Because I think it is important to know what is in Almond Milk, the nutritional info is included below. I do want to add that I believe that small changes can make a huge difference in speeding up weight loss. Walk the extra 1/2 mile and substitute lower fat and calorie foods and beverages, don't feel starved, and you can still lose weight effectively - compared to crash diets, lowered metabolism and the likelihood that a return to a sane diet will pack on the pounds (due to that lower metabolism). So how much better is almond milk than regular? If you do the math, you'll see that almond Milk has 1/2 to 1/4 the calories of milk (for an 8 ounce serving). Like chocolate? Get their chocolate flavored version and save even more.
I'm also on a medication that makes it harder to lose weight but I still was successful as long as I tweaked my diet and kept exercising.
I often crave both chocolate and peanut butter, having the vanilla and chocolate versions of this milk really helped with those cravings. There is another nifty product, found here on Amazon, which also goes a long way when it comes to cutting fat and calories. Since I sometimes use it with almond milk, I'm giving it a mention:
PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter - 85% Less Fat and Calories - 6.5 Oz, which also comes in chocolate. Add it to almond milk and you either have a peanut butter flavored milk or a chocolate peanut butter milk. If you buy the unsweetened version of almond milk ( a mere 40 CALORIES a glass), you can add your diet sweetener of choice but I really don't mind the lack of sweetener.
Unlike milk, I don't have lactose intolerance, pain, and bloating with this. That is a HUGE plus right there!
Okay, here is the nutritional rundown and please note that I'm only including those items that contain significant amounts of recommended daily values or percentages suggested per day:
Calories: 40
Calories from fat : 30 (but compare that to whole milk) Also, if you mainly follow a low fat diet, you can work this into your daily plan, making sure your fat remains at 30% or less of your total calories. The nutrition label notes that the fat in this milk is only 5% of the daily total recommended per day for the average person.
NO saturated fat, trans fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat or cholesterol
Sodium 180mg
Potassium 190mg (5% Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
Daily Value:
Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 0%
Iron 20%
Vitamin E 25%
Vitamin B12
Phosphorous 10%
Zinc 20%
Copper 25%