Milk. Everyone has a view. We all hated those third-of-pint bottles that we were made to drink every morning at school. Then, when Margaret Thatcher stopped school milk, we demonised her as the Milk Snatcher. Then we were prevailed upon in government adverts to “Drinka Pinta Milka Day” but subsequently told by the slimming industry that if we wanted to lose weight and make our hearts healthier, we should give up dairy. Now, we’re being told that all those years of trying to like skimmed milk have been to no avail – because actually (according to some nutritionists), full fat milk is good for us and it was wrong to give it up. So what do you do in your house? I’ve spent years weaning myself onto red top milk, and low-fat yoghurt. Was it all a useless crusade? Your thoughts on milk?
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