Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Following on my last comment, this information just might be a little use to some who are new to vegetarianism. I checked Corinne T. Netzer _The Complete Book of Food Counts_ and came up with the following sampling, after converting to 1 cup measures: COCONUT MILK, canned *Thai Kitchen, 8 fl.oz.(250ml, 1 cup) = 360 calories, 36 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Thai Kitchen Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 212 calories, 20 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 420 calories, 45 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = caloires, 135 gms fat, 0 cholesterol COW'S MILK *Whole, 8 fl. oz (250 ml, 1 cup) = 150 calories, 8 gms fat, 35 mgs cholesterol *Skim/fat-free, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 80 calories, 0 gms fat, <5 mgs cholesterol SOY MILK *Soy Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 140 calories, 5 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Soy Moo Fat Free, 8 fl. oz. (250ml, 1 cup) = 110 calories, 0 gms fat, 0 cholesterol RICE MILK *Rice Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 120 calories, 2 gms fat, 0 cholesterol NOTE: These differ depending on the brand, so read labels. For eg. I buy So Nice Original low fat soy milk, and it has per 8 fl. oz cup 80 cal, 3gms fat, o cholesterol. Hope that's a bit of a help ;=) Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Can we use rice milk in substitution for regular milks? I saw a great cook book today but many recipes called for milk or cream. What would be a good alternative? Kirsten veggiehound [veggiehound] Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:56 PM Fats and Milks Following on my last comment, this information just might be a little use to some who are new to vegetarianism. I checked Corinne T. Netzer _The Complete Book of Food Counts_ and came up with the following sampling, after converting to 1 cup measures: COCONUT MILK, canned *Thai Kitchen, 8 fl.oz.(250ml, 1 cup) = 360 calories, 36 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Thai Kitchen Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 212 calories, 20 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 420 calories, 45 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = caloires, 135 gms fat, 0 cholesterol COW'S MILK *Whole, 8 fl. oz (250 ml, 1 cup) = 150 calories, 8 gms fat, 35 mgs cholesterol *Skim/fat-free, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 80 calories, 0 gms fat, <5 mgs cholesterol SOY MILK *Soy Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 140 calories, 5 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Soy Moo Fat Free, 8 fl. oz. (250ml, 1 cup) = 110 calories, 0 gms fat, 0 cholesterol RICE MILK *Rice Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 120 calories, 2 gms fat, 0 cholesterol NOTE: These differ depending on the brand, so read labels. For eg. I buy So Nice Original low fat soy milk, and it has per 8 fl. oz cup 80 cal, 3gms fat, o cholesterol. Hope that's a bit of a help ;=) Best, Pat _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > Can we use rice milk in substitution for regular milks? I've only bought it once because I truly don't 'drink' any kind of milk, only cook with it. And Soy milk works for me. (Well, maybe the occasional soy latte made at home ;=)) Rice milk, the one time I used it, seemed to me to be a bit thinner than soymilk - even 'lite' soymilk - and so is probably more like what I vaguely remember skim (cow's) milk to be. It's said to be a bit sweeter than soy too. It would probably work just fine in anything in which you could use skim milk. As for cream, I ignore that and use soymilk, but when clearly the *thickness* of cream is needed I whizz some soft tofu in with it in the blender to fake it up. There's no rice 'tofu' :=( But hey, there are others out there who don't or can't use soy - wait and hear some great suggestions. I hope ;=) >I saw a great cook > book today but many recipes called for milk or cream. Wouldn't that just frost you! :=( Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I wonder if anyone knows the difference in the nutritional value in soy milk and rice milk. Tom Carousel Cheesecakes [cc1] Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:35 PM RE: Fats and Milks Can we use rice milk in substitution for regular milks? I saw a great cook book today but many recipes called for milk or cream. What would be a good alternative? Kirsten veggiehound [veggiehound] Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:56 PM Fats and Milks Following on my last comment, this information just might be a little use to some who are new to vegetarianism. I checked Corinne T. Netzer _The Complete Book of Food Counts_ and came up with the following sampling, after converting to 1 cup measures: COCONUT MILK, canned *Thai Kitchen, 8 fl.oz.(250ml, 1 cup) = 360 calories, 36 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Thai Kitchen Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 212 calories, 20 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = 420 calories, 45 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Taste of Thai Lite, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup). = caloires, 135 gms fat, 0 cholesterol COW'S MILK *Whole, 8 fl. oz (250 ml, 1 cup) = 150 calories, 8 gms fat, 35 mgs cholesterol *Skim/fat-free, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 80 calories, 0 gms fat, <5 mgs cholesterol SOY MILK *Soy Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 140 calories, 5 gms fat, 0 cholesterol *Soy Moo Fat Free, 8 fl. oz. (250ml, 1 cup) = 110 calories, 0 gms fat, 0 cholesterol RICE MILK *Rice Dream Original, 8 fl. oz (250ml, 1 cup) = 120 calories, 2 gms fat, 0 cholesterol NOTE: These differ depending on the brand, so read labels. For eg. I buy So Nice Original low fat soy milk, and it has per 8 fl. oz cup 80 cal, 3gms fat, o cholesterol. Hope that's a bit of a help ;=) Best, Pat _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 You can find reduced fat coconut milk in cans. As far as soy and rice milk are concerned, you can thin them with water to reduce the percentage of fat. You can substitute soy or rice or any nut milk in recipes. If you are making something that is not a dessert, make sure you buy a non-sweetened product or the result will not taste right. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Maida Please sign my petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/738171316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 > You can find reduced fat coconut milk in cans. Yes. Sometimes called 'Lite' too. > As far as soy and rice milk are concerned, you can thin them with water > to reduce the percentage of fat. Good tip! This is really handy to remember ;=) bearing in mind of course that if you are using, say, soymilk for the nutrients in it (protein, added vitamins, calcium, magnesium, etc.) that by diluting the milk to reduce fat you are also diluting the nutrients. This might be important if you are a vegan (maybe a new vegan) and were used to drinking cow's milk for the nutrients (?!) and are now substituting a non-dairy milk. I dilute soymilk all the time when using it for baking quickbreads and muffins ;=) because I don't depend on the small quantity that would be in a slice of bread or a muffin for extra nutrients anyway. There are plenty of other ways to get them. Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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