Almond Milk

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SarahJaneDeschamp
SarahJaneDeschamp Posts: 359 Member
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Does anyone in the UK drink almond milk, i bought some last week from the only place i could find it (Holland & Barrett) but just discovered that its sweetened with agave syrup, is this bad ??

Sarah xo

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
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    I'm not in the UK, but I'm not a fan of agave nectar. It actually has more concentrated fructose than HFCS (high fructose corn syrup).
  • CallousMalice
    CallousMalice Posts: 32
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    Oh.. I didn't know that. But is it as unhealthy? I mean, sweet is one thing, but agave is natural. HFCS isn't.

    **Edit: I misspelled agave lol
  • pocketsam
    pocketsam Posts: 134
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    Hiya,
    I drink it all the time. I buy mine from waitrose. Also sweetened with Agave. I use Agave syrup a lot too, its much better for you than using sugar, sweeteners etc.
    Have a little google about it and maybe pick some up too? Its great if you have a sweet tooth since its really sweet and you hardly need to use very much at all.
    I am pretty sure waitrose does it un sweetened too. Is it Ecomil?

    ps - ever watched the show cook yourself thin? that rave about agave on that show. But like anything...good points and bad points with it. I ve used it for years and I am still alive XD
  • SarahJaneDeschamp
    SarahJaneDeschamp Posts: 359 Member
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    hi pocketsam is it ecomil but they only do the sweetened version, ive searched everywhere for it in the shops in the uk x
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
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    Oh.. I didn't know that. But is it as unhealthy? I mean, sweet is one thing, but agave is natural. HFCS isn't.

    **Edit: I misspelled agave lol

    Agave is no more 'natural' than HFCS.
  • anna_b1
    anna_b1 Posts: 588 Member
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    I'm not a huge fan of almond milk, but I do drink it. (I love my cereal and would rather the calories come from the "cereal" rather than the milk). The one I get is unsweetened and, even though I don't love the consistency, it's drinkable. I say you buy that one.
  • girliegirl14
    girliegirl14 Posts: 4 Member
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    Hi. I'm not in the UK either, but Agave does cause your blood sugar to spike and will be stored in your body just like regular sugar. Truvia is a natural sweetener, if you can find it in the UK. It's definitely doesn't taste like sugar, but is a better substitute. Hope you can find the unsweetened version of almond milk! Good luck.
  • Hotbottom
    Hotbottom Posts: 168 Member
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    Argave is fine, I use it all the time. Also you can make your own Almond milk really easily... look on line or send me a message if you want to know how.
  • girliegirl14
    girliegirl14 Posts: 4 Member
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    Thought this might help. I'm not a nutritionist. I just read a lot! Good luck.


    http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/
  • run_way
    run_way Posts: 220
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    I'm in the states but I drink almond milk all the time. I usually get the lowfat unsweetened regular or unsweetened vanilla kind (it's got around 35 cals per cup compared to the vanilla sweetened 70-80 cals per cup). But I'm not sure as far as the issue with agave goes, I use it as a sweetener when cooking once in a blue moon and I've heard both good and bad things about it. I think that goes for most sweeteners tho, I just try to stay away from the super chemical-y ones..

    Edit: That's an interesting article on agave, I (like a lot of people, I think) thought it was a lot more natural than that. I haven't used much of it in the first place, but I might rethink using any at all since honey tastes just as good anyway...

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