why almond milk

Thanks for all your input guys, I'll definitely be trying it (and know there's a chance I won't like it. Probably the plain since I usually mix it with things and generally don't drink milk by itself. Does that sound good or should I go for the sweetened?

Also, as humans, we are the only animal who drinks other animal's milk. Baby cows should be the only animal to drink cows milk. I'm all for cheese, though, so I guess I'm a hypocrite.

I've heard this before and it's probably very true. Another thing that's unsettling is there's trans fats in the milk I drink...As far as I know trans fats are man made...they did not come out of the cow.

It's low on calories, doesn't play on oestrogene (soy does) and it's lactose free. Soy is pretty bad in large quantities for man like woman becaose it has isoflavines which influences oestrogene levels (boost it up). If I remeber correctly it's not recommended for women who had or have breast cancer.

Yeah I knew about the problems with Soy. We get enough of it in our diet without the milk. It's impossible to go to the grocery store here and find bread without it. It can be in MANY of our foods such as:

Breads, crackers, cakes, rolls, or pastries containing peanuts, peanut oil, soy flour Processed and "natural" cereals which contain soy ingredients, pasta, Soy beans, soybean sprouts, sauces, Fruit drink mixes, fruit toppings, coffee substitutes instant coffee, hot cocoa mixes, malt beverages, pork link sausage, deli/luncheon meats, Commercially prepared meats (used as a meat extender), cheese substitutes, tofu, bean curd, natto, miso, textured vegetable protein, canned soups, commercial entrees, and combination foods, Baked goods, such as cakes or cookies which contain soy flour, commercial ice creams and other frozen desserts, Hard candies, nut candies, fudge, and caramels, Margarine and butter substitutes salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, or gravies, Commercial vegetarian products and meat substitutes Heinz® Worcestershire sauce, Lea & Perrins® sauce, fermented soybean pastes (miso and natto), Soy sauce, tamari sauce, granola, or breakfast bars, Imitation bacon bits, Roasted soybeans or "soy nuts"...
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/allergy/soy.html - Children's Hospital at Standford

There's actually a new law in affect in some countries where you HAVE to state in plain English that it contains soy.

If you want some evidence of why Soy read the below links (I found them pretty interesting) or listen to this youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uIn2L90wA8&feature=player_embedded.

Even scientists who were pro soy said things like "I am myself frightened a little bit by all of this. There is so much we don't know," Finnish scientist Herman Adlercreutz commented at the soy conference.... (http://www.aquarianonline.com/Wellness/soy.html, from The Aquarian, liked reading this one)

US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10763906?dopt=Abstract

World's #1 Natural Health Website - http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/18/soy-can-damage-your-health.aspx

...to name a few that pop up in google search. There's many books on it now, one popular one being "The Truth About Soy" (haven't read it but figured I'd make it available to others).

I am NOT saying I'll never eat soy again...it's pretty much impossible and I'll probably try the milk, I've never tried it and there's many good nutrients in soy in general (the youtube vid talks a bit about the good and bad). I just wish they didn't put it in everything.

I was looking for unsweerened almond breeze but only found original which had half the sugar of 2 percent milk. Is there a less sweeter version?

Ok help me out Almond milk lovers please? I bought my first carton of Almond milk last week. Its 90 calories in a cup and its made by Silk. I don't hate it I'm just trying to get used to the strange consistency... Like somewhere between milk and sour cream. Are they all that consistency? And which one is less calories?

Ew, no, not at all. I found the soy one I tried really thick but I don't find the Almond Breeze thick at all (it's probably less so then 2%). A MFP friend recommended I get Almond Breeze Blue Diamond because she's tried others and they've clumped in milk. Perhaps try blue diamond original instead? It's 40 calories a glass (you can always go to enter a food and type in almond milk and check out the calories there for a general idea).

http://www.bluediamond.com/index.cfm?navId=53 for the nutritional charts of all different flavors. I had original but apparently there is a unsweetened original. When I try the unsweetened I'll try to remember to post here.

If you try it let me know. I'd like to know the differences!