Skim Milk or Almond Milk?

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  • dandybug
    dandybug Posts: 36 Member
    I love unsweetened almond milk. I made cream of wheat with it this morning and loved it. If I have too much dairy I notice my skin breaks out a little. So I stick with almond milk. I also love making hot chocolate out of it!
  • Shelgirl001
    Shelgirl001 Posts: 477 Member
    Skim milk. It is healthier for you.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Almond Unsweetened. Use it for drinking straight up and for anything that you would normally use milk.

    ^^^ this, exactly
  • thunt1990
    thunt1990 Posts: 157 Member
    Unseetened almond milk. A LOT less sugar then real milk and i think it tastes better. The unsweetened chocolate almond milk is soooo good in cereal!
  • sma83
    sma83 Posts: 479 Member
    I tried the Almond milk before and I just couldn't get used to the taste so I go with skim milk.. I'll stick to eating almonds instead lol
    THIS! lol I have tried the Almond Milk over and over and just cant stand it! So I drink fat free regular milk in moderation.
  • Mr_Cape219
    Mr_Cape219 Posts: 1,345 Member
    Recently tried almond milk for the first time. Had it with Cinnamon Toast Crunch (I know, nothing but sugar) and it was freaking awesome. I started using for lots of stuff, the taste and texture is great, and most importantly, the nutritonal value of the Almonds are more beneficial to you than the skim milk (my opinion).

    The way I see it: If you like it, go for it! Dont deprive yourself of it or you will crave and crave until you binge. If you find the calories or whatever to high for you, then have that serving of what you want, and work the rest of your day around it. Have a light lunch if you had an almond milkshake for breakfast. Things like that.

    Although I dont think Almond milk is too much of a worry.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    Neither, I prefer honey badger milk because honey badgers don't care
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  • NNAhuja
    NNAhuja Posts: 669 Member
    I'm latose intolerate so I gotta do Almond. I also like the fact that it comes flavored.
  • NNAhuja
    NNAhuja Posts: 669 Member
    Neither, I prefer honey badger milk because honey badgers don't care
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    ROFLMBO!!
  • ratherbeskiing
    ratherbeskiing Posts: 847 Member
    almond milk :) I use it in my cereal ( I don't like the taste of any milk so I add a tablespoon of nesquick powder 18cals and it makes it so much better )and protein shake/smoothies- where the taste is already masked.:bigsmile:
  • gogirl110
    gogirl110 Posts: 85 Member
    Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk. Love it!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Almond milk has next to no protien (1g) vs 8-9 for skim milk. So unless you are lactose intolerant I would go for skim.
  • karinefitness
    karinefitness Posts: 336 Member
    I don't like milk, so I stick to Almond Milk most of the time. I get the unsweetened one; less carbs and no sugar (made the mistake of purchasing the 'original' once and it's full of sugar). Skim milk still has 11g of sugar per cup...
  • karinefitness
    karinefitness Posts: 336 Member
    Almond milk has next to no protien (1g) vs 8-9 for skim milk. So unless you are lactose intolerant I would go for skim.

    True. If you're short on protein you could stick to skim milk.
    I use almond milk mostly for protein shakes (I add about 25g protein in it) and I'm always over so it isn't a concern for me anymore. But yes, it could be for some people.
  • flyingwrite
    flyingwrite Posts: 264
    I was allergic to milk as a child...not lactose intolerant. That came later. I would have an asthma attack due to the respiratory issues milk created so I never developed a taste for it. I use Almond Milk for most everything. Still don't drink it straight so I stick to the unsweetened original.
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    You should just drink whichever you prefer. There is no right answer to this question.

    Sure, Almond milk has more fat, but the fat comes from almonds--healthy fat.
    Sure, Skim milk has more sugar, but it's lactose--healthy sugar.

    Almond milk is more processed (but skim milk isn't "processed free"), so if you're looking for "whole" foods, the skim milk is a better choice. But whole milk is best.

    Almond milk ingredients: ALMONDMILK (FILTERED WATER, ALMONDS), EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CARRAGEENAN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D2, D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL (NATURAL VITAMIN E).

    Skim milk ingredients: Fat Free Milk, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Vitamin E, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

    So, in the end. Go with what you enjoy. I use both and whole milk too. It all depends on my calories/macros for the day and what I'm doing with it. (Seriously, cooking with almond milk doesn't have the best consequences.)
  • bajannadz
    bajannadz Posts: 13
    I LOVE coconut milk!!! or rice milk depends on my mood! LOL I don't drink cows milk.

    YUP!! coconut almond milk is greatt
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I prefer almond. I also really like the new almond/coconut combo.
  • jenniferdances1
    jenniferdances1 Posts: 86 Member
    I'm lactose intolerant so I drink almond milk.
  • mae1020
    mae1020 Posts: 234 Member
    I love skim milk. Never tried almond.
  • Lad519
    Lad519 Posts: 3
    Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk., healthier less sugar
  • learningloveandpeace
    learningloveandpeace Posts: 5 Member
    Almond milk has next to no protien (1g) vs 8-9 for skim milk. So unless you are lactose intolerant I would go for skim.

    THIS.
  • enyo123
    enyo123 Posts: 172 Member
    It depends on what I'm doing. We use 2% in our house since we have a toddler and just don't go through enough milk on our own as adults to justify buying skim. If I'm eating a kid cereal or baking, cow's milk. If I'm having oatmeal raisin crisp cereal, soy milk. If I'm making a smoothie, almond milk. I like the almond milk for practical reasons: buy it by the case at Costco, and it lasts a while. And since the boxes are 1 liter instead of 1 gallon milk jugs, we can go through them in smoothies in the one week that they are good.

    How's that for odd?
  • mmsv
    mmsv Posts: 3
    Almond milk all the way! The fat comes from nuts, which it good for you and you body needs good types of fat!
  • douglasmobbs
    douglasmobbs Posts: 563 Member
    almond so long as it has added calcium
  • maryloo2011
    maryloo2011 Posts: 446
    Unsweetened Almond Milk is my #1 choice.


    This may help you decide:
    http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/healthy_cooking_101/shopping_cooking_guides/a_buyer_s_guide_to_milk_part_ii
  • PhenomeNae
    PhenomeNae Posts: 130 Member
    You should just drink whichever you prefer. There is no right answer to this question.

    Sure, Almond milk has more fat, but the fat comes from almonds--healthy fat.
    Sure, Skim milk has more sugar, but it's lactose--healthy sugar.

    Almond milk is more processed (but skim milk isn't "processed free"), so if you're looking for "whole" foods, the skim milk is a better choice. But whole milk is best.

    Almond milk ingredients: ALMONDMILK (FILTERED WATER, ALMONDS), EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CARRAGEENAN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D2, D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL (NATURAL VITAMIN E).

    Skim milk ingredients: Fat Free Milk, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Vitamin E, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

    So, in the end. Go with what you enjoy. I use both and whole milk too. It all depends on my calories/macros for the day and what I'm doing with it. (Seriously, cooking with almond milk doesn't have the best consequences.)

    you could always make your own almond milk... then the ingredients would be Almonds and Water.

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