I have had soymilk in the past – chocolate soymilk. And I have enjoyed it – especially the Silk brand. I used to drink it as an afternoon snack at work. I tried the 8th Continent brand once because it was on sale and did not like it. It did not give the same enjoyable experience as drinking the Silk brand and more like drinking something “healthy.” Now, I have read that chocolate soymilk (like chocolate milk) is not that great for you. So, when I was given the opportunity to get two half-gallon Silk products for free from BzzAgent, I decided to broaden my horizons. I purchased Silk PureAlmond Vanilla milk first. I tried it straight up in a glass at first. It was a little thick and slightly bitter, so I cut it with my regular milk and found it much more palatable. My three year old also enjoyed the “nut milk.” I then tried it in my protein smoothies. It performed very well and gave the smoothie and extra dimension of almond flavor – a very nice touch. I finally tried it in my cereal (everything from Lucky Charms to Frosted Mini-Wheats). I actually really enjoyed it in the cereal. It’s thicker than regular milk, so the experience harkens a little of something my mother likes to do – add yogurt to her cereal. I don’t like adding yogurt because that’s too thick for me, but I did like the almond milk.
After I finished the Almond Milk, I dared to try Silk Plain Soymilk. This was a little scary to me, since I had never tried plain soymilk before and the idea of nothing sweetening it was not my idea of something tasty. I tasted a tiny bit plain and it was as I expected – unappetizing. So I added some Hershey’s chocolate syrup and it wasn’t too bad. I then tried it in my smoothies and found it an acceptable replacement for regular milk. I only noticed a slight taste difference. I tried in my cereal and the same thing happened there – tasted fine. I was actually pleasantly surprised that I was able to finish the entire half gallon and happy to know I don’t have to buy flavored soymilk again. Silk also makes a coconut milk and I look forward to trying that one next!
