Plant milks & drinks
What to drink every day, the easy way.
What should you drink every day? Water, plant milk, coffee and tea, mapped for Saigon life
Morning coffee, noon iced tea, afternoon milk tea. Drinks are where sugar and caffeine hide best. A simple map for picking your daily cup, favorites included.
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How is oat milk made? Why "no added sugar" oat milk still tastes lightly sweet
Oats have no udders, so where does oat milk come from? Four steps from grain to glass, why homemade turns slimy, and why unsweetened oat milk tastes sweet.
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Oat milk vs cow's milk: the same 34 calories, but different where you'd never expect
Unsweetened oat milk and skim cow's milk have almost the same calories, yet protein differs fivefold. Compare nutrition, lactose and calcium to pick your glass.
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Almond, soy or oat milk: which to choose? There's no "champion", just the glass that fits you
Soy milk is high in protein, almond milk low in calories, oat milk creamy in coffee. Compare three popular plant milks and what to ask before you pick.
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What is coconut nectar? Fragrant, golden, deeply Mekong, and still sugar
Coconut nectar is cooked from coconut blossom sap, with a caramel aroma and a Vietnamese story. But it's mostly sucrose. GI, minerals and how to use it.
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How much water should you drink a day? The "8 glasses" story and the half sentence everyone forgot
The 8 glasses of water rule lost half its sentence: most water comes from food. How much you really need, what Saigon heat changes, and if coffee counts.
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How much sugar is in Vietnamese iced coffee and bạc xỉu? The secret is in the condensed milk can
Condensed milk is over half sugar. One Vietnamese iced coffee can nearly hit WHO's ideal sugar limit for a whole day. Count it by the spoon, then cut back.
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Tea and polyphenols: green, oolong and black tea all come from the same leaf
Green, oolong and black tea come from one plant, processed differently. What tea polyphenols are, how much caffeine tea has, and why skip strong tea at meals.
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