How to Use skim milk in a Sentence

skim milk

noun
  • To get your stone floors to gleam, scrub them with skim milk.
    Maria Cramer New York Times, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • For skim milk, with almost no fat, the warmer the milk, the stronger and longer-lasting the foam is.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Foam the skim milk in the frothing pitcher using the milk frother and add it to the mixture in the glass.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Because of this, skim milk, which has the least amount of fat on the market, foams the best for use in coffee drinks.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Prices of milk, cheese, butter, and skimmed milk powder had crashed.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Cook's note: This recipe contains a splash of skim milk to help with the consistency of the ice cream.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2022
  • Mix 6 egg whites, 2 whole eggs, ¼ cup skim milk and 1 cup of your favorite veggies.
    Elisa Zied, Parents, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The room contains a huge TV screen (one of more than 800 on-site), couches and a kitchenette with skim milk and old-school half-and-half.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Whether yogurt is made with cream, whole milk, low-fat milk or skim milk affects how much fat is in it.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Some have cured mildew with a spray of 50 percent skim milk, 50 percent water.
    Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 11 Apr. 2018
  • New York dairies, on the other hand, were making a version with skim milk that was much chalkier.
    Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Next time, try soaking a washcloth in some skim milk and using it as a cold compress.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2018
  • After that, if your bikini line is still angry as hell, try skim milk — the lactic acid in it helps soothe skin.
    Sophie Wirt, Allure, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Anyone who makes this recipe with skim milk is my enemy.
    Marian Bull, GQ, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Cottage cheese is made entirely out of skim milk until the end, when a dressing made from cream or milk is mixed with the curd.
    New York Times, 26 June 2018
  • With fat no longer seen as a dietary evil, skim milk has suffered the sharpest declines in demand in recent years.
    Washington Post, 3 July 2019
  • And grab-and-go options like a low-sugar protein shake or smoothie, or a large skim milk latte do the trick just as well.
    NBC News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Soak a thin cloth or a paper towel in a mixture of half skim milk and half cold water, and hold it on your skin for ten minutes.
    Sophie Wirt, Allure, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The recipe gets a healthy twist with high-protein chickpea pasta, skim milk and reduced-fat cheese, and even manages to sneak some veggies in.
    NBC News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The tall Road Runner, pale and liquid as skimmed milk, and the longlegged Redpants, with her gleaming brass skin, make a stunning pair.
    Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Limit your coffeehouse drinks to black coffee with milk, or a small skim milk latte.
    Madelyn Fernstrom, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Every morning, a White House butler brought a tray of toast with honey, orange juice, and coffee with skim milk.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The facility stopped the production of chocolate milk and skim milk to be able to get everything through.
    Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Things like skim milk, skim mozzarella, fat-free yogurt, low-fat cheese and cream cheese should be swapped for higher-fat counterparts.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2020
  • To accomplish this, lower fat milks, such as skim milk, are used to produce the lower fat variants, which have a casein-to-fat ratio greater than one [1,2].
    Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2014
  • Reconstituted dry milk, skim milk and cream can also be used.
    Michelle Manetti, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, evaporated milk, skim milk, dry mustard, hot sauce, black pepper and salt; set aside.
    Susan Selasky, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Within a few months, Bourus was subsisting on Chex cereal with skim milk, her weight dwindling to 97 pounds.
    Courtney Rubin, Marie Claire, 26 Apr. 2013
  • The next choice in the fluid pyramid is skim milk, also sold as 1% milk, as well as soy or other unsweetened alternatives such as almond milk.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Stir in 1/4 cup skim milk, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and 1 teaspoon honey until creamy.
    Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023

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