Comments on: Almond milk http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/ Fri, 16 May 2008 14:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Shannon http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9674 Shannon Tue, 06 May 2008 19:42:55 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9674 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. 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.

]]> By: Tina http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9597 Tina Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:36:56 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9597 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 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

]]> By: Tanya http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9459 Tanya Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:37:28 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9459 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. 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.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9397 Stephanie Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:48:11 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9397 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. 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.

]]> By: Mark http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9356 Mark Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:28:31 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9356 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. 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.

]]> By: Jyoti http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9329 Jyoti Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:16:43 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9329 hey does any one knows how to make almond milk at home? hey does any one knows how to make almond milk at home?

]]> By: priscilla http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9239 priscilla Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:50:40 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9239 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 ;) 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 ;)

]]> By: Mark http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9108 Mark Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:36:28 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9108 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. 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.

]]> By: ryan http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9092 ryan Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:40:44 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9092 Rosalyn - Take anything you read from the Weston A Price foundation with a gigantic grain of salt. Rosalyn - Take anything you read from the Weston A Price foundation with a gigantic grain of salt.

]]> By: Rosalyn http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9090 Rosalyn Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:28:49 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-9090 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 <i>that</I> 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 <i>homemade</i> 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?] 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?]

]]> By: Tilio_enduro http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-8128 Tilio_enduro Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:56:43 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-8128 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. 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.

]]> By: Laura http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7961 Laura Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:49:58 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7961 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? 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?

]]> By: Tena http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7582 Tena Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:02:50 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7582 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* 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*

]]> By: sylvie http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7569 sylvie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:56:35 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7569 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! :) 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! :)

]]> By: Seth http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7041 Seth Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:31:45 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2001/06/08/almond-milk/#comment-7041 Dear Danielle. It sounds like you own the soy farm. Please educate your self better about soy GM and acidity forming foods. Dear Danielle.

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

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