Favorite Milk Alternative?

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member

    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.
  • EmpressHollie
    EmpressHollie Posts: 25 Member
    Blue Diamond Almond Milk (sweetened) i dont even drink regular milk anymore.... YUM YUM!
  • jstcallmecoco
    jstcallmecoco Posts: 43
    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).
  • jus_in_bello
    jus_in_bello Posts: 326 Member
    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.

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