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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 3:01 PM I'm a vegetarian interested in switching to a vegan diet. I drink lots of coffee/lattes. I heat my milk & then add my coffee. I've tried soy, almond & rice milk & the Silk coffee creamer but I don't like any of them. I've tried drinking my coffee black but that's not for me. Recently I saw a vegan product online that's supposed to be great in coffee but I can't remember the name of it. Any suggestions? I'm going to try a powdered vegetarian creamer that I saw at Whole Foods & use it while I follow the 21 Vegan Kickstart. But if I can find the right milk substitute so I can still enjoy my coffee I think I can easily give up all animal products. I'm going to try to drink more green tea & maybe that will help end my coffee addiction! Anyone else a coffee drinker that finds it hard to give up milk/cream/dairy creamers? |
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| shanna
Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM i heat my soymilk for coffee too--but i had to learn to like it! (at first i used the vanilla silk brand, and now i just use whole foods or trader joe's unsweetened soymilk.) starbucks has a sweetened soymilk that they'll substitute for you. there's a vegan creamer called mimic creme i bought for a guest over thanksgiving. it was a hit with her. http://mimiccreme.com/ silk brand also makes one, but if you don't like their soymilk you might not like that either. online vegan stores can be good for research--even if you don't order from them you know what to look for in your local stores. they know their stuff, and customers can rate products. (not necessarily all *healthy* products, but they're all vegan.) here are a few: vegan essentials: http://veganessentials.com/ cosmo's vegan shoppe: http://cosmosveganshoppe.com/ pangea vegan store: http://www.veganstore.com/ vegan.com's amazon store: http://astore.amazon.com/vegancommini-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=0 food fight: http://store.foodfightgrocery.com/ |
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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 7:17 PM Thanks Shanna, I'm going to follow up on all of your suggestions...Pangea might be where I saw the creamer substitute I read about...I will give all a try...glad you developed a taste for Soymilk. Maybe there is hope for me too! Happy Healthy New Year |
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| Caroline
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 8:26 PM I have trouble with that transition too. I use half and half in my coffee. It will probably be the last thing to go. |
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| DianeJ
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 134 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 9:29 PM I would recommend the Silk soy or coconut milk creamers, plain (not the flavors). |
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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:20 AM Caroline I think milk in my coffee will be the last thing to go for me too. Ice Cream, cereal with milk & glasses of milk & yogurt are the other dairy things that I love but I like the substitutes I've found for them. |
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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:24 AM DianeJ, I've never tried the plain soymilk or the coconut creamers but I'll try them. So far everything except for milk separates or curdles when I heat it or add it to coffee. |
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| DianeJ
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 134 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM Starfish, yes, when I first went off dairy, I had the same problem, the regular soy milks seem to curdle. But the Silk "creamers" will not do that. I am very particular about my coffee, and I quickly adapted to the soy creamer. However, as I said before, I was using quite a bit each day and in trying to cut down on processed soy, I have gone to the one made with coconut milk which is fine. On the curdling thing, though, I make an awesome chai, or green tea latte, using tea bags, and a cup of half water, half regular soy or almond milk, heated first in the microwave, and it does not curdle. But early on, I tried that with the soy milk, heating first, for coffee and something just wasn't right. |
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| shanna
Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 10:07 AM maybe that's the trick. i also heat my soymilk (whole foods unsweetened organic or trader joe's ditto) in the microwave (30 seconds) before i put the coffee in. it doesn't separate or curdle. as a bonus, my cup is warm. (and when it's 27 degrees out, that's awesome.) it also seems to depend on the brand. whatever soymilk they use at starbucks (which i've not seen in stores) doesn't separate or curdle. but the one they have at my local coffee shop does separate unless you stir it frequently. it looks a little weird, but it tastes fine anyway! |
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| JamesGov
Joined: 01/02/10 Location: NY, NY Posts: 4 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:18 AM Thanks for the posts in this thread. It's helpful to learn more options Best, James
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| peachdiva
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 2 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:47 AM I was so happy to see this post because it's really the last hitch for me going vegan. I used to work at Peet's Coffee here in California, and they have a soy milk that's made especially for espresso drinks. I don't know what the difference is exactly. I hate the taste of all the store soy creamers, but I'm thinking of maybe mixing half milk and half soy to start and gradually increase the soy. |
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| josie
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 12 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 2:12 PM This was a big issue for me in going vegan also. I love milk in my coffee, although I don't heat it before adding. I now use Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, vanilla flavored and unsweetened. The "unsweetened" part is very important to me as I have a problem with sugar. I believe it's a totally vegan product, and I have finally found a way to enjoy my coffee again with "cream!" |
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| ther3se
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 1 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 6:17 PM I use Blue Diamond Almond Breeze (original, so it has some sweetness) in my coffee and I've never looked back since. It's never curdled (like some soymilk), and it's thick enough to give me the same consistency that milk did. |
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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 8:04 PM Just re-read the posts & I'm craving coffee!! Going to Wholefoods in the morning & Starbucks...I know that one of the suggestions will work for me & I'm going to try Chai also. Good luck to everyone trying Vegan for the first time ...this is a great way to begin 2010. |
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| Theresa
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 4 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 9:54 PM man, I LOVE silk's original soy creamer....Can't help you there. I'd say try it until you learn to love it? |
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| DianeJ
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 134 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:10 AM One more thing(boy, are we into our coffee or what!). For those that have not tried it, the soy latte at Starbucks rocks! Even though I drink unsweetened coffee, and this is just a tad sweet(due to the special soymilk they use), it is really good! Also, if you're still around, to you guys who were using the Almond Breeze in your coffee, do you heat it first, or just pour like creamer? |
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| starfish
Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 8 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:08 PM I know!!! Trying a Soy Latte tomorrow at Starbucks, defininetly & asking them what kind of soy milk they use (if I like it) & I'm going to buy the Blue Diamond Almond milk, heat it in the microwave, then add my coffee. Besides caring about coffee too much I also watch Brothers & Sisters (yikes :! |
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| KeithAusTX
Joined: 01/03/10 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:32 PM I'm a tea drinker from England originally so I am used to tea with milk, the "proper" way. However, as a straight milk (Rather then creamer) substitute, I like (or have learned to like!) Westsoy unsweetened organic soymilk which only has 2 ingredients, water and Soybeans. Keith |
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| josie
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 12 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Monday, January 4, 2010 at 10:18 AM Hi DianeJ, no I've never heated up the Almond Breeze before adding it to my coffee but it's definitely worth a try, eh? |
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| babalonia
Joined: 01/04/10 Posts: 60 |
RE: replacing steamed milk in my coffee Posted Monday, January 4, 2010 at 1:43 PM I've found that coconut creamers are the thickest and the best for coffee. They have them at Whole Foods. |
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