Top 10 Healthiest Milks You Need to Be Drinking

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Hazelnut milk is rich in protein, heart-healthy fats, vitamin E, B vitamins, oleic acid, zinc, iron, calcium, antioxidants, magnesium, and dietary fiber. Moreover, it tastes great with coffee. There are already a few options of this milk available on the market, including regular, blended with almonds, and chocolate.

It’s best to make your own homemade hazelnut milk, it’s really simple, all you need is hazelnuts, water, Himalayan salt, vanilla extract, maple syrup and, to make it thicker, add sunflower lecithin. You can even add chocolate if you want.

7. Flax milk

Flax milk is a great source of omega 3 fatty acids, which come from the cold-pressed flax oil. Omega 3s can help prevent many serious health problems including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Amazingly, flax milk doesn’t contain any gluten, saturated fat, trans fat, lactose, cholesterol, or soy. It is naturally low in calories; yet, it can come in varieties that are more caloric, such as vanilla flax milk and sweetened flax milk. Furthermore, you shouldn’t rely on flax milk as a source of protein.

8. Oat milk

Oat milk is loaded with fiber compared to other milk products. According to a Swedish study, oat milk might lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), even oat milk that was deprived of insoluble fiber. Oat milk can also be made at home. All you need is a blender and a fine sieve.

You need to combine steel cut oats, cinnamon, sea salt, maple syrup and some vanilla extract. Let the oats soak for about 20 minutes before blending the ingredients together, and then drain the milk through the sieve to separate the oat pulp. Homemade oat milk is great because it obviously has no emulsifiers or thickeners.

9. Sheep milk

This may be really surprising, but sheep milk actually has more protein, calcium, fat, vitamin B12, vitamin C, carbs, magnesium, and folate than cow milk. Sheep’s milk is the 4th most produced milk worldwide right behind cow, goat, and buffalo.