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Milk substitute
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<p>A milk substitute is any substance that resembles <a href="/facts/Milk/wDJBUHvy">milk</a> and can be used in the same ways as milk. Such substances may be variously known as non-dairy beverage, nut milk, grain milk, legume milk, mock milk and alternative milk. </p><p>For adults, milk substitutes take two forms: <a href="/facts/Plant_milk/Q7L1zqPY">plant milks</a>, which are liquids made from plants and may be home-made or commercially produced; and <a href="/facts/Non-dairy_creamer/EuHhI0u7">coffee creamers</a>, synthetic products invented in the US in the 1900s specifically to replace dairy milk in <a href="/facts/Coffee/Q4Ko2C7I">coffee</a>. For infants, <a href="/facts/Infant_formula/lrbUhzXV">infant formula</a> based on cow's milk or plant-based alternatives, such as <a href="/facts/Soybean-based_infant_formula/4sApvguJ">soybean</a>, can be a substitute for <a href="/facts/Breast_milk/wVfKCjyw">breast milk</a>. </p>