I was drinking 2 cups of skim milk every morning which was 4 points. As my points have dropped, this seemed like a lot of points for a "drink." So I cut back to 1 cup. Now, I'm wondering, how much milk is actually considered a "milk serving?" If 1/2 cup = 1 point and 1 cup = 2 points and so on, is 1/2 c. a milk serving or is 1 cup a milk serving? I'm concerned whether I'm getting enough or not. I wouldn't mind going back to 2 cups if I knew I "had" to get in 2 dairy servings and 1 c. = 1 milk. I do enjoy the way I drink my milk...it is part of my morning coffee. I call it my Cappuccino Latte or Grande or whatever I feel like....but it's an ice coffee.
1 c. skim milk
1 heaping tsp. Taster's Choice Vanilla Roast instant coffee
2 packets Sweet N Low (any other artificial sweetner works fine)
1 c. ice cubes
Place milk in microwave safe container and heat in microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in coffee and sweetner. Place ice in tall glass or latte mug. Pour coffee over ice; stir and enjoy.
1 cup milk is a dairy serving.
Here is a list of what WW considers a milk serving.
1 cup of milk (2-4pts)
cappuccino, 1 grande (16 fl. Oz) (2-4pts)
cottage cheese, 2 cups (6-10pts)
hard or semi-soft cheese, any type, 1-1/2 oz (2-4 pts)
ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup (2-6 pts)
dairy shake, reduced-calorie, 1 packet (2 pts)
latte, 1 tall (12 fl. Oz) (2-5 pts)
meal replacement/nutrition supplement drink , 1 cup (5 pts)
meal replacement/nutrition drink for weight loss (prepared from powder using fat-free milk, or canned), 1 cup (3 pts)
milk shake, fast food, 1 (12 fl. Oz) (10 pts)
pudding, from fat-free, sugar-free mix (made with fat-free milk), 1 cup (3 pts)
yogurt, 1 cup (2-5 pts)
are all considered 1 dairy serving.
Okay. That's what I thought, but was confused by the fact that it was 2 pts. I have the list of other calcium/milk sources considered dairy servings in the get started book, but couldn't find anywhere in there how much skim milk = 1 serving.
By semi-soft cheese, do you think that includes cream cheese?
amcap74
i think cream cheese is considered a soft cheese and in the same category as ricotta and cottage but don't quote me on that....
