Can I take out the sugar out of milk by boiling it?

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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    MMT is not made of money

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    We have lactose free milk available in the UK, can't think of the brand off the top of my head as I don't need to buy it. No need to wait for a US brand to maybe appear on the market.

    Then there's the many other milk alternatives available now too. You're overcomplicating things.

    Edit to add: Lactofree and I have seen it in pretty much every major supermarket.

    It's not the same thing - the Fairlife product has a higher protein content than Lactofree/regular milk.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    MMT is not made of money

    :)

    I usually get non-homogenized regular (i.e., not lactose free) milk. I am lactose intolerant but can drink that without any ill effect. When I am at a grocery store that doesn't carry it, though, I get Fairlife. I don't like the taste of Lactaid milk or the store brand versions. The Fairlife tends to be very close in price to the non-homogenized so there's no added cost for me.

    There are different levels of lactose intolerance. I can't drink or eat anything with any milk or lactose in it at all, even if I take a Lactaid pill with it (it doesn't break it down fast enough inside me). The Lactaid milk already has the lactose broken down ahead of time, and doesn't taste any different to me than regular milk. To each their own, of course.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    KarenJanine wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    We have lactose free milk available in the UK, can't think of the brand off the top of my head as I don't need to buy it. No need to wait for a US brand to maybe appear on the market.

    Then there's the many other milk alternatives available now too. You're overcomplicating things.

    Edit to add: Lactofree and I have seen it in pretty much every major supermarket.

    It's not the same thing - the Fairlife product has a higher protein content than Lactofree/regular milk.

    OP didn't mention protein, just sugar. If protein is a concern there are a million other ways to get it than through a slightly higher protein content milk.

  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    lactaid tastes has a really fresh and slightly sweet taste. Its awesome.

    I have a degree of lactose intolerance that allows me to eat some types of cheese, cottage cheese, and greek yogurt.

    But I struggle with kraft singles, ice cream, regular milk, and regular yogurt.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I am lactose intolerant and had been drinking lactaid for years but switched to unsweetened almond milk. I use it in my oatmeal to add protein and its easy on the calories. Tastes great.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Hate to break it to you, @rsclause but your almond milk is not adding protein to your oatmeal.
    Comparing milks
    There's twice as much protein in the oatmeal itself.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    lactaid tastes has a really fresh and slightly sweet taste. Its awesome.

    I have a degree of lactose intolerance that allows me to eat some types of cheese, cottage cheese, and greek yogurt.

    But I struggle with kraft singles, ice cream, regular milk, and regular yogurt.

    Don't know if everyone who is lactose intolerant knows this secret but.... cheese that is aged more than 30 days has no lactose in it! Lactose ages out of cheese. I love me some aged cheeses.
    Lactaide makes a great cottage cheese now which tastes really good, and I'm happy because I missed cottage cheese.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    are processed cheeses not aged in that way? Because I have had trouble with processed cheeses like velveeta in the past. Which is unfortunate, because I enjoy the taste of vel.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    lactaid tastes has a really fresh and slightly sweet taste. Its awesome.

    I have a degree of lactose intolerance that allows me to eat some types of cheese, cottage cheese, and greek yogurt.

    But I struggle with kraft singles, ice cream, regular milk, and regular yogurt.

    See, I don't like that sweet taste. But I love the non-homogenized milk that has cream that rises to the top because it tastes so fresh to me. My husband thinks it's disgusting and refers to it as "chunky milk," lol. To each her/his own!

    Fortunately, I can take a pill for most lactose containing items that I want to eat. But there are things that I avoid entirely because the risk of a problem isn't worth it to me. Most restaurant seasonal specials that involve meat with melted cheese on top fall into that category. It seems like the menu inserts always have big pictures of those and just looking at them hurts my stomach.
  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    I'm really interested in the Fairlife product. 5g less sugar is a huge chunk of sugar for me! It might make drinking milk as a regular beverage a possibility again! Thanks for the heads up everyone!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    are processed cheeses not aged in that way? Because I have had trouble with processed cheeses like velveeta in the past. Which is unfortunate, because I enjoy the taste of vel.

    Processed cheeses, no. They are just like fresh cheeses, so I avoid them.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I can do cottage cheese, especially if it has a bit of fat in it, like the 2% or 4% variety. but velveeta is a tummy ache waiting to happen for me.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I get the Fair Life milk. It's more expensive, but I like what it has, so I pay for it.

    You cannot do what they do at home with regular kitchen equipment. I'm not even sure if you could set up a lab to do what they do, but the equipment expense and time spent would probably make it easier to just buy the Fair Life milk. :)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    You could look at soy, almond, or coconut milk as alternatives if lactose is your concern. Less cals too!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Hey, @Kalikel , a yogurt or a kefir will consume the lactose too, and both can be made at home.
    @lorrpb , coconut milk is not low cal!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Whenever I see posts like this, I always think of the poor high school chemistry teacher who failed to get through to his/her students if they think that boiling milk removes sugar...

    Signed,
    A former high school chemistry teacher
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Hey, @Kalikel , a yogurt or a kefir will consume the lactose too, and both can be made at home.
    @lorrpb , coconut milk is not low cal!
    I despise yogurt. I so wish I didn't, but I do.

    Thanks for the tip, though. :)
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    MMT is not made of money
    Funny, MMT is the abbreviation for Modern Monetary Theory.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    MMT is not made of money
    Funny, MMT is the abbreviation for Modern Monetary Theory.

    heh!
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Hey, @Kalikel , a yogurt or a kefir will consume the lactose too, and both can be made at home.
    @lorrpb , coconut milk is not low cal!
    I despise yogurt. I so wish I didn't, but I do.

    Thanks for the tip, though. :)

    You dislike yogurt, so you only take the tip? o:)
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    If you have a medical issue that requires a lower carbohydrate diet I can see the appeal of a lower sugar (carb) milk.

    A better option might be switching to something like almond milk. Trader Joe's makes a good version that is reasonably priced.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Almond milk is not that much lower in carbohydrate (8g) compared to lactaid (13g).

    My chart
  • pootle1972
    pootle1972 Posts: 579 Member
    Unsweetened almond has less than .5g
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Kefir and yogurt can both be made at home, with kitchen equipment, with the same end result as what is purchased at the store. Lactose free, and when you make it yourself, hey, no added sugar unless you choose to put it in there.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Hate to break it to you, @rsclause but your almond milk is not adding protein to your oatmeal.
    Comparing milks
    There's twice as much protein in the oatmeal itself.

    Yeah, you're right. I always forget the label says 50% more calcium and not protein but it's
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