Skim milk, soy milk, or almond milk?

Mostly Skim, but I'm experimenting with almond milk and whole milk in my coffee. I'm not for or against any of it, factors that influence my decision are: taste, calories/fat, and price. I'd probably go mostly almond milk if I wasn't so cheap! If you're going for protien, stick with cow milk though.

Soy milk is more closely matched to cow's milk as far as muscle building protein is concerned. Almond milk seems to have a better reputation for health and I believe you can get it protein enriched- although I'm not sure where that protein comes from. Soy is worrisome to many people because it often uses genetically modified soy beans and it has phytoestrogens. Cow's milk is more calorie dense and you can find any number of horror stories about what is in it. That stuff is something you will have to decide for yourself though. Both soy and almond milk are about half the calories of cow's milk and I personally think they both taste better.

My personal choice is Silk Light chocolate soymilk. 90 calories for 8 ounces and it's delicious. There is more protein and calcium than milk. Plus, there are no hormones or antibiotics that you may find in cow's milk. Organic would be even better.

I use whole milk when cooking recipes that call for milk because I find that milk "substitutes" don't come out right when used as an ingredient in cooking. For everything else, I use either almond or coconut. I avoid soy like the plague because of the reasons listed in imtrinat's answer and would rather deal with the mystery ingredients that go into cow's milk than phytoestrogens.

I mix it up, a little of each, as there are so many food allergies in my family (esp dairy and soy) and I was sensitive as a child.

other than that- if it fits your macro/calorie goal- it doesn't really matter. Almond Milk seems to fit my macros best, but sometimes I want 'real milk' and adjust my other food accordingly-as needed- for a bowl of cereal with 2% milk or homemade chai latte

I personally drink skim. My family dairy farms and if I lived closer to my parents I would drink raw milk (obviously with the cream skimmed off) Raw milk is SOOO much healthier for you than processed milk!

I worked with a doctor during my internship who said that if men drink too much soy milk they would eventually start showing female characteristics ie larger breasts because soy milk is high in estrogen.

I personally drink skim. My family dairy farms and if I lived closer to my parents I would drink raw milk (obviously with the cream skimmed off) Raw milk is SOOO much healthier for you than processed milk!

Amen! In my state, it's illegal to buy raw milk for human consumption, but you can buy it for your pets. Every now and then I buy some "for the cats," and it's not my fault if I accidentally grab the wrong bottle and drink some. I find it idiotic that you can legally buy cigarettes here, but not raw milk.

I love full fat milk - and even then it's still not that high percentage wise. Unfortunately i'm lactose intolerant so i tend to use soya milk, soya yogurts and feta cheese. Never seen almond milk in the shops in the UK, but then again i've never looked for it, but i will be next time i go shopping x

I use almond milk for my shakes or with muesli, love it! I have skimmed milk in my coffee.

This is what I do as well. I like almond milk in smoothies and with cereal...it is thick and creamy without adding all of the calories of whole milk.

If I do have coffee, I usually use skim or 2% milk. If I am going to be cooking something with milk, I buy 2% otherwise it is skim.

Almond milk for me! I was never a huge fan of cow milk and now I will never go back to it. I love any kind of almond milk - sweetened, unsweetened, vanilla! All are great on their own or mixed in a smoothie or cereal. As a vegetarian, I try to stay away from soy milk as I get plenty of soy in my diet already. However, you can buy non-GMO soy milk which is a better option. I also love chocolate coconut milk in my smoothies.

Almond or skim milk. Soy promotes estrogen production.

I personally am in love with Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Breeze. I get the refrigerated kind and at 30 calories per cup, it's worth every single calorie in my opinion.

I'm somewhat lactose intolerant and I don't miss milk that much now that I have discovered almond milk.

Unsweetened soy milk. I'm lactose intolerant and I don't need or want the extra sugar in vanilla or regular soy milk.

Though I do keep a stash of chocolate soy milk for post workout.

I'll eat any kind of ice cream you want to give me!

I have drank skim milk for almost 40 years so it is my preferred drink. My daughter has milk issues so she is almond milk all the way. As for Raw Milk, it can be contaminated with tuberculosis and many children died prior to pasteurization. I do not claim to know if it is still an issue in raw milk only know the history.

I have drank skim milk for almost 40 years so it is my preferred drink. My daughter has milk issues so she is almond milk all the way. As for Raw Milk, it can be contaminated with tuberculosis and many children died prior to pasteurization. I do not claim to know if it is still an issue in raw milk only know the history.

It's best to check online for recalls of any brands but know that buying raw milk always poses a risk, albeit not as significant as 50 years ago in Europe where the raw milk had to be boiled to kill the bacteria.

For what it's worth, Whole Foods sold it for a short time but realized the financial risk was too big to keep selling it.