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What do you think about this product nutrition wise?
As a replacement for milk that is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmj%C3%B6lk
Personally I've been eating it for as long as I can remember and I usually mix it up abit with a small tad of yoghurt for the taste. After that it's oatmeal into the mix and eat away (Yum!).
What are your thoughts about it? And don't just read the "Fermented, sour milk" part. Read through it all and get a picture of what it really is.
Don't know if you guys over in the US/Canada have this stuff.
rock_ten
Dec-26-06, 08:24 AM
so its just yoghurt?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyr owns, too
It has the same texture as yoghurt but remove the sugar, taste and overall chunks of 'fruit' that is in yoghurt and you've got it.
Think of it as what white yoghurt would taste without vanilla.. Or eggplant, hell I don't know. It's very hard to describe for people who've never seen or had a taste of it.
rock_ten
Dec-26-06, 08:48 AM
It has the same texture as yoghurt but remove the sugar, taste and overall chunks of 'fruit' that is in yoghurt and you've got it.
Think of it as what white yoghurt would taste without vanilla.. Or eggplant, hell I don't know. It's very hard to describe for people who've never seen or had a taste of it.
right, so flavoured yoghurt without the flavouring? Thats yoghurt.
It has the same texture as yoghurt but remove the sugar, taste and overall chunks of 'fruit' that is in yoghurt and you've got it.
Here's where cultural differences divide us. Yoghurt for me is 'Fil' with buckloads of sugar thrown in, some nice color to it and an added flavour.
Fil for me is natural yoghurt for you. They're basically the same thing in terms of texture (Don't know about taste.)
I'd guess the difference between the two would be the types of bacteria used in the mix.
Fil is just like natural youghurt, a bit runnier not as thick, and a bit more sour. I havent seen it anywhere else but Sweden and Denmark.
CakeNcream
Dec-28-06, 04:46 PM
Fil is just like natural youghurt, a bit runnier not as thick, and a bit more sour. I havent seen it anywhere else but Sweden and Denmark.
i think its called Kefir in the US. and i think its very good for you
No, Kefir and Fil are not the same things, similar but still not the same.
Quoting Wikipedia on Kefir:
This drink is prepared by inoculating cow's or goat's milk with the grains - or "beads" - of previous kefir batches. Kefir grains are a combination of bacteria and yeasts in a matrix of proteins, lipids and sugars.
Kefir can also contain alcohol :ogre:
CakeNcream
Dec-30-06, 04:23 PM
No, Kefir and Fil are not the same things, similar but still not the same.
Quoting Wikipedia on Kefir:
This drink is prepared by inoculating cow's or goat's milk with the grains - or "beads" - of previous kefir batches. Kefir grains are a combination of bacteria and yeasts in a matrix of proteins, lipids and sugars.
Kefir can also contain alcohol :ogre:
ah cool, didnt know that, thanks
Mind you I tried fil in combination with oatmeal and they don't really like one another. Tastes sort of like wet paper that you've stuffed in there. Not really the best way to begin the day.
Honken
Dec-31-06, 08:25 AM
"Fil" is swedish for sour milk.
Don't give them the wrong ideas now.. It may be sour milk but there's more to it than that. My wiki link shows off the goodness that is Fil.
Honken
Jan-01-07, 08:41 AM
Rahf, it isn't sour milk, that's it's name hehe.
"Fil" is swedish for sour milk.
People can misunderstand that, very much so. Just made it more clear.
Sounds like plain yoghurt basically.
rock_ten
Jan-01-07, 09:00 AM
Sounds like plain yoghurt basically.
Here's where cultural differences divide us. Yoghurt for me is 'Fil' with buckloads of sugar thrown in, some nice color to it and an added flavour.
Fil for me is natural yoghurt for you. They're basically the same thing in terms of texture (Don't know about taste.)
I'd guess the difference between the two would be the types of bacteria used in the mix.
Problem with rock_ten is that I can now never take anything you write seriously. After reading multiple different posts that range from anywhere between what could be interpreted as dead serious and then back to pee and poop humor.
The 'pee and poop humor' is a direct swedish translation. Sounds hilarious in english.
rock_ten
Jan-01-07, 09:05 AM
pee and poop humor.
heheheehehe
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If its in the publicus, I usually talk shit. If its in H&N and T&C, its usually serious, unless in obvious response to some faggot like Lobo.
The problem with rock_ten is that he's somewhat pathetic and craves attention. He's mostly ignored (such as when pesters me on AIM trying to be buds) so he resorts to behaving like an annoying faggot, as even negative attention is better than none at all.
Thank you, I was thinking about that but didn't know who or how to ask.
I guess it is true he is mostly ignored. If he doesn't mess with Swartz that is. Seen some angry posts from him :tongue:
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