Silk silk silk

What do cows drink?

WATER!

So today I got to experiment with my Silk Almond Milk. All I have to say, is holy shit. I got the vanilla flavored milk and decided to give it a go. I hear everyone talking about almond milk and how it's better for you, and it probably is. I previously did a blog entry about my problems with dairy. It just freaks me out. We as humans are the only animal that drinks another animal's milk. Gross. If you were to put a glass of milk in front of me, and force me to drink it I would projectile vomit. Legit makes me sick. 

I do okay with skim milk, but do better with soy. For whatever reason I've completely zoned out on the fact that whey protein is derived from dairy. That kind of explains a lot. Dairy isn't my favorite thing, I really don't even eat much ice cream. 

Moving forward,

I decided to give the almond milk a go, and whip up a shake tonight. I'm amazed that I haven't used this before! It tasted SO much better than using water! I mixed about 6oz of it with my 100 calorie chocolate protein mix, and threw in some ice. I'm happy to report that the Oster blender was EXACTLY what I wanted and was looking for! Super easy, small, and easy to clean. 

The caps just twist off and you can switch them out. One has the mixing blades, and the other is just a regular top to drink out of. I added way too much ice, so next time I'll cut back. It made the shake way too thick. This was the final product:

It turned out to be more like a frostie, but if you like that consistency that's cool. It was just hard to drink it out of a straw, so I just put the cap back on and drank it normally. I drink things way faster with a straw, so I'd use one when I drank my shakes from before. 

For anyone who hasn't tried blending their shakes, it's a definite must. The whisk bottle method just doesn't do it for me. It's like drinking mud. I feel like the almond milk gave the shake an entirely different taste AND consistency. It's worth a shot! 

I didn't try the almond milk alone, just because I didn't want to freak myself out. If I tried it plain and didn't like it, I'd probably talk myself into thinking the shake was going to be disgusting. Either way, I think this time around I'll definitely see more success. I have 40lbs to melt off to get to my final goal. It seems like a lot, but I put back on about 8lbs in the last 5 months so it set me back a bit. I'm super confident that I can achieve this goal, without too much resistance mentally this time!

I'm not even considering the Shakeology anymore, because the almond milk made that much of a difference in the taste. This is totally tolerable. I'm not over the moon about any protein shake, but I can definitely live with drinking these from now on!