Dairy and Non-Dairy Milk Compared
by Russell Eaton
Whatever people think about cow's milk, it cannot be denied that non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious. If you have never tasted the cool, nutty, creamy flavour of, say, almond milk you're missing out in life. A favourite of mine is coconut milk - it's non-fattening, it keeps well in the fridge and it can be used with just about any food just like regular milk - it is so delicious that once tasted you will always want to have it.
You can make non-dairy milk from a variety of seeds, nuts, grains, and soybeans. And once made, the milk can be stored in the fridge just like regular pasteurized milk, or it can be frozen for future use.
There is a myth that to make non-dairy milk you need special milk-making apparatus and that it is a complicated process. The opposite is true! Making non-dairy milk requires no special equipment (just a regular kitchen blender). And you can make milk in just a few minutes if you have the ingredients to hand.
A big advantage of making your own milk is that you can store the ingredients at home almost indefinitely by using the freezer. The ingredients can be frozen without affecting their quality or nutritional value. This means you can make milk whenever you like. Additionally, you will save money compared to the cost of buying dairy or non-dairy milk.
But perhaps the biggest benefit of non-dairy milk is the health aspect. Cow's milk is full of substances such as cancer-causing hormones, saturated fats, harmful galactose, and mucus-forming casein, all of which impair health in a variety of ways.
Milk-consumers who switch to non-dairy milk experience a dramatic improvement in health after just a few days. So firstly you benefit by avoiding dairy milk, and secondly you benefit by enjoying the super-healthy nutrients of non-dairy milk.
As non-dairy milk is made from plant-based ingredients it is truly super-nutritious. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, health promoting oils and enzymes, plant sterols that beat cholesterol, fibre, and other healthy nutrients. Whatever your diet, culture, state of health, or lifestyle you simply cannot go wrong by enjoying non-dairy milk.
But don't limit yourself to just soy milk and rice milk which you can buy in supermarkets. By making your own milk from ingredients that are easy and cheap to buy anywhere, you will enjoy wonderful new flavours and much improved nutrition.
Here is a great free recipe that you can download now, showing how to make Brazil Nut & Sesame Milk. This non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious and super-nutritious, and you can store the ingredients almost indefinitely if frozen until required.
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