So I recently discovered a milk product that has my tummy doing a happy dance. I’m sure that if you had seen my previous post about the watermelon fruit I so do love, I have the same reactions when I drink milk. Well regular milk that is.
While the people over at lactaid swear up and down their milk is lactose free…I discovered that isn’t true. I’ve tried the Walmart brand of lactose free and it semi works. At least the 1% does. It’s just not as bad as if I drank regular milk.
So one day I needed some quick milk for breakfast. I was having some cereal at work. But I had left my container of milk at home. So I stopped by the shoppette on my way into work and the only thing they had that wasn’t regular milk was this brand Fairlife. I think it’s actually spelled Fairl!fe. Either way I was hesitant to try it, but it was either go with it or not eat breakfast, but I was starving. So I went with it. Got to work and almost didn’t feel hungry anymore, but that was short lived.
I read the bottle and it appeared that the milk was organic. I’m not a big fan of the word, but dammit, my tummy was making all types of noises. I checked my bed drawer at my desk for my Imodium AD, as a back up just in case the bubble guts decided to pay me a visit. I had plenty. So I got settled:
- Bowl – check
- Cereal – check
- Milk – check
I pour and ate. The milk didn’t leave a funny after taste (unlike that time I tried cashew milk since I can’t drink almond milk b/c I’m allergic). I wasn’t breaking out. I didn’t have the urge to throw up. I settled in at my desk, with my bottle of Poo-pouri on stand by just in case the IAD wasn’t gonna be working fast enough.
A few hours later, I discovered I never got the bubble guts. I felt fine. No IAD, no poo-pouri. No unnecessary trips to the bathroom. Lucky the next day was Friday. My day off. So if there was a reaction it would happen then for sure.
The rest of the day went by, no issues. So I stopped at the commissary on my way home and picked up a half gallon (this is the largest size I’ve seen anywhere) and decided to give it a try over the weekend. Worse case scenario I would be home and have all day Sunday to shit my life away.
Weekend came and went, still no gut wrenching acts. I finished off the bottle, and got some whole milk of their brand (I previously had the % milk). I finished that off and still no reactions.
Normally, I would stay away from protein shakes b/c I always end up with the BG’s. But I found one, Core Power, that was created by the same people. I figured what the hell. I needed protein after my workout. So there I was fresh out the gym, sweaty and horribly mismanaged. I popped the top after shaking and down it went. Back to the office, seeking my IAD pills and poo-pouri bottle. I was ready. But it never happened to me.
I had found a new milk. It’s gentle on the tummy, and actually taste like milk. It kept a longer expiration date like the other “lactose-free” shit. Now if only it came in a larger size. But in the meantime, two bottles at all time in the fridge. But I’m drinking milk again.
