Day 7: The Wonderful World of Coconut Milk

One of the biggest challenges that I thought about when choosing to become vegan was soy. It seems that everywhere you turn your only non-dairy alternative is Soy! Soy ice cream, Soy burger, Soy milk, Soy Water (ok the last one is a stretch but I'm sure it exists!) With all the studies emerging proclaiming a war against soy it was a mental tug-of-war trying to decide which side to take.

Enter my knight in shining armor....coconut milk (coconut oil would probably polish that armor up quite nicely too!). I ventured into this world on a rare chocolate ice cream craving and the trader joe's coconut milk ice cream was a delightful treat.

Now I find myself enamored with this little guy:

Try the Pina Colada flavor too!

A delicious alternative to yogurt and void on excessive amounts of soy this is a great mid-afternoon or morning snack!

I tried the Pina Colada and the Chocolate so far, both equally delicious. Just a note though, this isn't exactly the same consistency as yogurt. It's not that creamy spoonful that makes you smile in satisfaction like all the commercials. But honestly, who gets that excited about having yogurt instead of a meal?