Phew. Now that that is off my chest I would like to mention that my husband doesn't particularly like skim milk. But he does like me. So for the past seven years we have had a happy marriage with fat free milk in our fridge. His only respite from what he refers to as white water was a couple of months in Saint Louis when we discovered 1/2% milk--then that disappeared from the shelves and we were back to skim.
Now to my current sacrifice for love...
Chris recently discovered a milk called Skim Supreme. I had sent him on a milk run and he claimed that they were all out of skim milk (totally believable, right?) so he bought Skim Supreme instead. This milk is fat free with additives that make it thicker for those who miss the thickness of fatty milks without making it any fattier. Tada! Just what my husband needs: a fat free milk that doesn't taste like white water.
Do I like this new Skim Supreme? Well, I don't not like it. I can tell a difference in the texture that weirds me out since I know that the additive is a seaweed. It's just not normal. I liked the thinness of my old skim milk.
And now we arrive at the part of my post where I answer the question, What is the key to a happy marriage? It is me choosing to buy this weird Skim Supreme milk because I don't hate it and my husband loves it. After seven years it is my turn to compromise for the one I love.
I love you Chris.
(Skim Supreme is also called Super Skim or
Skim Plus depending on the brand you buy.)
Skim Plus depending on the brand you buy.)
2 comments:
We compromise on 1%. I've gotten used to it. John says he's the one who has compromised the most - he used to drink Whole. I've never seen the Supreme variety before - I'll have to check to see if it's on our shelves out here!
This was a great post. I applaud both of you for your compromising for a harmonious marriage. Did you ever try something like 1 gallon of 2% and 2 gallons of skim? In any case I think the seaweed thickened skim milk solution was much funnier.
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