Can't Handle Milk? Try out Silk

After years of unexplainable bouts of nausea that immediately followed consumption of fluid milk, I have finally made peace with the fact that my body simply cannot efficiently break down cow's milk. Instead of dwelling on the potential loss of vitamins and minerals contained in cow's milk, I moved on and experimented with the different milk replacements on the market that did not contain the proteins which negatively interacted with my stomach.

Fortunately, I did not have to search very long. One of the first lactose-free milk products I encountered was the Silk Soy Milk, available in many different varieties. I tried the vanilla and chocolate flavors and was positively surprised by the milk's smooth texture. I also liked that I was able to drink the vanilla and original flavors plain, without adding cereal or cocoa powder, which I frequently had to do when drinking cow's milk to mask the taste.

Aside from soy-based derivatives, Silk milk also offers milk products made from coconuts and almonds. Both are very tasty alternatives to soy milk and both seem to work for my lactose intolerance as well.

My lactose intolerance also makes it difficult for me to eat yogurts and ice cream sometimes. Of course, once I found that Silk also offers a selection of soy-based fruit yogurts (which can be frozen for a cooler snack) I immediately switched over. Silk Live! Yogurts come in many flavors from Key Lime, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, to Vanilla, and many more.

It is great to finally have a nutritious milk product that not only tastes great, but also offers the same nutrients as cow milk and lets me enjoy a nice bowl of morning cereal once again.

For a comprehensive overview of Silk products, visit www.silksoymilk.com/products