tried almond milk for the first time today...

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  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    I don't like it either. Love almond flour for baking though. And coconut milk is worth a try!
  • freyaheart
    freyaheart Posts: 220 Member
    I didn't like it either. I haven't tried soy milk yet.
  • SarahSmilesCA
    SarahSmilesCA Posts: 261 Member
    Yuk not sure why anyone uses commercially produced soy, almond, or coconut "milks". They have nothing nutritionally in common with milk, they have a bunch of fake crap in them, no protein, and no real taste blech...
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    I might be the exception to the rule, but I absolutely love almond milk and prefer it to cow milk for almost everything. The only thing I don't like it in is coffee, where I absolutely must have half and half.

    I didn't like soy milk, and I can tolerate coconut milk. Haven't tried rice milk yet, although the ice cream made with it is good. You might want to explore those alternatives to see if one appeals to you.

    I love soy milk, but only the flavored ones lol especially the vanilla... which is weird because I ussually don't like vanilla haha maybe I could try the flavored almond milk? but then its not really much less calories than regular milk...

    30 calories vs 110 calories.
    I use both almond and cow milk to mix my protein shakes depending on my calorie and macro needs for the day.

    EDIT
    110 calories for 2%. Not sure what kind you use, but IMO anything less tastes worse than plain soy or almond milk.
  • soulmatesnvrdie
    soulmatesnvrdie Posts: 34
    I can't drink the Silk brand, it's not very good at all. Almond Breeze isn't bad but Blue Diamond is the best I've tried but you definitely have to make sure you get the sweetened kind. I've grabbed the unsweetened kind before on accident and...no lol it's awful.
  • ajball90
    ajball90 Posts: 211 Member
    My Mum and brother absolutely love it. I nearly vomited, its so gross! We have the Almond Breeze one. But I have officially decided to stick with real milk, I don't even drink it very often, so it can't be that bad! (hopefully)
  • Andrea8985
    Andrea8985 Posts: 107
    I urge you to experiment with different brands, or make your own. I don't particularly care for Silk almond milk, but I like other brands. When it comes to alternative milks, brand is super important and everyone has a different preference. Making your own is easy and tastes better, and it's much better for putting in coffee.

    I can only drink soy milk plain. Not almond milk (unless I make my own). Almond milk is great for cooking and mixing in with things.

    Rice milk is horrendous. The ice cream that's made from it is good, but the rice milk itself? HORRENDOUS. It literally tastes like drinking rice. I haven't tried hemp milk, and I only used canned coconut milk for baking.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I hate almond milk. I tried Almond Breeze and Silk and the Aldi brand; hated them all. I wanted less calories for my protein shake and in the end I decided I prefer water. That's right, I find tepid tap water less foul than almond milk when mixed with my protein. I will never understand the hype. Blech.

    Now I just use milk because milk is delicious and stressing out over the calories from a glass or two of milk a day is just not my style.
  • athyraslove
    athyraslove Posts: 145
    I don't drink almond milk, because my daughter has nut allergies. But I like Silk Organic unsweetened soy milk. I do not like cows milk though, so that could be why I like soy. With soy milk I noticed even if the brand says "unsweetened" you need to flip it over and check the ingredients. The store brands of organic unsweet soy milk have cane juice in it, which is a type of sweetener... so, maybe you might like a store brand since it may be sweeter? If almond milks are the same that way. I pick the Silk brand because it doesn't have the extra sugar. But that could be something to check into. I have heard that almond breeze is way better when it comes to almond milk though. If you love drinking cow milk plain I don't think you will find an alternative you love right away, as none of them taste anything like cow milk to me at least. But if you need to or really want to you can get used to another milk. But if you have no medical reason to avoid cow milk I'd just stay with the cow milk since you enjoy that. :)
  • slrose
    slrose Posts: 164 Member
    never tried that one, but i love the Almond Breeze Unsweetened plain
  • notdebby
    notdebby Posts: 58
    I also like the Almond Breeze Unsweetened plain. Regular milk has started to bother my tummy since I've gotten older and I don't trust soy. I like rice milk well enough but it has too much sugar.
  • USA2007
    USA2007 Posts: 18 Member
    I've never been a huge milk drinker but I made the swap to plain unsweetened almond milk and thought it was fine. I use it for cereal, and even drank a glass of it to wash down a 100 calorie blueberry Special K crisp, and the combo was pretty darn good. I used blue diamond, because it was what the local grocery store had and was the least expensive of the 2 brands carried at $2.88- didn't want to waste money on an unknown. Now that I know I like it, it'll become a staple. If you LOVE milk, I guess I can see how it could be a big change but I didn't really think it was a big deal, actually kinda enjoyed the taste.
  • jeromykaplan
    jeromykaplan Posts: 205 Member
    was it sweetened cause unsweetened taste like raw almonds, but i like that
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    was it sweetened cause unsweetened taste like raw almonds, but i like that

    it was unsweetend
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I've only tried almond breeze and I don't like it at all with cereal, but it's fine in smoothies, shakes etc. Honestly though I just use milk now.
  • SibylDiane
    SibylDiane Posts: 177 Member
    I love unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my protein shakes (usually use half that and half Hood Calorie Countdown) and I like it in my chai tea. Otherwise I don't know what I would use it for. I would never drink it straight or put it on cereal, for example.
    I have tried soy and coconut milks and really don't like either one. I think I will stick with my almond milk, Hood, and skim milk for various different things.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    I love unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my protein shakes (usually use half that and half Hood Calorie Countdown) and I like it in my chai tea. Otherwise I don't know what I would use it for. I would never drink it straight or put it on cereal, for example.
    I have tried soy and coconut milks and really don't like either one. I think I will stick with my almond milk, Hood, and skim milk for various different things.

    I just tried it with a scoop of vanilla protien powder this morning, and it wasn't too bad... so maybe I can at least use it for protien drinks :) I was going to try it in chai tea as well hoping to cut the calories of that because its more of a treat for me...
  • marioalberto1
    marioalberto1 Posts: 142 Member
    I never drink Almond milk straight up. I use Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla for my protein shakes. I also use it on oatmeal, the vanilla flavor really adds something. Switching to the unsweetened almond milk allowed me to cut 240 calories daily without eating less.
  • davidjkirk
    davidjkirk Posts: 2
    We drink So Delicious unsweetened coconut milk and find it quite good. It's also only 52 calories for one cup.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    I have an allergy to cow's dairy, so no "real" milk for me, and for some reason my body can't tolerate soy milk. I grew up on rice milk, but I can't stand the taste of it now. I actually make my own almond milk (or other nut milks for that matter - cashew milk is delicious too!). It comes out creamier than the store-bought brands and you can also flavour it yourself to your liking. The only problem is that it only lasts a few days in the refrigerator. I would never drink a glass of it straight-up though - maybe because I never did as a kid either? I solely use it for my smoothies when I want something a bit creamier than water...

    Be careful with soy milk - a lot of soy products are genetically modified, especially in the US. Plus the whole estrogen in soy thing makes me a tad nervous.
  • Vehicon
    Vehicon Posts: 22
    Yuk not sure why anyone uses commercially produced soy, almond, or coconut "milks". They have nothing nutritionally in common with milk, they have a bunch of fake crap in them, no protein, and no real taste blech...

    It's an issue of convenience and it seems to last longer in the fridge.

    Unlike almond milk, soy milk does have protein so I'm not sure why you said it doesn't have any protein. Do you mean it's not naturally from the soybean?

    I like unsweetened almond milk but I don't think I'm going to attempt making my own almond milk until I get a nut milk bag.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    I prefer the Trader Joe's brand but I also don't drink it straight, I use it for protein shakes, in my coffee, and in recipes.
    But I can't drink dairy milk straight either lol

    If you're willing to give it another shot, try to TJ's brand or Almond Breeze instead of Silk.


    I love love love the TJ brand. Smoothies, cereal and post run chocolate milk couldnt be had without that Trader Joes almond milk.
  • tennyllia4
    tennyllia4 Posts: 36
    I find Almond Breeze to be the best but I can do silk. I also mainly use the vanilla flavored unless cooking and the chocolate milk is AWESOME!!!! Try the vanilla and chocolate before giving up I BET you'll love them. The regular is just kinda bland is all... : ) I wont use anything else--- SOY>>>NOW THATS GROSS!! YUCK!!
  • Nikki_XC
    Nikki_XC Posts: 69
    Almond Breeze, unsweetened plain was my favorite next to Pacific Natural Foods organic plain almond milk.
    It's all preference. Some dairy makes me feel gross, so I weaned off regular milk as much as possible. I get fleghmy from it.
  • SusanKKO
    SusanKKO Posts: 45 Member
    I use the unsweetened kind in protein shakes that have some sweetener in them and it's pretty good. I like Almond Breeze over Silk for almond milk. As many have said, the sweetened vanilla Almond Breeze taste good to most to drink straight, but it's a matter of preference. I don't use cow's milk anymore, mainly because I love being able to keep the Almond or Soy for long periods of time where cow's milk goes bad so quickly. I've thrown out a lot of cow's milk over time and I hate wasting food.
  • nutti72
    nutti72 Posts: 5 Member
    Currently use unsweetened almond/coconut milk blend. I find it really yummy in my coffee. Prior to that unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I don't drink it straight either. Currently it goes in coffee or shakes as I don't do cereal anymore. Having pretty much been lactose intolerant my whole life I'm not used to drinking milk or a milk like substitute.
  • Gmtribble90
    Gmtribble90 Posts: 463 Member
    I might be the exception to the rule, but I absolutely love almond milk and prefer it to cow milk for almost everything. The only thing I don't like it in is coffee, where I absolutely must have half and half.

    I didn't like soy milk, and I can tolerate coconut milk. Haven't tried rice milk yet, although the ice cream made with it is good. You might want to explore those alternatives to see if one appeals to you.

    I love soy milk, but only the flavored ones lol especially the vanilla... which is weird because I ussually don't like vanilla haha maybe I could try the flavored almond milk? but then its not really much less calories than regular milk...

    I buy Silk Vanilla Almond milk (regular, not unsweetened) and LOVE it in my Kashi Simply Maize cereal.
  • dbabyx91
    dbabyx91 Posts: 63 Member
    aw. what kind did you get?

    It was the silk brand

    Try Almond Breeze Vanilla Unsweetened. I was very unsure about trying it, but i miss eating cereal with milk because it was so hard to give up the calories for regular milk and cereal. I recent got the almond breeze and it turned out great with cereal! i don't drink it alone, but i never was a plain milk drinker anyways!
  • Nutella91
    Nutella91 Posts: 624 Member
    gross it is
  • RTheHutt
    RTheHutt Posts: 46 Member
    I find silk brand almond milk to have this slimy mouth-feel that I don't like. I also find that any commercial almond milk can get an off flavor I don't like. I don't know if it's a freshness issue, or what, but I am not crazy about most of the commercial almond milks.

    Fortunately, it's easy to make with a blender and fresh almond milk is really tasty and (in my opinion) far better than packaged. You can soak the almonds before you blend them, but it's not critical. Lots of recipes online if you're interested.

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