Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk

By: Caroline Yoder | Aug 16, 2007

If you're a dieter, that familiar glass of chocolate milk, which is roughly 160 calories, now becomes a high calorie indulgence, especially for a liquid that may not leave you feeling full. After experimenting with some homemade chocolate milk concoctions (mixing skim milk with chocolate milk, adding Hershey's syrup to skim, etc.), I discovered Almond Breeze Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk.

This dairy free milk ingredients are mostly water, almonds, and cocoa. It's sugar free (and free of artificial sweeteners), so I would not recommend drinking it straight from the glass as is. If you've ever tasted unsweetened cocoa powder, you'll understand why! Usually I add a packet of natural sweetener, such as Stevia - warm it up in the microwave to get something similar to hot cocoa. It also works well when making a delicious tasting milkshake or smoothie.

Each 8 ounce serving of Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk contains an astounding 45 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, and no sugar, making it taste creamy without being sickeningly sweet like some other varieties. There are also 2 grams of protein, 1 gram of fiber, and this beverage also provides 20% of your daily calcium needs, 25% for vitamin D, and a whopping 50% of vitamin E (from the almonds). Not as impressive stats as regular skim milk, but it's a fine replacement to traditional chocolate milk.

I purchased Almond Breeze Almond Milk from Whole Foods in the aisle with other shelf-stable milks, for about $3. Each container contains about 4 cups. It's also gluten free, cholesterol and lactose free, and something I would buy again and again.

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