What’s Your Favorite Milk?
Did you know that…
A substantial 34 percent of the calorie content of 2% milk comes from fat. So why is it called 2%?
The fat content of 2% milk accounts for 2% of the total weight of the milk.
Whole milk contains 48% fat by calories. 
And contrary to common belief, skim milk is not fat-free – 5% of the calorie content of skim milk comes from fat.
The Truth About Skim Milk
Contrary to common belief, even skim milk is not fat-free: 5% of skim milk’s calories come from fat. 
- A full 34% of the calories contained in partly skimmed of “2%” milk come from fat. It’s called 2% milk because the fat content makes up 2% of the total weight of the milk.
- Whole milk contains 48% fat by calories. (For comparison, lean hamburger runs about 64 percent fat by calories.)