family size and milk ?

[justpeachy92]

So I missed the thing on GMA today about rising costs. So I went to see if there was anything on their website to read about it. Here is the link if interested http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3003106 . In the very beginning it says how a family of 4 goes through 5 gallons of milk a month. So I am thinking my family must be overconsuming this product, we go through 6 gallons a week. We are a family of 6, dh, me dd 13, ds 9, dd 8 and dd 2. What is your family size and how much milk do use a week?

[Sahmamma]

we are a family of 4 (almost 5). dh and I, ds 5 and dd 2.5. we go through a gallon a week. most of the milk is used in cereal or cooking. I am the only one who drinks it (with ice)

[Dancing Lotus]

we are a family of 4 and use about 4 to 5 gallons a month. As soon as dd turns two that will be cut in half. The only reason it is that much for us is because dd has to have whole milk but when she can have 2% I will buy a gallon of whole and use it to make 2 gallons of 2%.

[YankeeMom]

We are a family of six. Me, dh, dd almost 15, dd 12, ds almost 9, and ds 5.

We go through 4-5 gallons PER MONTH. I only buy skim, 1% if the skim is sold out. They rarely drink milk just to drink it. It's almost exclusively for cereal in the mornings or cooking/baking. I just can't imagine going through almost a gallon a day. Yikes!

We prefer to eat our calories I guess

[justpeachy92]

Thinking I am really going to pay more attention to the milk consumption in this house, and hopefully get our consumption lowered.

[FrugalMomof3]

Wow, we are right now a family of 4 and we only go through about 2-3 gallons a month, but maybe we're not average? lol

[PB&J]

We are a family of 6. My kids are 12, 10, 7 and 2. We go through 2 gallons a week. I limit their comsumption because more than 2 cups a milk a day for kids really isn't that good for them.

[brenda67]

We are Big Milk Drinkers in my home of 6...We go through 4 to 6 gallons a week...

[jkelstaten]

We're a family of 4, but DD#2 is the only one who drinks a significant amount of milk. She drinks 1 liter of milk on her own every day. Plus, what I use for cooking and we use on cereal. So, 2-3 gallons a week.

[Emerald_Mommy]

We're a family of 5 but baby is too little for cow's milk yet. We go through a gallon a week, sometimes a bit more. We generally don't drink the milk, we eat it on cereal & cook with it. I only allow the girls one cup of milk to drink a day. My oldest used to fill up on milk and then not eat properly.

[McD]

We are a family of 3 and we go through about 2 gallons a week.

[TheRootedNomad]

We're a family of 4 (should probably count as three though since DH probably only uses a gallon a year) and we go through about 6-7 gallons a month.

[Michelle]

Family of 4 here (but I am lactose intolerant so don't drink it), and we go through 1 gal, sometimes 2, each week.

[monkeywrangler71]

There are 5 of us and we go through about 5 gallons a week; two toddlers and a teenager, all of them drink milk and eat a lot of cereal, plus cooking, baking, etc. I buy whole milk and I don't limit anyone's consumption. My kids all need the fat.

[Sara Noel]

About 3 gallons a week here for a family of 5. If we all have cereal for breakfast and a glass of milk for dinner, we're at half a gallon already. I don't consider that overconsumption.