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Milk

meburke7
meburke7 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Why are there so many grams of sugar in milk???? ::noway: I really like milk but even two glasses a day puts me at or above my sugar limit!! I drink it for the calcium and vitamin recommended by my doctor, but it still makes my angry!

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Lactose is sugar, therefore you can't have milk without sugars. I ignore the sugars number if I exceed it because I drank a glass of milk and had some berries. I avoid added sugars and don't sweat the natural ones.
  • Urzu07
    Urzu07 Posts: 39
    I wouldn't worry too much on the sugar content of milk. Unless you're ingesting table sugar, the sugar numbers that you'll get daily shouldn't matter much, long as they are natural sugars.
  • gumigal82
    gumigal82 Posts: 350
    thanks for the ppl who answered my question as well...I always worry about my sugar! thanks again:) Generally though I stick to unsweetened almond milk (amazing)
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    puts me at or above my sugar limit!!

    Why are you tracking your sugar intakes in the first place ?
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    If you have a medical reason to track your sugar intake, then YES the sugar in milk and fruit absolutely does count.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Damn cows and their sweet milk!
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