With so many options, you have to give it a try!

We consider ourselves the experts on all things plant milk – last year we discovered and tasted over 80 plant milk options available in our country. Almond, soya and oat milk were the most common varieties, but South Africans can also choose brown rice, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, hemp, macadamia, quinoa, rice and tiger nut milk! If you are new to plant milk – why not order it prepared by a professional barista to get your first taste. 

One of the most common ways that South Africans enjoy their plant milk is prepared with coffee. There is a wide variety of barista plant milk options available, but there is one brand that has really stepped up the game in terms of variety and taste. MILKLAB offers an award winning barista range from Australia, and many consumers report doing a double take after ordering their almond milk in coffee shops. This year, MILKLAB will be launching a fifth Oat Milk to complement their Almond, Soya, Coconut and Macadamia options.

If you are not interested in caffeine, try ordering plant milk with a Red Cappuccino or Red Latte. These drinks are made entirely of rooibos tea espresso and are also a great way to give plant milk a first try. Of course, you can also spice it up with Red Espresso’s full range of Matcha Latte, Beetroot Latte, Turmeric Latte and Chai Latte!

Win a year supply of plant milk from Checkers 

If you’re using plant milk every day, this is just the competition for you. Checkers SA launched their range of Simple Truth plant milks a few years ago, including Sweetened & Unsweetened Soya Milk, Unsweetened Oat Milk and Unsweetened Almond Milk. Ahead of WPMD last year, ProVeg SA tasted all of the plant milks available in the country and according to our taste buds, this is the tastiest Soya Milk around!

Enter to win a year supply of plant milk from Checkers SA by heading in store to buy your favourite option. Show us how much you enjoy your plant milk by sharing a photo in the comments section on Facebook, or post on Instagram with the hashtag #WorldPlantMilkDay and tagging @checkers_sa and @provegza. The winner is selected at random and will be contacted directly. Entries close on 22 August 2021.

Grab Almond Milk on Special

Food Lover’s Market will be making almond milk more accessible during the day of World Plant Milk Day. Shop at any Food Lover’s Market in South Africa or Namibia on Sunday, 22 August, to get 3 x 1L Almond Breeze for R100. This includes Almond Breeze Original Almond Milk, Chocolate Almond Milk and Vanilla Flavoured Almond Milk.

Almond Breeze can be used in coffee, tea, cooking and baking. This special is great for the whole family to enjoy as the flavoured milk is loved especially by children! The vanilla almond milk adds a sweet taste to your coffee and makes a fantastic rice pudding, of which you can find the recipe at the bottom of this post!

Enjoy a Bootlegger oat milk latte at home

Get the remarkable Bootlegger taste at home, and on-the-go with your dash cup, by winning 1kg of Bootlegger coffee beans alongside 2 mixed cases of ok ja oat milk! If you find that your barista skills just don’t match up – you can also use a R500 Bootlegger voucher to order anything you like in store. 

Simply enter by commenting on this Instagram post and letting us know why you choose plant milk. Is it because you are #ProAnimals, #ProHealth, #ProEnvironment or #ProTaste? The winner is selected at random and will be announced and contacted via Instagram on Sunday, 22 August.

Spiced Vanilla and White Chocolate Rice Pudding Recipe

This rice pudding recipe from Food Lover’s Market will get you hooked on Vanilla Almond Milk. Beautifully spiced with cardamom and nutmeg, balanced with Almond Breeze almond milk with the addition of vegan whyte chocolate or cocoa butter creates a decadently creamy rice pudding. The question is… will this delicious rice pudding be your dessert or breakfast?