Oat milk seems to be all over these days. Starbuck's just added an iced brown sugar oat milk shaken expresso to their menu. My daughter has been giving oat milk to my grand son instead of regular milk. At first I laughed at her. Then I went to the supermarket to buy her some oat milk. That's when I saw how much shelf space different oat milk brands getting in the dairy case. In recent years several plant based milks became popular. Soy milk and almond milk have been around for a while. Now oat milk is catching on. The reason is because it's a great choice for people with allergies and intolerances. There's no lactose, nuts or soy in oat milk. It can even be made with gluten free oats. That's why my daughter's pediatrician suggested it for my grand son. Oat milk is vegan friendly. So my big question is how do they make this stuff? The answer is pretty simple. They soak and blend steel cut rolled oats in water. Then strain the oats through cheese cloth. The white liquid that's left is the oat milk. It has less nutrition than the oats themselves. Which is why the companies that make oat milk have to add vitamins and nutrients. Calcium, potassium, iron and vitamins A and D are often added to oat milk. Which in the end has more calories, carbs and fiber than cow's milk. Cow's milk still has more protein. This all sounds pretty good. How does it taste? One of these days I'll let you know. When I'm brave enough to give it a try. Maybe the next time we run out of cow's milk at home. I'll try some of my grandson's oat milk in my coffee.
Source: Healthline.com