[notmytarga]

During medical school I lived in a 22 person Co-Ed house. Evening meals were cooked for us so that there was more time to hit the books/bars. We shopped for food that was available for other meals and went through at least 20 gallons of milk a week purchased on a wholesale account.

We used to get a crate or two each of chocolate, 0%, 1%, 2% and Whole milk (4%) which filled a commercial fridge floor.

An aside - No one died drinking that much milk despite being future doctors and desiring other lactating sources.

I'll continue taking the credit for simplifying our milk purchases to 0%, 4% and some Hershey's syrup. It was a lesson in health and mixology. Only a few people went for straight Skim or Whole - most were mixers. I was ~2% on cereal and ~1% in a glass at dinner. Guests for dinner were always surprised how fatty (4%) whole milk is when instructed how to mix their favorite ratio.

I have always felt that Whole milk should be labled 4% so that consumers can directly compare the fat content. I know obese people that could train themselves to drink something other than a quart a day of Whole milk (and sugar saturated sodas).

Another aside - Why does soda have the amount of sugar that it does? Because if soda had any more sugar it would precipitate out - it is a saturated solution.