I had the day off, so lounging around was the order of the day. So, that meant a snack was in order. ;)
I was happy to find out that Original Sun Chips were vegan. I've always liked them, and since the 'cheesy' and 'creamy' flavors are now off the menu.. they'll probably be my go-to 'unhealthy' snack. And as far as unhealthy snacks go, they're not too bad for you.
The other thing that relaxing at home causes.. is lots of Google searches. I came across a vegetarian fajita recipe. (Obviously, not a complicated recipe.. but seeing it, really made it sound good.) Other than the sour cream, it was vegan.. and it sounded good. Since we already had the peppers and an onion, I decided it was a "go" for dinner.
Of course, after chopping up the peppers, I realized we had no chili spice. So, I used some garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and a tiny bit of cinnamon. Tasted yummy to me!
Two veggie fajitas later, I was stuffed.
Now, I'm sitting in my bed, sipping my chai tea. Which brings me to vegan milk options... and boy, there are a LOT of them.
Remember how I was worried about having to give up my chai? Then I decided that soy was sufficient.. even though it was thicker than my usual milk; and had a vanilla pudding taste to it?
Well, since then, I've tried almond milk. YUCK! I had tried almond milk a few months ago, and didn't really like it. I decided, that for good measure, I should at least give it a chance. Disgusting. Okay. Maybe that's too harsh. But seriously, it tasted like having a mouth full of dry, bitter almonds. As you can imagine, it made for a pretty nasty chai tea. (and for reference, this was sweetened almond milk)
As previously noted, the soy milk (original, unflavored), was okay. But it felt like drinking whole milk (I'm used to 1%), and had a vanilla taste.. that just made my chai tea not taste, nor feel, the same.
I've also used coconut milk in the past, but didn't enjoy it mixed with just about anything. I love coconut. But I don't like my tea, or my Cheerios, to taste like coconut :/
In comes rice milk.
I had tried it long ago, and remember thinking it was watery.. with a little bit of oily tinge. Sounds appetizing, right? ;) Suprisingly, it ended up making the most 'true-to-the-original' chai tea.
Now, to be fair, rice milk has the most sugar, and least nutritional benefit. So I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a full blown milk replacement. For me, the key is probably to mix it up a bit.
This is how I would probably use each milk:
Almond:
baking (when a slight nutty flavor would be nice)
smoothies
Soy:
cereal
smoothies
creamy desserts
drink plain
Coconut:
drink plain
some 'tropical' smoothies
Rice:
milk drinks (chai, chocolate milk)
some cereals/oatmeal
There are other milks, too, such as hemp milk and oat milk. I haven't yet tried them. But if I do, you'll be the first to know :)
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