A selection of vegan egg-nogs
Vegans rejoice! Non-dairy holiday nogs have hit stores to help make this holiday season a little more festive and a little bit sweeter. Traditional eggnog is made with whole milk, cream, eggs and sugar. It’s a rich drink and isn’t low in calories or sugar. There are about 190 calories and about 20 grams of sugar in just 1/2 cup. And since eggnog is often spiked with booze, you can add a few more calories to that number. If you’re vegan (or dairy-free or egg-free), eggnog has been off limits. Luckily, lots of non-dairy milk companies have released their own holiday nog blends and the nutrition numbers look a little more impressive than the classic drink. We wanted to figure out what they taste they like so we put them to the test. Nog-whether vegan or egg-is a treat. It’s a special drink that we enjoy around the holidays, so don’t stress about calories and numbers too much. The options we tasted all deliver between 8 and 15 grams of added sugar. The Dietary Guidelines recommend we get no more than 10 percent of our calories from added sugar, which would be 200 calories on a 2,000 calorie diet. 200 calories of sugar is about 50 grams. These nogs can fit within your day easily, just remember all these numbers are for 4 ounces, which isn’t much. Here’s our favorite store-bought vegan nogs and how they stack up nutritionally. Taste Test Winner: So Delicious Holiday Nog so delicious holiday nog Photo: So Delicious Serving: 4 ounces Calories: 90 Sugars: 15g Protein: 0g Sodium: 115mg Calcium: 0% Tasting notes: Our group favorite! This was the only coconut nog we tested. It had a rich and creamy texture and mild coconut flavor. The traditional nog flavors are spot on, but it was a little sweet. Runner Up: Silk Nog Original silk nog original Photo: Silk Serving: 4 ounces Calories: 80 Sugars: 11g Protein: 3g Sodium: 80mg Calcium: 0% Tasting notes: Our runner up. This had a strong nutmeg flavor, just like classic eggnog. The soy-based nog was also creamy and reminded us of regular soy milk. Silk also makes an almond milk nog. Almond Breeze Almondmilk Nog almond breeze nog Photo: Blue Diamond Calories: 70 Sugars: 11g Protein: 1g Sodium: 75mg Calcium: 15% Tasting notes: The nutty flavor of almond milk came through but some of our tasters wanted some more eggnog spice. Our resident almond milk drinker liked this one a lot. Trader Joes Almond Nog Calories: 50 Sugars: 8g Protein: <1g Sodium: 65mg Calcium: 15% Tasting notes: Some tasters didn’t love the nutty flavor, but if you’re used to almond milk this could be a go. Plus, it clearly has some fans on instagram and we liked that it has less added sugar than some of the other brands we tried. Good Karma Holiday Nog good karma nog Photo: Good Karma Calories: 45 Sugars: 8g Protein: 0g Sodium: 80mg Calcium: 15% Tasting notes: Tasted sweeter than we expected based on the 8 grams of sugar. We liked that it was nut free in case you need to avoids nuts and dairy in your diet. The texture was creamy, but we weren’t getting a strong flavor of eggnog. This nog is made with flax milk, so you’ll get some healthy omega-3 fats while you sip. Califia Farms Holiday Nog Almondmilk califia farms holiday nog Photo: Califia Farms Calories: 50 Sugars: 8g Protein: 1g Sodium: 90mg Calcium: 25% Tasting notes: This almond milk was our least favorite from a taste perspective. It wasn’t as sweet as many of the other options but it left a slick taste on our tongues and wasn’t as creamy as some of the other nogs we tasted. Don’t Miss: Cozy Drinks to Sip While You Deck the Halls The Best Non-Dairy Milks to Buy
A selection of vegan egg-nogs
A selection of vegan egg-nogs
A selection of vegan egg-nogs
Vegans rejoice! Non-dairy holiday nogs have hit stores to help make this holiday season a little more festive and a little bit sweeter.
Traditional eggnog is made with whole milk, cream, eggs and sugar. It’s a rich drink and isn’t low in calories or sugar. There are about 190 calories and about 20 grams of sugar in just 1/2 cup. And since eggnog is often spiked with booze, you can add a few more calories to that number.
If you’re vegan (or dairy-free or egg-free), eggnog has been off limits. Luckily, lots of non-dairy milk companies have released their own holiday nog blends and the nutrition numbers look a little more impressive than the classic drink. We wanted to figure out what they taste they like so we put them to the test.
Nog-whether vegan or egg-is a treat. It’s a special drink that we enjoy around the holidays, so don’t stress about calories and numbers too much. The options we tasted all deliver between 8 and 15 grams of added sugar. The Dietary Guidelines recommend we get no more than 10 percent of our calories from added sugar, which would be 200 calories on a 2,000 calorie diet. 200 calories of sugar is about 50 grams. These nogs can fit within your day easily, just remember all these numbers are for 4 ounces, which isn’t much.
Here’s our favorite store-bought vegan nogs and how they stack up nutritionally.
Taste Test Winner: So Delicious Holiday Nog
so delicious holiday nog Photo: So Delicious
Serving: 4 ounces
Calories: 90
Sugars: 15g
Protein: 0g
Sodium: 115mg
Calcium: 0%
Tasting notes: Our group favorite! This was the only coconut nog we tested. It had a rich and creamy texture and mild coconut flavor. The traditional nog flavors are spot on, but it was a little sweet.
Runner Up: Silk Nog Original
silk nog original Photo: Silk
Calories: 80
Sugars: 11g
Protein: 3g
Sodium: 80mg
Tasting notes: Our runner up. This had a strong nutmeg flavor, just like classic eggnog. The soy-based nog was also creamy and reminded us of regular soy milk. Silk also makes an almond milk nog.
Almond Breeze Almondmilk Nog
almond breeze nog Photo: Blue Diamond
Calories: 70
Protein: 1g
Sodium: 75mg
Calcium: 15%
Tasting notes: The nutty flavor of almond milk came through but some of our tasters wanted some more eggnog spice. Our resident almond milk drinker liked this one a lot.
Trader Joes Almond Nog
Calories: 50
Sugars: 8g
Protein: <1g
Sodium: 65mg
Tasting notes: Some tasters didn’t love the nutty flavor, but if you’re used to almond milk this could be a go. Plus, it clearly has some fans on instagram and we liked that it has less added sugar than some of the other brands we tried.
Good Karma Holiday Nog
good karma nog Photo: Good Karma
Calories: 45
Tasting notes: Tasted sweeter than we expected based on the 8 grams of sugar. We liked that it was nut free in case you need to avoids nuts and dairy in your diet. The texture was creamy, but we weren’t getting a strong flavor of eggnog. This nog is made with flax milk, so you’ll get some healthy omega-3 fats while you sip.
Califia Farms Holiday Nog Almondmilk
califia farms holiday nog Photo: Califia Farms
Sodium: 90mg
Calcium: 25%
Tasting notes: This almond milk was our least favorite from a taste perspective. It wasn’t as sweet as many of the other options but it left a slick taste on our tongues and wasn’t as creamy as some of the other nogs we tasted.
Don’t Miss:
Cozy Drinks to Sip While You Deck the Halls
The Best Non-Dairy Milks to Buy
so delicious holiday nog Photo: So Delicious
so delicious holiday nog
Photo: So Delicious
silk nog original Photo: Silk
silk nog original
Photo: Silk
almond breeze nog Photo: Blue Diamond
almond breeze nog
Photo: Blue Diamond
good karma nog Photo: Good Karma
good karma nog
Photo: Good Karma
califia farms holiday nog Photo: Califia Farms
califia farms holiday nog
Photo: Califia Farms
