Almond milk

38 Responses

1. Jodi Moss

   27|Mar|2003 1

   What section of the grocery store did you buy your vanilla almond milk in? I just found a recipe that calls for that and I’ve never heard of it.

2. Ryan

   27|Mar|2003 2

   I found it with the boxed soy milks… at my grocery store it’s in the “health food” aisle… any health food store should have it, too. If you can’t find it, you can probably make your own or just substitute vanilla soy milk (it’ll just have a little less nutty of a flavor, but maybe you could add a few drops of almond extract).

3. finndinn

   06|Jan|2006 3

   Jodi,

   If you have a problem locating vanilla Almond Milk, then it is really easy (and tastier) to make you own. I posted a recipe for this just a few days ago on my blog Vanilla Almond Milk recipe.

4. Corina

   20|Jun|2006 4

   I am really considering becoming a vegan. I heard that soy milk and rice milk are not that great for you, is almond milk a good option and is it true that rice milk is bad?

5. Danielle

   20|Jun|2006 5

   Unless you are allergic to soy, soy milk isn’t bad for you. Many are fortified with B12. To me, it’s closest in consistency to cow’s milk.

6. ellen

   02|Jul|2006 6

   soy milk is really bad for you. people are treating it like a miracle food just because it is not cows milk and everybody knows cows milk is bad. soybeans are the most mucus forming plant there is and creates a lot of mucus in the body, as cows milk does. almond milk is the best alternative because all it really contains is almonds and agave nectar. you can even make your own!

7. Danielle

   03|Jul|2006 7

   I have never heard that about soymilk. It’s probably the anti-soy freaks who are telling you that. It’s cow’s milk that is mucus forming.

8. Ryan

   03|Jul|2006 8

   It’s Big Almond propaganda, I tell you! :)

   Seriously, though, I think the only people who are really going to run into issues with mucus build-up from soy are those with some degree of a soy allergy.

9. Isa

   15|Jul|2006 9

   I just did a search for almond milk and I ended up at this blog. I have to say, I had to bookmark it right away =)

   Anyway… about soy milk… Even if you dont believe the mucus build up argument, there is something else to be concerned about soy. Soy is one of the most altered by man crops, so for you to get more benefit than harm by consuming soy products, you need to make sure it’s organic. Go here for some info about genetically altered foods.

10. delaney

    24|Jul|2006 10

    silk makes non-genetically modified soy milk just to let you know. soy milk also has pretty much the same nutritious value of regular milk. also, dairy is what causes mucus buildup (any type of dairy) dairy is not bad for you as long as it is low in fat. in fact, yogurt is one of the healthiest things for you as long as it is unsweetened. you can make your own yogurt to ensure this.

11. Cheryl

    30|Jul|2006 11

    Anyone read “The China Study.” Makes you think twice about eating any animal protein whether organic or not. My son and I started to drink soy, then too much hubaloo about that, then rice milk until I read the ingredients closer and saw too many unhealthy oils in it (which affect the balance of the important essential oils you take in). Through much research, almond milk sounds like the winner.

12. Harry Coombs

    19|Aug|2006 12

    A research Dr told me this and more when I went to Soy from milk and she told me to stay away from soy as it is an endrocine disrupter besides this; “most soy products come from GM crops. Genes from GM crops have been shown to be taken in by gut bacteria, where they are incorporated into the bacteria DNA and produce nice things like pesticides and herbicides - IN YOUR GUT! If you want this - help yourself to lots of soy and other GM crops, like corn and potatoes. Either take rice or almond milk.”

13. Danielle

    19|Aug|2006 13

    And was this doctor from the notoriously antisoy, antiveg Weston T. Price Foundation?

14. Misty

    11|Sep|2006 14

    Soy is linked to infertility. This may not be an issue for anyone else…but it is for me. I vote against it!

15. Kristina

    29|Jan|2007 15

    Thank you so much everyone. I haven’t tried soy milk or almond milk but when The View did a segment awhile back on soy one of them tried the milk and they said it was not good at all it “tasted like breast milk”, of course it may of been the brand. But I hear that almond milk is suppose to be really good so I think I am going to try it soon.

16. Jamie

    16|May|2007 16

    Ive also heard that soy contains a lot of hormones that can suppress calcium absorption, especially in toddlers and young children. I have yet to try any of these, as I am still gathering facts. I have heard good things about almond milk. However I have also been semi-following a problem with the california board of almonds that they are now going to be low heating their raw almonds and still packaging them under the title of raw. The FDA is going to allow this. Its set to be in motion the fall of 2007. I am looking into getting a soyquick milk maker and possibly using it for almond milk.

17. Krista Embertson

    24|May|2007 17

    anyone have a good chocolate almond milk recipe?

    My son has been drinking the Black Diamond brand and he loves it…we all love it.

    Soy…it mimics estrogen, the female hormone. One serving is like taking 5 birth control pills…I wish I would have known that when I had my baby boy 10 years ago. We just recently switched him to almond milk.

18. ryan

    29|May|2007 18

    Krista — be sure to take a close look at the anti-soy research you’re quoting. If it’s connected at all with Dr. Mercola or the Weston A. Price foundation, take it with a grain of salt.

19. Myrna

    14|Jun|2007 19

    When making the almond milk - is it necessry for
    it to be in the fridge ?
    thanks for the tip about rinsing them and using
    new water.
    I have been using a blender to make mine -
    seems to work fine.
    I eat Bran Buds cereal and almond milk and I like the
    taste.

20. Andrea

    12|Jul|2007 20

    But the thing is, almond milk doesn’t have a lot of protein. And when your a vegetarian it’s very important to have protein in your diet.

21. ryan

    12|Jul|2007 21

    And when your a vegetarian it’s very important to have protein in your diet.

    Protein is not a problem for vegetarians. Eat a varied diet with enough calories and it’s very hard not to get enough protein.

22. Ann

    30|Jul|2007 22

    Soy is so bad for you. Who ever says it is good for you needs to educate themselves about it. Go to http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/ and read about it. I worked in the supplement and natural foods industry and quit because they will package and sell you anything and pretend it is good for you. Soy is NOT!

    Not only is it hard to digest it does mess with your hormone levels and in an estrogen dominant society you do not need fake estrogen period. It is not a plot of Dr. Mercola’s that is absurd. Who ever thinks that needs to seriously get an open mind to the possibility that soy is not your bodies friend and do not give yuour children soy milk.

    Also read about the politics of soy. The company that makes most of it - Monsanto is pure evil and greedy. Almond milk is so easy to make fresh and it takes delicious. Why anyone would want to drink soy I do not know.

    My friends cousin drank it like there was no tomorrow and died a very young death of breast cancer.

    Enough said.

23. Juliane

    22|Aug|2007 23

    I just found this and have really enjoyed reading the posts. I have been giving my daughter almond milk (since I stopped nursing her at 13 months) we have had had great success…I have just made a recent find though the Original Almond Milk from blus diamond has sweetned added…they have a new unsweetened product which we are now using (although she immediately noticed the change). She consumes less of the unsweetened (go figure). The almond milk I give her has 20% calcium /serving and I beleive that 20% milk has 30%.

24. Seth

    31|Aug|2007 24

    Dear Danielle.

    It sounds like you own the soy farm. Please educate your self better about soy GM and acidity forming foods.

25. sylvie

    18|Sep|2007 25

    Hey does anyone have a recipe for chocolate almond milk? I love all types of milk but from my limited research have come to the conclusion that almond is the most natural alternative plus tastes fab! But would really like to play with some different recipes so please let me know if you have any! :)

26. Tena

    19|Sep|2007 26

    I’m not trying to be funny here, okay? But…what about just adding some chocolate syrup to the almond milk to make chocolate almond milk?

    We just switched to rice milk because we heard bad things about soy milk. After reading this, now I’m wondering if rice milk is bad for us, too. *Sigh*

27. Laura

    23|Oct|2007 27

    I recently started drinking Blue Diamond’s almond milk once I discovered I am allergic to dairy and soy. But in Blue Diamond’s almond milk ingredients it includes soy lecithin, is this a soy product that I need to be worried about? Are there any almond milks on the market without soy included in the ingredients or do I need to start making my own milk?

28. Tilio_enduro

    30|Oct|2007 28

    Great to see a debate about Soy, dairy and rice milks.
    Regarding Soy lecithin, you need to understand that this is an isolated extract from soy - it is not whole soy, whole soy is known to contain endocrine disruptors, it is a known goitrogen and as mentioned before is often heavily contaminated with pesticides and herbicides. As an extract is is more likely - but not guaranteed to not have other toxins in it. The best way is to make your own products if you really want to be sure.

29. Rosalyn

    12|Feb|2008 29

    http://www.naturalnews.com/z022146.html —
    i’ve heard of the almond junk too.
    … falsely labeling toxic/pasteurized almonds as raw. =[

    http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_milkcheese.html —
    and the soy. now that is messed up.

    and not until reading some of these comments i had never heard about the rice milk thing…
    http://chetday.com/soymilk.htm
    and, there you go.

    now, i don’t think almond milk we be a bad thing, even if the almonds weren’t raw, but to be treated with “highly toxic propylene oxide”… seriously? where am i going to get surely non-toxic almonds from to make milk? i freakin love the stuff…

    what about homemade rice milk?
    is that the answer?

    [in the article about soy and rice milk above it mentions some oils such as soybean, cottonseed and corn oil- and staying away from them… thats something i know just a little bit about… anyone want to inform me?]

30. ryan

    12|Feb|2008 30

    Rosalyn - Take anything you read from the Weston A Price foundation with a gigantic grain of salt.

31. Mark

    13|Feb|2008 31

    I have a very sensitive dairy allergy. It isn’t life threatening but I do know when I have had a dairy derivative. With that said, I would like to add that people who do have a dairy allergy listen to their bodies after they drink pre-made soy/rice/almond milks. By listening to my body I know that Rice Dream Original, Silk Organic Soymilk, Pacific: Unsweetened Soy Milk, and some others have some sort of dairy in them even though it isn’t listed on the label. I have switched to Pacific: Almond Milk and now have no issues. I am thinking of making my own now as well.

32. priscilla

    27|Feb|2008 32

    How can we trust anything about anything…..makes me want to go to bed and pull the covers over my head …..egad

    How do we survive in the real world in real time?
    I’m really trying to go 90% raw, but my cashews aren’t really raw; can’t find macadamias in the raw; searching for the pinenuts;it’s winter, not a lot of organic available…..

    Looks like it’s Miller time ;)

33. Jyoti

    14|Mar|2008 33

    hey does any one knows how to make almond milk at home?

34. Mark

    17|Mar|2008 34

    1. Soak raw almonds overnight.
    2. Drain and rinse.
    3. 1 cup soaked almonds per 3 to 4 cups water.
    4. Put in blender.
    5. Use a nut bag to strain almond paste and pour into container.
    6. Sweeten if desired.

35. Stephanie

    20|Mar|2008 35

    I have a 21 month old that has been on soy since birth….it does cause mucus…loads of it! i didn’t realize it was the cause until he stopped drinking bottles. if you let soy milk sit in a bottle for a day or so (i know, gross, but sometimes you don’t find them for a bit) you’ll see it is the thick, almost like that snotty putty kids play with, and HARD to wash off. this same stuff built up in his stomach. trust me, i am not antisoy. i am a mother with a kid who used to throw up a lot because of the mucus and couldn’t figure out what was causing it.

36. Tanya

    31|Mar|2008 36

    You can also make almond milk this way (its quicker than soaking Almonds over night):

    1. Boil some water. Then turn off the fire. Place raw almonds in the
    hot water for about 5 minutes. Do not boil almonds

    2. Drain and rinse. Then peel off brown skin with fingers. It’s easy.

    3. Place in the blender - 1 cup soaked peeled almonds per 4 to 5 cups of slightly warm water. I use warm water because I want some oil from the nuts to expel out when blending. But you could also use cool water. Use the same blender settings as though you were making a
    smoothie.

    5. Use a stocking and/or cheese cloth to strain almond paste and pour
    into Jug and place in the fridge for storage

    I usually make 1 gallon of this for the whole week to eat with my cereal, since it is a little time consuming, I just do it all at once. I love it!!

    Note: Feel free to use more and/or less water to your liking of thickness.

37. Tina

    19|Apr|2008 37

    My grandaughter cannot tolerate soy or rice milk(it has gluten in it). Where can I find Almond milk in the vanilla and chocolate? Which local grocery store chain would carry it, we have Krogers here, and would Walmart have it? Please let me know, she is getting sick again.

    Thanks for any help.

    Tina

38. Shannon

    06|May|2008 38

    I just made almond milk for the first time and I used the same water it was soaking in. Didn’t know I wasnt supposed to. Is that wrong? Will it come out the same? Should I not drink it?

    I’m breastfeeding so I want to be extra safe.