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I did not read this right the first 3 times.. omg
Hehe, nut milk. >

Now you can't spell nutrition without NUT >

Ask me that again after post-nut clarity hits >

Is the metric for a better milk is the length of time it lasts? >

let me tell you about delicious dehydrated milk. Just mix with water.
In post apocalyptic times we're going to enjoy milk like kings >

Bold of you to assume there will be safe to drink water. >

thats why you turn it into milk so it isnt water anymore >

I will take the radioactive water over milk powder. >

well glowing in the dark has its benefits >

Especially for attracting mates >

If only they made a type of ultra pasteurized milk that was shelf stable. That'd be a million dollar idea right there. >

i think they use some kind of Ultra Heat Treatment. i think there is an abbreviation for it. >

There's no demand for that, because it's shite >

I take it you've never been to Spain, Southern Europe or Africa? 
It may be shite if you have quality dairy, but its almost essential in hot countries. >

I live in a hot mediterranean island and the first time I learnt that UHT milk even exists was when I went to Hungary to study. >

Yep it's more common in poorer european countries/ex eastern communist europe >

Your mom says my nut milk is the best >

That's what she said >

r/thatsthejoke >

Some oat milk is shelf safe until you open it. Then you need to refrigerate it. >

I FUCK with oat milk dude! God. Damn. Fuck yea! Unsweetened vanilla? Sublime. >

I find it has a nice earthy taste. Really good when I use it in coffee, and make shakes with it. 
I prefer it to milk in all aspects, besides cookie dipping lol >

I got it in a cappuccino once and I never looked back.
That oat taste is a game changer and is closest to milk body wise IMO. Almond milk is a joke. >

Almond milk is too watery. Oat milk has got the creaminess and flavor. >

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS. Almond milk honestly tastes ass but oat milk can honest pass as regular milk in coffee/other drinks unless you were to tell someone about it. >

I'm fairly certain that most containers of those milk say consume within 7 - 14 days from opening. >

The milks that I buy gets bad within 2 days after opening it. >

do u put them in the fridge after opening >

Put it in the what now? >

If it takes you 3 months to go through a carton, do you really even need milk? >

Seems to be someone who just uses it as coffee cream. Or makes quarter-sized pancakes once a week. >

Feel like I'd get arrested if I tried selling it idk how these other guys get away with it. >

I prefer badger milk myself; extra chunky is the best! /s >

They last 2-3 months and you buy 4 at a time? There's no way you're only grocery shopping every couple months if you actually use what you buy, so your logic doesn't make a lot of sense. Have my upvote for misunderstanding how milk works. >

Unopened it'll last, but I studied bacteria in college, if this guy is leaving unrefrigerated nutrient rich liquids out in the environment and using them for weeks at a time he's going to have a very bad time sooner rather than later. >

There's nothing in the post that suggests it's unrefrigerated >

No. Nut milks don't taste anything like milk. So many people have told me they're better but they have a caveat. Almond seperates. Coconut is too thin. Soy just tastes bad so it usually has a weird flavor covering it. Oat is closest in consistency but it doesn't taste like milk. I really don't get it, it's not worth it. Id rather just not drink milk than have non dairy milk >

To me, unsweetened oat milk tastes just like milk. I switched. >

This community is really showing its overlap with /r/teenagers in this post. >

Organic milk is Ultra Pasteurized to remove the bacteria that curdles it. 
So it lasts like 3 months. Next time you are at the store, take a look. 
I bought 2 gallons yesterday that expire in March. >

the only thing I buy organic - it has a practical impact and isn't just marketing nonsense >

i also only buy things made out of organs. it just feels right >

I don't give two hoots about the expiration date. 
Have you tried the coconut milk? That stuff is delicious! It makes everything better. French toast, cereal, pancakes, etc. Then drinking coconut milk with cake or pies, wow. >

It’s nut juice >

The term “milk” is an old chemistry term referring to a heterogeneous mixture of insoluble compounds (colloid is the modern term). 
Think “milk of magnesia” used as an antacid. It is called a milk because the Mg(OH)2 doesn’t dissolve and just forms a suspension. Almond milk is a suspension of ground up almond particles. Cow milk is a suspension of fat particles that won’t dissolve. This is why milk is homogenized because it wants to form a floating fat layer and water layer. That’s unappealing so they fake making it look the same throughout. It is not a homogeneous solution. 
So anything you can mix up in water that doesn’t dissolve and it stays suspended is “milk”. >

Yes, because food is valued only by it's shelf life. >

This is why I only eat beef jerky and honey >

Tastes better. Lasts longer. Agreed. >

I got a couple containers of nut milk for ya >

Fill another box did ya? >

Tehehe. He drinks nut milk. >

Hey OP, just so you know, real milk freezes and thaws no problem.  I bought 25 litres of milk that was set to expire in 3 days and froze it.  The day before one runs out, I put the next one on the counter for 8 hours so it’s mostly thawed (still cold by then too).  The rest thaws over the couple days I drink it. >

Thank you. This is such a great idea and I don’t know why I never thought of it. No one drinks milk in my house. We literally need it once a month or so for recipes and of course we don’t have it on hand and then I have to buy a container that mostly goes to waste, but you just made me realize I can freeze it half a cup at a time in baggies. 
Thank you >

Lactose free milk is the same way though and tastes better than nut milks >

I bought lactose free milk and it gave me explosive runs. Then I saw that they simply added Lactaid to it and was not lactose-free at all, it's all bullshit, it's a lie.
"Lactose-free" milk is a lie. It not only has lactose but they did nothing at all to remove lactose. >

Isn't that how Lactose free works? You can't produce Lactaid so they give it to you >

I understand that's a good solution, now that people are mentioning it, I've never bought lactose free milk so I never cared to check
But I always assumed they removed lactose bcause of the name, lactose free should mean it's free of lactose not that they supplement it with lactaid to help process the lactose it still has >

Soy and oats are not nuts. Neither is a coconut. >

if coconut's aren't nuts why does it have nut in the name then? explain that. >

Still tastes like shit tho >

What do you buy 4 of? >

Well how about you look for long lasting regular milk. I have a carton (12 pieces) which lasts months (Without refrigiration before being open I might add.) so that sounds like a problem where you are. >

have you ever had filtered milk? those last 1~2 months. >

There’s only one milk that the FDA allows pus in and it ain’t nut milk >

"Have you ever seen a tit on an almond?" >

And Twinkies and better than an apple because they last much longer too >

Well that's because it is just nut or grain water and not actual milk. >

Nut Milk, hurr hurr hurr 'Nut Milk' pfnarr >

OPs mum loves nut milk >

I did not read this right the first 3 times.. omg >

But they all taste like garbage though. >

The longer it lasts the more preservatives it has. Alternative milk products are full of oils, sugars and not many vitamins in comparison >

The oils and sugars are just there to mimic the fats and sugars that dairy milk has. Very little difference. Also almost all plant milks are fortified with the same nutrients as milk; namely calcium. >

Minus the pus and antibiotics. >

All milk commercially sold in the US is routinely tested for antibiotics. >

Doesn't really matter. They all taste like shit anyways. Nothing beats regular cow milk. >

Taste difference isn't worth it. Dairy all the way. >

Animal secretions meant for baby animals? Gross. >

You drank it as a baby stupid. New flash, your burger is dead animal muscle. GROSS! Wait. I meant delicious. Milk and meat are deliciius. >

Nut milks are better because they reduce animal suffering. >

Almond "milk" is doused with glyphosate, which is lethal to bees. In areas where there is high demand for almond "milk", bees are dying at an unforeseen rate.
You're also consuming this glyphosate whenever you drink it. >

This issue is preventable and still not as cruel as what is done to cows to harness their breast milk.
You can also make almond milk at home. >

Those horrific videos you see online depicting factory farms are not taken in the developed world.
I have family members who are dairy farmers. They love their cows are treat them incredibly well. 
They do not forcibly impregnate the cows, nor do they separate them from their calves. Their cows are well-fed and treated like pets. They’re all named (in addition to having an ID number) and have their own distinct personalities. >

Anything that is bought in a supermarket can't be produced like that.
Where do the calves go after they grow? Are they set free? If they drink the milk, how can they make enough to sell? And how is the cow impregnated? Is she just allowed to date a few bulls and do her own thing?
Is she taken care of when she's old? Who pays for that?
Sorry but I call bs.
Also, I live in the developed world and I know how farms and slaughterhouses work here. I've also met some farmers etc. >

Well, it is.
They have hundreds of livestock on hectares upon hectares of land.
Calves are weaned at around 3 months. The breeds used in dairy farming produce an excess amount of milk, and will continue to produce milk for about a year after giving birth if they’re regularly milked.
They are giving a break (about two months) between calving and lactation cycles to allow them to rest.
The calves join the herd upon reaching maturity. They don’t “go” anywhere. Dairy cows are not used for beef.
As for how the cows become pregnant, they are placed into pens with bulls at the beginning of the calving season (which happens twice a year, in Autumn and Spring). Then, nature takes its course. Animals are driven to reproduce. They are not inseminated artificially.
Genetic pairing does not matter with dairy cows, meaning certain bulls are not required to mate with certain cows to produce a genetically superior offspring.
A lot of the time, dairy cows will be able to produce milk until they reach the end of their life. The dairy farmers in my family keep the cows that can no longer produce milk and continue to care for them. They brush them, give them treats, talk to them, etc. 
Cows are surprisingly similar to dogs. They know when people are coming to feed them, and they’ll race to the tractor for the best bits of food and lots of head pats. 
They also keep infertile cows (with fraternal twin births, female offspring are always infertile) and cows that need to be “retired” for health reasons (they only have the vet euthanise cows and bulls that are in severe pain and have health problems that can’t be treated).
Ethical farming does exist. I’ve seen it firsthand. >

Look, I'm glad you friend's cows are happy but that's just not what happens to the cows that produce most of the milk sold in stores. If you think that's what goes on with Parmalat cows (sorry I don't know any foreign companies), you are deluded.
And anyway, you telling me that your parents give presents to their cows and talk to them doesn't mean much if you also eat Meat. What, you only eat elderly and sick cows who died of old age? Why do some cows deserve to be pampered while others deserve to be eaten? >

Exponentially better for the planet as well. >

Better for the animals, too. Cows produce milk for their babies. >

I will say I was impressed by the refrigerated shelf life of almond milk, but it doesn't taste anywhere near as good as 2% >

I heard its taste like fuck >

Coconut milk and almond milk is just 😩💦💦 >

For masturbation? >

If it's the nut milk from stop and shop, STOP. That is not milk but whipped up hydrogenated oil >

How does the longevity of a milk make it better? 
I can give you kangaroo shit milk that will last you forever. This is just a karma farming post. >

Uh, it's only called milk because a marketing committee perceived that associating the stuff with dairy would help consumer acceptance.  Otherwise it should be called nut juice.
From mammals: milk
From plants: juice, nectar, take your pick. >

Ridiculous, the word milk has always been used, even in the middle ages you had the phrase "almond milk". >

Gotcha >

Rubber trees also produce milk. Open a dictionary you'll see that >

Do you not freeze your milk? It’s what I do with mine so they last longer. >

I do larger grocery hauls like OP and frankly freezer space is very precious when bulk shopping. The more shelf stable items the easier to store. I buy shelf stable milk for that exact reason >

Ah, fair enough. Half the time I’m surprised I still have room in mine sometimes. Though now that there are two extra people in the house, it’s been more barren as of late. >

Nut milk is not milk so it can’t be compared. >

Except they taste like nuts, and not like milk. >

for some reason Horizon organic milk lasts as long as nut milk. it's got one hell of a shelf life and it's delicious. >

I don’t care who ridicules me for drinking milk. Horizon is THE SHIT. >

100% >

Just switched to almond milk this month for just that reason lol. Feel I'll regret it later as I develop a lactose intolerance 😂 >

Yaaaa this was me like a year ago lol. I think I lasted like 3 months before I eventually switched back to regular milk because I couldn’t handle getting the runs from all the best foods that exist >

Damn I also really love nut milk , oh wait you’re talking about the one you get at the store , oh >

You keep an opened container in the refrigerator for more than a month and it's probably a rank bacteria colony inside there. >

I tried almond milk once. It tasted like almond skin. Nasty af. >

If you like your milk having the consistency of liquid sand. >

And if you like destroying the environment. >

Sadly, if you have a pet, a child, buy a new phone or computer more than once every five years, fly more than twice a year or eat meat then destroying the environment is already a hobby of yours. >

Humans have very little impact on the earth and its climate.
The earth's climate oscillates between greenhouse periods and icehouse periods. It has done this for billions of years.
The myth that humans can control this, or are somehow responsible for this, is intrinsically linked to the myth that nut juice is "environmentally friendly". It's all nonsense. >

So, the Ozone layer closed itself? >

There's also next to no real nutritional value in them, though.  If you can't have lactose-free milk, soy is your best bet, otherwise you're basically drinking nutty water. >

I laughed but then remembered Macadamia milk is so rich it is perfect for coffee, tea, or straight-up drinking. I love it.
I have dairy digestion issues, so other benefits besides spoilage reduction:
1. If people are lactose/dairy intolerant
2. It tends to be more nutritious and has fewer calories than cow milk
3. It is more sustainable than cow milk >

Source for 2 and 3? >

Taste like dog water though, only for protein shakes for me. >

Next milk (Idr who makes it) is the only one I can handle cause the aftertaste isn’t as overpowering and it actually feels like milk.
Downside is it’s expensive as fuck >

you know you can get long life dairy milk right? >

Tbh regular milk isnt even good for humans to consume. Nut milk for the winnn >

Though the absolute reliance on bees to pollinate almond trees and the huge quantity of pesticides used to ensure the fruit growth is devastating to the bee colonies they import (someone said it’s like sending bees to war). >

They’re also double the price. 😕 >

Say less, fam. 
Nut milks are better. >

Taste like ass though >

Milk will always beat juice and flavored waters. >

Your mom loves my nut milk >

Oat is a better creamer than half and half. >

Hemp seed 'milk' is even better. Most oat milks have to add a lot of other oils in order to get the consistency to even 'color' coffee. But the fats in hemp seed do a pretty good job. >

Nut milk hardly contains nuts and is not healthy >

ultra-pasteurised milk lasts like 6-8 weeks. >

I’ll give you some nut milk >

Unless you really love guzzling nutmilk you can also buy long life cow milk >

You must be trolling. Sterilised milk has a shelf life of 6 month. Speaking on the 4 at a time – I order 12 cartons of milk for a household of 2 (porridge for breakfast, coffee with milk etc,), and in 1 week – bam, they are consumed. Not counting the fermented milk products... >

I had to switch to almond "milk" recently. It doesn't last kong enough to go bad lol, 8 oz of vanilla almond juice with breakfast every day >

What is the percentage of almonds in that there 'vanilla almond juice'? >

I would assume its mostly almonds lol, I just know it tastes good. I rarely call it almond milk, and its Reddit so if I said nut water some goon would make a gross comment >

Lactose free milk lasts just as long and tastes just like normal milk unlike soy and almond (never had oat or coconut) >

And they can last outside a fridge. And you can also make it at home without burdening yourself with an extra four stomached cud chewing mouth to feed. And they have unique flavors. But regular milk is still good for making homemade cheese and yogurt so... >

Organic milk lasts about 6 weeks. Little more expensive but worth it when it lasts that long >

Don’t you have UHT where you live? It lasts 6-9 months. 
And if you meant just after you’ve opened it isn’t it just plain disgusting to open and still consume anything in 2-3 months >

i mean my lactaid lasts a long time too, not sure why that would qualify it as better though >

I love 2%, and it doesn’t sit in my fridge long enough to go bad. Do you also buy bread and cheese that stays fresh for 2-3 months? >

You can always get ultra high-temp pasteurized milk products. There are some shelf-stable milk products out there, too. The sell-by/best-by dates are usually 60 - 90 days out for refrigerated milks, and up to a year for shelf-stable dairy. >

Wait till you discover long life. As long as you don’t open it it lasts like 2 months or something in the pantry. Pretty common in Australia. >

Don't you have those groceries delivery service. Just call em they'll deliver in like 15 mins >

Lactose free has a longer shelf life as well 😊 >

But you can get the long life dairy milk... >

I buy dairy milk usually 4 at a time aswell but I drink it in a week. Wouldn't have room to stock up much more than that even if it lasted longer so expiration date doesn't really matter for me >

Ah yes, I too buy 4 of something that tastes objectively awful to avoid buying one extra thing on my weekly grocery runs. >

Honestly, I like drinking most alternative milks more than dairy... but dairy can't be replaced as an ingredient to the same effect in almost any case. Cream in coffee, milk in cheeses, dairy for sauces, desserts, etc, etc, alt milks are gross in almost anything, but beyond tasty alone, imo >

Bro drinks nut milk >

This is so American >

Don't nut milks also require a metric ton more resources to make? >

Doesn't go good in cereal and can't use it in cooking though. >

Unsweetened soy milk is perfect for cooking. It has similar macros to dairy milk and best mimics it. >

But they’re not dairy.
ALMOND MILK IS A LIE >

And, it doesn't come out of cow's tits!!! >

Raw dairy all the way. Still lasts a few weeks in the fridge, really not a big deal. Tastes way better and isn’t processed. >

Counter point, milk tastes better. >

Dairy kinda sucks tbh. And the subsidies for it are beyond corrupt. >

Milk is disgusting. I don’t drink or use any type of milk and I haven’t done since I was about 4 years old. >

Most non-dairy “milks” are ultra pasteurized. 
Where most milk is just pasteurized.
You can buy milk that’s ultra pasteurized.  It’s generally on the shelves instead of refrigerated sections.
So according to your logic.  Milk is better.  Which is true >

Cow's milk is shit anyways. >

There are dairy milks that last way longer than normal and they also taste normal no idea how they last longer tho >

It doesn’t matter to me that normal pasturized milk only lasts a month because I only buy a few bottles of it and by the time I go grocery shopping they’re mostly gone and it’s no hassle to add a few bottles to my cart. And even the fake milk you can buy in supermarkets tastes a lot better than nut milks. >

you know you can freeze milk, right? >

It just TASTES different and that, I can’t get behind- unfortunately! >

I don’t know if you care, but nut milk is terrible for the environment. Most of the nuts in America are grown in California and they all require immense amounts of water. Almonds take 1 gallon of water per almond to grow and produce a fraction of the yield per acre as comparable foods grown in the region. So when you buy your nut milk, especially almond, understand it probably took thousands of gallons of water in drought ridden California to grow. 
Yeah yeah. Methane. I get it. Do the yield math and nuts, specifically almonds are way worse, especially considering where they’re grown. >

Yes!!! That’s why I like alternative milks too. Especially as someone who lives alone. >

Agree. I live in Wisconsin so it's almost blasphemous, but we can't drink milk fast enough to justify buying it. I only buy it for baking, macaroni and cheese, instant pudding, and dunking cookies. Almond milk is fine for everything else, and I get almond creamer as well for the same reason. Also, silk dark chocolate is better than the other chocolate milks and i will fight anyone who disagrees. >

ok. just dont call it milk cos its not >

Call me old-fashioned, but I just think that "milk" should have to come from the mammary glands of Bovidae-family animals.  If you make a white beverage of out something else, call it a "plant-based milk substitute", but it's not milk. >

Coconut milk >

They arent milk though, call them nut juice instead. >

Well, technically milk has it roots in the word emulsion, which is any substance that has low solubility in its solution and hence does not mix well.
Eg: Milk of Magnesium.
The milk which is sourced from mammary glands (fat submersed in water) is named based on this concept.
By that logic, plant-based milk is an accurate name. >

Nah. Dairy all the way. Too many carbs in milk alternatives. >

Nut milk shouldn’t be called a milk… is there a nut tit? No. >

I use almond milk creamer for this same exact reason. I don’t worry about it spoiling because it takes me a bit to use even a smaller bottle. >

They are definitely more shelf stable, but they go bad faster once they are open >

I just love Oatsome milk. Shelf stable until opened. >

This guy milks. >

I guess.
If it's just on how long they last, yeah they are better. Taste on the other hand... "Nut wind" as my wife calls it, is great for things like oatmeal  or in coffee over milk if you're trying to cut calories. 
But straight for drinking. Hell. No.
A warm glass of milk at night beets out a cold glass of nut milk any day. >

any beverage besides water, tea, coffee, or 100% fruit juice is wrong >

Nut “Milk” is disgusting when you realize it’s just ground nuts soaked in water add salt… drain pulp. Nuts are also extremely bad for the environment as they take a substantial amount of water to grow. Man up and drink milk like a big boy. >

Tastes like shit compared to milk. A bit in a coffee is fine, but in cereal or just to drink? Fuck no. Chocolate almond milk is good because it tastes like cookies, but that's about it. >

No I wouldn't go out of my way to either. Why would I want grass juice? >

Your nut flavored waters with added oils and emulsifiers are not milk. >

It’s just a different drink.  It’s not actually milk tho >

Deez nuts >

But how do you milk a nut? >

I'm open to any milk if it's cheaper. But milk is more expensive usually >

And when it does go bad you get a cool surprise where it doesn't taste sour like dairy milk but...moldy. >

as a barista for 20 years & a coffee shop owner for 8….I can assure u that this not a unpopular opinion at all. >

Dunno what kind you're buying but my oat milk doesn't last very long. >

Isn’t that long shelf life just before you open it? Then you get like 2 weeks? >

Yessss exactly >

Yeah I like oatmilk between than dairy anyway >

You know, I knew this, but I never knew this.
I do the same, I got 6 right now in be fridge. Although one of them is oat. >

How does the price compare to regular milk? >

So olyoi buy 4 to make but they last longer.
Could just buy 1 >

I feel like they have been engineered to reach a bliss point and when I have bought them I’ve drunk them quite quickly (on their own,) because they are addictive. It’s not really that way for cows milk with me and that will last till it expires and I use it in moderation. >

Oat milk has just about the same shelf life as dairy. >

I'm a huuuuge fan of nut milk. >

You go 3 to 4 months between grocery trips >

Powder milk lasts even longer >

Lactose free milk actually lasts a lot longer than regular milk as well without sacrificing the taste of dairy milk for an alternative. >

They don’t taste like milk and are depending on which one more expensive as well. Still a neat drink but I think too different from what they are trying to replace >

I've recently discovered that lactose free milk also lasts a lot longer than regular milk. My husband and I don't drink milk often but we need it periodically so it's so nice that it lasts about a whole month or two before I have to buy more. >

🤨 >

You're wrong because nut milk makes dairy farmers lose money and lots of nice and important and rich people are dairy farmers and we should do everything we can to make them happy >

Yeah but almond milk will kill me sooooo >

Personally i choose nut milk cause my body can not digest dairy well. When i want to shed extra pounds, i drink milk.. >

If it comes to shelf life I have a better one yet, water. Nut "milk" is a leaf tasting cope I can do without. The rich, slightly sweet but a bit savoury taste qnd silky texture milk has cannot be equalled by crushed nut juice. Milk is d3licious and really nice with some sweet treats like chocolate cake. I don't even drink that much, but when I do, it's to enjoy it. Almond milk does not even taste like sweet almonds but like a particularly lame leaf. >

My nut milk lasted so long she ended up having a baby... >

Yeah but it doesn't really cook the same. >

They're actually just better for every reason. Macadamia nut milk spanks the shit out of every other comparable liquid. >

I get lactose free dairy milk and those tend to last a lot longer than regular milk too. >

Are we still doing phrasing? >

Oat milk is the king of non-dairy milks. I'll die on this hill. >

I’ve been waiting for this post for a long time >

I don’t trust it tho. I treat it the same as milk. After a week- it’s in the trash >

nut milks are actually very unhealthy for you >

Ok then honey is the best milk. Lasts forever. >

ALMOND MILK IS THE WORST FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! it’s bee genocide, and takes a lot of water. rice and soy also take a lot of water. Oat is the lowest impact of alt-milks  :3 >

That’s what she said >

Eher heard or UHT? >

Are we still doing phrasing? >

Lactose free cow milk is good too. It lasts longer and doesn't develop that "old milk"-milk taste >

Buy the lactose free milk Lala. Doesn't even need to be refrigerated beforehand. >

UHT milk exists. You can buy it in 1L/Quart sized cardboard box type containers identical to the ones you get soy or nut milk in. They last 6-9 months on the shelf. >

They're also worse for the environment. 10 liters of water used to make almond milk. Almonds are already a water intensive tree. Stop deinking nut milks altogether >

Just buy lactose free milk, they last way longer >

Also, they are not a product of bestiality. >

It is not an unpopular opinion, this is a rational choice. 
Idk, in Germany you can stock some types of milk for half a year and longer, so for my position I don't see the necessity to buy almond milk (not a big milk drinker, I only use it for pancakes and stuff). >

Not sure what milk you buy but the one I have lasts 3 months unopened. I just checked, the one I currently have open expires on 28.04.2023.
So your opinion is simply wrong, not unpopular. And also, all these milk substitutes taste like water that was already used for cereal and poured back into a package with some white food coloring. It just sucks. Every few months i give them a try and they always suck. >

They last as long as dairy milk after opening, provide less nutrients and are more expensive than dairy milk. 
My recommendation is: Grow up, go for groceries once a week and you'll be fine. >

Ever heard of long life milk that can be in the cupboard closed for months... Almond milk goes off just as fast when opened in my experience >

Well, I don't care for nut/almond milk but love soy and oat milk! Oat milk (especially depending on the brand) tastes like the leftover milk after eating lucky charms! >

Bro, you said nut milk. >

Dude just buy Parmalat. It is part of my hurricane prep. It is real milk just super pasteurized and packaged in such a way that it is shelf stable until it is opened. >

Lactose free last just as long >

By that logic honey must be the best food since it essentially lasts forever >

Why do you need milk to last 2-3 months unless you are like in a bomb shelter?!
And you are wrong about dairy milk too: UHT milk, until opened, can last  six to nine months at ambient temperatures if unopened.
also if you do not add sugar or other crap, almond, soy, etc... milk taste like crap >

You must be a goddamn millionaire >

I don't think it's fair to compare nut milk with regular milk. I buy both as well, but even though nut milk is branded as milk, it's nothing like milk. Substituting nut milk for milk in something like baking is a disaster. >

I am sorry Jesus, I had something else in mind >

Someone bought the marketing without any thought at all! >

It also didn't come from an animal titty which I see as a con >

Can't help but laugh from this >

I am shocked, do you guys not put your milk (of any kind) in the fridge ? Before and definitely AFTER opening ? 
Also, no, the quality of a product is not determined by how long it lasts. 
A canned meat lasts for years, is it better than fresh cooked meat ? >

They are better than dairy because they don't require cruelty to other mammals who get forcibly impregnated, separated from their babies and ultimately slaughtered. >

Jesus christ soy milk is so f&%$ing good. >

Here in Canada we get about 10 days to drink our freak milk bags >

I don’t consider grocery shopping such an inconvenience that I need to switch to foods with a longer shelf life so I can buy in bulk and shop less. I still buy dairy milk every other day. But I DO love oat milk. >

I made calves drink the milk and then wean them. >

Powdered milk lasts even longer >

Gimme that nut >

Until recently I'd never tried oat milk. The place i work supplies dairy, soy, almond and oat in the break room..... I can finally drink iced coffee without sitting my pants.... fucken amazing >

Sweets are better than fruit because they last longer.
Some shitty shoes that I don’t wear are better than the custom made leather boots that I wear every day because they last longer (because I never wear them). >

What do you even need milk for? Any time I need milk it’s for something specific and I use it for that project. It’s not an item I need with any regularity. >

I prefer oat milk to dairy milk. I only really use milk in lattes, smoothies, & cereal and I think oat milk goes better with those things. The reason I started buying it was because of the shelf life, tho, when I started living by myself. >

Dairy milk is better because it comes from a tit >

If food is judged by shelf life spam must be nectar of the gods because it never expires. >

Just no >

I wonder why as a society we decided on nut milk and not nut juice. >

Nut milk? Last time I checked, almonds don't have titties, so wouldn't the correct term be nut juice? 
On second thought, extolling the health benefits of nut juice could be problematic... >

This is a really good point that I had never considered. You've changed my view, OP. >

That’s a weird way to decide which milk is definitively better. >

Oat milk can completely replace dairy imo. Just as creamy and great to put in coffee >

Wow! Something that is just water and not actually going to produce tons of bacteria lasts longer!? No way! >

that's valid, I've never tried almond milk personally, (I'm not lactose intolerant so i never saw a point) >

Oatmilk>>>all other >

I actually think oat milk tastes really nice! I mean, none of them are as nice as regular milk, but oat and almond aren't bad at all... just different. >

Nut milk? 
Dangerous term on reddit. >

Juice. It's not milk. You can't milk an almond or soy bean. >

I am grown up, I am grown up, I am grown up... >

I don’t use milk slowly enough to think about how long it’s gonna last. >

Nut milks aren't milk. >

That's very reasonable! >

Organic dairy milk lasts a while longer than the cheaper stuff I’ve recently learned. >

This is exactly correct.  And almond milk doesn’t start tasting different while it’s still good to drink but starting to be older. >

I mostly agree with you except for when it comes to cookies and milk.  I've yet to find a milk alternative (nut or otherwise) that hits like dunking cookies in real milk. Taste >>> waste in that case. 
Any suggestions for alternatives would be appreciated though. >

Im surprised you don’t order those mini diner creamer containers. Those will last through the next apocalypse >

In bed >

Ones a milk in the other is more like a juice. nut juice. >

Ive tried most not milk milks and they all have different benefits and drawbacks for me real milk has the most advantages and the least disadvantages >

Can we just have a debate over these nut ‘milks’ being caked milk?
Milk does not come from a nut. Never has. >

A2 milk lasts just about as long as a lot of nut milk. At least around where I live. >

It lasts a long time because it tastes like ass. >

Any suggestions on the best tasting nut based milk? I tried almond milk and it was rancid. I also don't like coconuts so not gonna try a milk version of it. >

My dad was actually saying something about how we shouldn't keep the milk out for a few minutes because it expires much faster out of the fridge and even though a few minutes don't make that much of a difference, it adds up. I told him we finish the milk too fast for that to be an issue. >

That is a good reason to have that preference >

Fair but
Do you not have long lasting dairy milk? Those can last a couple months too?
Hell even canned milk that can last years >

Try lactaid. Is milk with the lactose removed. Lasts forever >


27F I had a bit of a wake up call last night.
I was drinking with my bff and we started talking about deep stuff. She found a really nice, work around way of saying it. But she basically pointed out what I’ve been doing these past 2-3 years.
She’s noticed that I used to work out all the time and have more physical strength and motivation to stay active. But since college graduation (start of pandemic for me) that hasn’t been the case. I’m not in shape like I used to be.
She also pointed out that I let my boyfriend say mean things to me. She told me I don’t seem as confident or independent as I used to.
I don’t have ambitions like I did before. I dislike my job, but I’m not even applying to other ones anymore because I’m tired of getting rejected.
I knew I was in a slump. But I didn’t realize that it was bad enough for her to notice. Especially since we don’t get to see each other as often anymore.
My therapist said I’m in a depression. But it’s lasted so long and I can’t seem to pull myself out of it this time.
I don’t what the point of this post was. I just wanted to talk about it, maybe get some advice if any of you have experienced something similar.

Maybe buying dairy milk more frequently can be you vehicle to getting your shit together, and out of the house more than 4 times a year. >

Dogs milk lasts the longest,  because nobody will drink it. >

And they’re terrible for the planet. But as long as you look healthy and society thinks highly of you >

Bruh. Get lactose free cow milk. Lasts for months. >

There is also something like uht milk. Tastes just like normal milk, but is shelf stable. >

But don’t get nut milk in a latte. It doesn’t steam nicely >

Ok and by this logic, processed packaged foods are better than fresh fruit. >

Nut milk is better bcuz dairy milk is disgusting i tried almonde milk for the first time buz it was cheaper then milk 
Couldn't go back to dairy milk >

Almond milk lasts a lot less that dairy once opened unfortunately :( >

We have gone fully almond milk at this point because it lasts longer. We don’t use a ton of milk (almost never just drink a glass) and with much less fat, it’s perfect >

everything is better than dairy milk. no other adult animal drinks some other animal's milk iirc and a huge number of humans don't digest it well. >

Pretty sure there are shelf-stable dairy-based milks, or am I going mad? >

Coca cola lasts even longer and has the same nutritional value as nut milk >

It’s not even juice - that would imply squeezing it until liquid came out. It’s just blended with water and strained. >

Heard of UHT? Long life milk? Lasts about 9 month’s unopened >

What an idiot lol. >

And tastes like absolute crap in coffee! >

I think you're already unpopular because you call them "nut milks" >

They write on the almond milk that it goes out of date 7 days after opening....this is a LIE 
It's the same 1 month after opening as it is 1 week >

Read nut milk and my mind went to a whole different place >

Enjoy your preservatives >

Show me the tits on any nut. >

Yes but they don't have near the same nutritional value. So I'll stick with my cow  titty milk. >

Nut "milks" all taste like stale garbage to me. Dairy forever. >

If it's about shelflife, you can buy ultra pasteurized milk which last last a few months in the fridge. Organic milk is ultra pasteurized, but you may be able to find non organic varieties. >

I've never tasted nor seen any other milk other than normal dairy milk.
What does it taste like? Does it taske like the nut it's made from or does it taste more "milky" ?
I'm not even sure if we have "nut milk" at our "normal" grocery stores here to be honest. We might, but I haven't seen them. >

Nut milks are terrible for the environment and should be banned nationwide. It takes more water to make a gallon of nut milk than cow milk. To be fair no one should drink either. If you’re not a cow why are you drinking it’s tits leakage? >

I gotta agree with this one.
I have one for coffee because it expires november this year. I bought it december last year.
Although there are milks that also last longer due to different prepping. >

Lactose free milk. That’s the only milk I’ll buy bc it lasts like 3-3.5 months >

Things that "last" longer are not better >

Here’s a random anecdote from my life that is relevant to this. I’m way older than my siblings and I left home pretty young so there was a time where it was them living with my mom without me. I like to refer to this time as the “Malcolm in the middle years” since I was like the oldest brother who only really existed as a phone call. During this time I was a broke ass college kid and I came to the exact same conclusion as you after wasting milk that had gone bad a few times. Simultaneously, my mom went through a Dr. Oz phase and decided that dairy was causing my siblings to get acne so she never allowed anything in the house other than almond milk. They HATED it. Fast forwarding to today and both my siblings are adults who somewhat live with me and they get so mad seeing that I buy almond milk because it reminds them of that time. >

But I don't like the taste so I buy lactose free milk. >

Nut milk is different from dairy and resists a “my food is better than your food” comparison. Unpopular? Hardly. Trolling? Definitely. >

They also are specialized in their uses. Instead of just using regular bland milk as an “okay” option for everything you can instead use almond milk for cereal & coffee, oat milk for smoothies & cooking, flax milk for protein-rich foods, and soy milk as a general substitute or whatever the hell you prefer for all of them. So many flavors & consistencies to choose from instead of, you know, choosing to just have a stomach ache after drinking cow breast fluids. >

If the expiration date is your only metric, then I 100% agree. >

Opened or unopened? Long life milk lasts pretty long >

Nut milk is not milk, fuck off >

Unless you open it then it lasts like seven days which really annoys me >

As a cheese lover, the rotting is the whole point. I don't have much use for milk otherwise >

Milk lasts for months. Pretty strong shelf life in the fridge. >

As an lactose intolerant person I agree. >

Oat is Goat >

All over the world you can buy milk in cartons or bags that’s unrefridgerated >

Nut milks taste disgusting: They taste of nuts.
The true best milk is a coconut oat blend.
Silk Nextmilk is where its at
Tastes similar to milk but slightly better. Not sweet like many other alternative milks, but no bad taste. Its basically like Milk+. Consistency is good, goes great with cereal, useful where milk is useful. >

Hehe, nut milk. >

My nut milk lasts the longest >

My nut milk brings all the girls to the yard. >

I only recently realized that she was saying she'd have to charge as in you'd have to pay her to teach you. I'd always thought she have to charge like recharge bc the boys in the yard wore her out >

Lol >

Is the metric for a better milk is the length of time it lasts? >

let me tell you about delicious dehydrated milk. Just mix with water.
In post apocalyptic times we're going to enjoy milk like kings >

Bold of you to assume there will be safe to drink water. >

thats why you turn it into milk so it isnt water anymore >

I will take the radioactive water over milk powder. >

well glowing in the dark has its benefits >

Especially for attracting mates >

If only they made a type of ultra pasteurized milk that was shelf stable. That'd be a million dollar idea right there. >

i think they use some kind of Ultra Heat Treatment. i think there is an abbreviation for it. >

There's no demand for that, because it's shite >

I take it you've never been to Spain, Southern Europe or Africa? 
It may be shite if you have quality dairy, but its almost essential in hot countries. >

I live in a hot mediterranean island and the first time I learnt that UHT milk even exists was when I went to Hungary to study. >

Yep it's more common in poorer european countries/ex eastern communist europe >

Your mom says my nut milk is the best >

That's what she said >

r/thatsthejoke >

Some oat milk is shelf safe until you open it. Then you need to refrigerate it. >

I FUCK with oat milk dude! God. Damn. Fuck yea! Unsweetened vanilla? Sublime. >

I find it has a nice earthy taste. Really good when I use it in coffee, and make shakes with it. 
I prefer it to milk in all aspects, besides cookie dipping lol >

I got it in a cappuccino once and I never looked back.
That oat taste is a game changer and is closest to milk body wise IMO. Almond milk is a joke. >

Almond milk is too watery. Oat milk has got the creaminess and flavor. >

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS. Almond milk honestly tastes ass but oat milk can honest pass as regular milk in coffee/other drinks unless you were to tell someone about it. >

I'm fairly certain that most containers of those milk say consume within 7 - 14 days from opening. >

The milks that I buy gets bad within 2 days after opening it. >

do u put them in the fridge after opening >

Put it in the what now? >

If it takes you 3 months to go through a carton, do you really even need milk? >

Seems to be someone who just uses it as coffee cream. Or makes quarter-sized pancakes once a week. >

Feel like I'd get arrested if I tried selling it idk how these other guys get away with it. >

No. Nut milks don't taste anything like milk. So many people have told me they're better but they have a caveat. Almond seperates. Coconut is too thin. Soy just tastes bad so it usually has a weird flavor covering it. Oat is closest in consistency but it doesn't taste like milk. I really don't get it, it's not worth it. Id rather just not drink milk than have non dairy milk >

I prefer badger milk myself; extra chunky is the best! /s >

They last 2-3 months and you buy 4 at a time? There's no way you're only grocery shopping every couple months if you actually use what you buy, so your logic doesn't make a lot of sense. Have my upvote for misunderstanding how milk works. >

Unopened it'll last, but I studied bacteria in college, if this guy is leaving unrefrigerated nutrient rich liquids out in the environment and using them for weeks at a time he's going to have a very bad time sooner rather than later. >

There's nothing in the post that suggests it's unrefrigerated >

To me, unsweetened oat milk tastes just like milk. I switched. >

This community is really showing its overlap with /r/teenagers in this post. >

Organic milk is Ultra Pasteurized to remove the bacteria that curdles it. 
So it lasts like 3 months. Next time you are at the store, take a look. 
I bought 2 gallons yesterday that expire in March. >

the only thing I buy organic - it has a practical impact and isn't just marketing nonsense >

i also only buy things made out of organs. it just feels right >

I don't give two hoots about the expiration date. 
Have you tried the coconut milk? That stuff is delicious! It makes everything better. French toast, cereal, pancakes, etc. Then drinking coconut milk with cake or pies, wow. >

It’s nut juice >

The term “milk” is an old chemistry term referring to a heterogeneous mixture of insoluble compounds (colloid is the modern term). 
Think “milk of magnesia” used as an antacid. It is called a milk because the Mg(OH)2 doesn’t dissolve and just forms a suspension. Almond milk is a suspension of ground up almond particles. Cow milk is a suspension of fat particles that won’t dissolve. This is why milk is homogenized because it wants to form a floating fat layer and water layer. That’s unappealing so they fake making it look the same throughout. It is not a homogeneous solution. 
So anything you can mix up in water that doesn’t dissolve and it stays suspended is “milk”. >

Yes, because food is valued only by it's shelf life. >

This is why I only eat beef jerky and honey >

Tastes better. Lasts longer. Agreed. >

I got a couple containers of nut milk for ya >

Fill another box did ya? >

Tehehe. He drinks nut milk. >

Hey OP, just so you know, real milk freezes and thaws no problem.  I bought 25 litres of milk that was set to expire in 3 days and froze it.  The day before one runs out, I put the next one on the counter for 8 hours so it’s mostly thawed (still cold by then too).  The rest thaws over the couple days I drink it. >

Thank you. This is such a great idea and I don’t know why I never thought of it. No one drinks milk in my house. We literally need it once a month or so for recipes and of course we don’t have it on hand and then I have to buy a container that mostly goes to waste, but you just made me realize I can freeze it half a cup at a time in baggies. 
Thank you >

Lactose free milk is the same way though and tastes better than nut milks >

I bought lactose free milk and it gave me explosive runs. Then I saw that they simply added Lactaid to it and was not lactose-free at all, it's all bullshit, it's a lie.
"Lactose-free" milk is a lie. It not only has lactose but they did nothing at all to remove lactose. >

Isn't that how Lactose free works? You can't produce Lactaid so they give it to you >

I understand that's a good solution, now that people are mentioning it, I've never bought lactose free milk so I never cared to check
But I always assumed they removed lactose bcause of the name, lactose free should mean it's free of lactose not that they supplement it with lactaid to help process the lactose it still has >

Soy and oats are not nuts. Neither is a coconut. >

if coconut's aren't nuts why does it have nut in the name then? explain that. >

Still tastes like shit tho >

What do you buy 4 of? >

Well how about you look for long lasting regular milk. I have a carton (12 pieces) which lasts months (Without refrigiration before being open I might add.) so that sounds like a problem where you are. >

have you ever had filtered milk? those last 1~2 months. >

There’s only one milk that the FDA allows pus in and it ain’t nut milk >

"Have you ever seen a tit on an almond?" >

And Twinkies and better than an apple because they last much longer too >

Well that's because it is just nut or grain water and not actual milk. >

Nut Milk, hurr hurr hurr 'Nut Milk' pfnarr >

OPs mum loves nut milk