Non-dairy milk alternatives are all the rage right now. Ideal for mixing in your coffee or pouring over your cereal, they offer different flavors and nutritional advantages to classic dairy milks.
Here are four of the best to buy, and a couple to steer clear of.
Buy: Mooala Simple Almond Milk
Made with organic almonds, filtered water, and just a sprinkle of sea salt, Mooala’s Simple Almond Milk is delicious. And with only 50 calories in a cup, it’s the ideal alternative to full-fat cow’s milk.
Buy: Pacific Foods Hemp Beverage
You might have tried oat, rice, and soy milk. But how about hemp milk? Pacific Foods Hemp Beverage is uniquely creamy, with nutty notes and healthy omega-3 fats in every serving.
Buy: Ripple Original Plant-Based Milk
Ripple’s Original Plant-Based Milk is perfect for exercise enthusiasts. It’s got eight whole grams of pea protein in every serving, as well as even more calcium than cow’s milk, perfect for bone growth and development.
Buy: MALK Unsweetened Almond Milk
MALK’s Unsweetened Almond Milk has no added sugar, preserving the rich, nutty flavor of the almonds. It’s also got three grams of fiber in each cup, without any nasty additives or fillers mixed in.
Avoid: Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Vanilla
Blue Diamond’s vanilla-flavored almond milk comes with a huge amount of added sugar. It’s bad for teeth and health in general, without much nutritional value to speak of.
Avoid: Great Value Chocolate Almond Milk
Just like Blue Diamond’s offering, Great Value’s Chocolate Almond Milk has tons of added sugar – a whopping 17 grams per serving. It might taste nice, but it won’t do your waistline any favors.
