<p>Agreed, idad.
In fact, some people think that part of the childhood/teen obesity problem may be because people have gotten away from good old fashioned whole milk.</p>
<p>Just as an aside, I drank a lot of milk as a kid and always liked it, but some people are lactose intolerant.</p>
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<p>You’re making my case, Deborah. I hated milk growing up, never drank it.</p>
<p>DadII- actually current intelligence is that you should keep your foot strike under your body and not over stride. That means a fast turnover and less heel striking. Sort, quick steps. Aim for 180 steps per minute or 90 of each foot. Try counting on the treadmill and see how you do.</p>
<p>I tried to work my way back to whole milk by first switching to 2%, but it seems too creamy for my chocolate milk. I ended up going back to non fat. Milk is the only dairy that I use nonfat. I can’t stand low fat cheese.</p>
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<p>I don’t think the USDA should force lactose-intolerant kids to drink milk, either! 
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<p>There’s just something wrong with this picture when it becomes illegal to give a carton of milk to a school kid. Uh, we were kind of born to drink milk…</p>
<p>DadII - excellent advice on keeping the legs underneath the body on foot strike. I used to overstride which acted as a “brake” and contributed to calf injuries. To get faster is simply higher knee lift. Try running 60-75 yard strides trying the high knee lift. Don’t go 100 % initially. Try and go 80% speed and build up. I had a coach that used to tell us the obvious “you’ve got to run fast to run fast”</p>
<p>Speaking of fat, I guess they would put me in the slammer if I served my dinner to a school kid: pork chops, dredged in flour, pan-fried in lard with fresh broccoli in butter/white wine. 53% fat. Pretty much my daily average. Kinda makes ya wonder how I lost 90 pounds! :)</p>
<p>Cals 1972
Fat 137 g
Carbs 94 g
Fiber 21 g
Protein 107 g
Sugars 26 g</p>
<p>We took care of the chicken marsala for the night here. ;)</p>
<p>Idad, thanks for the freezing advice. I ended up with 6 tomato/onion burgers and 6 mushroom burgers, plus some leftover ground beef that I froze uncooked.</p>
<p>I now recall why I don’t usally buy meat at Costco. Good thing I kind of like eating the same thing for lunch several days in a row.</p>
<p>I never cared for milk growing up, and still don’t. Blech. IDad, don’t know how you do it. You’re a good argument for eliminating sugar and carbs for weight loss, though!</p>
<p>Cals 1228
Fat 59 g
Carbs 112 g
Fiber 13 g
Protein 67 g
Sugars 30 g</p>
<p>Saw Silver Linings Playbook this afternoon. Really good film. Took my mother on some errands, we had an early dinner and I took sabadog on another long walk. Tomorrow will need to do some of my own errands. What healthy food is everyone going to enjoy for the Super Bowl?</p>
<p>Cals :1094
Fat :67 g
Carbs :54 g
Fiber :2 g
Protein :80 g
Sugars :18 g</p>
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<p>Not being concerned with fat intake is probably a big factor for me in sticking to a sustainable healthy diet. It allows me to eat Tim the Toolman Taylor dinners with the fried pork chops and bar-b-q ribs and so forth – and in large quantities that don’t seem even remotely like dieting. It’s a really old-fashioned diet strategy. Just eat meat and vegetables.</p>
<p>If I were at 100 grams of carbs per day and gaining weight, then I would have to put the brakes on fat intake next. But, fortunately, if I can stay around 100 grams of carbs, I don’t seem to gain weight. </p>
<p>A lot of it has to do with making what I do eat really good. For example, a tablespoon of butter goes a long way towards turning 3 cups of fresh broccoli into something to die for. What other side dish is healthier than fresh broccoli? Or green beans, or whatever. So, for me, any reduction in fat intake has to factor what happens when dinner is lousy and I’m rootin’ around in the kitchen for something “good” to eat later. Or, skip the butter on the mountain of broccoli and go with a side of pasta to fill up? Where’s that get me? The pasta gets converted directly into belly fat…</p>
<p>Lost in so much diet advice is the reality that we have to eat something!</p>
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<p>I almost always cook two meals at a time. Like pork chops tonight, I cooked double and put them in the fridge. About the only time I don’t is when I’m cooking fresh fish or a steak – something that just isn’t the same nuked the second night. It just seems foolish to go thru the aggravation of cooking and not cook a pan full.</p>
<p>Even steak is good cold. Or warm it up in cast iron frying pan. Sometimes I nuke them just enough to get the middle warm, then heat up the outside in a pan. I cook everything for two nights. I’ve got poached cod, a lamb stew with prunes and tonights steak, all waiting for a second round with them. </p>
<p>I’ve gotten used to 1% milk. No idea if it’s more or less healthy than whole, I hate skim. I don’t think we were really designed to drink cow’s milk, but breast milk? Sure. It’s composition is quite different - as I know well having produced it for about eight years straight! 
Hard to know if you are getting honest info about milk since nearly all the links are advocating breastfeeding or assuring you it doesn’t matter, but here’s what Livestrong says comparing types of milk: [Comparison</a> Of Human Milk To Goat Milk & Cow Milk Nutrition | LIVESTRONG.COM](<a href=“http://www.livestrong.com/article/339040-comparison-of-human-milk-to-goat-milk-cow-milk-nutrition/]Comparison”>Comparison of Human Breast Milk Nutrition to Goat's Milk & Cow's Milk | livestrong) I agree with you 200% that any type of milk is better than giving kids juice. I think it’s part of the reason my kids ended up so thin, despite not getting much exercise besides being forced to walk to school.</p>
<p>The Masai seemed to survive pretty well on a diet of mostly milk, cow’s blood and raw meat for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>BTW, I don’t think there is anything wrong with drinking low-fat milk. The protein is about the same as regular milk. They aren’t adding carbs to make up for the lower fat, so I don’t seem a lot of downside. Except for the fact that the current cultural obsession with fat is doing a lot of damage by taking the attention off the real culprits and by steering people towards high carb/low protein diets that are making the problem worse, not better.</p>
<p>A couple of eggs and a glass of milk for breakfast is practically a federal offense these days. But, a bowl of “heart healthy” Honey Nut Cheerios with low-fat milk and a glass of orange juice is fine and dandy – except that it is exactly the kind breakfast that produces obese children and kills them early with coronary artery disease and diabetes. I’m convinced that a couple of eggs and a glass of milk would be infinitely “healthier” for kid. Real food. Good protein. Tons of essential nutrients.</p>
<p>I have an egg every day for breakfast except Saturday when I eat pancakes. I like to save my whole milk calories for butter and olive oil. 
My cholesterol numbers are great.</p>
<p>Speaking of goat milk, has everyone seen the “Scottie Puppies Form ‘Pinwheel’ at Drinking Bowl” video? They get in their nutrition and exercise all at the same time.</p>
<p>Leftovers for two or three meals, absolutely. But I now have enough frozen burgers for at least six.</p>
<p>I bought my first-ever carton of whole milk the other day. I rarely drink milk by itself, but I consume one or two cups a day, usually added to oatmeal at breakfast and with berries as a snack.</p>