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I have begun using rice milk instead of regular milk. The primary reason for this is to avoid spoilage. I don't use regular milk fast enough, so I end up having to throw about half the carton out each time. Rice milk, on the other hand, lasts at least a month and a half.

There are two varieties of rice milk available at the store that I go to: regular and vanilla. The vanilla flavor is good for making horchata¹ (which is the very reason that I started buying it). It's also decent for flavoring coffee.

Regular rice milk is good for almost anything else, which for me is just cereal and cooking. It tastes fine in cereal, but I'm still working out how to change the hamburger helper directions to accommodate it. The first batch of hamburger helper turned out too watery, so it might be necessary to decrease the amount of water used by about a 1/4 cup.

1. Horchata is a Mexican rice drink. To make it, start with rice milk, add a pre-bought Horchata mix, and garnish with cinnamon. I got hooked on it when I tried it at La Bamba.