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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

geckosfeet

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2. I went low carb but used half and half in my coffee and tea instead of milk.

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 12:26 PM

Feb 2013

More fat but fewer carbs. I am not at all sure how it would be in cereal. Most cereals have a lot of added sugary carbs so I switched to rolled oats oatmeal. No milk needed and no reading every micrometer of the package to figure out what's in it.

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Non-watery milk substitutes [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 OP

I use 35 percent cream riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #1

I went low carb but used half and half in my coffee and tea instead of milk. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #2

My co-op carries gluten-free cereals, so that's not a problem, Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #3

unsweetened almond milk ginnyinWI Feb 2013 #4

Second the motion for almond milk. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #5

Rice milk IS good in tea, especially the "East Asian" varieties Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #6

Another vote for this one. Almond milk is amazing. Codeine Feb 2013 #13

I gave almond milk a second chance, and I've actually come around to liking it. Still Blue in PDX Feb 2013 #7

I use half unsweetened Almond, half unsweetened rice or soy. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #8

I make my own.... gblady Feb 2013 #9

I'd suggest trying more than one brand to see if there's one you like. LeftyMom Feb 2013 #10

Hemp milk sucks -- seriously obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #11

I now prefer almond milk to dairy on my cereal. Chan790 Feb 2013 #12