Forums: January 2011 Kickstart Forum: nutrition question/ almond milk
Created on: 01/22/11 11:28 AM Views: 1111 Replies: 4
summerleigh Joined: 09/23/10 Posts: 55	nutrition question/ almond milk Posted Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM I drink almond milk but am having a hard time finding one that is fortified with B12. Also, I recently read that the ingredient Carrageenan that is in many plant milks is cancer causing. I switched to a brand that does not have that particular ingredient but still no B12. Has ayone else heard about this? Any suggestions?
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cch22 Joined: 09/08/10 Location: New York State Posts: 999	RE: nutrition question/ almond milk Posted Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM I am not crazy about almond milk. so i can't help ya! I really like soy and or rice milk.
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068	RE: nutrition question/ almond milk Posted Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 3:49 PM We just make sure to take a supplement with B12. Plus, nutritional yeast has B12 as well. So, I'm not all that concerned whether the almond milk is also fortified. We tried almond, rice, soy milks and decided we liked the almond best (I use unsweetened plain on my cereal, we use that or sweeetened vanilla variety for baking/cooking depending on the type of recipe). We really don't drink liquid milk of any kind - it's mostly an 'ingredient' for other things. I did a quick look for carragenan info and found some places that said food grade isn't a problem (in general) and even digestion isn't enough to cause problems. Others said that it is bad totally and should be completely avoided. I guess it's one of those things that is still in a bit of a gray area. If you suspect it is causing you problems or you have a history/family history of gastrointestinal issues, then maybe it is wise to minimize use of it. Otherwise, it might not be all that horrible. As with anything, if it is a huge percentage of your daily intake, that's a different issue. For instance, I can handle small amounts of soy in products (soy based lecithin for example - and even then I try to limit how many of those products are in my day) but I can't tolerate something like tofurkey with the large amount of soy. --Deb R
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summerleigh Joined: 09/23/10 Posts: 55	RE: nutrition question/ almond milk Posted Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 6:29 PM Thanks for looking into it and responding!!
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summerleigh Joined: 09/23/10 Posts: 55	RE: nutrition question/ almond milk Posted Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 6:29 PM Thanks for looking into it and responding!!
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