 calorie. Take your skim milk to another level by using Yum Drops© natural flavor concentrates. That will make the taste experience even better as you feel fuller throughout the day.

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