I’m a dairy girl for the most part, since I truly believe that organic, pasture-raised cow’s milk is the most nutritious milk you can buy. But sometimes it seems like everyone else I know is into almond, coconut, soy, grain, rice and other alternative milks.

Though these milk alternatives are a great option for people with allergies or special diets, most don’t provide much nutritional value in terms of naturally-occurring protein (except soy) and calcium. They also frequently contain a potential harmful additive called carrageenan, which is better to avoid whenever possible.

For those of you who buy non-dairy milks, I thought I’d put together a list of organic options that don’t have carrageenan, so you could taste them and find your favorites.

Almond Milk

• Homemade – it’s easier than you think
• 365 (Whole Foods private label)
• Beber
• OMilk NYC
• Westsoy Organic (the conventional line may contain carrageenan)

Soy Milk

• Earth Balance* (Older formulations containing carrageenan remain on shelves. Watch ingredients!)
• Eden Soy
• Natur-a
• Organic Valley
• Pacific Foods (organic unsweetened original)
• So Nice (Natural flavor only)
• Soy Dream (Shelf Stable: classic vanilla and enriched chocolate; Refrigerated: classic original)
• Sunrise Soya (all except light fortified sweetened)
• Tofu Shop
• Trader Joe’s Unsweetened in shelf-stable package (refrigerated does contain carrageenan)
• Twin Oaks
• Westsoy (original, unsweetened, lowfat)

Chocolate Soy Milk

• Organic Valley
• Tofu Shop
• Organic Soy Dream (enriched chocolate)

Rice Milk

• Kirkland Signature
• Natur-a
• Nature’s Promise
• Rice Dream – shelf-stable (organic classic original, organic enriched original)
• Trader Joe’s (Check labels, as their private labels vary)

Other Milk Alternatives

• Pacific Foods Oat Milk
• Pacific Foods Hemp Milk
• Pacific Foods 7 Grain Milk
• Pacific Foods Coconut Original or Vanilla

Any other organic brands you like that I’ve missed? Please share your favorites in the comments!

*Some of this information sourced from Cornucopia Institute