What hath the dog days of summer wrought? A smackdown testing out fake chocolate milk, that's what. Does this mean that nothing much of interest is happening in the local food world today? Unless you find the sexual preference of chicken franchise customers a matter of fascination, that's about right. Besides, I like fake chocolate milk, and there are way more brands — even categories — of the beverage than Yoo-Hoo may think.
Today we look at chocolate almond milk. Almond milk is a lot healthier than cow's milk (except for baby cows); it's lactose free, dairy-free, contains 50% more calcium than milk, and is just 120 calories a serving.
Two brands dominate the South Florida supermarket shelves: Silk PureAlmond Dark Chocolate Almondmilk, and Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk. Let's compare.
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