HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Rice milk or Almond milk

Support Forums
>
Ulcerative Colitis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 6/26/2010 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone have experience with these, any problems?
Posted 6/26/2010 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
I have used and like both. No issues.
Posted 6/26/2010 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
I wanted to try almond milk too, it sounds good.
Posted 6/26/2010 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
Rice milk tastes a little thin to me. Plus Almond Milk is the only one I have found that has a brand that has no carageenan. I can't say for sure that carageenan affects me, but knowing what we do - I avoid it at all costs.
Posted 6/26/2010 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
I like almond milk. I drink the Silk brand, and it has an unmistakable almond flavor. Not in a bad way. I do like the Silk vanilla almond milk better though.
Posted 6/26/2010 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Rice milk seemed to make my gut bloated, it is also very high in carbohydrates, but it taste ok. Almond milk was better health wise, but didn't like the taste quite as well.
Just check to make sure the brand you get does not have carageenan in it.
Posted 6/26/2010 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I L O V E Almond Breeze, Almond milk... Especially the vanilla flavored one.. WAYYYY Better than real milk and easier on the gut FUR SHUR!
Posted 6/27/2010 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
I drink almond milk most days in my cereal. I really like it -- way better than dairy milk, IMO, which I don't buy anymore. Rice milk is my second choice. Haven't had problems with either. Almond Breeze and the new Silk almondmilk are both tasty.
Posted 6/27/2010 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
What about goat milk? Anyone tried that? My mom gets fresh goat milk every week and I've been thinking about trying it because the lady that sells it to my mom said that she has a lot of UC customers who get their milk from her. Anyone else use it?
Posted 6/27/2010 7:13 AM (GMT 0)
I love both Almond Breeze and Rice Dream and had no problems. I like the taste of Almond Breeze better, but it's a matter of trying them for yourself. Good luck!
Posted 6/27/2010 10:28 AM (GMT 0)
I tried the goat milk for the first time ever two weeks ago. I really like it and think it's taste is practically indistingushable from cow milk. In fact, it reminded me of the milk served during school lunches when I was in elementary school for some reason. It does have a tendency to coagulate and look curdled sometimes, which is kind of gross to me.
Posted 6/28/2010 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
+1 for Almond Breeze.
Posted 6/28/2010 1:30 AM (GMT 0)

Susiebuddy said...
Oh I L O V E Almond Breeze, Almond milk... Especially the vanilla flavored one.. WAYYYY Better than real milk and easier on the gut FUR SHUR!

I second that. The chocolate is even better.
Posted 6/28/2010 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
I use soy milk, myself, but almond milk has a better nutritional profile than rice milk. I've also heard rice milk is waaaaaaaaaaay too sweet.
Posted 6/28/2010 5:19 AM (GMT 0)
I like soy the best personally. TRying to gain some weight & it has the most calories. I only like Silk Very Vanilla. Almond is a close second. I only use plain rice milk for my recipes such as chowders.
Posted 6/28/2010 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
No problems. I like soy the best personally. TRying to gain some weight & it has the most calories. I only like Silk Very Vanilla, though. Almond is yummy, & a close second. I only use plain rice milk for my recipes like chowders & sauces.
Posted 6/28/2010 12:06 PM (GMT 0)
I thought soy was a big problem for a lot of people with IBD? I remember reading that when first diagnosed so could be a sketchy memory and I might be wrong. I hope so, I like soy milk and like the sound of lots of calories.
Posted 6/29/2010 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Anybody have a problem with soy? Soy milk in particular? Is there a specific reason soy would aggravate IBD?
Posted 6/29/2010 3:29 PM (GMT 0)

Levi said...
Anybody have a problem with soy? Soy milk in particular? Is there a specific reason soy would aggravate IBD?

Not sure about IBD, but you may want to avoid soy if you're a man:

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/04infertility.htm
Posted 6/29/2010 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
Soy is a source of plant estrogen. I use a patch from it.

Some women are sensitive to surges of estrogen, and it might cause havoc with periods..etc.

Yes, for men, they shouldn't consume too much soy.

q
Posted 7/4/2010 7:47 AM (GMT 0)
Soy is a trigger for me, so I avoid it for the most part (soy oil, soy sauce, etc don't seem to bother me, or other soy in very small amounts).

For the most part, I drink Rice Dream and will use Almond Dream for baking/cooking and for drinking if I'm in the mood for it.

Gentle Now said...
I can't say for sure that carageenan affects me, but knowing what we do - I avoid it at all costs.

Agreed. I'd so much rather be safe than sorry. Reading about how they use carrageenan to induce colitis in animals for studies is frightening (yes I understand it's a different form than put in food but I have read that it can turn into the 'bad' form in your gut - I don't know what to believe, so I avoid it).
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply