Give me a clue about skim milk, soy, probiotics, etc., etc. [View all]

[UTUSN]

Somebody mentioned probiotics in a thread with a comment about belly fat, that sit-ups won't help with belly fat. So I am just getting started with figuring out what supplements and other such to get with. So far the googling has listed buttermilk, yogurt, onions, garlic, and then some different types of the supplements, which I don't know to pick from.

But in going for the buttermilk, I was astounded by the varieties of (are they milks?) on the shelves: Soy, Silk, non-lactose, organic, vanilla-something or other and on and on.

I am NOT lactose intolerant. I've stayed off whole milk since my hippie days when we were told that milk fat is the absolute worst, so I've been on skim for about four decades, not a big consumer.

But what in heck are all these other "milk" products, and what would fit with the probiotic deal I'm heading into? I didn't even know what "Activia" was, thinking that Jamie Lee CURTIS was just showing off her slimness and resenting her for being BORN THAT WAY.