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Oat Milk Rec

Now that I've had to go dairy-free again to deal with my arthritis flare-ups (which have gotten dramatically better since I ditched milk, and more on that in a future post) I still have to get more calcium on a daily basis to help my bones stay healthy. Oat milk has turned out to be the best sustainable food source for that, and over the last month I've tried all the brands available at my local market.

Oat milk doesn't taste much like milk -- it tastes like liquid oats to me -- but I don't like the taste of milk so that's a plus. Also, some brands are better tasting than others. Silk brand Oat Yeah milk, for example, has a very heavy, unpleasant cardboard taste to it. The lightest and best-tasting oat milk for me turned out to be this one from Chobani:

This product has about 7 grams of sugar per serving, but now that my diabetes is under control I can have small amounts like that and not worry about it impacting my blood sugar as much (it also helps that I drink it in the morning, and have the rest of the day to work it off.) The added bonus is that oat milk contains beta-glucans — a soluble fiber which can bind to cholesterol and reduce its absorption.

If you're looking for a dairy alternative and don't want to go the way of soy or almond products (both of which are not good for the environment) I recommend Chobani as a decent substitute.

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nightsmusic said…
I'm lactose intolerant so have a little Fairlife Whole Milk on my morning cereal, but that's all the milk I have. Well...maybe the occasional hot chocolate in the winter, but not much of that either. I've just never been a big milk drinker.
October 7, 2020 at 6:51 AM
Maria Zannini said…
We don't drink milk but I do use it in baking. We tried oat milk once and I actually think it gave a better flavor to my baked goods.
October 7, 2020 at 7:20 AM
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