Almond Milk: My Favorite Milk Alternative

Before I started my vegan/vegetarian diet last year, I had actually been making some changes to my milk and dairy intake over the past few years. After watching some disturbing documentaries on dairy and doing some research on rBST, I decided to switch to organic milk. Even then I was disturbed at what I was consuming, so I began to cut down my milk intake to almost zero.

However I am a big fan of types of foods that traditionally used milk. For example, I absolutely love starting my day with a big bowl of healthy cereal, or some oatmeal with milk. So I had to find some sort of an alternative to replace milk. The most obvious and most common choice was soy milk. So I began buying soy milk as my milk alternative. Soy milk fans out there may hate me for saying this, but I really did not like the taste of soy milk, nor did I like the chalky afterfeel. It is okay in a coffee, but drinking it straight or using it in cereal just did not work for me. I tried a number of brands and some tasted better than others. However I could never find myself enjoying it and wanted to find something new.

That is when I found almond milk and immediately I fell in love! I started by trying the original Almond Breeze by Blue Diamond. Immediately I noticed a significantly better taste and a smooth, creamy feel. I used in on my cereal, I used it in my oatmeal, I used it in my coffee... heck, I even drank it straight! That is how good it is. It is also very health with only 60 calories per 8oz, only 2.5 grams of fat (all unsaturated) and a nice mix of vitamins and minerals. I finally found a milk alternative I enjoy!

I have since tried a number of the different flavors. They have an unsweetened version of the original that only has 40 calories and less carbs and sugar. It tastes pretty good, but I prefer the sweetened and accept the extra 20 calories. They also have a vanilla and a chocolate almond milk, both sweetened and unsweetened. They are awesome as a treat by themselves and are also a great creamer alternative for coffee. If you are a fan of chocolate milk and want to get away from dairy, then try the chocolate almond milk from Blue Diamond. It is awesome!

So if you have not yet given it is a try, go find some almond milk and see what you think. I have been using it for about 2 years now and do not think I will ever give it up!