[Help] & Maybe [Food] Question, re Milk.
Hey, basically, I'm looking to gain some weight, and read around and had a look at the GOMAD method, Gallon Of Milk A Day. Basically the only drawback for this method for me, looks to be the availability of whole milk in New Zealand at a decent price, I checked out at the supermarket, and I can get 1L 0.25 Gallons for like $4 NZD or so, probably about $3.20 ish USD perhaps per litre. So I took a look at the 2L bottles of what looks to be a close substitute to whole milk, and noted their nutritional contents per 100ML to compare.
Basically looking for some advice on how superior the whole milk is to some of the other options that I can buy in higher quanities, cost comes down etc.
Whole Milk per 100ml: 305 Kj, 3.4g of protein, 4.5g fat, 3.0g of which is saturdated, 4.8g carbs (all sugars) and 40mg of Sodim, 120mg of calcium.
Am I correct in assuming the protein and saturated fats are the most important, in gaining weight that is?
Then to compare with the other, cheaper options:
Option 1 per 100ml: 243kj energy, 5.0g protein, 2.0g fats, 1.0g of which is saturated, 5.0g carbs (sugars) 41mg sodium, 160mg calcium
Option 2 per 100ml: 260kj energy, 3.3g protein, 3.3g fats, 2.1g of which saturated, 4.7g carbs (sugars) 40mg sodium, 120mg calcium.
Option 3 per 100ml: 300kj energy 4.3g protein, 1.7g fats, 1.1g of which saturated 9.6g carbs, (9.3g of which sugars) 40mg sodium, 160mg calcium
Option 4 per 100ml: 280kj energy, 3.3g protein, 1.5g fats, 0.9g of which saturated, 9.4g carbs (sugars) 40mg sodium and 115mg calcium
Sorry the format might end up looking a bit ugly. I also might've included the last two options as chocolate milk, by looking at the numbers they look the worst, but it might be easier to get through a gallon of that a day to get used to the consumption? I'm not fussed either way.
Many thanks for any help on this issue, thanks again! :).
Posted Apr 15, 2014, 9:45 AM UTC
Buddy, dont get paralysis by analysis! GOMAD isnt magic and if you can get decent calories from other food sources then do it! You can make shakes/oatmeal with oats/milk/peanutbutter/whey or casein and it will do the same job!
Hey, thanks for the advice, I know that's definitely a risk. The reason is that I'm out of the house most of the day at sporadic times, and am gonna be buying the milk over a month or two, so I guess it's best to get the most affordable / beneficial one if they don't make a huge amount of difference! I'm making a smoothie with those sorta things in the morning, most mornings before I leave! Thanks again :).
Edit* - Haha, looking at the most again, all the numbers are very analyzed!
Its good you are thinking about macros and bang for buck! I make scoobys meal replacement bars, they are basically whey powder, oats, nuts and cocoa. Really easy and packed with protein. Can add more nuts etc to meet your calorific needs.
Easy to wrap in some foil and eat on the go, once you find a good powder they are like eating chocolate bars (almost)!!
Cheers! Those sound great - something to look into after Easter weekend! Thanks again for advice :).