I'm gonna write the review I wish that someone would have wrote when I was considering buying this stuff. It's such a good alternative to milk! I love it. My tummy gets sensitive to dairy sometimes, and I'm also trying to lose weight while still drinking some of the stuff I like, but the healthier versions of them. I hadn't found a non dairy milk that I liked. I tried almond and oat and they just didn't sit right. They're ok.. but meh, can't explain it, I didn't like them. I got this to try, thinking I was gonna go ick and eventually just forget about it, and throw it out. I made a lil protein shake with it and omg was it good! You know the slim fast? That stuff, it worked with this. It's creamy, so if you're not a fan of a slightly creamy.. almost frothy milk? This isn't for you. It DOES TASTE like milk. I repeat, it does taste like the real stuff. But if you can get past that it does not feel like you're drinking the real stuff, the actual taste is like real dairy milk, you won't be missing on the flavor at all, you just might miss the texture of the real stuff. I think that you could probably thin this out with water if the texture bothers you, but me personally, someone with adhd and really bad texture issues with certain foods? I drank this 2x so far, by myself, like a champ. I drank it with my cereal, with no tummy upset. I drank it past its 10 day opening date, I do not recommend doing that because it does start lookin a lil crusty around the rim of the bottle eventually, but it is still safe to drink.. mostly. I drank it past the 10 day opening date both times now, and as much as I don't recommend it, I do still think it's still safe after that time, but I'd say just try to drink it before it's been too long past that date just to be on the safe side of things. I highly highly recommend this stuff. I will reiterate that it is slightly creamier than the regular milk you get, but it's not bad once you get past it. I will only buy this stuff from now on. Mixes well with powders and such too. I love it.