I'm new. It seems that some are against drinking milk because of the carbs. Why? I drink fat free milk for the calcium & protein. As long as I count the carbs, is that ok? I consume 130 or fewer carbs per day & track total calories, carbs, protein, & calcium. I also eat lo-fat cheese. How does one get enough calcium?
But why low fat dairy?I'm new. It seems that some are against drinking milk because of the carbs. Why? I drink fat free milk for the calcium & protein. As long as I count the carbs, is that ok? I consume 130 or fewer carbs per day & track total calories, carbs, protein, & calcium. I also eat lo-fat cheese. How does one get enough calcium?
I use low fat dairy to keep the calories under control..But why low fat dairy?
Because milk have lactose, the body break down lactose to glucose, and raises the blood suger.
The people on here against milk are most likely type 2 diabetics. Milk would be just fine for type 1 and LADA diabetics, just take a few more insulin units. Also milk are good to treat hypos in type 1, lada's and reactive hypoglycemics because it's high in carbs and fat. Fats helps the blood sugar to raise less rapidly and more stable.
So yes milk are just fine, even good in some cases for some diabetics. Only problem would be type 2 diabetics, which has to (or should) minimize there intake of carbs to help keep their blood sugar at good range.
I use more cream than milk as the fat is filling and gives me a better balance between carbs and fat. Same with cheese.I use low fat dairy to keep the calories under control..
I don't worry about the very small amount of milk I have in my tea in a day
You can get lactose free milk if you are worried about the sugar in ordinary milk my husband makes his porridge with that
Thanks for the clarification, Sunny! I always check the nutrition label so might have seen the carbs/sugars, but it's good to know that someone else knows.The lactose isn't removed.
Lactose free still has the sugar/carbs in it, it just has the digestive enzyme lactase added, so the lactose is already started down the digestive process.
Humans did not evolve by drinking milk produced by cows for baby cows.
Once we are weaned, we can easily eat enough calcium from nuts, seeds, pulses, leafy greens, fish (think tinned salmon with those wee bones in it) to flourish and grow strong bones and teeth. Even figs and oranges are excellent calcium sources, provided you don't mind the sugars.
http://greatist.com/health/18-surprising-dairy-free-sources-calcium
Actually, those two statements are somewhat closer to being in agreement than they are at being opposites???Interestingly, quite the opposite. This evolution of mankind, specifically developing the ability to digestive lactose, is actually quite a recent evolution. So recent in fact, it's not disseminated to the entire population yet.Humans did not evolve by drinking milk produced by cows for baby cows.
Actually, those two statements are somewhat closer to being in agreement than they are at being opposites???
Skimmed milk is almost all sugar and water.
Not a major issue if you are counting carbs, but I prefer to use double cream because volume for volume it has more fat and less sugar.
I think one issue is that a lactose solution (much like a sugar solution) may be fast acting compared to lactose (or sugar) mixed with fats.
Answer, as always, is that everyone is different so "eat to your meter".
There, I fixed it for you.Yes. This evolution of mankind, specifically developing the ability to digestive lactose, is actually quite a recent evolution. So recent in fact, it's not disseminated to the entire population yet.Throughout most of our human evolution we did not require milk produced by cows for baby cows.
There, I fixed it for you.
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