Milk alternatives

[Piggymon]

I've recently cut down from full fat millk to skimmed milk on my cereal and it's ok.

It's not as nice but it's passable and I'm sure after a while I won't even notice the difference

[Jonny69]

I've tried a whole host of milk alternatives and all but one of them have been frankly undrinkable in my opinion. Provamel seems to be the only one that is quite nice and also works in tea and on cereal. Unfortunately it's the most expensive at about £1.75 per litre.

Alpro, Rice Dream, So Good and various others are just disgusting. Try them but I don't think you'll like them. Doesn't make much difference if it's "fresh" or UHT, still as grim.

Provamel will be with the UHT milk etc in the supermarket or you can get it in Holland and Barrett.

Alpro, Jesus, they did free samples a while back that I can only guess slaughtered their sales forever. It was so disgusting I saw the cartons all over the place with one sip taken out and dumped. Some of those people may have actually bought their product just to see what it was like but there's no way they'll ever buy it now

You could also try goats milk or sheep milk if it's the lactose that's irritating you. I see they do both in Sainsburys now.

[Jonny69]

And don't forget boys, soya is good for prostate cancer. Get it down yers.

[iCraig]

Originally Posted by Garp

I would be very cautious about consuming Soya, there are a number of carcinogens in there

I think it was this forum where there was a similiar discussion. Unless it contains a lot of carcinogens (such as tobacco smoke, asbestos etc) avoiding it in a modern western diet is pretty difficult. You'd be surprised at how many foods out there have carcinogens in them, ableit a small amount. Even caffeine, although not strictly a carcinogen, is being more heavily linked to kidney and bladder cancer. Probably because of its diuretic effect on the renal system, over time it probably introduces more than its fair share of cell destruction.

Everything in moderation is your best bet, otherwise basic shopping becomes a minefield of "this will kill me" Happy days.

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by iCraig

Everything in moderation is your best bet, otherwise basic shopping becomes a minefield of "this will kill me" Happy days.

I have to admit, this is also the approach I take.

Some good suggestions folks, thank you.

I'll try 'different' milk for a week or so and then if that doesn't have any effect, I might change the cereal. It's bran flakes, weetabix or shreddies at the moment, so heavily wheat-based. Might go back to porridge for a bit and see if it makes a difference.

[Mark]

Gluten intolerance is certainly a possibility. Can cause anything including stomach aches, cramps, excessive trips to the toilet, and weight loss.

The easy way to tell whether it's that is does bread or pasta have any adverse effect on you?

My stepdad's a coeliac. All wheat-based products are off the menu for him.

[Jonny69]

Originally Posted by Mark

My stepdad's a coeliac. All wheat-based products are off the menu for him.

The gluten-free sausages in Waitrose are delish. Can't remember the brand but they're good

[Will]

Originally Posted by Jonny69

And don't forget boys, soya is good for prostate cancer. Get it down yers.

No chance in hell mate.

There's plenty of better ways of helping than that infernal stuff!

[Knipples]

Rice milk?
Marchant is gluten and dairy intolerant, so we have to faff about with his diet a lot, he likes drinking rice milk though.

[lostkat]

Poor Marchant. Life would be awful without dairy and gluten