Plant milk is gaining more and more popularity, and followers of a healthy lifestyle consider it a superfood. It is becoming a trend used for status but not health. People are not trying to find out if it is good for them or if they should not exclude animal milk and replace it with plant milk. Also, many plant-based milk companies run a high-quality advertising campaign. The cost of vegetable milk does not differ from that of cow’s milk, but you pay for it much more.
Plant milk is an extract made from nuts, grains, seeds, which are mixed with water and then squeezed out. Manufacturers of plant milk add sugar, flavorings, spices to it to improve its taste.
The most popular types of plant milk are soy, oat, almond, coconut, rice.
It is not difficult for you to find plant milk on the shelves of the supermarket near you. Its price is significantly higher than regular milk, so you will have to pay more, especially if you prefer almond milk. Almonds are an expensive nut, so the cost of such milk is higher than that of soy milk.
Plant milk is a food that vegans, people with lactose intolerance, or those with certain medical conditions can consume. But if you want to lose weight and replace cow’s milk with plant milk, you will be disappointed.
You should know that plant milk contains vegetable oils, preservatives, stabilizers, and sugars. All of these ingredients interfere with your weight loss. Even if you can find plant milk without additional ingredients, you should consume it in small amounts. The fat content of vegetable milk is several times higher than that of cow’s milk. You drink plant milk with the belief that it is dietary, but this is a mistake. Sometimes the fat content of plant milk can reach 24%, while the fat content of pasteurized cow’s milk usually does not exceed 2.5% or 3.6%. Therefore, if you have no contraindications to the consumption of animal milk, you should not exclude it. Of course, if you don’t like the taste of animal milk, then you shouldn’t drink it. However, no matter what kind of milk you drink, you must consider its calorie and fat content.
Also, plank milk can cause allergies. If you are prone to allergic reactions to nuts or other components of milk, you should forget about using this product.
You should choose milk based on your physical characteristics. Therefore, only you together with your doctor can decide to drink or not drink plant milk. But do not think that it will help you lose weight if you drink it uncontrollably.
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