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Jersey milk?
FrankieThePanda
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I'm wanting to put on a few lbs of weight and being told by the doctor to drink milk now the problem is I hate the taste of drinking milk yet I love anything milk based yogurt, ice cream, cream etc and I've heard jersey milk taste like cream instead of standard milk is this true?
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That's what I was worried about as I would have to drink about a liter a day as I really don't have time in my day to eat all the calories I need.
That's a great idea! Do you know any good ones? I was just going to get chocolate milk for its high protein and fat content but then saw the high sugar and was put off.
Cocoa doesn't contain any sugar, so you can add your own until it's just sweet enough to drink but isn't anywhere near as full of sugar as drinking chocolate. Tesco's own brand cocoa is £2 for 250g, and unlike some own brands it doesn't have unnecessary additives. Like custard, you need to work it into a paste with a splash of milk and then dilute it with the rest of the milk to avoid it going lumpy.
You can also try things like Horlicks, which are quite low in sugar because you're also expected to add your own. But you only need to add as much as you want.
There are also milkshake powders and syrups, but these are typically powdered/liquid sugar with a little bit of flavouring and colour added.
Another idea is milk coffee, which tastes very different from coffee made from water. You just boil some milk and add the coffee and sugar to that. I've known people who aren't fond of coffee but like milk coffee.
Custard powder doesn't contain sugar (again, you add your own to taste), so you can try having lots of custard with your deserts. And when you don't do that, you could whip some double cream and have that with a sponge cake instead.
But I don't think milk on its own is going to help you put on much weight. You need a diet with more fat and other nutrients in it. If you like rice, try cooking it in coconut milk rather than water. This isn't best with hot curries, but things like kormas, Mediterranean sauces or even served as a bed for a bit of fish can taste lovely - and the coconut milk contains fat. You can even serve it with vegetables, salads and omelettes.
And talking of salads, you can do things like spray the leaves with extra olive oil to add flavour and fat.
Oh, and for the drinks you add your own sugar to, you can always use honey instead. It's still full of sugar but it's a bit healthier than spooning refined sugar in. I'm not sure whether the suspiciously cheap supermarket honeys are worthwhile though.