Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters

"And while I'm lecturing you, I'll be sure to make it derogatory." Nothing like calling someone an 'ignorant hipster' for buying a product.

This article seems like it was written for people who already hate that other people like almond milk, and they just want more ammunition so they can lecture their friends about it.

My wife and I use almond milk for a few reasons; we can't drink dairy (I can't digest milk fats, she's lactose intolerant), soy milk is highly processed and the rapid growth in soy products is already a source of environmental concern, and rice milk is vile. So we get rice milk. We use less than a cup a day on average, and there are entire weeks we use less than a cup, rather than 'drowning our cereal' as the author points out many people do.

And then there's this gem at the bottom:

As for me, when I want something delicious to moisten my granola or add substance to a smoothie, I go for organic kefir, a fermented milk product that's packed with protein, calcium, and beneficial microbes. Added bonus: According to the label, it's lactose-free—apparently, the kefir microbes transform the lactose during the fermentation process.

This is the most hipster paragraph I've read in months. Personally, I can't wait until three years from now when someone is writing an article on Mother Jones about how 'organic' kefir is actually awful for you and the planet and you should be drinking this other thing instead'. For example, they could start with how terrible the dairy industry is, like the author outlines in his fourth paragraph.

Like another commenter posted, if there's something you like, there's someone out there just waiting for an opportunity to lecture you on it.

Ever since I tried almond milk, I've never gone back. I was never a big fan of dairy milk in the first place, but almond milk makes cereal and anything else milk-based so much more pleasant. it never has the tendency of tasting or smelling 'off' like cow milk, and many manufacturers add about 50% more calcium than a glass of regular milk. What's not to like?

as for the price markup, if it means that I'm not gonna have to buy almonds, grind them up and do all the filtering myself, then that's fine, I think it's worth it.

I saw a link to this earlier on Twitter with the comment "Like something? I guarantee you there is someone out there aching to lecture you about it."

you mean "store bought"

I make my own soy, seed & nut milk

here's a machine at random from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Soyapower-G4-Maker-Almond-Quinoa/dp/B0...

That's not a recommendation for that model.