Hey, it's Lundy and it's Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast, your online resource for delicious and

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Hey there, Wendy here and you're listening to another mini episode of the Food Heaven Podcast where we answer one of your questions

Let's take a listen to this listener's question. Hi, I love the podcast and the book

I actually made the banana chia pancakes this morning and I love them. I

Would love to hear your thoughts on all the different milk options available?

Thanks to your podcast. I basically switched to the unsweetened almond milk, but I used to drink rice milk

so I will just be curious to know which ones are the best and which ones should be avoided.

Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a healthy ice cream cheat. If I wanted to eat

basically regular ice cream, which one would you suggest that might be the healthiest option?

Thanks so much. I love listening to you guys. Hey, Holly. Thank you so much for all of that love and those

banana chia pancakes are actually one of my go-to weekend recipes, so I'm super happy to hear that you love them.

Now onto your question. So when it comes to milks, we usually recommend taking a few things into a cow.

Tolerant preference and nutritional value. So I'm going to explain to you what I mean by this.

So for many people, cow's milk is out of the question because of lactose intolerance. So

similarly, the same concept can apply to nut milks too. So let's say you have someone that has

an allergy or a sensitivity to almonds or to soy, they should probably be avoiding milks that

are derived from those foods. So that's what I mean by tolerance. Now once you know what milk

options you have based on your tolerance, you want to look at preference, which is very important.

So some people prefer the flavor and consistency of almond milk over rice milk. Personally,

I prefer to use unsweetened organic soy milk for breakfast because it's a way for me to get

additional protein in the morning. I know Jess likes using unsweetened almond milk for breakfast and

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