Thanks for the heads up. I have a mild dairy intolerance, so I have a keen interest in this subject.
The main question has to be “what’s the comparable calcium content?”. We have to get the bone-building stuff from somewhere.
So about two months ago I interviewed my good friend and holistic nutritionist Isabel De Los Rios for a guest coaching session, and within that call we gots to talkin’ about dairy quite a bit.
After the call, I started to think twice about my consumption of dairy (you can probably guess what Isabel’s position was), and from there made a couple adjustments to my diet that have made a profound impact on my fat loss over the last 6 weeks:
1. I’ve cut back considerably on my dairy intake altogether
2. Whatever dairy I do eat, it’s organic (sorry, I’m not giving up cheese)
Now, I generally have a couple protein shakes each day, and I generally mix the protein with milk. Then, a couple months back, I swapped out the regular milk for Almond Milk. No lactose, no dairy, no indigestion, no bloat…and frankly, I think it tastes better.
And oh yeah, it has one THIRD the calories of regular milk while scoring far lower on the Insulin Index.
There’s pretty much no downside. So, next time you’re in the store, I highly recommend you pick up a carton of Almond Milk and try it out. You can find Almond Breeze (by Blue Diamond) in just about every grocery store in the refrigerated section or there’s even a shelf-stable version available. Personally, I like the vanilla (unsweetened) flavor best.
Give it a few weeks, and I guarantee your waist-line will thank you for it.
Want to learn some AWESOME nutrition strategies to help you burn up to 10% of your body fat in the next 30 days?
Isabel just put up a video on her site where she teaches just that:
==> How to Burn up to 10% of Your Body Fat in the Next 30 Days <——- Watch here
Enjoy!
Joel
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Joel,
We’re Almond milk folks too… we try to avoid soy milk but it cooks better for some things and truth is, everything in moderation, even moderation. Ha…
I agree with Pete on the drawbacks but life is compromise… we do the best we can. I mean really, the thing Almond milk doesn’t have is the protein levels and calcium.. it’s better for you and then not so, maybe. But we’re food allergy folks / parents, so option be not ours.
Dairy is a life threatening allergy for my son.
@ Pete:
Thanks…
To Your Full Strength,
Shawn
Phil there’s no need to stop subscribing to Joel…he didn’t diss your farm or even dairy as a whole. He’s just offering an option. And Joel’s information is usually pretty good. Just because someone says something you don’t like is no reason to stop associating with them…..
@ Phil:
I agree that almond milk is better than dairy regarding bloat etc. but the taste is just vile, I know I tried it and putting that in my latte is just wrong and can’t stomach it so I changed to lactose free milk instead
Hi JOel,
I am really enjoying your emails with tips and free downloads. I have been using UNSWEETENED almond milk for some time now, and i like it alot. I wish Starbucks carried it!
I have a question regarding the 1000 Calorie challgeng: was I supposed to download it? I bought it, but if I was supposed to download it, I didn’t, and I need the link to do so. I thought it was “softbound” books, so I didn’t look for the download. THanks for helping me out (or reminding me)!
I am looking for a meal plan for the 1000 calorie challenge. I bought the calculator but would like to take the guesswork out of this program. Is there a sample diet plan like you have with XFLD?
Is almond milk a food I can have on a low-carb day while on your CYWT program?
Love Almond milk and is a definite way to go!
A lot of people believe that your traditional cow milk is the way to go and to be healthy but Almond Milk is just as good.
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Hi, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam remarks? If so how do you stop it, any plugin or anything you can advise? I get so much lately it’s driving me crazy so any assistance is very much appreciated.
I’m not sure I fully understand what you mean.
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