Making your own almond milk

We are a dairy free family. So as an alternative to cow's milk we drink almond milk. We go through about 1 900ml tetra pack per day. Lately the waste from drinking this much almond milk has been really bothering me. We throw out 7 per week!!! That is a lot of garbage. Even if you recycle it still takes up precious resources. If you think about the saying "reduce, reuse, recycle" you will see that reduce is first for a reason. So yesterday I started searching for almond milk recipes and found that is really is quite easy. So this morning we are drinking our very own homemade almond milk and it is delicious!!! Not only is it delicious, it is way cheaper!! If you can find your almonds on sale (at the bulk barn this week for $3.79 per pound!!!), then it costs less then $1.50 per litre. I pay $2.00 per 900ml tetra pack. Here is the recipe:

Step 1. Measure out 1 cup of raw almonds and soak them in filtered water overnight.

Step 2. drain the liquid and rinse well. Thrown them in your blender with about 5 or 6 cups of filtered water, 1 or 2 dates and a pinch of sea salt. Blend well.

Step 3. Poor the liquid into a mesh strainer that is lined with either a nut milk bag or a few layers of cheese cloth. Even a tea towel will work. (make sure the mesh strainer is over top of a big bowl) Let it strain for at least an hour and then when you think it's done, gather up your pulp, fold the bag over it and squeeze it to get every drop of milk outta there.

You will be left with this pulp. You can use it in smoothies or dips, you can even use it as an exfoliator for your skin in the shower.


And what you are left with is about 1 litre of yummy , fresh almond milk that you can keep in the fridge for 2 or 3 days.

Welcome

Welcome to my radiant heath!! My name is Sebrina. I'm a photographer, latte lover, facebook junkie, sun loving foodie. Food is one of my biggest passions. I am not sure what I love more, cooking nutritious food or learning about it. That's probably why I have recently gone back to school to become a registered holistic nutritionist. I am hoping to post daily here about my food adventures. Maybe post some of the interesting things I am learning in my course. My goal is to help people find their Radiant Health.

What is Radiant Health? You know when you meet someone and you wonder what products they use in their hair or on their skin because they just glow! Well most of the times it's not what they put on but what they put in. Food is probably the number one thing you can do to look fabulous. But more than looking fabulous the food you eat can help you to feel fabulous! A few years ago you would never have recognized me if you saw me in the street. My skin was sallow, I had dark circles under my eyes. I was tired.. oh so tired!! I wrote it off a shaving 4 kids. But it wasn't that. It was what I was putting into my body. It became a vicious cycle of being too tired to cook healthy foods and it turn eating junk. I think the turning point for my health was discovering green monsters. Green Monsters are smoothies of blended fruit and greens. They are a super quick way to get a HUGE boost of energy!! And they are so delicious even my kids drink them every day.

This is my basic recipe for a Green Monster
2 cups of baby spinach
1 cup of frozen berries
1 frozen banana
1 cup almond milk

Blend until smooth.

I hope you will join me here and discover some yummy recipes and possibly find your own Radiant Health!!