I've been eating clean for almost a month now with 1 cheat meal per week (trying to do just a meal, not an entire cheat day)
Anyway, I pretty much went completely off milk, which was no problem at first. But I do want to have certain kinds of cereals sometimes, and I have always really enjoyed drinking a cold glass of milk. So I've started to check out the alternatives.
I have not tried almond milk yet but it seems to me that people think this is the best. Anyone here try it/like it?
Soy milk was great actually. In fact, way too good tasting, especially the chocolate milk (but that's chocolate milk, so obviously it's going to be like candy). Anyway, when I did research about it, I didn't really like what I found. Just all of the estrogen related stuff was a turn off, especially considering it's not something I need exactly. I don't think I'll be drinking much soy milk, however, I may keep a small 1/4 gallon of chocolate soy milk in the fridge if I ever get a sweet craving, just for a quick 8oz glass, no more than once every 2 weeks. It really is delicious.
Currently I have coconut milk, which I was actually quite surprised at how good it tasted. It's a vanilla flavor (which is what I'd purchase for Almond milk as well). The same company makes all sorts of almond + protein milks, so I want to check those out. I hate the taste of coconuts, but honestly, the milk barely had any hint of it.
I'm a huge fan of coconut water and drink it all the time really (the real kind, not the candy Goya kind, you guys probably know what I mean). I love that because it tastes NOTHING like coconuts, haha. My favorite ones are with pineapple or mango.. But anyway. I was paranoid about the coconut milk since I hate the flavor, but was pleasantly surprised, and I think that unless almond milk is way better, coconut milk may be my permanent replacement for dairy.
Either way, I want to eliminate my dairy intake completely (bad asthma problems and lots of phlegm build up over the years). I won't be drinking much of this stuff, probably 8-10 oz per day, every other day or so with breakfast.
What do you prefer, and why? What are the upsides and downsides to both the above dairy replacements, and dairy itself? I'd love to hear any info you guys have... Thanks
Anyway, I pretty much went completely off milk, which was no problem at first. But I do want to have certain kinds of cereals sometimes, and I have always really enjoyed drinking a cold glass of milk. So I've started to check out the alternatives.
I have not tried almond milk yet but it seems to me that people think this is the best. Anyone here try it/like it?
Soy milk was great actually. In fact, way too good tasting, especially the chocolate milk (but that's chocolate milk, so obviously it's going to be like candy). Anyway, when I did research about it, I didn't really like what I found. Just all of the estrogen related stuff was a turn off, especially considering it's not something I need exactly. I don't think I'll be drinking much soy milk, however, I may keep a small 1/4 gallon of chocolate soy milk in the fridge if I ever get a sweet craving, just for a quick 8oz glass, no more than once every 2 weeks. It really is delicious.
Currently I have coconut milk, which I was actually quite surprised at how good it tasted. It's a vanilla flavor (which is what I'd purchase for Almond milk as well). The same company makes all sorts of almond + protein milks, so I want to check those out. I hate the taste of coconuts, but honestly, the milk barely had any hint of it.
I'm a huge fan of coconut water and drink it all the time really (the real kind, not the candy Goya kind, you guys probably know what I mean). I love that because it tastes NOTHING like coconuts, haha. My favorite ones are with pineapple or mango.. But anyway. I was paranoid about the coconut milk since I hate the flavor, but was pleasantly surprised, and I think that unless almond milk is way better, coconut milk may be my permanent replacement for dairy.
Either way, I want to eliminate my dairy intake completely (bad asthma problems and lots of phlegm build up over the years). I won't be drinking much of this stuff, probably 8-10 oz per day, every other day or so with breakfast.
What do you prefer, and why? What are the upsides and downsides to both the above dairy replacements, and dairy itself? I'd love to hear any info you guys have... Thanks