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Honestly, I should have learned something about Sweden.
That is, I should now be master of the dairy section of a grocery store. Because I failed that, I am crawling back to become the master of the milk section of the Swedish grocery store. Folks, take heed, learning the different types of milk (mjölk på svenska) takes a highly skilled, milk loving ninja to figure it out. And so, I tried.
Just at the Coop (one of the local grocery stores), I counted 20 different milk-esque items (including different fat levels of the same type). Yes, madness. Bear with me as I try to explain all the pretty cartons of milk varietals.
Regular milks comes in 1 liter cartons or 1.5 liter cartons. Easy to fit in the fridge, but a bitch to keep fresh. I noticed, once opened, this milk stays good for 5-6 days. But hey, they are recyclable, easy to break down, and stores neatly in the fridge. Just use a chip clip to keep it closed tight once the carton is open.
Milk also comes in different color boxes, in case you are lazy, just know the color.
Mjölk – The Red Box - The all american Swedish milk. It’s the regular milk at 3% fat.
Mellanmjölk – The Green Box - Slightly lower fat at 1.5% and literally means “middle milk”
Lättmjölk – The Blue Box – We would call this skim milk at .5% fat.
Minimjolk – The Yellow Box – Almost fat free milk at .1%.
Gammaldagsmjölk – “Old time milk” which is to say, this milk is pasteurized but not homogenized, which means the fat floats to the surface and you have to give it a good shake. (Thanks Melissa for this) Raw milk is pretty delicious stuff and slightly higher in fat than regular 3% milk.
Latte Art – As you can guess, this milk (in cartons that are blue or brown) is used to make lattes and hot drinks. Definitely worth it if you love lattes and hot chocolates.
Important Note: Emma pointed out that the colors don’t correspond to regional milks, like Skåne milk. The colors listed above are for the company Arla.
Matlagninsgrädde – Orange container – Light cream, ie. half and half in the US, that is 15% fat.
Vispgrädde – Red container – Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream that is 36% fat.
The Filmjölk Family
The wonder of Wikipedia is awesome yet again. I’ll summarize what they say though.
Fil is like yogurt but less thick and a bit less sour. Fil is a major part of Nordic dairy culture, not just Sweden. But they all basically taste the same some more fatty, some with flavors, some plain. People eat fil with musli, very tasty stuff. But some folks have filmjölk with knäckebröd or just with jam. Up to you.
a-fil- Comes unflavored and flavored and anywhere from 0.5-3% fat. The “A” comes from lactobacillus acidophilus, a probiotic bateria. It’s advertised as a more digestive friendly fil.
Långfil- Has a slightly elastic feel to it because of the Lactococcus bacteria. This fil comes only as unflavored and in 3% fat.
Aktivfil- Has active cultures in the fil.
Filmjölk – The standard fil that comes flavored and unflavored. This fil ranges from 2.5-3% in fat.
Mellanfil – Middle fil as you can call it. Comes only in unflavored version and is 1.5% fat.
Lättfil – Light fil that is .5% fat and comes in a variety of flavors. There is blåbär/hallon (blueberry/raspberry), persika/hallon (peach/raspberry), jordgubb (strawberry), smultron/jordgubb/vinbär, and lime/banana (umm, strangest combination).
f-fil -
Onaka – Made with bacteria that is supposedly popular in Japan, which never made any sense to me since the Japanese didn’t really drink dairy until recently.
Thanks to Melissa of HuntGatherLove for some of these updates.
Kefir – Eastern-style fil, popular in Russia. There’s a similar style fil in Iceland called Skyr. It is truly delicious goodness.
Fjäll – This is not fil, it is a thin rich yogurt. Hjortron (cloudberry) is supposedly delightful.
Hälsofil – Literally ‘healthy fil.’ It’s been approved by the Swedish Medicinal Products Agency since this fil helps with immune and digestive systems.
And for kicks…
Turkisk yogurt
Greek Yogurt
Skyr
On your next visit to the grocery store with your recyclable plastic bag, experiment with some crazy milk or fil.
Chronic Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) – How to Treat and Cure
If you are suffering from bacterial vaginosis or BV you will know only to well that it can be one of the most unpleasant complaints a women can suffer. Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal complaints and effects up to one in three women. However it is only a small proportion of these women that suffer chronic bacterial vaginosis.
With BV symptoms can be quite wide ranging and women can suffer all or none of the most common symptoms. Those being. A vaginal discharge, this can be grey, white and sometimes even yellow in color. The discharge is usually but not always accompanied by a nasty odor. the odor is a musty or fishy odor. Another probable symptom is itching of the vagina, again some women will suffer this more than others and some will get no itching at all. If itching does occur with BV then it is more likely that you will get a swelling of the vagina. Chronic sufferers can also get quite nasty stomach pain similar to menstrual cramps. Another symptom for chronic sufferers is burning during urination.
So if you are a chronic sufferer of bacterial vaginosis you will want to get it cleared up as soon as possible. So what are your options. Well most women when faced with the above symptoms make a trip to their doctor. The doctor will normally prescribe a course of antibiotics, these will be taken for 5-7 days and you must remember to complete the whole course. Antibiotics will clear up bacterial vaginosis there is no question about that. The trouble is is the manor in which they do it. BV is caused by a build up of bad bacteria (gardnerella) within the vagina, once the good bacteria (lactobacillus) is over run there will be an inflammation of the vagina and this inflammation is bacterial vaginosis. So antibiotics kill all the bacteria within the vagina including the good bacteria, so this upsets the balance and when the antibiotics have finished there is a good chance of the BV returning. This happens often.
So what else can you do to combat bacterial vaginosis. Well there are a few things to help maintain a healthy balance of bacteria within the vagina. The easiest and best thing to start with is diet. Eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit, drink plenty of water. Its not rocket science but if you put good stuff in to your body you body will be in better shape to look after itself. So try to avoid processed foods, foods high in sugar and salt, fizzy drinks and coffee should be drunk in moderation.
Eating yogurt with live cultures will help build natural supplies of good bacteria lactobacillus. Supplementation in acidophilus can also be taken. Remember to keep clean but do not over wash the vagina. It is also a good idea to air the vagina by either sleeping with no underwear or just taking time in the day to let the vagina breath.
So there are ways to beat of chronic bacterial vaginosis. so good luck and heres to your good health.
Author: Marie Ackland
‘Chronic Bacterial Vaginitis’ can be treated with antibiotics but these will kill of the vaginas own good bacteria as well as the bad bacteria and will not stop the Bacterial Vaginitis coming back. You need to get smart with your body and build you own bodies natural bacteria balance. This can be done with probiotic drinks and natural yogurt amongst many other things. After suffering with recurrent bacterial vaginitis (BV) for over 3 years I eventually found a totally natural cure that did not involve any antibiotics or creams. If you have bacterial vaginitis for the first time or have had recurrent bacterial vaginitis for some time this is something you really should consider looking at Bacterial Vaginosis Help
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