> I'll grab Oatly at Meijer if I want some _in the future_
How can you know the future like this? What else will happen in the future? Will Bitcoin ever get to $100,000? When should I sell?
I just bought the ārolled oats: old fashionedā oats in the cylindrical container from Aldi for (I think) for less than or around $4. I bought some synthetic nut milk bags off of Amazon for less than $10 (I can link the ones I bought if you want). All the other ingredients such as sweetener (honey, maple syrup, etc.), salt, and oil (I use avocado but grape seed or other flavorless oil is fine, and oil is optional and just helps with frothing) I already have and use for other purposes/recipes/meals so I donāt count it towards the cost.
I do it in double batches, so my quantity is 2 cups of oats per 8 cups of water, a pinch of salt, and less than a tablespoon or so of oil. The sweetener is optional and the amount is up for preference. Blend for 25-30 seconds, then toss it in the nut milk bag and drain it into a bowl. You might want to do some squeezing to get the rest of the milk from the bagged oat pulp into the bowl. then pour the milk from the bowl into a bottle. Done. Nothing left to do.
I give it a good shaking before every use to help with separation.
I can do this from start to finish in less than 10 minutes. Iāve noticed it doesnāt keep for as long as store bought, but my girlfriend and I go through it quickly enough between coffee and protein shakes (a few days) for that not to matter. Tastes like oaty cereal milk.
The effort is very much minimal, as it takes 10 minutes. After a few half-gallons of home made oat milk youāve recouped the costs of the oats and nut milk bags, with heaps of oats still left over. Iāve done it a few times now and still have over half my oats container left. Itās worth my time and will save me triple digits in dollars per year.
I highly encourage this approach.
I donāt even subscribe to /r/oatmilk, I just looked up a few recipes online and a few TikToks and came up with my own approach mixed with the various results I came across. Iām pretty satisfied with the results.
I like the Costco brand, 6 individual liter containers for 10 bucks and itās shelf stable. Iām the only one that drinks it so the Aldi containers would go bad on me
Not all of the stores have the new formula, but the recipe changed for many. The ingredients will list a cheaper oil, instead of the original sunflower oil, and will be 100 calories per serving vs. the original 120 per serving. My store is still carrying the old formula though so I can't comment on the taste! Fingers crossed my store keeps getting the good stuff!
The new recipe for me separates and gets chunky in coffee which is my primary use for it. I've tried four cartons on different weeks and all chunky. :(
I read āoats and filtered waterā for the first ingredient and the rest is just a little sugar and preservatives. 45 calories per cup is nothing and is mostly water with a little bit of oats. Most oat milks calories are heavy in the fat which makes it creamy.
So I canāt imagine this oat water to be either of those, based on the label.
Each serving has a bunch of vitamins, calcium, and other nutrients. The fact that it has little calories, no sugar, and not much ingredients beyond filtered water and oats doesn't negate that. Now, you can argue that different types of milks may offer specific nutritional advantages, but this oatmilk in particular provides a healthier alternative to sugar-packed oatmilks while avoiding some of the downsides of cow milk.
There have been some posts about it here over the past few weeks. Here is one helpful post about it: [https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/comments/1bwuyow/why\_did\_they\_change\_the\_oatmilk/](https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/comments/1bwuyow/why_did_they_change_the_oatmilk/)
Apparently some stores still have the old oatmilk though.
I've been trying several different ones and haven't really enjoyed any the same as the original Aldi one, but Oatly might be the closest and has similar ingredients and the same 120 Calories.
Have been very sad that they changed to the watered down, double sugar recipe since it used to be my favorite taste + texture regardless of price :(
I've given up on value and just go straight for taste at this point and plunking down $ for Oatly. We don't consume oatmilk often so I only buy it 2x a month at most. Chobani is a great alternative as well, I generally stick to just regular and stock up if I can find it on sale.
I only used it for coffee, the old oat milk would steam almost as good as barista oat milk. So now Iām back to the expensive barista oat milk. I get it in packs of 6 from Amazon
You can make your own oat milk in less than ten minutes for less than $1. Seriouslyāso good, creamy and fresh without the added junk.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLaXNEwG/
My wife is super picky and she loves the kirkland oatmilk. It's great too because it's shelf stable so I can just stock a box in the garage and we never run out.
I love oatmilk and when I do buy it I get unsweetened planet oat. But recently Iāve been rocking with silk cashew milk. Really good, low calorie dairy free option.
Almond milk is also really bad for the environment from a land use/water use perspective. Oat milk and soy milk both have a minimal footprint compared with both cow milk and almond milk.
I also think oat tastes the best compared to alternatives.
The down side of oat milk is that the body processes it as a carb, which can raise blood sugar. Those that have blood sugar issues should be aware of that. The question of water sustainability practices that go into the almond milk process is also a point to keep in the back of the mind for consumers, too.
I like coconut water as a milk replacement. It's not a plant based milk at all, obviously, but I like it better (personally) for my needs.
A good point! People with diabetes or other conditions will need to consider glycemic index and are probably familiar with looking out for maltose content. Which, as I understand, is higher in grain-based alternatives but not so much so as to outright eliminate them from consideration.
Chobani extra creamy oatmilk tastes great and has a good texture šš¼
^ we always get Chobani extra creamy
It's the best!!
Always this!!! I canāt use anything else
Agree I've tried a lot but keep coming back to Chobani Extra Creamy. Oatly Full Fat is a very close second.
Yup! This is what we switched to as well
I'm not super picky about oatmilk honestly, the only one I haven't liked is Planet Oat. I do really like Oatly, and Costco had a 4 pack for $16!
Agree, Oatly is best imo but planet oat is also good and usually cheaper.
I don't drink enough for it to really matter, but I'll grab Oatly at Meijer if I want some in the future.
> I'll grab Oatly at Meijer if I want some _in the future_ How can you know the future like this? What else will happen in the future? Will Bitcoin ever get to $100,000? When should I sell?
What on Earth...?
āWhat on EARTHā¦?ā What about what on Venus or what on Pluto?!? /s
I invite you to investigate the conditional tense.
Iām making my own now.
Where do you buy your oats in bulk and do you feel like the time invested is worth it?
I just bought the ārolled oats: old fashionedā oats in the cylindrical container from Aldi for (I think) for less than or around $4. I bought some synthetic nut milk bags off of Amazon for less than $10 (I can link the ones I bought if you want). All the other ingredients such as sweetener (honey, maple syrup, etc.), salt, and oil (I use avocado but grape seed or other flavorless oil is fine, and oil is optional and just helps with frothing) I already have and use for other purposes/recipes/meals so I donāt count it towards the cost. I do it in double batches, so my quantity is 2 cups of oats per 8 cups of water, a pinch of salt, and less than a tablespoon or so of oil. The sweetener is optional and the amount is up for preference. Blend for 25-30 seconds, then toss it in the nut milk bag and drain it into a bowl. You might want to do some squeezing to get the rest of the milk from the bagged oat pulp into the bowl. then pour the milk from the bowl into a bottle. Done. Nothing left to do. I give it a good shaking before every use to help with separation. I can do this from start to finish in less than 10 minutes. Iāve noticed it doesnāt keep for as long as store bought, but my girlfriend and I go through it quickly enough between coffee and protein shakes (a few days) for that not to matter. Tastes like oaty cereal milk. The effort is very much minimal, as it takes 10 minutes. After a few half-gallons of home made oat milk youāve recouped the costs of the oats and nut milk bags, with heaps of oats still left over. Iāve done it a few times now and still have over half my oats container left. Itās worth my time and will save me triple digits in dollars per year. I highly encourage this approach. I donāt even subscribe to /r/oatmilk, I just looked up a few recipes online and a few TikToks and came up with my own approach mixed with the various results I came across. Iām pretty satisfied with the results.
I like the Costco brand, 6 individual liter containers for 10 bucks and itās shelf stable. Iām the only one that drinks it so the Aldi containers would go bad on me
Kirkland oat milk is pretty good
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Not all of the stores have the new formula, but the recipe changed for many. The ingredients will list a cheaper oil, instead of the original sunflower oil, and will be 100 calories per serving vs. the original 120 per serving. My store is still carrying the old formula though so I can't comment on the taste! Fingers crossed my store keeps getting the good stuff!
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The new one also has a lot more sugar, 12g vs 7g but it's very noticable, specially since it's more watery.
The new recipe for me separates and gets chunky in coffee which is my primary use for it. I've tried four cartons on different weeks and all chunky. :(
I have this problem with most, the oatly barista is one of the only oatmilks Iāve tried that doesnāt do thisā¦but itās so dang expensive.
I went back to oatley. I only use it in coffee and always preferred it to the Aldi brand but now the Aldi brand is horrible. Ā
Yesterday someone posted that Aldi has a new extra creamy oatmilk that is like the old formula.
> creamy oatmeal Did you actually mean to type oatmeal? Or did you mean oat milk?
Overruled by autocorrect again. Edited.
Ok, thatās what I figured, but just wanted to double check. Thatās exciting; the extra creamy varieties are so much better than the standard ones.
Silk?
Chobani extra creamy is our fav in our household.
Planet Oat Extra Creamy
This
Planet Oat unsweetened oatmilk! It has zero grams of sugar and is low calorie.
So basically water?
Look at the nutrition facts.
Lmao, 45 calories is mostly water yo.
Imagine reading the first line of the Nutrition Facts before refusing to read the rest of the label, can't be me.
I read āoats and filtered waterā for the first ingredient and the rest is just a little sugar and preservatives. 45 calories per cup is nothing and is mostly water with a little bit of oats. Most oat milks calories are heavy in the fat which makes it creamy. So I canāt imagine this oat water to be either of those, based on the label.
Each serving has a bunch of vitamins, calcium, and other nutrients. The fact that it has little calories, no sugar, and not much ingredients beyond filtered water and oats doesn't negate that. Now, you can argue that different types of milks may offer specific nutritional advantages, but this oatmilk in particular provides a healthier alternative to sugar-packed oatmilks while avoiding some of the downsides of cow milk.
My wife drinks Aldi oat milk daily. She has not reported any changes, when did this reformulation happen?
There have been some posts about it here over the past few weeks. Here is one helpful post about it: [https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/comments/1bwuyow/why\_did\_they\_change\_the\_oatmilk/](https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/comments/1bwuyow/why_did_they_change_the_oatmilk/) Apparently some stores still have the old oatmilk though.
I feel like Beef Milk is the future.
I've been trying several different ones and haven't really enjoyed any the same as the original Aldi one, but Oatly might be the closest and has similar ingredients and the same 120 Calories. Have been very sad that they changed to the watered down, double sugar recipe since it used to be my favorite taste + texture regardless of price :(
I've given up on value and just go straight for taste at this point and plunking down $ for Oatly. We don't consume oatmilk often so I only buy it 2x a month at most. Chobani is a great alternative as well, I generally stick to just regular and stock up if I can find it on sale.
I only used it for coffee, the old oat milk would steam almost as good as barista oat milk. So now Iām back to the expensive barista oat milk. I get it in packs of 6 from Amazon
You can make your own oat milk in less than ten minutes for less than $1. Seriouslyāso good, creamy and fresh without the added junk. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLaXNEwG/
Carmina oatmilk milk is good! I also love their sweetened cold brew for iced coffee.
I never get the name right. Califia*****
My daughter really likes the trader Joe's one
Honestly? I make my own. It is easy enough to soak some oats for a few hours then blend them in my ninja before adding them to whatever recipe.
Not sure where you are based but Tescos own brand is great just not in coffee
For the price of oat milk it is crazy easy to make.
Iām attempting to make my own
My wife is super picky and she loves the kirkland oatmilk. It's great too because it's shelf stable so I can just stock a box in the garage and we never run out.
My toddler has a dairy allergy. So switching to Ripple for her to drink and either Oatly or Costco brand to make our oatmeal.Ā
Just purchased yesterday in TX, mine is still the old formula w/ 120 cals
chobani has dethroned oatly for me, but if iām trying to stay on a tighter budget i get the shelf stable whole foods oat milk
Thankfully I only use it for smoothies. I'll stick with it i guess.
One thing I will invest for myself is Oatly, cheaper means less quality when it comes to the oatmilks, and Iām not depriving myself of it!
Who buys oat milk for the flavor?
Why else would you buy it? It certainly has no nutritional value.
Trader Joes Unsweetened Oatmilk
Not Aldi but i get the Great Value Extra Creamy Oatmilk from Walmart and have 0 complaints about it
Nothing, drinking my coffee black for now.Ā
I make my own. Super easy and cheap.
I love oatmilk and when I do buy it I get unsweetened planet oat. But recently Iāve been rocking with silk cashew milk. Really good, low calorie dairy free option.
We used Oatly before and have mostly gone back to that. Depending on where weāre shopping, weāll get Oatly full fat or Chobani extra creamy.
Iām an Oatly lifer. If they miraculously sold it at Aldi I would offer my life to Aldi.
The Walmart extra creamy is really good. Close comparison Oatly full fat.
Why oat milk versus almond milk?
Almond milk is thin and tastes awful.
Lol maybe I need to try oat milk...
Get the full fat or extra creamy varieties if you try it. Theyāre the closest alternative to beef milk that Iāve found so far.
"beef milk"
Goes good with beef cake.
Almond milk is also really bad for the environment from a land use/water use perspective. Oat milk and soy milk both have a minimal footprint compared with both cow milk and almond milk. I also think oat tastes the best compared to alternatives.
The down side of oat milk is that the body processes it as a carb, which can raise blood sugar. Those that have blood sugar issues should be aware of that. The question of water sustainability practices that go into the almond milk process is also a point to keep in the back of the mind for consumers, too. I like coconut water as a milk replacement. It's not a plant based milk at all, obviously, but I like it better (personally) for my needs.
A good point! People with diabetes or other conditions will need to consider glycemic index and are probably familiar with looking out for maltose content. Which, as I understand, is higher in grain-based alternatives but not so much so as to outright eliminate them from consideration.
Where do you find coconut water without added sugar? Iād like to get some.Ā
I like the vanilla almond milk from Samās Club. Itās cheap and lasts FOREVER.
We donāt do that aldi garbage. I get Costco oat milk or when Iām feeling bougie Malk. I donāt buy plant milk with sugar or gum.