My husband was missing being able to drink milk, and unsweetened almond milk just isn’t a very satisfying substitute. I came up with a replacement that he really liked.
6.5 ounces unsweetened almond milk
3 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream
a few drops of stevia to desired sweetness
Shake it up, and it makes 1 cup. It should be around 2 grams of carbs, and 18.5 grams of fat.
Tried something similar with coconut milk. Haven’t found the right balance to approximate the flavor of milk, but it was something good to have with the keto cheesecake brownie bites I made last week.
I have watched a lot of “Full day of eating” videos on youtube, I was kind of surprised by a number of people that drink a glass of almond or cashew milk with their meals. I do love my dairy but I haven’t really been much of milk drinker in years.
I’m much more into cheese and HWC, but I do occasionally miss a nice cold glass of milk. Just not willing to deal with the carbs.
Fairlife milk is a guilty pleasure on very rare occasion for me. I looooove milk. I might try this!
You might get the consistency, but probably not the taste. Might be worth some experimenting, tho.
Someone else can try it for me …I don’t recall the last time I wanted a glass of milk. Even pre-keto I was not a mil drinker.
My kids drink raw local jersey cow milk with tons of cream in it. I’ll occasionally have a little it’s some of the only dairy I can tolerate!
I haven’t had fresh raw milk in maybe 30 yrs…on my brother’s farm in Wisconsin, fresh from the cow. so unlike the stuff in the cartons, more like a milkshake! What’s the carb count for that, anyone know?
Very similar to whole milk. Standard homogenised pasteurized is 3.5 to 4 percent butterfat, depending on the brewed of cow and diet raw milk can be from 3. to 5 percent
I really like Califia Farms ‘Toasted Coconut’ Coconut Almondmilk Blend. Be sure to get the ‘toasted coconut’. Satisfying in the same way a glass of milk is.
8 oz glass is 45 calories.
Macros: Fat 4g, Total Carbs 1g, Protein 1g
This sounds weird, but I drink about 8oz of the Blue Diamond unsweetened with breakfast each morning but I add some seasalt to it. The salt smooths out the taste, I also use salted kerrygold in my BPC for the same reason. Also, I need my sodium 
DI’ve seen multiple sources that show that raw milk is less insulinogenic than pasteurized. Due to the fact that pretty much all the micronutrients are killed when pasteurized, in its raw state it is easier to digest, and thus your body does not struggle trying to get thr nutrients. The micronutrients aid in digestion, so somehow it does not spike insulin like other carb sources or pasteurized milk.
Here is Jimmy Moore’s N=1 experiment with various beverages, including raw milk: http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/jimmy-moore’s-n1-experiments-atkins-protein-shakes/11363
Here’s the specific graph for raw milk:
I don’t drink milk, but in recipes I mix heavy cream 50?50 with water for milk.
This is awesome info - thanks Genevieve! I was thinking of trying to find local grass-fed raw milk to make my own butter; this makes me even more motivated.
I’m in Texas and it’s ridiculous trying to get raw milk here. It’s illegal
to sell in stores or farmer’s markets. It’s required to drive out to a farm
and purchase from a farmer directly.