I've always hated milk. I loathe the smell, the taste and how it makes my tummy feel everytime I accidentally ingest it. I knew it was going to be a problem once I got pregnant because it was a rich source of calcium which is needed to build strong bones- the offspring, not mine. Well, mine in the long run as well because if I don't take enough calcium, the offspring will sap mine and I will be left with brittle bones that could lead to osteoporosis when I get older.
But even this wasn't reason enough for me to start drinking real milk. I was told to drink one of those pregnancy milk formulas but I was told that was even more foul tasting than milk milk. But I did feel guilty about it. So my compensation was chocolate milk, cheese, yoghurt and calcium supplements.
I didn't realise how seriously I was taking the compensating for milk thing till this morning. I have a container that holds my cheese slices in the fridge. I think it holds about 40 slices of cheese. Every morning, I take a slice or so out for a sandwich. This morning, I looked in and realised that there was only 1 slice left! I showed it to Packrat and his response was "doesn't that box hold a whole lot of cheese?" And he doesn't eat the stuff because it's low fat stuff. Mentally, I calculated the last time I bought cheese and it really wasn't all that long ago. So, I'm going through the stuff faster than I thought I was.
My consolation, at least I know the offspring will have strong bones. Hopefully the offspring does not inherit my aversion to milk because then, that'll be problematic.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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The Anmum chocolate formula milk doesn't taste too bad. Much better than the normal pregnancy milk around (Enfa Mama is not nice). Can try. Add ice to make it even more yummy!
ReplyDeleteIf you want just regular milk, the Daisy Hi-Lo Milk actually is quite OK. I also hate milk (can't stand the smell or aftertaste) but Daisy's is sweetish without the milk smell. I actually quite liked it. You might want to just give it a go... and yeah, like Sheri said, a little ice makes it go a long way... and it never hurt any of my 3 kiddos... heh.
ReplyDeleteOf course, if you ask my mum, she'll tell you that you shouldn't take cold drinks when pregnant because "baby will get cold"! And never mind that doctors never forbade cold drinks because "aiyah! what do doctors know? They don't know anything lah!" Er, OK....