Rice Milk can be Useful Substitute for Cow's Milk

Fortified breakfast cereals can play a very useful role in ensuring an adequate daily intake of vitamins and iron. Being able to start off the day with a bowl of cereal and cow's milk is something most people take for granted.

However, for strict vegetarians, vegans or those allergic to cow's milk, this is not an option. For these individuals, cow's milk can be replaced with either soy milk or rice milk, which is usually the better tasting of the two. Calcium and vitamin D, two important nutrients (especially for the formation and maintenance of bone) found in cow's milk, are also present in fortified rice milk, making this a sound choice. Fortified rice milk is available in health food stores.

- From Dr. John Radcliffe,
Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences Houston Center

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