Save Money By Diluting Whole Milk

Did you know you can save money by diluting whole milk? Yes, yes you can! Do you already do this? 

If you normally drink 2% or 1% milk, and haven’t tried diluting your milk before, you might want to give it a go. 

Last month when I was pinching pennies with my one hundred dollars a month grocery budget challenge, {starting with ZERO items in the pantry} longtime reader Cindy left this comment:

“Why not save yourself even more — and stop buying 2% milk? Buy whole, instead, and dilute it with water – at least 1/3. {Even up to a half.} You will not notice the difference — I swear it. In fact, I think it tastes much better than commercial 2%.”

Well long story short, I tried diluting my milk and it worked!! 

I normally buy 1 ½% or 2% milk so I was eager to give Cindy’s suggestion a try. I thought for sure the milk would taste weird. 

But it didn’t. 

I tried both her suggestions; diluting the milk with ⅓  water and also diluting the milk with half water.

The milk that was 50/50 {equal parts milk and added water} tasted exactly like nonfat milk. 

The milk that was 70/30 {70% milk, 30% added water} tasted just like the 2% milk I normally buy. 

Holy cow man! Thanks to Cindy’s suggestion I’ll be buying whole milk from now on. Seriously, you need to try this!

If your family normally drinks 2%, 1% or nonfat milk it’s a great way to save a buck or two every time you buy milk. 

I don’t know about you, but I am constantly in awe of the fact that there are still so many ways to whittle down a grocery budget I haven’t heard of/tired yet. 

Well done Cindy!! Great suggestion. Keep them coming!

Carry On. 

~Mavis