This family is milking it.
A mother of five has shared her family’s shocking approach to getting their daily dose of calcium.
Divinity Butts, 31, revealed that her husband Isaac, 32, started drinking her breast milk after a tough boxing session and now loves it.
He now adds it to his protein shakes at least three times a week.
“He wanted to see how it would aid his recovery after intense workouts, and surprisingly, it has really helped!” Divinity told Caters.
“I had tried it before, but it was my husband’s first experience,” she shared. “My husband is a boxer and we both heard that breast milk sells for about $5 an ounce for bodybuilders so we thought let’s add it to his protein shakes and see if it helps retain muscle.”
The family from Paterson, New Jersey, now uses breast milk for more than just shakes; they also enjoy it in milk baths and even make butter for toast as part of their unconventional lifestyle.
Divinity has been experimenting with different ways to use her excess milk. The family especially likes churning it into butter.
“It turns out smooth and silky, making a great addition to morning toast,” she explained.
After having his first sip in August, Isaac now adds his wife’s breast milk into his shakes, insisting that its high protein content has significantly benefitted his training.
While Isaac is enthusiastic likes the high protein content, Divinity mentioned that her older children use it for natural healing but don’t drink it.
“My older kids do think it’s weird but I always love how it’s like a natural healer for everything, scars and all,” she said.
Despite receiving criticism online for their choices, Divinity claims he’s unbothered. She actually wishes more people would recognize that it’s a natural practice and encourage others to explore its uses as well.
“As far as butter, I thought if you can use the fat from heavy cream to make butter then why not breastmilk? It was all my idea!” Divinity said.
“I think more people should understand it’s not weird, it’s natural.”
