How to Decide Which Milk is Good for You!

Calcium and vitamin D are important nutrients for human body because they work together to support a strong skeleton, while potassium helps maintain a healthy blood pressure. People who are trying to lose weight are recommended to take more protein and cow’s milk helps losing weight by building the muscle and making you full throughout the day.

Adults prefer drinking buffalo milk as it contains less cholesterol. However, it is high in fat and difficult to digest. You can consider consuming buffalo milk if you can find ways to burn the calories and don’t have digestion problem. Therefore, it’s a safe choice to go with cow milk than buffalo milk.

Apart from whole milk, there’s an array of milk choices available in the dairy section at the supermarket. Here’s how to decide which milk to buy:

Switching your baby from breast milk: Cow Milk
If a mother wants to switch her milk with another one, then cow’s milk is the best option. Cow’s milk contains vitamin D which helps the body absorb calcium and boosts the growth of bones.

When you’re trying to lose weight: Skim Milk
Skim milk is available at only 80 calories per cup, while containing nearly the same amount of calcium, vitamin D and potassium as low as full-fat versions.

When you need more flavour: Low-Fat Milk
Flavoured milk provides 9 essential nutrients including calcium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, vitamins A, D and B12, riboflavin and niacin. Flavors such as chocolate, strawberry, mango and elaichi are available for those who cannot stand by the white milk.

Occasional milk drinker: Whole Milk
Whole milk contains 5 grams of saturated fat per cup, nearly a quarter of your daily limit. Research shows saturated fat from whole milk doesn’t have an impact on cardiovascular diseases. But if you want whole milk, cut back on junk foods and sweets having saturated fat.