Arby's Low Fat Milk

About the Low Fat Milk

Arby's Low Fat Milk sells for $2.29 and has 110 cal, a single serving of cold white milk that sits on the kids menu but works for any age. Arby's sells it with a wink: when cows are not busy giving us beef, they are nice enough to give us delicious milk.

The joke lands because it fits the brand. A roast beef chain that also pours milk is pointing at the same farm animal from two directions. The drink itself is simple, plain low fat milk served cold, with no flavoring or added syrup.

Taste is clean and lightly sweet from the milk's own lactose, with a thinner body than whole milk. It is not watery the way skim can feel, since the low fat version keeps a little cream. Served cold, it has that crisp, fresh finish that makes it easy to sip next to salty food.

The nutrition panel is where milk earns its spot. One serving lists 8 grams of protein along with 2.5 grams of fat, 12 grams of sugar and 110 milligrams of sodium. That protein figure beats the lemonades and teas, which all read zero, and gives parents a kids meal drink that is more filling than juice.

Arby's calls this milk the perfect complement to any item on its menu, and it is easy to see why. Cold dairy balances the salt in roast beef, smooths out the crunch of fried chicken, and calms the heat from spicy sides. It plays the same role a glass of milk plays next to a grilled cheese at home.

Anyone checking the Low Fat Milk price will find it in the same range as the other single serve kids drinks. Our listed price was taken in Austin, so expect a few cents of difference elsewhere. Low Fat Milk calories stay modest too, below the chocolate version and well below any shake.

Who orders it? Toddlers and young kids, obviously, but also adults who skip soda, people who want a protein boost with lunch, and anyone who grew up drinking milk with dinner. The Arby's kids menu lists it next to chocolate milk, apple juice and applesauce.

For a classic pairing, order it alongside the Roast Beef Slider Kids Meal so the beef and milk match the joke on the label, or pair it with a Ham Slider for a small lunch that feels like a home packed sandwich.