Favorite Milk Alternative?
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coconut milk all the way!!! love it!!! Not too impressed with almond, but I can drink coconut any day!!!0
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If you're using it for bases of things- smoothies, protein shakes, etc., almond milk is great. I use unsweetened vanilla, I don't like the amount of sugar in sweetened varieties. Like others said, it's not that great if you're looking to down a glass by itself, but it's really good mixed in with stuff. At 30 calories for 8 oz., it beats the heck out of regular milk if you're looking to save on calories.0
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Not eating/drinking something because we're not 'baby mammals' is kind of a funny reason. We eat a lot of things that we really shouldn't be, but are available due to agriculture and technology.
The issue I have with it is that calves need milk because when they are nursing it is the complete source of their nutrition. I don't drink baby formula--do I really need the calories/fat that a growing cow needs? Not if I don't want to look like one0 -
I like both the almond and coconut unsweetened milk in my protein shakes.Sometimes I will get a travel size almond milk vanilla flavor for a treat,because it's sweeter than the original and it makes me think I had a treat.:)0
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I'm an unsweetened almond milk fan too. I don't drink it by glass ever, but add it to smoothies or put it in cereal on the rare occasion I eat that.
What are you finding you need milk for? Maybe that would help you determine the best type of "milk" for each food? Have you tried making your own almond milk? You might like that better.
I'm also an almond milk fan - 40 calories/cup, but I'm not a milk drinker either. I use it for smoothies and cereal as well.0 -
I haven't tried almond milk just because it sounds gross and I don;t want to buy a whole carton and not drink it ha. But, I have been drinking lite vanilla soy milk lately and it is really good. I made my oatmeal with it this morning and it was delicious!0
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I'm an unsweetened almond milk fan too. I don't drink it by glass ever, but add it to smoothies or put it in cereal on the rare occasion I eat that.
What are you finding you need milk for? Maybe that would help you determine the best type of "milk" for each food? Have you tried making your own almond milk? You might like that better.
I'm also an almond milk fan - 40 calories/cup, but I'm not a milk drinker either. I use it for smoothies and cereal as well.
I just need it for the calcium. I am lactose intolerant so yogurt, cheese, milk, butter, and any other dairy byproduct is out of the question for me. But if you are adding it to smoothies and cereal, why not just add water? The only reason you are putting it in there is to make things wet/tolerable; so if calories (energy) is a concern, why not just skip the nutrition at all and put water in there?0 -
I do unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it so hard.
^^^ I agree .. 30 cals and only 1g carbs for the win!0 -
Another vote for coconut milk here. (also the coconut milk ice cream is awesome).0
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I like Almond milk sweetened vanilla flavored.0
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The issue I have with it is that calves need milk because when they are nursing it is the complete source of their nutrition. I don't drink baby formula--do I really need the calories/fat that a growing cow needs? Not if I don't want to look like one
Yes. Obviously your diet doesn't consist of only milk.
Milk is a great way to get protein/fat/carbs in a near-perfect ratio.
Better yet, it's cheap.
Anyway, I like blue diamond almond milk. I think it just works better when mixed with things. Like protein shakes.
Unsweetened, of course.0 -
Blue Diamond Almond Milk (sweetened) i dont even drink regular milk anymore.... YUM YUM!0
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you would be suprised by how great the generic/store brands are. i like shoprite's soy milk it is perfect. If you really must have milk just tone it down a bit, don't drink as much. 2% or skim, definitely not whole!! good luck! once you convert to soy, you won't want cow milk anymore (at least that's what happened to me).0
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I'm an unsweetened almond milk fan too. I don't drink it by glass ever, but add it to smoothies or put it in cereal on the rare occasion I eat that.
What are you finding you need milk for? Maybe that would help you determine the best type of "milk" for each food? Have you tried making your own almond milk? You might like that better.
I'm also an almond milk fan - 40 calories/cup, but I'm not a milk drinker either. I use it for smoothies and cereal as well.
I just need it for the calcium. I am lactose intolerant so yogurt, cheese, milk, butter, and any other dairy byproduct is out of the question for me. But if you are adding it to smoothies and cereal, why not just add water? The only reason you are putting it in there is to make things wet/tolerable; so if calories (energy) is a concern, why not just skip the nutrition at all and put water in there?
Dairy is actually not a great source of calcium, do a google search for foods that are high in calcium and look into supplements.0
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