Why almond milk

GorillaNJ

I love almond milk in my cereal or heated up for my instant oatmeal. Lower in calories then cow milk.. and i cannot stand skim.. YUCK.

Also i like to put it in my protein shakes before morning workouts... it is like drinking a milk shake

ilookthetype

I have kind of wondered this too. I love cows milk MOAR protein!!

Lactose and Casein is terrible for the lactose/casein intolerant....

SergeantSunshine_reused

I have kind of wondered this too. I love cows milk MOAR protein!!

Lactose and Casein is terrible for the lactose/casein intolerant....

Well I obviously understand that part, i was wondering more about the folks who drink it that are not lactose/casein intolerant :P

Sublog

Sorry for all the posts and questions, I am just trying to figure things out. I see many people talking about drinking almond milk and cutting out cows milk. Why?

For me its a combination of no lactose, lower calories, and taste. I get plenty of protein in my diet. I don't need to drink cows milk. Skim milk just tastes like crap and I'd rather save my fat for icecream/fatty meats instead.

slashkiss

I was wondering that too because it actually has the same amount of calories as skim milk.

hello77kitty

Lower calories and I prefer the taste. Almond milk is 60cals/cup, while skim is 80cals/cup

Tujitsu56

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GorillaNJ

I was wondering that too because it actually has the same amount of calories as skim milk.

skim milk is too much like water in both mouth-feel and taste for me.

Contrarian

Skim milk is what they serve in hell.

JoyousRen

Lower calories and I prefer the taste. Almond milk is 60cals/cup, while skim is 80cals/cup

And unsweetened almond milks are only 40 cals/cup

writtenINthestars

Almond milk mocha = heaven.

I start my morning with it every day.

Heat up a cup of original almond milk, add a scoop of instant coffee and a scoop of unsweetened cocoa powder, add a little stevia (or other sweetener) and use a whisk to combine.
The whisk makes it all foamy/frothy and it is SOOOOO creamy and delicious!

This could easily change my life! Yum!!!!!!

ilookthetype

I have kind of wondered this too. I love cows milk MOAR protein!!

Lactose and Casein is terrible for the lactose/casein intolerant....

Well I obviously understand that part, i was wondering more about the folks who drink it that are not lactose/casein intolerant :P

That would be because it's moar delicious, it's vegan, and there's less "stuff" in it than cow's milk.

LabRat529

Sorry for all the posts and questions, I am just trying to figure things out. I see many people talking about drinking almond milk and cutting out cows milk. Why?

Some people develop this almost-religious conviction that cow's milk is bad and they will proselytize against it. Yet I've never seen any 'real science' to back up that conviction.

I drink both cow and almond milk. I use almond milk in my protein shakes because it's about half the calories of skim milk... meaning it helps a tiny bit with the calorie restricting. I also like the taste of it in hot-cocoa. But there aren't any major advantages to one or the other unless you are lactose intolerant.

epona_mus

Sorry for all the posts and questions, I am just trying to figure things out. I see many people talking about drinking almond milk and cutting out cows milk. Why?

Some people develop this almost-religious conviction that cow's milk is bad and they will proselytize against it. Yet I've never seen any 'real science' to back up that conviction.

I drink both cow and almond milk. I use almond milk in my protein shakes because it's about half the calories of skim milk... meaning it helps a tiny bit with the calorie restricting. I also like the taste of it in hot-cocoa. But there aren't any major advantages to one or the other unless you are lactose intolerant.

Well, it's bad for the COWS who have to produce it.

bhalter

Almond milk mocha = heaven.

I start my morning with it every day.

Heat up a cup of original almond milk, add a scoop of instant coffee and a scoop of unsweetened cocoa powder, add a little stevia (or other sweetener) and use a whisk to combine.
The whisk makes it all foamy/frothy and it is SOOOOO creamy and delicious!

This sounds delicious!

I have two kinds in my fridge: skim milk (the organic, glass bottle local kind) for drinking if I want it or adding to recipes/oatmeal, and then Chocolate Silk soymilk for a chocolatey snack every once in a while.

CoryIda

Almond milk mocha = heaven.

I start my morning with it every day.

Heat up a cup of original almond milk, add a scoop of instant coffee and a scoop of unsweetened cocoa powder, add a little stevia (or other sweetener) and use a whisk to combine.
The whisk makes it all foamy/frothy and it is SOOOOO creamy and delicious!

This is what heaven looks like:


And it tastes even better than it looks

LabRat529

Sorry for all the posts and questions, I am just trying to figure things out. I see many people talking about drinking almond milk and cutting out cows milk. Why?

Some people develop this almost-religious conviction that cow's milk is bad and they will proselytize against it. Yet I've never seen any 'real science' to back up that conviction.

I drink both cow and almond milk. I use almond milk in my protein shakes because it's about half the calories of skim milk... meaning it helps a tiny bit with the calorie restricting. I also like the taste of it in hot-cocoa. But there aren't any major advantages to one or the other unless you are lactose intolerant.

Well, it's bad for the COWS who have to produce it.

Not necessarily. I've toured a dairy farm. Some farms have higher standards than others, but the cows I saw seemed to be perfectly happy, healthy cows.

KokomoJoe

I cut out cows milk when I went vegan about 6 years back, could never get back into drinking it. I do eat yogurt now and some cheese products (not a big cheese fan) but love my almond milk. I use blue diamond unsweetened original.

sjohnny

I was wondering what it tasted like, so thanks! It is quite a bit more expensive, though..

It's more expensive because almonds are a b!tch to milk.

stephabef

I love all things almond. Almonds, almond butter, almond milk. It's the taste for me!