Milk for ketogenic?

(Jooyoung Kim) #1

Hi guys

How’s it going with your ketogenic journey?

I’m curious as to… can I have milk during keto diet? I am really fond of milk tea… (and I just had it at office this morning). Is it okay to have milk during ketogenic diet?

In addition…

I have a friend who has a quite a problem with diabetes… He has diabetes type2 and sometimes he looks quite sick. Also has some digestion problem related to diabetes. Is it safe for a diabetic patients to do ketogenic diet? I am concerned about his health… and am curious if I can recommend keto diet for him. Thanks!:slight_smile:

(Robert C) #2

Real (full fat) milk and real tea mixed together in small amounts are probably fine - just watch the carbs. Pre-made things that call themselves “milk tea” probably are hiding sugar in the label (with other names) or cutting carbs with artificial sweeteners - all bad news. Even unsweetened pre-made milk teas are probably pasteurized enough to have a 2019 use by date - again, pretty much not food. I am not familiar specifically with milk teas but a lot of dairy products (other than plain old milk) are pasteurized and have chemicals added to really extend shelf life. I think, if the use by date can be months away, skip it.

The usual advice around here is YES - a diabetic should move to keto (better yet fasting) to lower their insulin and hopefully reverse their diabetes. Of course, only under a doctor’s care (to correctly lower the drugs currently being used to try to control the diabetes and watch blood pressure) and especially under a doctor’s care if they seem outwardly sick.

(Candy Lind) #3

I’ll add a little to this - tell your friend to watch Dr Sarah Hallberg’s TedX talk on YouTube, and if they are interested, to listen to the first 3 or 4 “2ketodudes” podcasts (go to the forums homepage and click the ad there for easy navigation). That will help him understand how it works and give him a “QuickStart.”

#4

just use a splash of HWC instead of milk. Or try unsweetened almond milk

(Randy) #6

1 cup (8oz) of milk has 13g of sugar. So no, it’s not a “good” option on a ketogenic diet.

A small amount could be OK if it fits in to your daily carb limit.

I’d try heavy whipping cream or unsweetened almond milk and see if those work for you.

#7

Several people have mentioned heavy cream and almond milk, but I wanted to mention a combo of the two that a genius in these forums talked about in another recent thread. I tried it and it is amazing; the best milk substitute that I’ve had on keto. For each cup I would probably use about 3/4 cup of almond milk (unsweetened, of course) and 1/4 c heavy cream.

I made hot cocoa with this the other night (just added cocoa powder and erythritol) and it was wonderful.

(John) #8

I just discovered the joys of unsweetened almond milk myself. It is cheaper than cow’s milk and tastes wonderful. I have not tried it in tea.

You can always just put a little milk in your tea and count the carbs if that is the only place you are missing it.

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #9

Milk tea where I live is ubiquitous, but I’m not a big fan. But I’ve recently discovered cheese tea. AMAZING! From what I can find online about it it is keto friendly. Not sure if carb counts but no nasty ingredients. It is a cream cheese based sauce with no sugar so if you request no sugar added to the tea it should be good. Since I’m not certain of the cream cheese mixture I just have it occasionally.

(ryanbro) #10

There is a great video i watched that talks exactly about the dairy subject;

recommend you to watch it and take for yourself the conclusions.