when do you prefer to drink your milk?

@jhenn22 (1242)
Philippines
February 20, 2009 6:06am CST
What do you think is the best time to drink your milk? In morning during breakfast or in the evening before going to bed?...How often do you drink your milk?
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• Philippines
20 Feb 09
Healthy for Body - A picture of a glass of milk
I do prepare drinking milk either breakfast or before going to bed. There are five reasons that it is best to drink milk before bedtime. 1. Casein absorption: Almost 80% of the protein found in milk is in the phosphorus-containing form known as casein - a complete protein. Casein is hydrophobic (literally “scared of water”) and so it is not soluble in water but instead appears in milk as a suspension - and for this reason it is also called “Micellar Casein” (separated without the use of chemicals). 2. Tryptophan: Remember those 9 essential amino acids I keep harping about? Well, turns out one of those is the sleep-inducing tryptophan. If you are wondering where you have heard that before, it is the same chemical found in turkey leading people to feel sleepy after a hearty Thanksgiving dinner. 3. Controlled snacking: With an 8 oz glass of milk reserved to be your final snack of the day, you are that much less likely to indulge in a heavier, diet-crashing, cake/cookie/pastry snack when hunger hits at bed-time. 4. Get to 24 ounces: I don’t know about you but with a full-schedule day, I find getting 24 ounces of milk a pretty difficult goal to achieve. Even if you ensure 8oz in the morning and somehow manage another glass during the day, you are still likely to fall short of your target. Unless you make the bedtime glass of milk a regular habit. 5. Calcium: What better time to get some calcium into your system than when your body most needs it to build strong bones and damaged muscles caused by exercise? Remember you don’t build your body in the gym - you build it when you sleep/rest. Here is the website for you to read further: http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/02/15/5-reasons-you-should-drink-a-glass-of-milk-before-bedtime/ Enjoy drinking milk, it is good for our body!
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• United States
20 Feb 09
this is a very good answer strawberrychocodahi..Now I would definitely drink milk..
• United States
20 Feb 09
I never drink milk, it is not really as good for the body as some people say. Milk in nature is for small babies and children, not for full grown adults that no longer need the fat and hormones from milk. Though that is not the only reason why I don't drink milk, I never really like the taste, and even when I was a baby I tried to resist milk. I guess it has never been my thing haha.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
20 Feb 09
Hi sugarplum9084, i dont think milk is for babies only...LOL...There is particular milk for kids and for adults. If you are concious of your body, you can have the non fat milk. Thanks for the response..
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
wow thats really cool..i appreciate your effort of informing us about milk...hope you can put some more ideas for us to be educate about milk. thank you very much for that sugarplum9084.
• United States
21 Feb 09
wow! this one is very informative sugarplum9084..I keep coming back here because want to learn something about milk..
@Lindery (853)
• Latvia
20 Feb 09
I have a glass of milk in the evening usually. I use milk in different ways, I make milk porridges, add milk to a black tea. When I am sore in my throat I drink hot milk mixed with honey, it helps a lot from getting rid of bad bacillus.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
hi lindery, thanks for the comment. Actually i agree with you that milk has different usage but what amazed is that you said that milk can helps with sore throat. Now i will try the hot milk with honey when i have my sore throat. Thanks for the helpful information you intake to us.
• United States
20 Feb 09
I prefer to drink my milk when I am dying of thirst and there is absolutely nothing else to drink i cant stand milk
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
..it seems that you really don't like milk. Well, i believe there are people really don't like milk and they will just drink if there's nothing else to drink. But i guess we need to drink sometimes milk because it is one of the source of calcium that can make our bones strong.
• United States
1 Mar 09
there are other ways of getting calcium besides drinking that stuff
@ddfreedie (690)
• India
20 Feb 09
i don drink milk...i only like coffee and other beverages..
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
thanks for the comment. i love coffee too. i can drink 2-3 cups a day. But now im starting to drink milk now despite of its taste.
@czafle (99)
28 Feb 09
at night of course :) it relaxes my muscles and put me to bed after few minutes. i prefer hot milk at night though. sometimes i would drink milk any hour of the day if i feel like cleansing my body i dunno its some sort of "calling" happy lotting jhen22
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
I agree with you..thanks for the response..
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
20 Feb 09
hi there jhenn22 i am not a milk fan unless its got choclate in it but my son on the other hand he loves his milk he has in a day 5 glasses of milk a day take care happy mylotting
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
20 Feb 09
hi hopejordan, i agree that not all do drink milk due to its taste. But you know what you should drink milk for it is a good source of calcium that is essential to our bones.....There is a milk that fits to everyone's age. Thank you for the comment!
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
20 Feb 09
I prefer to drink milk in the morning.It is really cold and i like to have a cup of warm drink.It is really good for the body.I don't drink milk at night.I add sugar and chocolate flavor to my milk while drinking.It gives us strength when our body feels weak.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
hello vicky30. thanks for the response i really appreciate it. actually i don't drink much milk. but i am starting to like it. i sometimes paired it with coffee and sometimes chocolate powder. thanks for sharing it here...
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@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
20 Feb 09
Hello jhenn22! I haven't drink milk lately but now I am trying to drink milk. I bought my milk the other day. I would prefer to drink milk in the evening so that I could have a good night sleep. They said that it's good to drink milk in the evening too especially if you're on a diet.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
20 Feb 09
hi aisaellis22, thanks for the comment. But i don't think milk is good for someone who is on diet unless he/she drinks the non fat one. Milk is good for us because it is a good source of calcium which make our bones strong. Thank you and keep on mylotting!
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
20 Feb 09
I always drink milk before sleep. It is said milk has the effect of calming down, and the effect will increase with time gets along, which helps to keep good sleep. If I have several boxes of milk at home, I would add milk into coffee, or add coffee into milk to fresh myself early in the morning.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
same here..I also add it with coffee..I can't drink with milk itself..there should have been coffee there..
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
I prefer to drink my milk during breakfast, with my cereal. In truth, drinking milk at night makes me sick--in a literal sense. I used to vomit milk when I drink it.
@jenisky (406)
• Philippines
27 Feb 09
i rarely drink milk i give all the milk to my kids:) i'd rather drink coffee with cream of course, without the creamier i wont drink coffee at all :)but im not a coffee addict i just drink it when i want some.
• Philippines
26 Feb 09
Hello my friend! I much prefer to drink some coffee in the morning because I need to be active and awake in my job..for me drinking milk is only an alternative.
@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
26 Apr 09
i usually drink my milk during night time... but sometimes i did drink my milk during morning time..
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
20 Feb 09
The only time I usually drink milk is in the morning in my bowl of cereal. Sometimes I will drink a cup of milk at night time before bed.
• United States
20 Feb 09
i love milk at any time during the day. i always have a glass when i first wake up and then another before i go to bed. but during the day i have another 5 glasses. that's all i drink during the day. that and fruit punch.