Finally, the truth about Almond "Milk"

[palides2021]

I've tried everything listed here (except Camel's milk!) - almond milk, cashew milk, soy milk, coconut milk, etc. I stopped drinking milk a long time ago, but once in awhile, I do have a craving for it and will buy a carton, and after the first drink, it sits there and eventually I have to throw it out! So it's a rare occurrence. Cheese is another matter - I have slowed down tremendously on cheese, though, but I like it (mozzarella) grated over my spaghetti and sometimes in my turkey sandwiches. I have tried cheese substitutes and yogurt and ice cream made of coconut. Never could get used to the substitutes. I think if you take in milk or milk products in moderation, it is ok. It's when you do it every day....or twice a day....or three times a day...it builds up. When I used to drink it regularly, I always remember having a constant cough. Once I stopped it, the cough went away. Go figure.

 

[win231]

I can't have dairy ( well, very little of it) and practically live on Almond "Milk." I'm very glad it's not actually classic milk.

Actually, all adults are allergic to dairy. The difference is the variation in immune responses. If someone's immune response to milk is mild, they may have only a little congestion/mucus/digestive upset & they won't attribute it to milk or they may not notice any symptoms, so they can eat/drink whatever dairy they like.

 

[Medusa]

Actually, all adults are allergic to dairy. The difference is the variation in immune responses. If someone's immune response to milk is mild, they may have only a little congestion/mucus/digestive upset & they won't attribute it to milk or they may not notice any symptoms, so they can eat/drink whatever dairy they like.

Yes, that's because we lose or don't produce enough of the enzyme (Lactase, I believe) needed to digest it properly, after a certain age.

 

[Alligatorob]

Yes, that's because we lose or don't produce enough of the enzyme (Lactase, I believe) needed to digest it properly, after a certain age.

Right, about 70% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. Drinking cows milk is not a natural thing, so most of us don't have the right enzymes.

In Europe and the Middle East and a few other places people started drinking milk ~10,000 years ago as a dietary staple. Through natural selection genes for producing lactase evolved in some of these people. As a result today people of European and Middle Eastern descent are more likely to be able to digest milk. The rest of the world, not so much.

Lactose intolerance​

 

[Medusa]

Right, about 70% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. Drinking cows milk is not a natural thing, so most of us don't have the right enzymes.

In Europe and the Middle East and a few other places people started drinking milk ~10,000 years ago as a dietary staple. Through natural selection genes for producing lactase evolved in some of these people. As a result today people of European and Middle Eastern descent are more likely to be able to digest milk. The rest of the world, not so much.

Lactose intolerance​

Well, that was interesting. Thank you.

 

[CrowFlies]

 

[Wontactmyage]

I drink Coconut milk, almond milk, macadamia milk, mostly in smoothies. I don’t drink any milk alternatives by themselves. Had problems with cows/goats milks since I was young. In fact when I was growing up I could not use animal milks and had to use water. Water on cereals were not good so just ate cereal without adding fluids.

 

[Vida May]

I really only use it in my coffee, but give me real cow's milk any day. I buy the 365 brand from Whole Foods and occasionally I drink it by itself because it tastes like the "sweet milk" I enjoyed as a child. My father was a salesman for Borden's when I was a kid so I suppose I'm biased.

I agree with you but I drink a different organic milk. It tastes as I remember milk tasting. It just tastes better than the less expensive milk.

 

[Ruthanne]

I had lactose intolerance for years that put me in the hospital ER. I have given it up for many years. I have used Lactaids products in the past. Now I prefer Cashew, Soy and Coconut milks and of course I'm smart enough to know the difference between animal milk and plant milk.

 

[Devi]

Interesting. I have milk every day, as I eat it on muesli (uncooked oats with nuts and raisins). We get organic milk with 2% milkfat. This has been going on for years, and no problems so far.

Added: Now that I think about what I said, I wonder if the reason we have no problems with the organic milk is that the cows it was taken from were not eating grass with pesticides, herbicides, etc.

 

[JonSR77]

Interesting. I have milk every day, as I eat it on muesli (uncooked oats with nuts and raisins). We get organic milk with 2% milkfat. This has been going on for years, and no problems so far.

Added: Now that I think about what I said, I wonder if the reason we have no problems with the organic milk is that the cows it was taken from were not eating grass with pesticides, herbicides, etc.

I had a friend who was allergic to milk. She moved up to a farm in NY State. Her neighbor had dairy cows. And she decided to take a risk and see if milk, straight from the cow, made a difference. Absolutely. She had zero problems with milk fresh from the cow.

And yes, the milk was organic, the cows ate grass that was not treated with pesticides and they were not given any chemical additives in their food.

 

[JonSR77]

I have never had a milk substitute that tasted anything like regular milk. That being said, by viewing it as, oh "a different beverage" I have found it to be ok. I used to have soy milk and cereal every morning.

I have also had pretty terrible regular milk. The organic brands I buy taste much better.

When I was a kid, we had relatives who had a dairy farm. That stuff? Whoa...that was amazing.

 

[Ken N Tx]

 

[katlupe]

I don't drink milk often but use products that have whey in them. When I make yogurt I use Fairlife brand milk which has less carbs then regular milk due to the processing. The almond milk I use sometimes in making recipes is a organic concentrate. Just add water to it and blend. It last a long time and is almonds only nothing is added to it.

 

[Just Jeff]

I had a friend who was allergic to milk. She moved up to a farm in NY State. Her neighbor had dairy cows. And she decided to take a risk and see if milk, straight from the cow, made a difference. Absolutely. She had zero problems with milk fresh from the cow.

And yes, the milk was organic, the cows ate grass that was not treated with pesticides and they were not given any chemical additives in their food.

This was noticed 'first' by doctors doing the military medical for men entering the service in wwII. They could not understand why so many men were sick/unfit for service, when only one in a hundred had been disqualified in wwI medical checks. They looked into it and found that three white poisons had caused thousands of percent increase in illness in the usa. It used to be available on the internet, until about fifteen years ago.
Some provocative results may be seen - go slow researching and be cautious, sort of- doing a duckduckgo search/not as censored as gagle/ of "five white poisons" that we are told to feed out children and ourselves.

When I used to drink it regularly, I always remember having a constant cough. Once I stopped it, the cough went away. Go figure.

Had problems with cows/goats milks since I was young. In fact when I was growing up I could not use animal milks and had to use water.

I had lactose intolerance for years that put me in the hospital ER. I have given it up for many years. I have used Lactaids products in the past. Now I prefer Cashew, Soy and Coconut milks and of course I'm smart enough to know the difference between animal milk and plant milk.

 

[JaniceM]

Actually, all adults are allergic to dairy. The difference is the variation in immune responses. If someone's immune response to milk is mild, they may have only a little congestion/mucus/digestive upset & they won't attribute it to milk or they may not notice any symptoms, so they can eat/drink whatever dairy they like.

That's weird.. I'm not saying you're wrong, but until a couple of years ago when it became more and more difficult to shop, I drank rather large amounts of milk (whole milk) every day except when I ran out of it, and never had any problems...
Since, though, I've been buying Carnation Essentials from Amazon.. and after they stopped selling the style I usually bought, have been buying a different style which has something in it called Stevia Leaf Extract..
I don't know whether it's this supposedly-natural ingredient or the high protein content of the drinks, but general unwellness on an ongoing basis.

 

[MarciKS]

I enjoy the almond milk and oat milk and soy milk better than the actual milk. I think they taste better. Plus they last longer than regular milk.

 

[Judycat]

I drink milk every day. Never tasted nut milks or soy.

 

[Medusa]

That's weird.. I'm not saying you're wrong, but until a couple of years ago when it became more and more difficult to shop, I drank rather large amounts of milk (whole milk) every day except when I ran out of it, and never had any problems...
Since, though, I've been buying Carnation Essentials from Amazon.. and after they stopped selling the style I usually bought, have been buying a different style which has something in it called Stevia Leaf Extract..
I don't know whether it's this supposedly-natural ingredient or the high protein content of the drinks, but general unwellness on an ongoing basis.

Could be the Stevia; I've read that it can cause GI problems. - Sorry you're not feeling well.