is almond milk the best milk?
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ciciflora00 wrote: »best milk for calories and calcium and help ppl grow
Almond milk, the store-bought kind anyway, is basically flavored water with some calcium supplement added. It's fine, but no different from drinking water with a calcium supplement. I'd rather eat some almonds and drink some water, but then I don't really care for almond milk. If you like it, like I said, it's low cal.
Soy milk and cow's/goat's/sheep milk both have more protein, and the latter have calcium, although there are other sources of calcium. I don't really drink milk, although I adore yogurts and kefirs.
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Milk is the best milk. Whole, 2%, 1%, or skim depends on your preference.1
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As a kid I had a summer job on a dairy farm, that was almost 50 years ago and to this day I can't even think of consuming milk or milk products.2
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I love almond milk. So much calcium, so little calories. 600ml everyday here.0
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Professor_Fate wrote: »As a kid I had a summer job on a dairy farm, that was almost 50 years ago and to this day I can't even think of consuming milk or milk products.
You must have worked on a large operation. My grandparents farm was small and super local. If Mom couldn't drive there in 30 minutes or less, we didn't deliver. I would never not consume milk or milk products.1 -
The kind that works best for you is the best kind. I can't have dairy, so cow milk is out. I like both coconut and almond milk for flavor. I find almond milk cheaper (coupons!!!!), so that's what I drink.0
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I prefer cashew milk. Unsweetened is 25 calories per cup, and it's got a much milder taste and creamier texture than almond milk. It has 50% of my DV for calcium, but little to no protein, so keep that in mind if you have trouble meeting your protein target.1
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There are a lot of milks:
Dairy milk (protein, calcium, added Vit D)
Various plant milks -- I like Silk protein nutmilk (10 G protein, calcium, added Vit D. 80 percent less sugar than dairy and 50 percent more calcium).
Here's the Silk website for nutient info on almond, cashew, coconut and soy milk. They have a "compare to dairy" for each one, including calories. You have to decide the taste for yourself.
https://silk.com/products0
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