Cow milk Vs. Soy Milk
Is it just me or when you get older your body starts to digest regular milk differently? I've always had sinuses but now it seems to be triggered by milk when ever I have cereal or ice cream. I have recently switched to Soy Milk. Which do you guys prefer. Cow milk or soy milk?
i've heard that your body stops producing the hormone that helps digest the sugar in cow's milk after a certain age (but then again i know a bunch of people who have no problems drinking milk all day long, so who knows...)
over the past few years dairy has become my sworn enemy due to tummy issues. and i recently became vegan, so the obvious answer would be soy milk (or rice milk, yum); not to mention that dairy isn't as healthy as soy. plus, now it just seems weird to me to drink another animal's baby food.
i'm curious, has anyone here tried hemp milk? i saw something in a magazine about it and i wanted to find out if it was good. :)
I once purchased a quart sized carton from Whole Foods, the chocolate flavored, Living Harvest brand and it tasted horrible, the milk smelled like cigarette ashes and pretty much tasted the same....so unless there are more brands coming in the future with a better smell and taste, I'll wait until then to try it again.
I swear by Silk Soymilk. Check it out! It comes in a few varities and is so yummy! (I even turned my omnivorous boyfriend onto it, as well as some other soy products :) )
Ever since I have been on my diet I have not been able to try soy milk yet. But let me tell you, just like columbia101 said rice milk! Yum! I am Hispanic so I really enjoy Orchata’s, I always order them whenever we go out to a Mexican Restaurant. But I was wondering does rice milk give you all the nutrients compared to soy/cow’s milk?
Organic milk may taste better, but it is actually even more inhumane in terms of the treatment of animals. The animals are kept in the same conditions, but are are simply not given the antibiotics and treatment that non-organic animals are, and as a result they are left to suffer through their maladies.
I highly recommend trying Silk soymilk. Not only is it healthier and more humane, but it tastes fabulous once you've gotten used to it. (The first time I tried it I didn't enjoy it, but after 5 days I started to really love it).
Dr. Weil talks about dairy and a patient that had problems that he traced to dairy. After 30 days with out dairy her problems almost went away.
I was drinking the $2.98 gal. whole milk. I did a little home work, I found out what went into that so called milk. I tried Organic Milk. The taste was wonderful and my sinus have almost cleared up. I also like Soy Milk, chocolate is wonderful. With me making the change to more Organic and Green shopping I have adjusted my spending for extra cost.
I found this web page about soy milk and soy products possible side effects. http://www.healingcrow.com/soy/soy.html I found it very informative.
I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since I was 17, and I am just now making connections to foods that make my joints flare. I am allergic to both cow products and soy and I discovered this after hearing many of my friends with allergies saying that they had achy joints before they realized they had allergies.
I am now seeing a nutritional specialist who treats patients with a combination of diet and supplements. I am not ready to give up disease modifying drugs just yet , but seeing this doctor has helped confirm that certian foods in our diets can cause severe symptoms. My joints are nearly pain free and no swelling. I'm amazed what eliminating cow and soy have done for me.
Dairy is a really common allergen. People can get headaches, acne/skin problems, congestion, digestion problems and weakened immunity. Lactose intolerance - which is different than allergies - causes nausea, bloating, cramping, gas and diarrhea. If you can't "do dairy" you are so not alone...75 percent of African Americans, 90 percent of Asian Americans and 50-something percent of Latinos are lactose intolerant. If you aren't descended from the British Islands, you're probably lactose intolerant. In those parts of the world they adapted to it, because they were surrounded by cows.
We lose the ability to digest dairy products properly at about age 5, but that doesn't stop well meaning parents from pushing the moo juice.
I don't eat dairy because I'm not into cancer, diabetes, obesity, cholesterol, or heart disease. It's just not me, ya know? Nor are the opiates in casein. Milk is literally a painkiller.
Then of course there's the dark side of dairy farming - water pollution, soil pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from manure and other waste. And the water and food crops given to livestock that could be feeding hungry people.
If we need a milk substitute we go for rice milk. We also make almond milk at home occasionally. I've had hemp milk and it's similar to nut milks - probably healthier than all of the other options.
Never liked the taste of cow's milk and don't believe our bodies were made to digest it. My favorite non dairy milks are Soy, Almond, Hemp and Rice Milks. Soy is also getting a bad rap lately, so I try to mix it up.
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No joke you guys. I tried almond milk over the weekend and was legitimately mad that I've been drinking Rice Milk this whole time. Same amount of calories - but Almond milk is so much more satisfying. Almond Breeze's chocolate milk will have you singing at your refrigerator it's so good.
Trust me.
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Hope this helps.
I have switched to Soy, rice and Almond milk ages ago. I don't find a need for milk type products alot but once in a while if I feel like a bowl of cereal its nice to have those handy packages of soy etc in the cupboard. Once in a great while in a hurry I would grab a quart of 1% milk and then most of it just gets wasted sitting in the fridge.
I love that I can buy soy in the little juice box sizes too.
I too am trying to rid all the "processed" foods from my diet. I also cook for my dogs as well, (because they are finicky) but I feel so much better knowing what they are eating.
This is a good thread, I have gotten some really good information from all of you. Thank you!
I am very lactose intolerant and very sensitive to soy. I have been told that soy milk is something that one should gradually introduce as it is quite different. Now, some people just stop making the enzyme, lactase, that is responsible for digesting milk sugars. Usually, in this case, it is a gene that is "switched off" in most people. Most people that have to deal with this affliction are people who's ethnic background include some sort of ethnic group who's diet doesn't origianlly include dairy products - such as Asian cultures, Hispanics, and some African cultures. Not to say that all people who are from these cultures will be lactose intolerant, but usually a high percentage of them are. There are always exceptions, but generally, an intolerance is caused by the gene being shut off. Sometimes age does it (my stepfather who is plain old caucasian) has recently noticed some changes. Some people can tolerate yogurts and hard cheeses, other individuals, such as myself, can't tolerate anything. Some people, like myself, seem to get worse with age... and I'm only 24. I am of Hispanic origin, however. Because of this, I am pretty much vegan. I chose not to eat meat, but now I do not consume any dairy products, and it's better for the environment as well. :) Any questions on lactose intolerance please feel free to e-mail me at yroderick@gmail.com. You would be very surprised at what has milk in it these days!
I drink lactose-free organic milk. It is terribly expensive, but I am allergic to soy, don't like rice milk (it tastes like water to me), and have a digestive disorder that reacts badly to most food so am a little afraid to try almond milk (though that doesn't necessarily mean that I won't do it, I just haven't gotten there yet). :) Also, I like the taste of milk; I just don't digest lactose well anymore. I take Lactaid pills if I eat other dairy products. I can't cut dairy products out of my already very limited diet. I am barely able to get nutrients into myself as it is.
I admit that I cannot always afford to buy organic, so I sometimes just buy regular lactose-free milk. It doesn't taste as good, though.
I like to mix the two. Some weeks I'll have soy milk and other days I'll drink cow milk. Although one day I tried cereal with soy milk and it didn't taste the same. So now for my cereals I'll only eat it with cow milk.
I'm also curious in trying rice and almond milk
I think that regular milk is way better than soy milk. I think this is a great article on milk. I didn't really know the difference between the milk except that I like the taste of regular milk better.
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