Does coffee with a splash of milk break a fast?

A tablespoon of dairy milk has about 6 to 9 kcal, depending on its fat level. A 2 tablespoon (30 ml) splash therefore adds about 12 to 18 kcal to a cup of coffee. Skimmed, fat-free and lactose-free milk count the same way, so read the calories per 100 ml on the carton.

On the site's own four goals, one splash is grey for weight loss. It sits under the 50-calorie rule of thumb, which is not an official limit. Blood sugar is grey too. In a small study of 10 adults, milk drinks raised insulin about as much as white bread. Milk also brings protein, which the database counts as breaking autophagy and gut rest.

The splashes add up across a morning. Two tablespoons of 2% milk in each of four mugs comes to about 60 kcal, past the rule of thumb. A latte is a milk drink. The 200 ml of 2% milk in one is about 100 kcal, which breaks a fast for every goal.