Almond milk Rice milk soy milk?

justlosingtheweight
justlosingtheweight Posts: 51 Member
edited December 3 in Food and Nutrition
Anybody tried rice milk or almond milk or soy milk? How does it taste in oatmeal or hot drinks like instant coffee? I have tries soy milk in hot tea before but that was a few years ago now
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  • meredithgir199
    meredithgir199 Posts: 243 Member
    Love almond milk! I use it in my protein shakes, overnight oats and even with cereal. It's not bad in coffee but know it isn't going give your coffee a creamy flavor. To me it tastes like skim milk in coffee; therefore, I still use half n half but limit myself to 2 tbsp a day. I don't eat soy products and I haven't tried rice milk so I can't comment on those.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    meredithgir199 wrote: »
    Love almond milk! I use it in my protein shakes, overnight oats and even with cereal. It's not bad in coffee but know it isn't going give your coffee a creamy flavor. To me it tastes like skim milk in coffee; therefore, I still use half n half but limit myself to 2 tbsp a day. I don't eat soy products and I haven't tried rice milk so I can't comment on those.

    This is all true for me too. Every detail lol.

    It's kinda not great in coffee unfortunately.
  • justlosingtheweight
    justlosingtheweight Posts: 51 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    meredithgir199 wrote: »
    Love almond milk! I use it in my protein shakes, overnight oats and even with cereal. It's not bad in coffee but know it isn't going give your coffee a creamy flavor. To me it tastes like skim milk in coffee; therefore, I still use half n half but limit myself to 2 tbsp a day. I don't eat soy products and I haven't tried rice milk so I can't comment on those.

    This is all true for me too. Every detail lol.

    It's kinda not great in coffee unfortunately.

    Thanks :D yeah I was reading about non dairy in coffee isn't great I might just switch to black coffee, because I have to have my coffee milky but I can deal with black but I don't like just adding a splash of milk I don't know why lol :) do you just soak the oats in the milk in the fridge over night or can you heat it up? Thank you
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    justlosingtheweight wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    meredithgir199 wrote: »
    Love almond milk! I use it in my protein shakes, overnight oats and even with cereal. It's not bad in coffee but know it isn't going give your coffee a creamy flavor. To me it tastes like skim milk in coffee; therefore, I still use half n half but limit myself to 2 tbsp a day. I don't eat soy products and I haven't tried rice milk so I can't comment on those.

    This is all true for me too. Every detail lol.

    It's kinda not great in coffee unfortunately.

    Thanks :D yeah I was reading about non dairy in coffee isn't great I might just switch to black coffee, because I have to have my coffee milky but I can deal with black but I don't like just adding a splash of milk I don't know why lol :) do you just soak the oats in the milk in the fridge over night or can you heat it up? Thank you

    I'm the same. I'd rather just have the coffee black. I recently got a LITTLE used to some almond milk and zero calorie flavor drops in my coffee though. Just once in awhile.

    I actually am anti-oatmeal as it doesn't work in my diet but I'm sure I'd like almond milk in my oats if I ate them. I never made overnight oats sorry.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I like almond milk to cook my oatmeal and that's pretty much it.
  • meredithgir199
    meredithgir199 Posts: 243 Member
    I just soak my oats in it overnight and eat it cold. I'm not a big fan of warm oats...it reminds me of something totally disgusting. Lol
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I love soya milk in my porridge, hot or cold, it makes it lovely and creamy. It doesn't go well in tea or coffee so I have mine black, but have done for years anyway.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I vote cashew milk!
    Oh..hmm..not an option..hmm..well, in that case, almond milk isn't too bad either. I tend to use it in cereal and oatmeals, generally.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    I keep almond milk around for cereal. Yes, it's a slightly different taste, but at 30 cals/cup, I'm OK with it.

    I'll sometimes add chocolate syrup to it if I want to just drink a glass with a meal but that's about it.

    I use half and half in my coffee - usually a tablespoon per cup and I do 2 cups. 40 cals isn't so bad :)

    ~Lyssa
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    edited August 2016
    My breakfast is usually a cup of unsweetened soy milk plus a half cup coconut milk, flavored with sugar-free chocolate powder (I have a hearty snack mid-morning).

    I like soy, coconut, and almond milk as beverages -- rice milk with some cinnamon and stevia makes a nice horchata. They vary in calories, to save on calories look for the unsweetened variety.

    I use soy only because it may be good for my prostate cancer due to the phytoestrogen, which is why it's fallen out of favor. Before being diagnosed, I used almond milk instead. For someone who doesn't have a health reason to consume a lot of soy, I'd steer him/her to one of the other options.

    I use cream in my coffee, by the way -- had a flat white with coconut milk a week ago and it wasn't bad. I think the slight coconut taste goes better with coffee.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I like the almond cashew or the almond coconut blends. I mostly use it in cereal or drink it with a sweet.

    Plain almond milk and soy milk are gross, not too interested in rice.
  • AngInCanada
    AngInCanada Posts: 947 Member
    Almond milk for sure. I'm not a big fan of soy and my doctor actually recommends against it too. We love almond.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    ive drank soy milk since i was a teenager and i love it

    i also love almond milk too

    but now i use cashew milk its sooo sooo good
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,009 Member
    salembambi wrote: »
    ive drank soy milk since i was a teenager and i love it

    i also love almond milk too

    but now i use cashew milk its sooo sooo good

    Cashew milk is amazing! My favorite too...
  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    I will have to try the cashew milk- I usually just buy the almond milk which is what i use- but ITA that i use half andhalf in my coffee- MUST have my coffee creamy- teehee
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  • strawberryswirl01
    strawberryswirl01 Posts: 31 Member
    edited August 2016
    I use soya milk. The only problem I have with it that putting anything powdery in it e.g. Hot chocolate, it's hard to mix and can be a bit lumpy. I love it with tea though, as it gives it a creamier taste. I thought I hated tea but it turns out it was cows milk that I hate.
    I found rice milk watery & lumpy.
    I'm not a fan of almond milk because it reminds me of marzipan and I don't like marzipan.

    I don't like any type of milk by itself, I always need it in something.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    What about oat milk, has anyone tried it?
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    I like cashew milk the best. It tastes way better in coffee and tea than almond milk. Almond milk is disgusting in coffee.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    What about oat milk, has anyone tried it?

    I have tried one brand of commercial oat milk and I was not a fan -- too watery for me. I have made oat milk at home (soak steel cut oats for one hour, blend with maple syrup and vanilla extract) and I liked that much more.
  • Saskwatch99
    Saskwatch99 Posts: 75 Member
    Hemp milk.
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    I've been drinking soy milk for years.
    I like it better than rice and almond milk because it has protein in it.
    I use the vanilla flavored from Trader joes and use it in my coffee, smoothies, cereal and oatmeal.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    What about oat milk, has anyone tried it?

    I have tried one brand of commercial oat milk and I was not a fan -- too watery for me. I have made oat milk at home (soak steel cut oats for one hour, blend with maple syrup and vanilla extract) and I liked that much more.

    Your version sounds much nicer.
  • desireeshaffer16
    desireeshaffer16 Posts: 15 Member
    I like unsweetened almond milk bc it is low calorie and low in saturated fat. I don't like it in coffee though, I would use a splash of soy milk for that. Everything else is good with almond milk though, I like it in oatmeal, overnight oats, and protein shakes.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    Another option that someone on this forum has liked is flax milk.
  • kirstenb13
    kirstenb13 Posts: 181 Member
    I pretty much buy whatever nut milk is cheap that day (don't drink rice or soy, I think rice is exactly like water and soy has a weird taste). They are better than water in overnight oats or protein shake but none are exactly what I would call delicious.
    Right now I often buy flax milk because of the omega fats, but not sure if that is really a good source.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    People like me who are on blood thinners probably need to avoid flax milk -- flax seed messes with your blood clotting.

    Of the others mentioned, the one I haven't tried yet is cashew milk -- given the high praise, I'm going to have to buy a container.
  • ouryve
    ouryve Posts: 572 Member
    justlosingtheweight wrote: »
    Anybody tried rice milk or almond milk or soy milk? How does it taste in oatmeal or hot drinks like instant coffee? I have tries soy milk in hot tea before but that was a few years ago now

    They al taste shite in coffee. maltodexrin free soya milk with no added sugar is my breakfast additive of choice, as it's the only one that doesn't give me a 10:30am sugar crash.
  • ShinyFuture
    ShinyFuture Posts: 314 Member
    Two of my kids are allergic to animal milk, so we've tried most of the other milks on the market. One kid would drink soy milk at school, but only the chocolate, but the other couldn't stand it. To me it tastes nasty. At home, we use almond milk in smoothies or on cereal, and I do like the chocolate almond milk to just drink. Neither would go for rice milk anymore once they tried almond, and neither like cashew or hemp milk in anything but a smoothie. I haven't had animal milk in years, and frankly find it completely gross now. I don't drink coffee, but I have seen almond milk creamers for sale. Coconut milk (the stuff in the beverage carton, not the canned stuff) isn't too bad, but almond is still the fav. Almond Breeze has a coconut/almond mix that is pretty indistinguishable from almond, cashew, or hemp in a smoothie. Silk is our preferred brand.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I buy organic soy milk by the case at Costco and mainly use it (2 cups/time) for my soy protein shakes which I drink 4-5 times/week. Tastes fine and mixes well.

    Starting using soy because I'm sometimes lactose intolerant but I like that it comes in sealed cartons and (as long as it remains sealed) will keep for a long time w/o refrigeration. Much better than whole mil in this regard.
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