Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Wednesday, 23 October 2019.
Tagged: almond milk, convenience, health, mylk, nutrition, Product snapshot, review
What’s so good about almond milk? Should you swap to it in place of cow’s milk?
Dairy-free seems the big trend of the moment with every second person saying “No” to dairy and buying a dairy-free drink.
From my observations at local cafes near me, I see lots of almond milk being frothed into almond lattes, flat whites and cappuccinos.
My preference is not to call plant-based alternatives ‘milks’. I prefer the term ‘mylk’. To me, milk is, and always will, come from a mammal, not a plant.
Here are the pros and cons of this particular plant mylk.
Would I buy almond mylk? I am the wrong person to ask as I drink and enjoy cow’s milk regularly. And I choose yoghurt and cheese as well.
If you want a substitute that’s closest to cow’s milk, then don’t buy almond mylk – go for a fortified soy mylk as it’s the closest match to cow’s milk.
Fortified soy mylk is nice if you're drinking milk by the glass at home, say if you have teens. However, for a milky coffee when out, the Barista versions of almond mylk do taste nice.
For more on my thoughts on non-dairy mylks in general, take a look here.
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