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Old 06-12-2008, 07:50
angelic_misha
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I've always been a fan of dairy, but I get a bit weird with my food and like I've read a lot about milk and stuff...So I'm trying a dairy free diet for a few weeks to see if I can hack it!

I've heard of milk alternatives like soya, almond, potato (), but was wondering if anyone can share their tips and experiences? I've heard that soya milk is an acquired taste, I bought a carton of Sainsbury's sweetened soya milk, haven't tried it yet. I'm not looking forward to it as I'm a very fussy eater.

I really want to try Oatly, but I've been to three different Sainsbury's near me and they don't have it, so I'll have to keep looking.

But yeah, any comments on dairy-free milk and stuff.
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Old 06-12-2008, 10:59
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I buy Alpro Soya Yoghurt which is delicious - the flavour is different to most strawberry yoghurts but I think it's nice. I love soya milk that I've had in Malaysia and that you buy in Chinese supermarkets. I'm not sure what the sweetened stuff is like that you buy in shops here but my mum has it on her cereal she finds it ok. Another friend of mine who is lactose intolerant uses rice milk (I think it's called Rice Dream or something) and says it's perfectly fine.

Good luck with the non dairy thing, I certainly couldn't do it!
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Old 06-12-2008, 11:17
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Soya is definitely an acquired taste. The first time I tried it I really hated it and could never see myself drinking it.

But, now I love everything in the Alpro range . Alpro's sweetened soya milk is the best I've tried. I've tried others but they have a weird flavour to them, the Tesco's own soya milk has a weird vanilla-esque flavour to it that overpowers my cereal.
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Old 06-12-2008, 12:55
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Alternative for what? Cooking, cereal, morning cuppa?

soya/oat milk are thin and a little sickly. There's plenty of other types of animal milk you could try of course - unpasteurised buffalo milk is rather tasty.
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:50
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Personally i'd recommend So Good. Most of the other long life milk alternatives definately have an acquired taste.
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Old 07-12-2008, 09:36
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We have switched to skimmed goats milk. It is still high in calcium (essential for females), but a lot lower in the things that most people react to in cows milk. We tried the soya alternatives but sadly could not 'aquire' the taste. Goats milk butter is good, and so of course is goats cheese. Hope that helps a bit.

I am not sure whether goats milk technically classes as 'dairy'
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Old 03-09-2009, 11:56
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I have switched to Tescos sweetened organic Soya Milk and it is fine with cereal.

Need to boost my calcium intake though now - any ideas ?
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Old 03-09-2009, 18:41
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I have switched to Tescos sweetened organic Soya Milk and it is fine with cereal.

Need to boost my calcium intake though now - any ideas ?
Try rice milk! I prefer rice milk over real milk. Now I'm a vegan, I replace normal milk with rice milk and it's great! Also, some types of rice milk contain calcium!
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Old 03-09-2009, 23:37
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Try rice milk! I prefer rice milk over real milk. Now I'm a vegan, I replace normal milk with rice milk and it's great! Also, some types of rice milk contain calcium!
Is there an organic rice milk ?
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Old 04-09-2009, 00:06
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I use soya milk for baking and cooking but rice and oat milk for hot chocolates and cereal. It is an acquired taste, after two years vegan I still avoid having it with cereal.

Oatly can be found in Holland and Barretts and other health food shops so try looking there. Also Waitrose often stock it too.
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Old 04-09-2009, 00:55
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Rice milk, its delicious. Though not in coffee.
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Old 04-09-2009, 13:03
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I can't tolerate cow's milk or yogurt so use rice milk on my muesli but it doesn't work so well in drinks (thankfully I like my coffee black). Provamel rice milk is organic.

For cooking, I use Lactofree natural yogurt-not dairy free, I know but works better in curries, etc. than plain soya yogurt IMHO.
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