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Seven Healthiest Milk Options
16 of the best dairy-free milk brands for your tea, coffee and cereal
Oat Milk vs. Almond Milk vs. Coconut Milk: What Is the Best Plant-Based Milk?
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| Almond Milk: | Oat Milk: |
- Most popular plant-based milk alternative
| - Considered the hearth-healthiest plant milk, because of the benefits of oats
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| - Oats lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of hearth disease
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- Also low in calories and fat
| - According to Stacey Smith, senior food and drink editor of Good Housekeeping, a glass of oat milk provides 10% of daily recommended iron levels
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- High in minerals like magnesium and calcium
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- Contains rich amounts of vitamin E (an important antioxidant)
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| Cashew Milk: | Soy Milk: |
- Higher calorie and protein alternative
| - Proclaimed to be the most like dairy, nutritionally
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- Loads of vitamins and minerals (magnesium, iron, vitamin D, etc.)
| - Has the most protein of all plant-based options
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- Heart healthy unsaturated fats
| - High in vitamin A, B12 and D as well as minerals
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- Healthline states, Drinking this type of milk may boost heart health, improve blood sugar control, promote eye health and more
| - FDA and other studies suggest that soy resembles cow's milk the most, in nutritional value, if it is fortified with calcium and vitamin D
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