Thank you all for these comments! Yes, Bev, I neglected to mention soy milk. Thank you for pointing that out. I will be sure to include soy in future posts.
Many women find soy products to be medicinal because they increase estrogen. However, too much of this phytoestrogen in men can cause fertility problems.
Many people cannot tolerate soy products. People who grow up consuming soy from childhood typically do well on soy. People who did not grow up on soy products and started consuming them in adulthood, or even as a teen, sometimes have terrible problems with soy. Soy is not good for anyone with thyroid issues except miso and tempeh because they are fermented. People who have compromised health of any kind tend to have problems with soy. It's not exactly an allergy, but the intolerance can feel like a food allergy.
Paul and Julie, thank you for mentioning Ripple. I haven't checked it out but I have seen it at Whole Foods.
The commercial milk that I used to get regularly was So Delicious brand unsweetened coconut milk. It has a nice thickness, pleasant mild flavor, and works well in hot tea. It doesn't have some of the worst additives, it's organic, and it has no sugar. It's also inexpensive at around $2 per quart. I stopped using that one too because of the packaging and I took another step towards a cleaner diet.
There is a delicious new almond milk called New Barn. It's local, organic, comes unsweetened, has very few ingredients, and the packaging is not too bad. It is a bit expensive though at around $5 per quart. Community Market and Oliver's carry it.
Another new product is Rebbl Keto Vanilla Almond milk, which is really expensive at $5 for a small bottle, but the keto one is high protein, has zero sugars, no additives, it's organic, the packaging is all recycled post-consumer waste, and it's delicious in coffee.
Most of the time I make either oat milk or almond milk homemade. They have two ingredients including the water and the price is the best too.
What other non-dairy products do you like?
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be medical advice.