Milk has been in mouth of everyone for centuries. Lately we got to vast variety of MILK SUBSTITUTES. Every day there is something new and as well more information on it. It might get you confused so let me tell you how this post was born.
As you might know I love my Instagram. Even with all the changes that they are implementing making it sometimes hard to enjoy, I still have hopes that it will get better. I check my instagram several times a day and usually find amazing post from people who I follow and so I came across this post, even that Istagram is usually a pic platform many bloggers tend to write loger descriptions on posts (I highly suggest you read them, you might get tons of useful information or motivation).
The account that inspired this post belongs to Monica Auslander Moreno (Follow her on Instagram) who is Registered Dietitian based in Miami. She runs a great blog dedicated to healthy nutrition.
As you could understand from the title, that post was about milk. I stopped to read it as this particular topic came to my attention about 3 years ago when I found I became lactose intolerant.
Even before that discovery I have tried all type of milk substitutes. I tried soy, almond, coconut, etc.. I never could get to the taste of any of them. Almost every week I will hear someone telling me how bad is the milk for me. and that nut milk is much more nutritional.
“Nut milks have far less protein than dairy milk and have to be fortified with calcium and Vitamin D – they don’t occur naturally. While these milks are a fine substitute for real dairy milk, they’re just that – a SUBSTITUTE.” says Monica
We are getting feed with mis information on a daily basis, just because someone quit a real milk doesn’t mean they know much about it.
I was very happy to hear from a certified nutritionist that real cow milk is not bad but actually has many benefits for us.
“Milk, specifically its whey protein (80% of the protein in milk), is an extremely bioavailable (absorbable) source of protein in human bodies. Essentially, we are designed to drink milk. Milk has potassium, calcium and Vitamin D (both needed for optimal bone health). While you may be quick to say that vegan milks (like almond, cashew, etc.) are fortified with perhaps more calcium per serving – alas, that calcium is nowhere near as bioavailable as the calcium in dairy milk.” – M.
So basically if you are like me and have lactose intolerance you still can use Lactose free products or try on goat milk (I, personally find it too thick for my taste with coffee, but if you are a cream lover it works perfectly).
And to finish I’d like to use Monica’s words:
“Milk is a complete protein, meaning it has all of the amino.”
