is almond milk the best milk?
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ciciflora00 wrote: »best milk for calories and calcium and help ppl grow
Almond milk, the store-bought kind anyway, is basically flavored water with some calcium supplement added. It's fine, but no different from drinking water with a calcium supplement. I'd rather eat some almonds and drink some water, but then I don't really care for almond milk. If you like it, like I said, it's low cal.
Soy milk and cow's/goat's/sheep milk both have more protein, and the latter have calcium, although there are other sources of calcium. I don't really drink milk, although I adore yogurts and kefirs.
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Milk is the best milk. Whole, 2%, 1%, or skim depends on your preference.1
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As a kid I had a summer job on a dairy farm, that was almost 50 years ago and to this day I can't even think of consuming milk or milk products.2
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I love almond milk. So much calcium, so little calories. 600ml everyday here.0
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Professor_Fate wrote: »As a kid I had a summer job on a dairy farm, that was almost 50 years ago and to this day I can't even think of consuming milk or milk products.
You must have worked on a large operation. My grandparents farm was small and super local. If Mom couldn't drive there in 30 minutes or less, we didn't deliver.I would never not consume milk or milk products.
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The kind that works best for you is the best kind. I can't have dairy, so cow milk is out. I like both coconut and almond milk for flavor. I find almond milk cheaper (coupons!!!!), so that's what I drink.0
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I prefer cashew milk. Unsweetened is 25 calories per cup, and it's got a much milder taste and creamier texture than almond milk. It has 50% of my DV for calcium, but little to no protein, so keep that in mind if you have trouble meeting your protein target.1
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There are a lot of milks:
Dairy milk (protein, calcium, added Vit D)
Various plant milks -- I like Silk protein nutmilk (10 G protein, calcium, added Vit D. 80 percent less sugar than dairy and 50 percent more calcium).
Here's the Silk website for nutient info on almond, cashew, coconut and soy milk. They have a "compare to dairy" for each one, including calories. You have to decide the taste for yourself.
https://silk.com/products0
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