Milk - good protein source or not

[rjl296]

I have ben deriving Alot of my protein from milk lately. I don't care about the extra carbs - b/c i'm not dieting, but should I care ??

also, is milk a good protein source or a waste , it seems to work for me. I drink about 1.25 L a day @ 180-3 lbs. so about 40 gm of protein/ day

 

[gymtime]

It's fine as a protein source. The only real problems with it are one; the saturated fat content and two, carbs, but that only affects keto dieters.

 

[Mr.X]

I have ben deriving Alot of my protein from milk lately. I don't care about the extra carbs - b/c i'm not dieting, but should I care ??

also, is milk a good protein source or a waste , it seems to work for me. I drink about 1.25 L a day @ 180-3 lbs. so about 40 gm of protein/ day

I personally think of lactose as a culprit for a lot of people (digestion wise) because humans were not designed to drink the milk of other animals. I would say the only thing that could hurt you is the sugar, and maybe the fact that you're not absorbing all the protein.

Mr.X

 

[rjl296]

the sugar doesn't bother me, and i drink skim milk. i never get bloated or gaseous either. how do i know if i'm not absorbing all the protein ?

 

[WarriorPL]

I'm not sure if this happens with everyone, but my stomach gets bloated from one glass of milk, while i can eat a nice fat steak and see nothing.

I try to avoid it because of the high fat content.

 

[rjl296]

SKIM baby !!!

 

[vinylgroover]

Yeah, it's a great source of protein, and more important calcium. But it is high in fat, even skim milk. Taking in 1.2 litres a day is alot of milk.

 

[JG1]

But it is high in fat, even skim milk.

skim milk high in fat, how do you figure

 

[rjl296]

yeah ???

 

[anthrax]

you can find skimmed milk with very little fat


but there is (almost always) much lactose

 

[Mr.X]

you can find skimmed milk with very little fat


but there is (almost always) much lactose

The lactose is what creates the problems, not the fat content. So, I dread the lactose in milk.

Mr.X