Query?

Half and Half is not cream but half cream and half milk, hence the half and half term. Not sure what
light cream is, but I am sure it is heavier in fat than half and half is. I would check at the store
next time you go shopping to see what the nutritional facts are on the label.

Debbie

"LIMEYNO1" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I just noticed that half and half cream is listed as 1 point for 2 tbsp

but

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light cream is 2 points per 2 tbsp. Why is the lighter cream higher

points?

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Anyone know?

I'm not positive on this, but am thinking that the light cream is just a lighter version of full
cream (100% heavy cream ... whipping cream) whereas half and half is maybe only half cream? I don't
use cream in coffee, so am not an expert in this field. <G> But I do enough cooking that I know that
when a recipe calls for cream, it does not mean half and half.

Joyce

LIMEYNO1 said:

I just noticed that half and half cream is listed as 1 point for 2 tbsp but light cream is 2 points
per 2 tbsp. Why is the lighter cream higher points? Anyone know?

I decided to look this up online and found this. The entire article is here if you would like to
read the whole thing, but the part to answer the question, I copied below.

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The many varieties of cream are categorized according to the amount of milk fat in the mixture.
Light cream, also called coffee cream, can contain 18 to 30 percent fat but usually contains 20
percent. Light whipping cream, the form most commonly available, contains 30 to 36 percent milk fat
and sometimes stabilizers and emulsifiers. Heavy cream, also referred to as heavy whipping cream, is
the richest cream available in the United States, with a milk fat content of 36 to 40 percent.
Whipping cream will double in volume when whipped. Half and half is a mixture of equal parts milk
and cream and is 10 to 12 percent milk fat. Neither half and half nor light cream can be whipped.

Debbie

"LIMEYNO1" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I just noticed that half and half cream is listed as 1 point for 2 tbsp

but

Quoted message said:

light cream is 2 points per 2 tbsp. Why is the lighter cream higher

points?

Quoted message said:

Anyone know?