What kind of milk do you drink?

2%. However in my coffee at home I use creamer, if i'm buying coffee I ask for skim.

The kind that comes from a cow.

Moo cow *kitten* milk

"There's no such thing as soy milk. It's soy juice. But they couldn't sell soy juice, so they called it soy milk. Because anytime you say soy juice, you actually... start to gag. And they put Soy Milk in with my Moo-Cow *redacted* milk, and it doesn't belong there, because we all know there's no such thing as Soy milk 'cause there's no soy titty, is there?" ~Lewis Black

Currently I drink unsweetened almond milk - but I don't really drink it that often.

I randomly get weird milk cravings every now and then, but for milk paired with something. It's really weird. I'll crave a tall glass of cold skim milk with a snack of popcorn. Or a glass of milk directly followed by Diet Coke. And yes, I know how gross that second one sounds, but I can't control what I crave! Anyone else?? New thread maybe? Haha.

either unsweetened vanilla almond milk or unsweetened flax seed milk

I love milk, but was not willing to use up all the calories on it - even skim was 90 a cup. I am now in love with unsweetened almond milk - 30 calories a cup.

Almond milk, usually unsweetened vanilla.

I cannot stomach cow milk. Plus, almond milk is SO much better for you and healthier. Even if I could stomach cow milk, I would never go back to it. I love the way almond milk taste.

1% nothing special i don't really use it except with my ceral

i still prefer to drink whole vitamin d milk if im drinking a glass of milk... but i use silk coconut milk for my cereal/oatmeal/smoothies, etc.

skim milk, sometimes with sugar free chocolate syrup

plain, unsweetened almond milk

Rice milk is my absolute favourite, closely followed by coconut milk.

Skim or 1%. I'm lucky to live in Wisconsin, where milk is often cheaper than water!

A nutritionist I saw last year cautioned me against using Almond or Soy as a replacement for dairy, because they are not as nutritionally dense as dairy. Additionally, there are some studies that women who consume large quantities of soy are more likely to have hormone issues.

Almond milk, usually unsweetened vanilla.

I cannot stomach cow milk. Plus, almond milk is SO much better for you and healthier. Even if I could stomach cow milk, I would never go back to it. I love the way almond milk taste.

They're about the same on the "which is healthier" front. They have different nutrient profiles, but it generally evens out, overall, when comparing apples to apples (pure almond milk without additives to raw cow's milk).

Almond milk has a high amount of Omega-6 fatty acids, and no Omega-3s to counterbalance. The Omega-3:Omega-6 ratio is a large factor in being healthy, so drinking a lot of almond milk is doing a lot to throw off that balance. Polyunsaturated fats are also sensitive to heats and oxidize easily when heated, not only defeating their purpose, but also causing harm to the body. That said, it does have a good amount of Vitamins A, D, and E, and the fat to help absorb them, and a decent amount of magnesium and phosphorous. However, there is almost no protein in it (1g on its own), so if you're looking for something with comparable protein to dairy milk, almond isn't it. Almonds also have quite a bit of phytic acids, which are of questionable benefit due to their nutrient-binding nature, though this can be mitigated by first soaking the almonds before making the milk.

Cow's milk has more calories (145 per cup vs almond milk's 40, so about 3.5 times more calories), but it also has more protein (and more carbs, which is a mixed bag and whether it's good depends on the person). The fats in it are nearly all saturated and monounsaturated fats, making its fats less likely to oxidize (and saturated fats are not the devil, but that's a discussion for a different thread). The small amount of polyunsaturated fats are a nearly 1:2 ratio of Omega-3 to 6, which is about as good as you can get (especially from a single food source). Cow's milk also contains quite a bit more micronutrients, including Selenium, Zinc, Potassium, Folate, Choline, B12, Vitamin K, and more Phosphorous and Magnesium than almond milk. Any animal milk also has a certain amount of hormones, even without synthetic ones added to the animal's diet, which are, like the phytic acids, questionable, though the evidence suggests that the naturally-occurring bovine growth hormones don't affect humans (because we don't have the proper receptors).

So, almond milk wins on the calorie front, is a superior source of vitamins A, D, and (especially) E, and has less sugar. However, if you treat cow's milk like a "food" instead of a "drink" (ie - a glass of milk as a snack instead of with a snack), then cow's milk nets you more of a lot of other nutrients and protein, but also comes with quite a bit of sugar.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/69/2 <- Whole Milk
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/custom/278488/2 <- Almond Milk
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3085/2 <- Almonds (to show the fatty acid profile, which gets transferred to the milk)
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/80/3/550.long <- Paper on saturated fats
http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2012/06/19/growth-hormones-in-milk-mythfact/ <- Article on hormones in milk

Skim milk for me. 32 calories per 100ml.

Almond milk and Unsweetened soy - but I do like semi skimmed milk in coffee - it just tastes nice!