Not Milk Recipes and Milk Health Info
Not Milk Recipes and Milk Health Info
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Not Milk Recipes and Milk Health Info.
This is a great demonstration by Karen Knowler. She uses almonds in this recipe which also make a delicious milk.
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How to make nut milk
Why make nut milk when you can just as easily buy Rice Dream or Almond Breeze in the hippy section of your local supermarket? The packaged nut milks you get in stores have been pasteurized which damages the enzymes and nutrients contained in raw, unheated nuts. Plus its super easy!
Basically, there are four ways to make nut milks: the Grinder Method, the Soaking Method, the Soy Milk Maker Method and the “Don’t Ditch the Pulp” Method. Nut milks can be stored up to two days in the fridge.
The Soaking Method
Soak nuts in about 4 cups of water for at least 4 hours or overnight in your fridge. You can either cover the nuts or not… either way is fine. Using this method the nuts don’t have to be skinned.
1. Place the nuts and soaking water in a high speed blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
2. Pour contents through a fine mesh sieve or a nut milk bag into a glass jar or pitcher
3. If using sweeteners or fortifiers stir in with spoon or put back into blender and blend in
The Soy Milk Maker Method
1. Soak 1 cup of nuts in 2 cups of water for at least 4 hours or overnight in your fridge.
2. Place drained nuts in the filter cup of your soy milk maker and attach to motor base. Fill the pitcher with water and place motor base on the pitcher. Plug in machine.
3. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and set the soy maker to the grind cycle. Make sure it is NOT set to any of the heat cycles.
4. Pour contents through a fine mesh sieve into a glass jar or pitcher
5. If using sweeteners or fortifiers stir in with spoon or put back into blender and blend in
The “Don’t Ditch the Pulp” Method
This is my personal favorite. When I make nut milks it’s usually a combination of the grinder method and this method. Simply put, you don’t strain the milk and you benefit from all the nutrients that the pulp contains. This works equally well with soaked or un-soaked nuts.
Need more of a tutorial on using nut milk bags? click here!
Strawberry Cardamom “Milk”
⅓ cup raw cashews, ground fine (if you have a Vitamix you won’t need to grind them)
1 Tbsp Flaxseed, ground fine
1 cup ripe strawberries
¼ Tsp ground cardamom
3 to 3 ½ cups water
Make cashew flaxseed milk using any of the four methods listed above. While nut milk is still in blender, add strawberries and cardamom. Blend until smooth and serve.
Creamy Piña Colada “Milkshake”
⅓ cup macadamia nuts, ground fine
1 young coconut, water and meat blended to make coconut milk
1 cup ripe pineapple, chopped
1 banana, loosely chopped
Prepare macadamia nut milk using any of the four methods listed above, substituting coconut milk for plain water. While nut milk is still in blender, add chopped pineapple and banana. Blend until smooth and serve. For a more milkshake consistency add ice.
There are no rules when it comes to raw food… if you want a lighter version of the Piña Colada Milkshake simply omit the macadamia nut milk.
How to Make Fresh Raw Coconut Milk
How to Make Soy Milk From Scratch
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Not Milk
There are just so many health problems associated with dairy products. If you think about it we are the only species to drink milk as adults and we are the only species to drink the milk of another animal. It’s infant formula for cows, do you really think it’s going to be good for a human to drink? Cow’s are usually pumped so full of hormones and antibiotics which end up in their milk and eventually into the person who drinks it. Check out this interview with Robert Cohen, author of ‘Milk, The Deadly Poison’ about the dangers of dairy.
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