Dairy, Soya or Neither?

I don't really drink milk, but I eat lots of dairy. I like it for the protein, because it tastes good, and because I feel better when including it in my diet than otherwise (I am not the least bit lactose intolerant, it seems). I am not anti milk, I just don't really like drinking calories except for the very rare protein shake.

I'm not anti soy either (I had tofu just yesterday), but I don't particularly want to add a bunch of extra soy to my diet and I simply don't care for soymilk based products (I do think they are the best sub for dairy due to the protein content). Thus, I tend to limit my soy consumption to semi regular tofu (which I enjoy).

My thought is that whatever you prefer and feel best drinking/eating is the best choice.

I am lactose intolerant and have recently hopped on the cashew milk train. That stuff is TASTY! I would just drink plain milk if it agreed with me.

I love milk! I'd drink it all day if that didn't put me over my calories. Milk is good for protein and I think it tastes good. Soya milk... not so much. It tastes like watered down milk. Blegh. The sweetened stuff, and flavoured stuff (banana or chocolate) is nice but it's a calorie bomb and totally not worth it imo.

Tip: don't avoid foods based on bad press.

Eat what nourishes you. Both dairy and the milk substitutes (soy, almond) provide fat-soluble vitamins, calcium, easily digestible protein, and carbohydrates. My national health agency recommends daily servings of milk. I am required to include these in my diet to forestall osteoporosis.

I'm an old lady now and I can list off foods that spent time on the "baddy" list that later turned out to be just fine. This includes bacon, coffee, eggs, milk, bread, beef, pork, tuna, soda, gum, sweets, margarine, and butter.

Do you like milk?

When it comes to dairy, there are just too many conflicting studies and articles. I think you should judge based on how it makes you feel.

I for one am not at all lactose intolerant, and so I love dairy. It's filling and delicious, available everywhere so it is a convenient snack, full of protein and calcium, and did I mention delicious?

Dairy is excellent and is generally very good for you if you are one of the people who can digest it. I have my own dairy goat and have all the milk, soft cheese, and yogurt I can use--and I'll be making butter and buttermilk once I have an efficient way to separate cream, as well as lotions and soaps in the future.

Not only baby mammals crave milk--all of my adult dogs enjoy milk and beg for it, as well as for the whey that is produced when I make cheese.

milk is cheap as hell so why change unless theres a certain benefit the other have over it.

We didn't have it growing up and I am lactose intolerant. So I drink other things instead.

Acg67 wrote: »

multimartin wrote: »

Hello all,

Wondering about your thoughts about diary? Seem to read conflicting information online. I've introduced soya milk but also hearing conflicting reports on that too!

What ar your experience?

Milk is only good for baby mammals

Apparently birds think it's good for them, too.

http://www.brefigroup.co.uk/resources/view_product/product/details_9.do

I don't drink milk or use it on cereal because I don't like it. I use soy and almond milk. I do eat other dairy like cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt and use milk for cooking.

I've never been a huge milk drinker & mostly used 2% milk in cereal before MFP.

Now I usually use Silk brand (Coconut, Almond Milk with a Touch Of Honey, & their Cashew Milk) & have tried some of the Almond Breeze milks but found them to be very watery. I like that they're lower calorie so that I can spend more calories on MORE food:D.

I drink both. Unsweetened soy when I want fewer carbs and milk when I want a milk protein with more carbs. They digest at different rates. Probably not important for most people though