coconut milk
- Very smooth and satisfying
- <=1 g natural sugars so basically carb-free
- amazing replacement for milk in cereal and smoothies
Someone at work bought me macadamia nut milk when I went vegan, it was at Costco for a while, and man that was good. They don’t carry it anymore and it’s not in regular stores I’ve seen.
In order: Soy, Coconut, Almond, Macadamia.
Almond uses way too much water to be environmentally sustainable, and macadamia just has a weird after-taste that I don’t like.
Soy has a bit of a bad reputation (unfairly so, due to bad ‘bro science’); but I quite like the taste and it has a pretty low emissions/water footprint comparatively.
I use rice milk in my cereal. Nice and sweet. Not too fatty.
Pistachio milk. Normally I can’t stand adding anything to my coffee, but pistachio milk is the one exception. The only problem is that it only keeps for a few days so you pretty much have to make it yourself or get it at a restaurant that makes it. Otherwise I like unsweetened almond milk.
I moved to almond milk and greatly enjoy it but when I found out how much water is needed to grow them I decided to try out oak milk - didnt like the unsweatend unflavored version, best I could describe it tasted like the smell of chicken. Really weird, but the sweatened, vanilla oak milk is platable for me.
Hemp milk
Where can this be sourced decently?
I used to get it from Giants as tempest brand https://giantfood.com/groceries/dairy/plant-based-milk-coffee-creamers/more-plant-based-milk/living-harvest-tempt-hemp-milk-original-1-quart.html
You’ll have to do some shopping around look for popular supermarkets with health food organics specific isles that have large plant milk options on a big shelf.
Almond milk is my go to
Chocolate almond milk is basically a glass of dessert.
Oat for most things. Extra creamy.
Almond for a fewthings. Like I prefer almond in a bowl of cereal. Silk has an unsweetened one with extra protein that is my go to.
Pea milk. It has a good taste and I like the consistency. Most other milk alternatives are too watery.
Oatly is my one and only.
Oatly? Fuck Oatly. Also, Fuck Fuck Oatly. And so on.
Water
Unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened oat milk is second
You’re not going to get carb free, but low sugar.
Oat milk in coffee is delightful. I find almond milk a bit too “non-present” I can’t think of a better word
surprised nobody mentioned lactose-free cow milk. lactaid changed my life.
non-dairy
Unsweetened almond milk, then oat milk, then coconut. Last resort is soy because I can ALWAYS taste some sort of soy-ness flavor, the same way I can taste a hint of coconut with coconut milk, and that soy taste is just weird.
Oat milk. I can make it at home and customize it for 1/10th the price.
Now this I have to try! Could you talk me through how you do this? Just read a quick article on it: you only blend oats and water, then strain it? Would coffee filters be good for straining?
I use a metal strainer.
I had to try out a couple of recipes in order to get one that works well.
My recipe:
Oat Milk:
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1 cup oats
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6 cups water (chilled)
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1 tsp vanilla
- Add all to blender and blend on high for 30-40 seconds
- Strain with strainer 2x
- Add maple syrup for flavoring (and/or honey) 3 tbsp
Keeps for about a week.
Theres some other similar ones like: https://www.loveandlemons.com/oat-milk/ that work out well and may keep for longer (salt).
Just tried this, worked wonders! 🙌
Do you try cooking the oats, or just cold soak?
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It’s also near the bottom for CO2 emissions as well.
neat!