Frida’s launched “breast milk” ice cream and this former breastfeeding mom has questions

Look, I breastfed for years. Multiple kids, multiple years. I’ve leaked through shirts in public, pumped in bathroom stalls, and had my nipples ravaged to the point where I winced at the mere thought of another feeding. I’ve done it all in the name of nourishing my babies.

But taste my own breast milk? That was always a hard pass for me.

So when I heard Frida—yes, the same folks who brought us the genius NoseFrida and peri bottles that actually work—is launching “breast milk” flavored ice cream, I had some… thoughts.

To celebrate their new Frida Mom 2-in-1 Manual Breast Pump, the brand is answering the question that apparently everyone’s been secretly wondering: What does breast milk actually taste like?

Everyone except me, I guess.

Breast milk is… trending?

According to Frida, breast milk is having a moment. From colostrum powders (another hard pass from me) to celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian and Ashley Graham openly admitting to tasting their own liquid gold, curiosity about breast milk flavor is peaking. They suggest studies show that 70% of women have tried their own breast milk, while 29% of men are interested in sampling the goods.

I’m firmly in the 30% who never ventured there. I understand the cognitive dissonance. Yes, I happily pour cream from a literal cow into my coffee every morning. Somehow drinking my own bodily fluid just doesn’t compute for me.

What’s actually in the Frida breast milk ice cream?

To appease all these apparently curious minds, Frida has brought “breast milk” to the masses with their Breast Milk Ice Cream made in partnership with OddFellows, a small-batch ice cream company based in New York. Don’t worry—it’s not actual breast milk (though given the current state of things, would anyone really be surprised?)

The full ingredient list includes: milk, heavy cream, skim milk powder, sugar, dextrose, egg yolks, invert sugar, guar gum, salted caramel flavoring, honey syrup, liposomal bovine colostrum, yellow food color, and preservatives. The ice cream promises to be a “pitch perfect representation of the sweet, creamy, nutrient-packed goodness” and is described as “sweet, a little salty, smooth, with hints of honey and sprinkles of colostrum, and features a distinct colostrum yellow tinge.”

Yum?
A quick scroll through Reddit threads like this one reveals people describing breast milk as tasting like “cereal milk”—you know, the sweet leftover milk after a bowl of sugary cereal. Interesting description, but I’ll stick with the kind Christina Tosi’s crafting at Milk Bar.

Related: Texas mom sets new Guinness World Record with nearly 13,000 bottles of donated breast milk

The waiting game is over

What started as a clever “due in 9 months” announcement (I appreciated the attention to detail with their marketing) has now arrived. The ice cream is available nationwide for $12.99 per pint, though you have to buy two pints minimum when ordering online at frida.com.

If you’re in New York, you can also try it for free at OddFellows’ pop-up event in Dumbo, Brooklyn from August 5-10, with free scoops available between noon and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6 and Sunday, August 10.

The internet has been going crazy over posts showing delivery trucks emblazoned with “Breast Milk Ice Cream,” and countless users are debating the ingredients and concept on social media.

My Final Verdict

If you’re among the curious masses dying to know what breast milk tastes like without actually having to produce any yourself, now’s your chance. The ice cream is available while supplies last at frida.com.

Meanwhile, I’ll be over here enjoying my regular, non-bodily-fluid ice cream, thank you very much. Ben & Jerry’s hasn’t let me down yet, and they’ve never once asked me to contemplate the flavor profile of anything that’s ever come out of my body.

I mean, it’s possible I’m missing out. But that’s a risk I’m still willing to take—even now that it’s actually available on my doorstep.

A version of this article was originally published on March 27, 2025. It has been updated.