I’ve started using almond milk and know a number of people who have as well. It tastes good and has less sugar than regular milk. I’m currently using it in a shake once a day but hadn’t heard of it until a few months ago. It seems to be a hot grocery item but why? The Wall Street Journal has an article about almond milk and people’s sudden interest in it.
Almond milk is made when roasted almonds are crushed to make almond butter, then mixed with water plus vitamins, stabilizers and, in some cases, a sweetener, such as evaporated cane juice. Compared with other alternatives, almond milk is especially low in calories: A cup of original-formula Silk Pure Almond contains 60 calories, compared with 90 calories for a cup of original-formula Silk soymilk and 130 calories for a cup of 2% milk.
Read the entire article here. What do you think about almond milk?
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