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Friday, February 25, 2011

soy & almond ... so pretty!

I'm something of a health-nut (hehehe - yup, I meant to use the word "nut")
Anyway, I LOVE frozen berries with milk, but I really need to stay away from cow's milk for now. I make my own soy milk (it's a breeze - just buy the right machine) and we drink it in smoothies. But alone: not so good unless you sweeten it, and I want to avoid that too.
(almond milk on the left, soy milk on the right)
So the other day, after going a couple of days without sugar, when I bit into an almond and my sweet-taste-buds were startled awake - I thought I'd try making almond milk to pour over my frozen cherries and blueberries. YUM. and PRETTY. And oh-so-good-for you. Oh - and cheap too.
Oh - also, our in-home-chef, Bryan, made the BEST savory almonds the other day, roasting them with sesame oil, worchestershire sauce, sea salt, and some other good stuff. LOVE Bryan!
So here's me telling everyone that you can eat organically and still satisfy your sweet cravings!

11 comments:

  1. I have been grossed out by milk since I was a child, don't know why and I'm the only one in my family (of course I'm also the only vegetarian). I use almond milk but mostly only in baking or cooking. Don't like to drink it, even in a smoothie, still I think it's the best alternative out there even though I don't make my own :)

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  2. mmm that actually sounds really good!

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  3. I had NO idea that you could make your own soy milk! cool! it sounds good to me :)

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  4. i have to give ron almond milk. soy is still too high in potassium, but almond is only 60 mg for 1 cup. i use it in his protein drink for breakfast and he will eat it on cereal, too. i'm a skim milk person myself. not sure i could handle soy or almond.

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  5. I've been a long time fan of almond milk in smoothies! I used to eat at Protein Bar in the loop here in Chicago for lunch nearly every day. I'd get a protein smoothie with greek yogurt, almond milk and fruit and it was soo mouth wateringly good. I'm trying to make smoothies at home all the time so that I can continue the healthy kick. So far, Martha's whole living smoothie tips have done me well!

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  6. I love almond milk! I drank buckets of it when I was preggers.

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  7. oooo I would love to make my own almond milk - but to find a machine like that in South Africa... I'm not so sure.
    Thank you for the most beautiful comment on my blog - it really made me smile and made my day

    Thank you
    Betty Bake x

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  8. That is awesome that you make your own soy milk. Dang that's cool. And I love frozen berries, too! And frozen grapes. Love it all!

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  9. I love almond milk. I make an almond milk, blueberry, banana, spinach or Kale smoothie every morning. No sweetener needed. It is simply divine!!

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  10. I had no idea that it was easy to make your own soy milk! That is awesome. I actually like the taste better than cow's. Checking out the equipment.

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  11. Wow, how cool! Who knew?! xo

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