I cannot recommend rice, almond, oat or hemp milks. These highly processed products are often sold as ?equivalents? of dairy milks but only because they are propped up with cheap, poor quality and hard-to-absorb calcium, Vitamin D2 and other vitamins and minerals. They also tend to contain poor quality vegetable oils, either intrinsic to the beverage as soy oil or hemp oil, or added such as canola oil. Better to supplement with high-quality supplements than to drink these beverages for the supplements they contain. Many also contain high levels of sugar in order to be palatable.
Am I the only person on the planet that doesn’t like the taste of almond milk?
Was not my thing. Mixing it with protein powder IMO wasted the protein powder. I feel sorry for the lactose intolerant of those amongst us!
Being from the UK myself, I would echo the choice of hook and son. In my research they are the only proper provider who delivers around the whole country and the prices arent THAT unreasonable if you buy the milk in bulk and freeze the vast majority of it. They also have butter/cream on there when its in stock which is the only raw provider I’ve seen in the UK. I will most likely buy it again soon as even the hint of standard milk leaves me toileted for the day, whereas raw milk I have literally no problems with… it’s also very delicious.
Raw milk = the reason gallon of milk a day USED to be a good idea. It’s a stupid ass idea now, I doubt if I would ever drink non-raw cows milk again… I’m very much of the organic movement… grass-fed beef is £6-8kg all around the UK if you look in the right places… a little price to pay for the quality difference.
Thanks for that buffalo milk link and the red23… always looking for news sites I’m yet to discover.
[quote]golder wrote:
[quote]Adzo wrote:
Almond and other nut milks are super easy to make.
Just soak the nuts your going to use for 3 - 4 hours or overnight in the fridge, rinse and blend.
Approx 1 cup of nuts and seeds per litre of water, sweeten to taste, add some spice (cinnamon, cardamom or whatever you prefer).
Keep it in a shaker in the fridge and shake it to re-emulsify before drinking.
Personally I like 3 parts almonds, 3 parts brazil nuts, 1 part sunflower seed, 1 part pepitas, 1 part macadamias, pinch of cinnamon and a touch of sugar.
You could even add lecithin to emulsify it.[/quote]
Definitely gonna try this Adzo, cheers pal.
When you rinse the nuts in water overnight in a fridge, do you then throw away the water they’ve been soaking in and then blend them? Also, how big is this ‘cup’ I’m using?[/quote]I ditch the water that they have been soaking in and use fresh water to blend.
A cup in cooking is 250ml, but just play around with quantities until you get the taste and texture you like. Start with a quarter of the water you are going to use, blend the nuts until smooth and then add more water.
Also, I forgot to say strain it through muslin or a fine mesh strainer to remove the pulp.
[quote]qsar wrote:
Have you tried Kefir? It’s made of milk but has a probiotic bacteria that eats all the lactose away so it’s 99% lactose free. I’m also lactose intolerant so I’m trying it now. So far so good.[/quote]
So the kefir is not working for me. I don’t get the immediate stomach problems I get with regular milk, but eventually when I have a bowl movement, it’s pretty much diarrhea. I’m back to replacing milk with protein powder, raw almond butter (or coconut oil), water and some berries.
Almond milk is low in nutritional value and is very much a processed food.
[quote]golder wrote:
Magic, I desperately want to try raw milk but I have no idea where to get it from. Everyone who I have inquired state who dangerous unpasteurised milk is and that’s why it’s so hard to get hold of. Otherwise I would definitely me on the raw milk.[/quote]
Two generations ago farm families only drank raw unpasteurized milk. Many of them are still around and have never gotten sick from it. Its only dangerous if we were to get the raw unpasteurized milk from today’s super farm operations where the cows really aren’t taken care of like people who own a few cows would take care of them. (fecal matter all over their udders, antibiotics in large amounts, etc.) That’s why people say its unsafe for consumption.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’m very much of the organic movement… grass-fed beef is Ã?£6-8kg all around the UK if you look in the right places… a little price to pay for the quality difference.
Thanks for that buffalo milk link and the red23… always looking for news sites I’m yet to discover.[/quote]
How about sharing a link to the grass fed meat, link for a link?
Cheers
[quote]qsar wrote:
I’m back to replacing milk with protein powder, raw almond butter (or coconut oil), water and some berries.
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Try coconut milk over oil
[quote]plateau wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’m very much of the organic movement… grass-fed beef is Ã??Ã?£6-8kg all around the UK if you look in the right places… a little price to pay for the quality difference.
Thanks for that buffalo milk link and the red23… always looking for news sites I’m yet to discover.[/quote]
How about sharing a link to the grass fed meat, link for a link?
Cheers[/quote]
http://suttertonfarmshoponline.co.uk/4952/online-shop
^ This is as cheap as it gets and delivered for free anywhere in UK. 6GBP per kilo is excellent I could see no reason why I’d ever NOT get grass-fed beef again. Online most are above 8GBP p/kilo but it’s worth checking out local farm shops (some of them are grass fed beef even though they dont have organic certification)
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]plateau wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’m very much of the organic movement… grass-fed beef is Ã???Ã??Ã?£6-8kg all around the UK if you look in the right places… a little price to pay for the quality difference.
Thanks for that buffalo milk link and the red23… always looking for news sites I’m yet to discover.[/quote]
How about sharing a link to the grass fed meat, link for a link?
Cheers[/quote]
http://suttertonfarmshoponline.co.uk/4952/online-shop
^ This is as cheap as it gets and delivered for free anywhere in UK. 6GBP per kilo is excellent I could see no reason why I’d ever NOT get grass-fed beef again. Online most are above 8GBP p/kilo but it’s worth checking out local farm shops (some of them are grass fed beef even though they dont have organic certification)[/quote]
You sir, are an absolute legend. Have you used them before and can vouch for their service?
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]plateau wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’m very much of the organic movement… grass-fed beef is Ã???Ã??Ã?£6-8kg all around the UK if you look in the right places… a little price to pay for the quality difference.
Thanks for that buffalo milk link and the red23… always looking for news sites I’m yet to discover.[/quote]
How about sharing a link to the grass fed meat, link for a link?
Cheers[/quote]
http://suttertonfarmshoponline.co.uk/4952/online-shop
^ This is as cheap as it gets and delivered for free anywhere in UK. 6GBP per kilo is excellent I could see no reason why I’d ever NOT get grass-fed beef again. Online most are above 8GBP p/kilo but it’s worth checking out local farm shops (some of them are grass fed beef even though they dont have organic certification)[/quote]
Thanks Jake!
[quote]golder wrote:
You sir, are an absolute legend. Have you used them before and can vouch for their service?
[/quote]
Ha! I’ve got to admit I was rather proud of that find. Don’t go buying them out as I’ve got to order again myself later this week 
I have used them twice now and the delivery is faster then most places whilst also being free, they pack things properly and if the reciept comes up strange on paypal like it did for me, just email them at: enquiries@thatchedcottagerestaurant.co.uk to confirm what you ordered, he will most likely let you know when it’s likely to be shipped etc. as well… you may be best ordering a weekish in advance.
Going to check my current supplies myself now…
[quote]qsar wrote:
Almond milk is low in nutritional value and is very much a processed food.[/quote]
How do you define “processed”?
I’ve made almond milk at home and all you do is crush the almonds. Really, no more processing than what goes on in my mouth when I eat a handful of almonds.