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Organic Valley Vanilla Lowfat Milk
By: | Aug 13, 2008
If you've ever ordered or prepared a creamy milkshake made with vanilla ice cream and ice cold milk, then you'll know what Organic Valley Vanilla Lowfat Milk tastes like. When I first tried it, I was thought "Wow this tastes exactly like a melted vanilla milkshake ... who could ask for more"?! Unfortunately, about half way through drinking this, my thoughts changed to "I feel sick and must throw this away"
I am not really a big fan of flavored milks, because most of them are just sweetened with a little bit of flavoring added and Organic Valley Vanilla is no exception. If you have a serious sweet tooth, then you MAY like this product, but I surely will not be buying it again (and I certainly have a sweet tooth).
If you compare the nutrition facts of Organic Valley Vanilla Lowfat Milk to a milkshake, then it would receive five stars - and it's nutrition facts are similar to other 'flavored' milks. Each shelf-stable 8 ounce serving has 150 calories, 2.5 grams of total fat (4% of the RDA), 1.5 grams of saturated fat (8% of the RDA), 120 mg of sodium (5% of the RDA), 2 grams of fiber (8% of the RDA), 23 grams of sugar and 8 grams of protein. Furthermore, this organic milk contains 10% of the RDA for Vitamin A, 30% for Calcium and 25% for Vitamin D. The ingredient list is short and very sweet: Organic Grade A Lowfat Milk, Organic Unrefined Cane Sugar, Organic Vanilla Flavor, Organic Inulin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3.
My favorite part of Organic Valley's website is their coupon page. I paid only $0.34 after a $1 off coupon for a single-serving size of Organic Valley Vanilla Lowfat Milk. Unfortunately, this is just too sweet for me. I love a milkshake as much as the next guy, but I do not enjoy a whole container of "melted sweetness" that is supposed to be milk. While the vanilla flavor isn't the greatest, I have tried other Organic Valley products that are wonderful, like the Chocolate Lowfat Milk (but that's for another review). But like I said, when you're looking to cut calories, flavored milks should not even be on your radar.
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While I like the idea of all these organic milks that are on the rise, I don't like the fact that THEY DON'T TASTE LIKE MILK! I'm a bit embarrassed that I evidently love the taste of all the chemicals that were in the milks of my youth, but I only buy organic when it's the only thing around, as it often is here in NYC. Healthy bastards!
I'm weird, I like my soymilk really watered down. I won't be trying this one either.
Plus, if I want dessert I'll eat it -- not drink it.
--Jenn
I'm weird, I like my soymilk really watered down. I won't be trying this one either.
Plus, if I want dessert I'll eat it -- not drink it.
--Jenn
This sounds like I wouldn't be able to stomach it either - probably partly for the same reason that I haven't used up the Weight Watchers smoothie mixes I bought months ago. There's a certain syzygy of liquid texture, temperature, and sweetness that just makes for a gross concoction. But I wonder - what if you chilled it in the fridge and ran it in an ice cream maker until it thickened up? That would solve some of the texture and temperature issues, and sweet stuff tastes less sweet when it's really cold. Might be worth a shot.