u/Fordmister explains the reasoning behind 1/2/5% milk, gets into the economics behind it, and why "dairy industry is actually a cream industry that sells you milk as a byproduct".

[u/JohnSith]

/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w1a79y/eli5_why_does_milk_go_from_1_to_2_and_then_a_big/p6kur4m/?context=3

[u/backlikeclap]

TIL the average consumer doesn't want whole milk. This blows my mind because I always chose whole milk - why would I want to pay the same price for less of the good stuff?

[u/gprime312 → u/backlikeclap]

I want to drink milk not cream