Almond Milk vs Soymilk?

almond for sure

I personally prefer Silk soy milk. I've tried almond milk and it tasted like liquid peanut butter to me. I like peanut butter, but the fact that it was liquid was putrid, in my opinion.

My husband is lactose intolerant, so we've had Silk soymilk in the fridge for years. For simplicity in grocery shopping, I tried it but I just never cared for it. So, mostly I drank organic cow's milk, which I really like. However, I've just recently tried Silk's almond milk and both my husband and I love it! We buy the unsweetened and I'll sweeten it a little if I"ve in the mood. It's a lot fewer calories, sugar, and has fiber and calcium!

Anyone tried coconut milk?

For those with thyroid issues, almond milk is a better choice because soy has been shown to negatively affect that. Otherwise, it's really a matter of taste.

I happen to prefer almond milk because I find it creamier and tastier than soymilk, but that's just me!

Do you have a source with research to back this up? I've never heard this before and would like to read some research on this issue.

Go to Mercola.com and search on Soy - you will find some verrrryyyy interesting articles.....

This link will most probably be stripped, but here it is for now..... http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/13/soy-controversy-and-health-effects.aspx

By the way : It is really easy to do your own research by just typing "soy and thyroid" into Google....

I read an article recently comparing the two but I can't find it now. It gave soy a slightly higher rating for greater protein content and isoflavones. But generally the auther said go with what you enjoy and read the label as both can soemtimes be high in sugar.

I avoid soymilk because the general population already gets way too much soy in their diets through other means; almost everything these days seems to have soy protein, soy isolates, soy lecithins and soy oils. The most beneficial soys are fermented products like miso, tempeh and natto. Regardless, if you do decide to drink soymilk, look for something that is Non-GMO (does not contain genetically modified soybeans).

Also, if you opt to go for almond milk, read the label to ensure it does not list Almond Base; this is a proprietary blend of almonds and water, and there's no telling how many 'almonds' are actually in the milk. You can get a general idea of how much almond is used in the milk by looking at the fiber on the nutrition panel; there is around 1 gram of fiber in every 7 almonds, while many almond milks may contain 0 grams of fiber for every 8 ounces. If it's got some fiber, it's a gauge to tell if there is much almond content in there at all. (Example: Almond Breeze Original Unsweetened, refrigerated -- this has 1g fiber per 8 ounces. Almond Dream unsweetened, shelf stable, has <1g per 8 ounces.)

Try making almond milk yourself, it's very easy and you have control of what goes into it.

1 cup almonds, soaked overnight (or at least 6 hours)
3 cups water
3 pitted dates (and/or vanilla flavoring)
Pinch of salt (optional)

1. Soak your almonds; after soaking, drain the soak water off.
2. Combine almonds, pitted dates, salt, and water in a blender and blend on high for two minutes.
3. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or milk nut bag, into a large measuring cup or bowl. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Okay, Mercola publishes a lot of . . . new and not generally accepted . . . stuff. And lots of opinion stated as fact. And a lot of it is just a lengthy advertisement for the products he sells. Take it with a grain of salt and check sources.

When googling about soy, beware that most of the negative stuff on the web traces back to one source, and that source is anti-soy because it is pro-meat and dairy. If you check the footnotes and references on materials that you find, you will find that they are questionable, often quoting themselves to prove their own point. People see a footnote and think "great, this is backed by scientific studies", only to find that the author funded those studies or that it is not referencing a study, but a letter that the author wrote to someone else to build the body of proof. Just take care, read both sides of the story, and see where the information is coming from.

Pam

almond is a better option for me...lower calories and less fillers and sweeteners

But, when baking, I use coconut milk.

A cup of SO Delicious Almond Milk has 5 grams of protein and 0 gram of fiber.

They make coconut milk, not almond milk. Per their website, 1 cup of SO Delicious Coconut Milk has 1g protein and 0g fiber.

http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/product.php?p=so_delicious_beverage_hg_original

IMAG4555 by noclutter2011, on Flickr


IMAG4556 by noclutter2011, on Flickr

I bought this yesterday at Walmart.

Thank you, I will have to look for it. I guess the +, is for the protein as all other Almond milks only have 1 g.

I agree that it would be wise to:

1. limit processed foods, whether they have soy in them or not (gmo corn is even harder to avoid than soy)
2. eat soy in moderation, use as a condiment
3. try to make sure your soy products are organic/non gmo soy
4. eat most of your soy in its fermented form (miso or tempeh)

I suspect that this moderate approach will be healthy for *most* people.

Pam

I didn't read all the posts so sorry if I'm repeating....I go almond. Soy is found in EVERYTHING you eat that's processed. Just like eating high fructose corn syrup is bad (because it's made from corn and everything processed you eat is made with corn). I've read quite a few articles on soy and like one poster said, they all contradict but from what I understand, soy can affect hormones so you need to be careful on that. I have also read that really the only soy that is good for you and not harmful is fermented soy (this does NOT include soy milk or tofu). I read this on an organics website that is very much against Monsanto (THE major producer of soybean seed) so this article could very likely be biased against soy - although I doubt all untrue. Either way though I just won't drink it because we already eat way to much processed soy (even though I have cut way back on my processed food intake) and the environmental effects are not good (creates a soybean mono-culture, GMO's, etc).