Fat-Free Half & Half?

Dutchmen, I get it now; it's essentially skim milk that has been made to be "thick" by adding carageenan.

DutchmenSport wrote:
I don't believe it! I was just joking (above). Then I did a search on the internet and guess what? I found this:

Fat-free half & half is a dairy product made mostly from skim milk plus a thickener called carageenan. The taste and texture of fat-free half & half is very much like regular half & half (which is made from equal parts cream and whole milk), but with only about half the calories and no fat.

Now that you mention carageenan, it makes sense. When I was a kid out of high school, I worked in a place that made food flavorings, etc. We used a lot of carageenan. It's a natural product that makes things like Chocolate Milk "thick" when you drink it. Used extensively in ice cream too.

I though half and half was cream from a Jersey and a Holstein mixed 50/50.

I don't believe it! I was just joking (above). Then I did a search on the internet and guess what? I found this:

Fat-free half & half is a dairy product made mostly from skim milk plus a thickener called carageenan. The taste and texture of fat-free half & half is very much like regular half & half (which is made from equal parts cream and whole milk), but with only about half the calories and no fat.

Sold at Von’s Markets in SoCal. Isn’t bad for my coffee. Others may sell it too.

That's called Skim Milk!