Was wondering, do any of you have experience with either soya milk or oat milk?
Uses would be 50:50 porridge, and tea.
I’ve been reading how much lower in carbon these are, compared with anything “cow”.
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All I can say is that I tried soya milk and it has a taste that I do not like, so I do not use it. I have a lactose allergy so avoid milk where I can.
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thanks
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I can drink it, but it’s not my preference.
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thanks, David. I think that will probably be my same conclusion, but my requirement here is merely “acceptable”, just really to break the bovine link.
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I’ve had both, and I would suggest getting vanilla flavored if that’s available. I like that kind of soy/oat milk better than “original” flavor. Of course they taste different than cow’s milk, so there’s a bit of an adjustment — but I’ve gotten to where I enjoy soy and oat milk, too.
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thanks, Dave. That sounds like another one to try. I suspect I need to just try all of these.
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I think oat milk works ok in tea!
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thanks Ingrid
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I’d question the lower carbon thingy. Where are all these almond trees? Not in the UK, that’s for sure. Read this before you make a decision, B. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/oct/21/almond-milk-quite-good-for-you-very-bad-for-the-planet
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That is the part that’s beyond question, I’m afraid.
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As Worms and I discussed yesterday, there are no simple answers. One solution is complicated by another.
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there’s no complication whatever, in my mind. We need fewer cows and more plants.
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Soy does not agree with me, oat I haven’t tried. I don’t really use much milk if I do I go Lactaid. In my tea I
just use my coffee creamer which isn’t really cream anyway lol
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I like almond or oat milk in porridge and coffee. I haven’t found an alternative I like for tea.
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So presumably tastes good in coffee but not in tea? Why was that?
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Found it too sweet.
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My wife uses flax milk for her morning bowl of oatmeal and she loves it.
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Ah now that’s something I never even heard of. I’ll have to try searching for it here.
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Having an intolerance to milk I often drink substitutes like oat, soya, almond etc.
When you get used to the taste, they are not so different from regular milk 🙂
I also like it with coffee 🙂
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Thank you Farida, that is useful to know. Do you have a preference?
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Chestnut milk is very good but also very high in calories 😉
The only one I don’t like too much is rice milk, especially if you need to use it for puddings and similar desserts.
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I care nothing for calories; only carbs.
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100 g chestnuts have the following values 654 calories; 8,5% carbohydrates, 8,1% proteins, 83,4% fats
Is it too much?
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8% seems quite high but is tempered by having just a few ml
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try goats milk instead. oat/soya/almond milks are pretty nasty to those of us used to cow’s milk.
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thanks, but I want to get away from any animal products.
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Oat milk in tea (I use quite a bit for a ‘creamier’ kind of taste but that’s just personal preference I guess).
Oat or coconut milk for porridge, cereal and sauces.
Hazelnut milk for bran flakes weetabix and coffee.
Little tip I find – pay the (slight) difference in price and buy the chilled milks from the fridge as opposed to the ones on the supermarket shelf. They have a much nicer taste. Oh, and avoid soya and rice milk. Both torture imo 😉🖤
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Thanks. Can you freeze any of this?
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No problem. Just my experience 😁
To be fair I’ve never tried freezing them – it’s not something I need to do. Google will most likely give you the best pointers.
I wouldn’t freeze oat milk though – think it would make the texture quite bitty 👍🖤
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Give hemp milk a try. I like it on cereal, but not in coffee.
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Thanks
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I use Soya milk for my coffee… then moved to Almond milk…
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Almond Milk I didn’t even go near, because the Almond Milk here comes from California. That’s too far to travel.
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Nice point! Though I really like almond milk better than the alternative, coconut milk…
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