Almond milk and calcium

servilia
servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Sorry, just tired of the misinformation being thrown around. Please note that almond milk is NOT a good source of calcium unless the calcium is ADDED. Organic unsupplemented almond milk only has 2% of your daily requirements (v. milk at 30%). That is all. As you were.

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  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    *like* :smile:

    I use almond milk all the time but brought up the issue of calcium, vitamin D, dairy products, etc... to my trainer and she told me if I wanted calcium to eat spinach...1 cup supposedly has more calcium in it than a cup of milk does.
  • kaylynn54
    kaylynn54 Posts: 141
    I LOVE almond milk!!! I also like regular milk, but I think that for some people that are lactose intolerant or just don't want to drink cow's milk, then soy or almond milk is a great alternative because you can get calcium from so many other foods.
  • O2Bslimagain
    O2Bslimagain Posts: 120 Member
    I like adding almond milk to my protein shakes- it makes them more creamier- if I want to save on calories I do 1/2 water and 1/2 almond milk.
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    I like adding almond milk to my protein shakes- it makes them more creamier- if I want to save on calories I do 1/2 water and 1/2 almond milk.

    I make one that is 4 oz almond milk, 4 oz Tazo chai tea, and 1 scoop vanilla protein powder - tastes like a vanilla chai tea latte!
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    That's great guys! I'm not anti-almond milk or a cow's milk fanatic. Just wanted to clear up a misconception is all :)
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