Almond Milk

50Twuncle

I recently converted to Almond milk (from semi skimmed cows milk) and was surprised at the taste (I now prefer the taste to cows milk - it tastes fresher/cleaner) - I was wondering why anyone would prefer cows milk ?
Almond milk is slightly more expensive than cows milk - but has many health benefits !!
Anyone else in the same situation ?

Mojisola

http://www.livescience.com/51695-almond-milk-nutrition.html
A carton of the British brand Alpro’s almond milk is only 2 percent almonds. The rest of it is water and added vitamins, minerals and thickening agents.

Retrogamer

I've tried all sorts of different "milks"

Hazelnut
Coconut milk
Unsweetened almond
Sweetened almond
Unsweetened soy
Sweetened soy
Oat milk
Rice milk
Goats milk
Cows milk (red, blue, green, gold tops)

These days i stick to cows milk but even then i don't have much.
Worst tasting out of all of them was the rice milk by far.
Oats, almond and soy milk all taste as good as each other.

Hazelnut & coconut one tasted more like a treat than something healthy.

Last i checked no proper studies had been done to gauge the benefits of the almond milk yet.

lessonlearned

Thanks for the link.

I too have experimented with different kinds of milk due to digestive issues. I didn't like rice milk either or coconut milk.

I have now settled on full fat lacto milk for the vit d benefits to try and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and actually eating almonds rather than drinking almond milk. My tummy is quite happy with the lacto free milk and it tastes fine.

Toothsmith

50Twuncle wrote: »

I recently converted to Almond milk (from semi skimmed cows milk) and was surprised at the taste (I now prefer the taste to cows milk - it tastes fresher/cleaner) - I was wondering why anyone would prefer cows milk ?
Almond milk is slightly more expensive than cows milk - but has many health benefits !!
Anyone else in the same situation ?

Just be aware that milk-alternatives like this are most likely packed with sugar.

Sometimes it says it quite openly on the ingredients, other times they try to hide it by calling it 'Evaporated Cane Juice' or other such rubbish. If in doubt about any ingredients on the carton - google them.

But the upshot is that you turn a liquid that you don't have to worry about dentally speaking (cow's milk) into one that you have to treat like Coca Cola.

Toothsmith

lessonlearned wrote: »

Thanks for the link.

I too have experimented with different kinds of milk due to digestive issues. I didn't like rice milk either or coconut milk.

I have now settled on full fat lacto milk for the vit d benefits to try and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and actually eating almonds rather than drinking almond milk. My tummy is quite happy with the lacto free milk and it tastes fine.

This sort of milk is really sneaky!

It contains Lactase which 'pre digests' the lactose in the milk. This breaks it down to glucose and galactose (which both cause tooth decay)

So Lacto milk needs to be used carefully as well.

lessonlearned

Thanks tooth smith. I did know that but It appears I can't tolerate lactose.

Basically I just use a splash in tea and occasionally for cooking. I don't drink milk anymore.

Although I like almond milk to,drink or on cereals unfortunately I don't like it in tea!.

Just me being fussy :rotfl:

Toothsmith

lessonlearned wrote: »

Thanks tooth smith. I did know that but It appears I can't tolerate lactose.

Basically I just use a splash in tea and occasionally for cooking. I don't drink milk anymore.

Although I like almond milk to,drink or on cereals unfortunately I don't like it in tea!.

Just me being fussy :rotfl:

If you have a health problem - then you need to get round it somehow - I appreciate that.

But.

The amount of milk you use doesn't matter - to a bacteria in your mouth, it will still be a feast, they will digest it and in digesting it, they will produce acid.!

Just treat a cup of tea as a sugary drink - and be aware that your mouth can only stand a few (3-5) sugary attacks a day before decay is likely to start.

It is true to say that the glucose and galactose in your milk aren't quite as bad as sucrose. But still be very cautious how frequently you use it during the day.

lessonlearned

Can I have two cups of tea a day.......pretty please.....:rotfl:

And maybe a cheese sauce once in a blue moon.

Toothsmith

lessonlearned wrote: »

Can I have two cups of tea a day.......pretty please.....:rotfl:

And maybe a cheese sauce once in a blue moon.

Your teeth will survive 4-5 sugar attacks a day without much problem (as long as your saliva production is pretty normal).

So, 3 of those will be mealtimes (Mealtimes have to be counted, as sugar is so prevalent it would be virtually impossible to have a meal that didn't have some sugar in it) If your cup of tea is with a meal - then no problem, as it will be counted in with this. As would the cheese sauce - assuming that is part of your meal.

If the 2 cups of tea are outside those mealtimes, then a couple is really the most you should have. But as it counts as a sugar attack anyway - you might as well have a biscuit with it!!!

mal4mac

I have decayed teeth, which have given me considerable pain recently, and now require surgical extraction. I've been drinking quite a lot of soy milk over the last couple of decades without realising the dental implications. Listen to Toothsmith! If 100% peanut butter and wholewheat bread count as sugar attacks, which I think they do, that's me well over the 5 limit. I'm going to try and take it down to three sugar attacks a day - maybe I can then slow down the demise of the rest of my choppers.

https://www.advanceddentalartsnw.com/sour-discovery-soy-milk-may-increase-risk-tooth-decay/