Milk

[Stuboy]

What type to you have?

I've always had semi-skimmed, but last night i tried the skimmed milk thinking it would taste nasty and watery, but i actually quite liked it!!

[sofaraway]

i have skimmed, anything else is now too thick and can't belive i ever used to use full fat.

[Penny]

I use light soy milk, really low carb, low calorie, and good for cholesterol, and the vanilla flavor I use is good.

[Lex4153]

2% baby! :T

[poodlebone]

When I was diagnosed, the endo in the hospital told me that I would have to drink skim milk from now on. MY mother dutifully went out and bought some and I thought it was great. Before I had been using whole milk, so it was quite a difference. I can't stand any milk with fat in it now.

Mostly, though, I drink fat free or low fat soy milk. I will buy skim milk sometimes for certain recipes, but for cereal and most other things I use vanilla soy.

[duck]

Whole or skim. 2% is not much different from whole (which could techinically be called 3.25% milk)...or, 4.7grams of fat vs 8 grams.

I don't drink a whole lot of milk anymore, though. Only in my coffees and cereals, and I have gotten to a point where the milk in cereal is only to make the cereal wet, lol, and I throw it away after all the cereal is gone.

[HelenM]

I think we're talking slightly different languages here! I just checked UK and French tables with similar results
Whole milk 3.9gm per 100ml
Semi skimmed between 1.5gm and 1.8gm per 100ml
skimmed less than .2gm per 100ml
Channel Island Milk 5.2 gm per 100ml (I used to love this as a child)
so our semi seems to have a slightly lower fat percentage to your 2%, the fat content in skimmed is negligible.

I use semi. Like others have said full fat now seems too heavy.
One question is the soy milk which some of you have mentioned fortified with calcium?

[Penny]

One question is the soy milk which some of you have mentioned fortified with calcium?

The one I use, has 30% calcium, 25% Vit. D, and even 8% iron. I think it is just called Soy Slender. I buy it when it is on sale, and keep it on my shelf, but you need to use it within a few days after you open it.

[Stuboy]

omg! i could never through my cereal milk away!! lol i ALWAYS drink it :D

i love milk, and i've recently (as of yesturday) converted to drinking skimmed milk.

I haven't tried soy milk though... does it taste much different?

[Penny]

omg!
I haven't tried soy milk though... does it taste much different?

I really prefer the Soy Slender Vanilla over regular milk. It also only has 3 or 4 carbs a serving. My granddaughter does not like it al all, but loves the Chocolate.

[poodlebone]

omg! i could never through my cereal milk away!! lol i ALWAYS drink it :D

i love milk, and i've recently (as of yesturday) converted to drinking skimmed milk.

I haven't tried soy milk though... does it taste much different?

I used to fill my bowl with cereal and pour skim milk on. Whatever was left went down the drain. When I started carb counting I knew I had to account for all of the carbs so I now measure my milk and try not to use more than I need. If I do end up with a lot left in the bowl after the cereal is gone I add a little bit of sugar free chocolate syrup, swirl it around and drink it.

Soy milk does taste different, but when I have it in cereal I don't even notice it. I don't know what brands are available in the UK but here I buy either Silk Light Vanilla or 8th Continent Fat Free Vanilla. They're great for cereal and oatmeal. This morning for breakfast I had 1 cup of the Silk Light Vanilla with 1 tbsp of sugar free chocolate syrup. I tend to not drink my calories/carbs (I prefer to chew them!) but I had a craving for chocolate milk.

[Keezheekoni]

Grew up with a father who was raised on a farm... Was raised on whole milk. When he was diagnosed as type 2, we switched to 2%. Then when they came out with 1%, we switched to that.

I had my kids, who after weaning (and remember that my kids nurse for at least 3 years so they don't need the whole milk for brain development), have been raised on 2%... 1% and skim are just too watery for me. I can't have soy, it makes me sick. :puke:

So, yeah 2% here...but I don't really drink it unless it's in my mocha fraps, which I really shouldn't have anyhow! :rofl:

[Georgia]

skimmed or semi-skimmed gal here :)

[EazyE77]

I'm a 2% milk drinker here. I don't drink a whole lot of it tho. I will have 1 cup worth to drink with breakfast unless I'm having cereal then I will only have what I put in my cereal and drink iced tea or juice to replace milk as my drink. Sometimes I drink hot tea for breakfast or sometime during the day but lately with this summer heat I haven't been drinking it. Hate drinking hot drinks when it's hot outside.

[kgm0612]

I buy Hood's Carb Countdown 2% Milk. It only has 3g of carbs per 8oz glass and 4g for the chocolate milk.

Karen

[DeusXM]

Eugh. Milk. I can't think of a more vile liquid to drink.

[Stuboy]

i bought some goats milk last night... not too sure about it, but i'll give it a chance lol

[Emm]

No milk at all.
Ewwwwwww, 'orrible stuff!

[Tokyo Cate]

I've been sick for the last few weeks and have started craving milk for the first time in more than 15 years. I am drinking about 0.5 litres a day, low fat, on ice or heated with nutmeg. Funny because I have hated milk for so long and now my body is telling me I need it. Our bodies are amazing.

[parrotletzoo]

Milk?? Ik! Its for baby cows not grown up humans. That being said. on the rare occasion that I drink coffee I will put half and half in it.

[amccrazgrl]

I'm not a big milk drinker. I used to use it in my cereal (2%) and then drink the milk.
A year ago I was at someones house where all the kid (11) drank was milk so I figured I'd do the same. I drank so much milk I felt sick to my stomach.
Soy milk is nasty and the Hood milk.

[vanderkan]

I love milk but have pretty much stopped drinking it because its the worst thing for my bg. Even a little sends its soaring. I've been contemplating soy milk but wasn't sure if it would do the same to my bg. Any thoughts on that you guys?

Has anyone been on Weight Watchers since you've had diabetes?
Thanks you guys! I've learned so much from you in the past week!
Kandy, the pediatric nurse (who knows nothing about adult patients! Including myself!) :nurse:

[vegan4health]

My fav is So Nice (brand name) Mocha flavour (organic soy milk).
On cereal is So Nice Vanilla although I currently have some bargain brand and once I added water to it - it's tolerable.
I like to take 3/4 cup of vanilla and add 1/4 cup chocolate soy milk to it.

Each brand of "milk" is different. Up until I became vegan, I only ever tried So Good (brand name) and I didn't think it was so good at all!!! Then I tried other kinds and I LOVE SO NICE!!

[darksheep]

Yuck, milk, ptooey... tho I use organic heavy whipping cream for my coffee.

[notme]

I drink very little milk, but what I do drink is fat free.

[Cyborg]

I like fresh cow milk (skim) in my coffee.

[red]

I don't drink milk. Milk is used in cereal and used to be soy milk, but I've cut back on soy products due to cancer issues. The boyfriend and I have switched to 2% milk about 6 weeks ago.

I eat LOTS of heese, a low fat (low carb) yogurt almost every morning and am experimenting with ice cream to get enough dairy. I have mild lactose issues and watch what I consume.

[Dewey]

I don't drink milk. Milk is used in cereal and used to be soy milk, but I've cut back on soy products due to cancer issues.
Cancer issues? Please explain. This is of concern because many people eat different soy products. I do, too, but have never heard that it can cause Cancer. The only way I could understand that is if the soy wasn't produced organically.

[Roy Gardiner]

I love milk but have pretty much stopped drinking it because its the worst thing for my bg. Even a little sends its soaring. Everyone here is worried about the fat.

Why?

AFAIK fat is not contra-indicated for diabetics. Only for weight control.

The lactose sends BGs up; as diabetics if we drink lactose free milk there shouldn't have a problem, surely.

[mg_2204]

Semi-skimmed but I don't mind skimmed either. I just can't drink whole milk, it tastes too fatty for me.

I used to drink milk a lot. I don't anymore. I couldn't say why exactly. I much prefer a tall glass of water now.

I put lots of milk in my coffee. In fact my husband says I take a bit of coffee in my milk. :coffee:

[lilituc]

Growing up I drank whole milk until about 9 when we started getting 2%. As an adult I drank 1% or skim until after I was diagnosed - anything other than whole milk spiked my BG too much, so I started getting whole milk again. I mainly use it in recipes or coffee, though. I never ever thought I'd do it, but I put soy milk on my (Kashi) cereal in the morning. I use Silk Unsweetened. I decided the soy milk wasn't as bad as having high bg in the morning (which ruins the whole day for me). I don't even notice it anymore.

[Emm]

Hey lili - Similar story here. We grew up on full fat milk, until at some point it became fashionable to use trim because of whatever the latest health scare was at the time...

Then came years of trim milk... but around that point I gave up on milk almost completely anyway. I was late teens then I think, and starting to drink coffee, which I never liked with milk or sugar.

So for my entire adult life I've had black coffee with no sugar (which apparently can still cause a BG rise!!) and I slowly went off all other dairy related things. Which is a good thing, because I soon discovered I'm a bit sensitive to lactose (possibly totally lactose intolerant but I don't wanna do the test - it means I have to eat & drink dairy products and I don't want to torture myself!)

These days I still buy milk for my flatmate, and let my son have some - but not too much as the lactose sensitivity/intolerance seems to run in the family. I buy soy milk for baking: So Good Light (standard soy milk has that gritty taste I can't stand! ick!) Soy milk is excellent for baking - can't tell it's not normal milk at all.

BTW.. a lot of recipes that call for milk can just use water. The thing I missed when I wanted to be milk-free was cheese sauce. Yum! Now I make it with water, and I can handle a handful of (Edam) cheese in it - and it's just a lighter, smoother, yummy sauce which is also pretty low carb and great for drowning vegetables in :)

[vegan4health]

Hey Emm,

Cheese sauce can be made with soy milk and Nutritional Yeast Flakes. I think there are recipes in La Dolce Vegan by Sarah Kramer or How It All Vegan, same cookbook author.

BTW, have you tried So Nice instead of So Good? I find So Good quite thick and ... syrup-y. <<shudder>>

[Emm]

BTW, have you tried So Nice instead of So Good? I find So Good quite thick and ... syrup-y. <<shudder>>

Never even heard of it - perhaps it's not available in New Zealand. We do have a few other brands I've never tried though. Perhaps some day I'll get adventurous :D

[KickStart101]

We've been using the 2%(semi-skimmed) for the last
26 yes. The 3% is too thick and spoils faster(not to
mention more fattening) while the 1% is too watery.

Our Son introduced us to Soy milk a few yrs. back so
we drink that sometimes also.

[Jennie]

The lactose sends BGs up; as diabetics if we drink lactose free milk there shouldn't have a problem, surely.

I think the way they make milk lactose free is to break the lactose down into it's two constituent sugars, galactose and glucose; so you still have all the carbs, they're just in a different form. It helps for lactose intolerance, but not for reducing carb content.