My stomach has a hard time digesting dairy, and not to mention, the sugar content in milk is too high for someone on a low calorie eating plan. I turn to nut-based milk substitutes, which work perfect for my Steel Oats or smoothies.

Plain-ol’ milk has a surprising high level of Sugar grams:
8 fl oz. of 1% Milk contains 12g of Sugar

I do not want to discount the nutritional value of milk, but for a professional dancer like me, I’d rather skip on the sugar where I can. I drink “Pacific Organic Unsweetened Original Almond Milk”. It doesn’t taste quite as smooth as normal milk, but you can’t beat the calorie content of it.

(8 fl oz)
35 calories
2.5 g fat (0 g saturated)
0 g sugars

Drizzle in raw honey if your sweet tooth starts nagging you!