Does anyone drink almond milk?

[hencackle]

Do you have a good blender? Why not make your own almond milk and use a nut milk bag to strain it? That's how I made coconut milk before and I thought it tasted pretty good. However, I drink raw cow's milk without any problems, but I can't tolerate pasteurized milk at all. Not even Lactaid. The last time I was visiting my parents and had store-bought milk on a small bowl of cereal...it tore me up for 3 days.

 

[gritsar]

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Oh how I know that feeling.

I love cows milk, absolutely adore it. Gave up drinking it years ago when it started tearing up my gut every single time. Nowadays all I need milk for is when I have an occasional craving for cereal. Turns out I can't tolerate almonds or soy either; recent diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, so when I crave cereal I have to decide whether the craving is strong enough to make me willing to deal with the aftereffects. That's a really bad attitude to have about it, because ultimately the forbidden foods are damaging my gut whether I have symptoms or not.

 

[Nimby Chickens]

Have you had the coconut milk? It's amazing!

That's my favorite, followed by cows milk, almond milk, rice milk, and soymilk.

 

[AquaEyes]

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Oh how I know that feeling.

I love cows milk, absolutely adore it. Gave up drinking it years ago when it started tearing up my gut every single time. Nowadays all I need milk for is when I have an occasional craving for cereal. Turns out I can't tolerate almonds or soy either; recent diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, so when I crave cereal I have to decide whether the craving is strong enough to make me willing to deal with the aftereffects. That's a really bad attitude to have about it, because ultimately the forbidden foods are damaging my gut whether I have symptoms or not.

What about making oatmeal with banana and berries? That's how I eat mine. I replace the water with soy milk to make it, but you'd have to stick with water. When the liquid comes to the boil, I add a mashed banana and stir it in, then add the oatmeal and cook. When it's done, I throw in frozen mixed berries and stir, to bring the temperature down and to make the berries give up some juice. I don't know what grains you can't have, but the oatmeal I make is a mix of the two below.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/Cereals (I use the mix with soy, but not all of them have soy)

http://www.oldwessex.com/productlist.aspx?catid=Hot+Cereal (I use the 5-grain cereal at the bottom -- no soy, so it's good for you)

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Oh how I know that feeling.

I love cows milk, absolutely adore it. Gave up drinking it years ago when it started tearing up my gut every single time. Nowadays all I need milk for is when I have an occasional craving for cereal. Turns out I can't tolerate almonds or soy either; recent diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, so when I crave cereal I have to decide whether the craving is strong enough to make me willing to deal with the aftereffects. That's a really bad attitude to have about it, because ultimately the forbidden foods are damaging my gut whether I have symptoms or not.

What about making oatmeal with banana and berries? That's how I eat mine. I replace the water with soy milk to make it, but you'd have to stick with water. When the liquid comes to the boil, I add a mashed banana and stir it in, then add the oatmeal and cook. When it's done, I throw in frozen mixed berries and stir, to bring the temperature down and to make the berries give up some juice. I don't know what grains you can't have, but the oatmeal I make is a mix of the two below.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/Cereals (I use the mix with soy, but not all of them have soy)

http://www.oldwessex.com/productlist.aspx?catid=Hot+Cereal (I use the 5-grain cereal at the bottom -- no soy, so it's good for you)

That sounds wonderful, but there are times when I just want a quick bowl of cereal to tide me over till suppertime. The way things stand right now I can eat meats (but not too much at once), most veggies, some fruits and that's it. Miss nuts, miss tomatoes (ALOT!), miss milk.

 

[itsy]

If you like tahini, you can make an AWESOME tahini milk in the blender with some water and a couple dates. Delish. I prefer the regular tahini, but the roasted/toasted kind can be used as well and is still pretty good.

 

[spacecowgirl]

I'm lactose intolerant, and was using soy milk for awhile, but only in cereal, or in baking, because it's GROSS!! To me, anyway...

I've tried the almond milk, and it really is delicious, but it's so sweet I can't use it for making things like mashed potatoes or homemade breads...

So rice milk is my preference now. I can drink it straight (only with sweet things like brownies as a side), or in my cereal, or in baked goods, or in savory foods like mashed potatoes or stuffing. Love it!! And my milk drinking family doesn't ever even notice the difference.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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What almond milk did you find that was so sweet? That's what I need.

 

[ruthless]

I was going to suggest rice milk also for cereal. It is also cheaper than almond or soy, at least it was the last time I bought some. It is a thinner less sweet liquid but works fine for cereal.

 

[spacecowgirl]

"What almond milk did you find that was so sweet? That's what I need."

Kuntrygirl, I'm not sure...I thought it was just the original but maybe it was a flavored kind and that was the problem? Either that, or maybe it was just to sweet for me...