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MILK MAN

Ged

Ged

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I love milk and i love tea. I used to be a smoker and replaced it with tea up to and still 10 cups a day any way the milk i was consuming was too much fat and sugar until I found no sugar pea milk by barrister its amazing the taste is exactly the same as if it were regular semi skimmed milk for tea cereal's and cooking no horrible aftertaste or smell like others --- I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to post product information here but -- Oh well i have
 
Ged said:
I love milk and i love tea. I used to be a smoker and replaced it with tea up to and still 10 cups a day any way the milk i was consuming was too much fat and sugar until I found no sugar pea milk by barrister its amazing the taste is exactly the same as if it were regular semi skimmed milk for tea cereal's and cooking no horrible aftertaste or smell like others --- I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to post product information here but -- Oh well i have
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It certainly compares favourably on carbs with cows milk 2g per 100ml as opposed to 5g per 100ml so if you like it that is good. People do post suggestions on good products they have found.
 
We have a variety of plant milks in the house from time to time. Mostly our default is no-sugar oat milk (made with UK oats) which is similar in carbs to semi skimmed. Cow’s milk is my preference in hot drinks, but for cooking sauces oat milk is pretty much indistinguishable I find.
 
I used to have 1/2 a tea spoon of brown sugar in coffee, but would drink about 8 cups per day, now that adds up to a lot of sugar, so I tried oat milk with no added sugar and found with oat milk I didn't need or want to add sugar. "Result"
 
Alan44 said:
I used to have 1/2 a tea spoon of brown sugar in coffee, but would drink about 8 cups per day, now that adds up to a lot of sugar, so I tried oat milk with no added sugar and found with oat milk I didn't need or want to add sugar. "Result"
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I think oat milk tastes better than cow's milk although more carbs than almonds.
 
In tea only fresh skimmed cow juice will do for me but I do enjoy drinking Alpro No Sugars Coconut milk when I'm travelling without refrigeration and/ or wanting to avoid aggravating my bladder with caffeine. Zero carb and about 1g fat per 100ml but a warning - it tastes nothing like actual milk (this is a good thing imo as I hate milk on its own).
 
Big fan of whole cows milk in tea but since diagnosis I have real double cream in my morning coffee. This is my main daily food luxury. I used to have at least 2 spoons of brown sugar in coffee pre diagnosis and always said I would rather not drink it as drink it without sugar but now I enjoy it more with cream and no sugar.
 
trophywench said:
Sorry - I do not believe any heavily processed anything purporting to be food, is healthy. So, this obviously includes plant so-called milk.
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Very much my thoughts too!
 
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When I lived in Germany, the milk available in the office was condensed milk. I was told this was fine with coffee but one of my weirdnesses is that I don't like coffee - I am a tea drinker. Condensed milk and tea are not a partnership made in heaven. Therefore, I stopped adding milk to tea and never looked back.
I returned to the UK more than 20 years ago but still drink my tea without any milk.

That does not mean I drink NO milk.
It means I don't panic about the lack of milk when I have been away.
 
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trophywench said:
Sorry - I do not believe any heavily processed anything purporting to be food, is healthy. So, this obviously includes plant so-called milk.
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Yes, thanks, it's very confusing at times, I think it's also about the quality of life. I was so scared when I was first diagnosed that the changes I took made me ill for lack of protein and fat -- I was virtually living on peanuts and celery until I learned it's not so much what you eat but how much and when and what you do after and before, meaning eat only when your hungry with a happy heart and be as active as you can I think the mental side of recovery is very much underrated and should be on the top shelf above plant food
 
Only a small splash of milk in tea or coffee, would like to go without but just prefer them with milk having tried before.

Couldn't think of anything worse than putting sweetners or cream in tea or coffee, that would hinder the true taste of both drinks, like both my tea & coffee strong to get full flavour.
 
I eat what I enjoy and keep an eye on my overall carbs to keep my BG levels under the target set by my diabetes nurse at the local medical practice.
I don't jump on the latest food fad bandwagon, just make sure I eat a wide variety of food.
I have been drinking herbal tea since the 1970s long before it was fashionable. Everyone has to find what works for them on a long term basis. Overcoming decades of poor eating habits isn't easy but definitely worth it.
 
Removing the sugar from tea was the big change I made on the day of my diagnosis, and I still haven't quiet got used to it yet but I think I'm getting there slowly (). It's easier with herbal teas than English Breakfast/"Builders"

What I did find strange is since then I've enjoyed coffee more (also without milk) so tend to have that when I'm "out"

Still have milk in both, usually cows
 
I'd packed up sugar in coffee years before diabetes arrived, but not in tea. I'd tried to pack it in, in tea too, but didn't think I liked the taste. The first day I was in hospital being diagnosed my sister came for afternoon visiting and I was still in a side ward, ie private room - but anyway the tea trolley arrived and my sis was offered a cup as well as me, and the lady offered her sugar and stated that she'd been told I couldn't have any. So I drank my first ever cup of tea with no sugar. Bearing in mind I'd had my first ever insulin jab only an hour-ish previously so still had the raging thirst, I was very pleasantly surprised how much more thirst quenching it appeared to be, without sugar!
 
trophywench said:
Sorry - I do not believe any heavily processed anything purporting to be food, is healthy. So, this obviously includes plant so-called milk.
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You can make your own oat milk with oats, a tea towel and water.

Not that i do, of course!
 
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