Almond Milk

I drink it all. I use unsweetened almond milk for cereal and cooking. I use vanilla almond milk for smoothies. And I still drink normal milk when ever I get the feeling!

I use the almond breeze unsweetened vanilla as well for cereal, tea and coconut chia pudding (1/4c almond milk, 1/4c coconut milk, 1T chia seeds, 1t honey, 1/2T shredded coconut. Mix. Refrigerate overnight). It does taste and look different but it's an easy way for me to cut calories and still enjoy my milk.

Also, What is the difference between sweetened and unsweetened?

I don't add any more sugar to anything if I can do without.
so I always opt for UNsweetened.
IF I want a little sweetness,
I add my own, whether it's white granulated, splenda or stevia and my own imitation vanilla
if I want the flavoring.

While I doubt I'll ever pour a tall glass and dip my cookies in it, I really like it IN stuff

....It's a great sub for recipes calling for milk- whether it's biscuits or pudding

Is there a huge difference in taste between the sweetened and unsweetened? I have had the sweetened before and loved it, but now I'm watching sugar intake and thinking about trying the unsweetened but not sure if I will be able to tolerate it and it will just be a waste of money?

Thanks, everyone! I think I may try it...

Almond milk is made for baby almonds not humans

Regular milk is made for baby cows not humans... lol

I use it in place of coffee creamer. I use the unsweetened vanilla.

i make my own almond milk. i've got a grinder machine that makes milk (soy also) and i use like 2-3 cups of water and 3 serving sizes of almonds out of a dry roasted almond bag i get from costco. i can make like 20 gallons of almond milk for around 15 bucks.

i also put a few scoops of chocolate whey protein into my finished product, blend it for a few minutes, put it into the pitcher again and put it in the refrigerator. when it is nice and cold it is some of the best chocolate milk i've ever had (and it has 20 grams of protein per half cup and only like 5 net carbs).

I loooovvvveee unsweated Vanilla Almond milk! - I don't use regular milk

I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk because it is delicious, lower calorie (especially sugars from lactose) , and has a long shelf life.
Add vanilla protein powder to bring up the protein content, and you will have a better macro balance than dairy milk.

This is exactly what I do!! It is so delicious and gives you so much energy too. I drink coffee every day, but it is nothing compared to my protein and almond milk

I used to have an awesome chart which compared the types of milk, but I can't find it at the moment. The following is a link to a news article that has a similar chart which compares the calories, fat, protein and calcium in various types of 'milk'. The chart appears to using sweetened almond milk and soy milk for calorie calculation, so you can reduce accordingly if using unsweetend varieties of either.

http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/1451-milk-cow-goat-rice-almond-soy-nutrition-comparison.html

Which type is best depends on your nutritional requirements and personal preference.

Cows milk is the highest in calcium. Almond milk is, in fact, quite a bit lower.
Cows and goats milk are the highest in protein. Almond milk has virtually none.
Almond milk is very low in sugar and calories (unsweetend).

So...for me, I mix it up between skim milk and almond milk. I like the way almond milk tastes in my protein shakes and over cooked oatmeal. I drink glasses of skim milk, put it on cold cereal (or the rare occasion I eat cereal) and have it in my coffee.

Edited for typo