Question about heavy cream

Joined 6 years

After a long break, I'm considering diving back into the gaining lifestyle.

I've been researching, and it sounds like using heavy cream for gaining is a fun idea. However, I'm not sure if "heavy cream" is available in my country.

So, what exactly is heavy cream? The cream we have here is around 36-38% fat. Is that the same as heavy cream, or is there something else that makes heavy cream unique?

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Question about heavy cream

Munchies

Joined 3 years

Doughy Dane:
After a long break, I'm considering diving back into the gaining lifestyle.

I've been researching, and it sounds like using heavy cream for gaining is a fun idea. However, I'm not sure if "heavy cream" is available in my country.

So, what exactly is heavy cream? The cream we have here is around 36-38% fat. Is that the same as heavy cream, or is there something else that makes heavy cream unique?

Heavy cream (also known as heavy whipping cream) is cream with a high fat content. It doesn't exist in all countries. For example, the UK doesn't have heavy cream, but it does have double cream - which has a slightly higher butterfat content.

Heavy cream has around 36 - 40% butterfat. If your cream is 36 - 38% butterfat, then that is the same thing.

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Question about heavy cream

Gainingdream

Joined 1 month

I'm going to try to drink 200 ml of heavy cream every day this week (lactose free because I can't tolerate that well). Do you have any tips? And what can I expect after 1 week?

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Question about heavy cream

Munchies

Joined 3 years

Gainingdream:
I'm going to try to drink 200 ml of heavy cream every day this week (lactose free because I can't tolerate that well). Do you have any tips? And what can I expect after 1 week?

Had to convert that to freedom units.

You'll probably be fine. 200 ml (less than a cup for us Americans) isn't a crazy amount of heavy cream. You'll probably put on a few pounds. Just be aware that straight heavy cream is kinda gross due to the high fat content. So it's best to cook with it or mix it with something.

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Question about heavy cream

Gainingdream

Joined 1 month

Gainingdream:
I'm going to try to drink 200 ml of heavy cream every day this week (lactose free because I can't tolerate that well). Do you have any tips? And what can I expect after 1 week?

Munchies:
Had to convert that to freedom units.

You'll probably be fine. 200 ml (less than a cup for us Americans) isn't a crazy amount of heavy cream. You'll probably put on a few pounds. Just be aware that straight heavy cream is kinda gross due to the high fat content. So it's best to cook with it or mix it with something.

What do you think about 2 times a day 200 ml?
What Will that do for my body?

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Question about heavy cream

SumoSized

Joined 5 months

Gainingdream:
I'm going to try to drink 200 ml of heavy cream every day this week (lactose free because I can't tolerate that well). Do you have any tips? And what can I expect after 1 week?

I tried getting in to heavy cream but it tastes nasty to me and I can't drink it by itself. From my experience I would just recommend increasing the amount of food you ordinarily would eat.
People have had a lot of success from adding heavy cream to their diet but really this is a calorie counting game. And they would've gained the same amount of weight eating an equivalent number of calories from a different food source

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Question about heavy cream

FAMGM

Joined 1 year

Gainingdream:
I'm going to try to drink 200 ml of heavy cream every day this week (lactose free because I can't tolerate that well). Do you have any tips? And what can I expect after 1 week?

SumoSized:
I tried getting in to heavy cream but it tastes nasty to me and I can't drink it by itself. From my experience I would just recommend increasing the amount of food you ordinarily would eat.
People have had a lot of success from adding heavy cream to their diet but really this is a calorie counting game. And they would've gained the same amount of weight eating an equivalent number of calories from a different food source

Agreed.

The real utility of heavy cream is, aside from adding it to food, use in a shake. Most people can squeeze a drink in even when they are stuffed bursting, and can’t contemplate another mouthful of food.

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Doughy Dane

Joined 6 years

Do you have a recipe for a shake? Or any other tips on implementing cream in your daily life?

What is the rate you can expect to put on weight at? It seems like some have gained quite a significant amount, while others haven’t. How do you make sure to optimize your gaining while doing cream?

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Question about heavy cream

SNOWBELLY

Joined 4 years

doing it now, just finished second day of it, i like mixing it half and half with chocolate milk and taking gulps of it during the day, down 2 quarts in two days as of now, though it isnt nessasary to do that much, start with a cup or a pint a day

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HectorBalloon

Joined 2 weeks

Can't do heavy cream myself. Gives me funny reaction. Instead I used a sort of half-fake cream called Elmlea that is made in the UK. My max a day is 275mm. That is 800 calories. It is the only thing that doesn't cause medical problems and is calorie dense.

Real cream = trouble
Plant cream = migraines

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