Ya'll need to try Almond milk

[Woodro]

Hey guys most of you may already know this, but if you are looking for a milk alternative then try drinking Almond milk. I think it tastes better than normal milks; it's also very high in calcium and very high in Vitamin E which is soothing and healing for the digestive tract.

Hope it helps, Woodro

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I don't really like the taste if I drink it directly but it's fine for cooking. The calcium quantity is an additive and not naturally found in that amount in almond milk.

 

[scottsma]

Like Almond milk but not sure about Hazelnut.......Love Ricemilk.But OK with cows milk,fortunately.

 

[wild_one353]

ill agree, it lowers my inflammation slightly and makes me feel great, but i make mine homemade not store bought.

 

[scottanias]

I'll drink the vanilla flavored occasionally. Pretty tasty in my opinion, also good for smoothies and cooking.

 

[KWalker]

I just want to throw it out there that there is a significant difference between the almond milk you (I) make at home and the stuff (I call it crap) you find in the store. The almond milk I make at home only contains almonds so I know it's full of calories and healthy nutrients where the almond milk you find in the store has additives such as carrageenan that can actually increase inflammation.

scottsma- Hazelnut milk is delicious! I make it myself and it's super tasty in coffee and smoothies

 

[Woodro]

KWalker do you have a link to a recipe on how to make this, I'm curious to give it a go.

 

[KWalker]

There is no recipe. Its just almonds and water. I believe the ratio is 2.5 cups of almonds to 4 cups of water. Put it all in the blender until the almonds become grainy and then pour it through a cheese cloth into a bowl. The cheese cloth is because without it you will have chunky milk. Once you pour the liquid parts through the cheese cloth and only have the nuts left in it, you can ring that out in the bowl and get a lot more milk as well.

After that, you can also use all that almond leftovers for pastries/bread because it becomes a flour like consistency. You can do this with any nut but I've only tried almonds and hazelnuts so far

 

[Woodro]

Thanks so much. Nogutsnoglory mentioned above that the calcium is added to the commercial almond milk, does this mean that the homemade stuff that you make doesnt have calcium in it?

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Almonds are a good source of calcium so homemade almond milk should have calcium. I guess how much would depend on how much you strained.

I agree that homemade almond milk is delicious and healthy and doesn't compare to the store bought variety.

 

[KWalker]

Honestly, don't waste your money on the store bought stuff...in my opinion. I know that almonds can be expensive but when you look at homemade almond milk, it is pure almonds with no extra additives. Like I said too, you can use the pulp-like leftovers for baking. I can make about a week's worth of almond milk in about 10 minutes. Probably faster than you can go to the store and buy it.

 

[PsychoJane]

I did a quick search for the calcium value and it will be hard to reach what is available in store milk (which are themself boosted with additional calcium).

Two cups of homemade almond milk would provide roughly 50-60 mg of calcium as opposed to something like 300mg in regular milk or commercial soy/almond/rice milk.

I guess an important point would be the ratio at which you make your almond milk (almond:water). Being said that 20-25 almonds are about one once. Since most recipes I've seen suggest 1:3 ratio almond/water, that would be 1 cup of almond for 3 cups of water and considering there are 8 onces in a cup and that one once of almond contains about 75mg of calcium then the whole liter would have about 600mg in it. But then again, you extract the nut "flesh" then probably don't get the whole calcium content (probably explains the 50-60 mg suggested before)... Considering that the suggested intake is around 1000mg, it takes a lot of almond to reach it.

That being said, if the point is to get your calcium, this might not be the best alternative. In order to avoid the other additive then it is, and well, might as well just take a calcium supplement on the side.

 

[Woodro]

Thanks guys for the info. I try and eat a lot of soft greens so I dont solely rely on Almond milk for my daily calcium intake so I think I may give making Almond milk a go when I get some time. I was thinking of adding some black molasses for the flavour and for its high amount of iron.

 

[DustyKat]

Sarah has just started making her own almond milk. She agrees with you guys...it's fab!

 

[Ya noy]

It's not really milk because it's not produced by mommy almonds to nurse their babies, but I prefer it as a substitute over either rice or soy.

Those seeking to gain weight though might try coconut milk which contains a whopping 550 calories per cup.

By contrast, a cup of almond milk has only 30-40 calories, while a cup of regular moo cow milk contains 146 calories.

So the best substitute really depends on your goals.

 

[Woodro]

DustyKat, that Almond milk looks great!! I definitely have to give it a try.

Ya Noy, thanks for the tip on trying coconut milk. I've been trying to put on some weight for some time now as I go to the gym most weeks but I seem to keep at the same weight of 80kgs. I might give coconut milk a try to see if it helps me put on some 'gains'. I'm not guuna lie, I do like Almond milk though because of its high Vit E content and its nice taste.