This explains alot about why almond milk is inexpensive and lacks protein!
tarboro84
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I stopped reading at 'almonds are an amazing source of protein'.5
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I mean it's not really surprising, it only has 25 calories a cup and almonds are around 7 calories each. It doesn't stop me from drinking it, it's a great milk alternative
I'm sure whatever they put in almond milk won't kill me haha 3 -
Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.502 -
They are a source but not really a good source. They are a good source of fat.
In 170 calories it contains:
6 g carbs
6 g protien
15 g fat
Here's comparing it to a good source of protein like chicken:
In 142 calories it contains:
0 g carbs
27 g protein
3 g fat18 -
They are a source but not really a good source. They are a good source of fat.
In 170 calories it contains:
6 g carbs
6 g protien
15 g fat
Here's comparing it to a good source of protein like chicken:
In 142 calories it contains:
0 g carbs
27 g protein
3 g fat
This could be said of pretty much all nuts. It's why I facepalm every time I see someone recommend any of them to someone asking for protein sources.7 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.2 -
I mostly drink nut milks but also buy half a gallon of milk for making yogurt.
My half a gallon of cashew milk, prefer the taste, is 2.98. There's a sale right now, so it's 1.98
The same amount of cow's milk is 1.48.1 -
Colorscheme wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.
1 Gallon = 3L so your prices are pretty similar to our generic brands. The milk i buy, local, organic and grassfed is $5.20 for 2L
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Colorscheme wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.
You'll notice they said $1.25 for 1 liter. There are 3.785 liters per gallon so that's $4.73 a gallon for the milk.0 -
Almond milk is hella expensive where I live. Is it actually cheap anywhere?0
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Wynterbourne wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.
You'll notice they said $1.25 for 1 liter. There are 3.785 liters per gallon so that's $4.73 a gallon for the milk.
Great Value milk at the local Wal-Mart $0.94 a gallon. Yes a gallon. Has been less than $1.00 for several months.
Don't drink it but the almond milk is around $3.50 a half gallon.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.
You'll notice they said $1.25 for 1 liter. There are 3.785 liters per gallon so that's $4.73 a gallon for the milk.
Great Value milk at the local Wal-Mart $0.94 a gallon. Yes a gallon. Has been less than $1.00 for several months.
Don't drink it but the almond milk is around $3.50 a half gallon.
Why are you quoting me? @Colorscheme was the one shocked at the idea of $1.25 for a gallon, not me.2 -
I know nuts are high in fat but isn't it the good fats ?0
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kate141987 wrote: »I know nuts are high in fat but isn't it the good fats ?
Sure, it's good fat. It's still 9 calories per gram of fat though.0 -
kate141987 wrote: »I know nuts are high in fat but isn't it the good fats ?
Yes it is. There's nothing bad about fat, besides transfat, stay away from that one.
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Packerjohn wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Milk for $1.25??? it's $3.69 for a gallon of milk where I live. And that's generic. Name brand is almost $5.
You'll notice they said $1.25 for 1 liter. There are 3.785 liters per gallon so that's $4.73 a gallon for the milk.
Great Value milk at the local Wal-Mart $0.94 a gallon. Yes a gallon. Has been less than $1.00 for several months.
Don't drink it but the almond milk is around $3.50 a half gallon.
Its $1.67 a gallon here at Aldi.0 -
I get soymilk at dollartree so meh. P.much I'm a fan of any milk that doesn't make me *kitten* my pants6
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Puts a new cost spin on the Gallon of Milk a Day bulking diets.
Wow if attempting to use a nut milk for that. How do you squeeze the little .... never mind ....1 -
How could it be? The brand I tried had hardly any protein at all. It had 1 gram per 8 oz. On what planet is that a good source?1 -
I'm in the UK and almond milk is quite cheap. I used to have it but realised I don't like it, tastes vile, especially in coffee. Try oat milk, it has slightly less calories than cows milk
I have that because I don't like cows milk!0 -
How could it be? The brand I tried had hardly any protein at all. It had 1 gram per 8 oz. On what planet is that a good source?
My unsweetened almond milk is a good source of protein, after I dump two scoops of Isopure and an egg in it.
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Christine_72 wrote: »Ironically Almond milk is more expensive here than regular milk!
1L of el cheapo brand cows milk- $1.25
1L Almond milk- $3 on special, usually $3.50
Same here. Except almond milk actually costs $5 or more per liter.
And no. Almonds are not an "amazing" source of protein. It barely has 4 grams of protein per 100 calories. Even broccoli has twice the amount per 100 calories and neither of them compares to, say, chicken breast at nearly 20 grams of protein per 100 calories.
Edit: the tone of the whole article is infuriating, all the fearmongering and backhanded phrasing. It's not a surprise either. Every person who has ever made almond milk at home knows that it's mostly almond water: a handful of almonds blended in water then strained, so most of the original already small handful is actually discarded as pulp or saved for other uses. "Local", "organic", or "homemade" almond milk is no different than store bought and actually has a poorer nutritional profile because it has no added supplements, unless you leave the almond pulp in (and all the calories that come with it). Not sure a 200+ calorie cup of milk is a good diet substitute for good old 2% milk.1 -
I use almond milk because cow's milk hurts my stomach. And it just smells weird. I tried soy milk but it tasted horrible. I don't care about nutritional value because I seldom use either milks. I just want my granola to be wet and if I put water in the bowl, my husband looks at me funny.7
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They are a source but not really a good source. They are a good source of fat.
In 170 calories it contains:
6 g carbs
6 g protien
15 g fat
Here's comparing it to a good source of protein like chicken:
In 142 calories it contains:
0 g carbs
27 g protein
3 g fat
And for vegetarians
Compare it to 0% greek yogurt
For 97 calories (170g)
6.8g carbs
17.5g protein
0g fat1 -
if you find almond milk expensive do you own - dead easy, doesn't take long and costs you a 1/4 of what you buy it for already made in the shops.0
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I would but I can't find the almond's nipples
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How could it be? The brand I tried had hardly any protein at all. It had 1 gram per 8 oz. On what planet is that a good source?
not the milk.....the nuts. And before anyone bites my head off I am just saying what the article said, not that I agree with it. Hell the way they talked about dairy milk 95% of the planet should be dead!0 -
A serving of almond milk contains less than a fourth of the calories of serving of almonds. It's no surprise that a bulk of almond milk is water.
I always thought people use almond milk as a lower calorie, dairy/lactose-free alternative to regular milk, not because of its nutritional value.8
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