Supports weight management
Plant-based drinks typically have fewer calories than regular dairy milk. For people who aim to reduce their calorie intake, switching to almond milk may sustain that dream. Weight loss can frequently be achieved or supported by decreasing energy intake from food.
Making small swaps from high-calorie foods to low-calorie foods can effectively decrease or maintain calorie intake, depending on your goals. Studies support the idea that reducing energy intake from food can help with weight management.
However, wide commercial varieties of almond milk are sweetened or flavored with added sugars, so they’re higher in calories. Different brands may add various amounts of sugar, so it’s vital to read the nutrition label and ingredient list if you’re concerned.
Furthermore, unfiltered, homemade almond milk may have more almonds left, which can also be higher in calories.
4 thoughts on “Almond Milk: 7 Benefits and 5 Side Effects”
Been using almond milk for several years. Really love it in my morning coffee.
I like almond milk in my coffee, but I cannot do unsweetened. I switched from coffee, mate to silk, almond milk, crème brûlée or vanilla. This is great and much better and lower in calories than what I was previously using. But unsweetened I tried, and cannot do in my coffee.
My son was put on a Low Carb diet to help with seizure control by his neurologist he recommended Unsweetened almond milk because it was low in carbs. Just so happened that I had been having digestion problems, my gastroenterologist told me that as we age we loose the ability to breakdown milk proteins so he suggested that I try Soy milk. I tried for a year but the matter only got worse! So I switched to Almond milk along with my son, and have had no problems.
Dairy is a mucus producing item. If one had sinus problems, almond milk WILL be your friend.