Why You Should Make Your Own Dairy Free Milk + 3 Recipes (Oat, Almond, Soy)
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- Do you know what's really in your plant milks? What you learn in this video might surprise you and help you make better choices.
I also show you the best ways to make oat milk, almond milk and soy milk at home so you know exactly what you are consuming.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments down below! Did you know about the calcium carbonate? I sure didn't.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:34 Calcium Carbonate In Dairy Free Milks (and antacids)
3:30 Emulsifiers and Thickeners in Dairy Free Milks
4:05 Natural Flavourings in Dairy Free Milks
5:29 What You Need To Make Dairy Free Milk
5:56 How To Make Oat Milk
8:38 How To Make Almond Milk
10:45 How To Make Soy Milk
Recipes:
Homemade oat milk recipe
1 cup organic rolled oats
4 cups ice cold water
optional: salt to taste
sweetener to taste
Directions:
1. Rinse organic rolled oats (Do not use Instant or quick cooking oats)
2. Add oats to a blender with 4 cups of ice cold water.
3. Let soak for 10 minutes.
4. Blend for 30-60 seconds on high. Add any optional flavourings you want and then strain oat milk through a nut milk bag (be gentle!) and put in a container. Keep in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Homemade almond milk recipe
1 cup organic raw almonds (do not use salted/roasted!) soaked overnight
4 cups water
optional: salt to taste
sweetener to taste
Directions:
1. Soak almonds overnight in a large bowl with more than enough water to cover them.
2. Rinse and drain almonds and add to a blender with 4 cups of water.
3. Blend for 60 seconds on high. Add any optional flavourings you want and then strain almond milk through a nut milk bag and put in a container. Keep in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Homemade soy milk recipe
1/2 cup organic dried yellow soybeans, soaked overnight
4 cups water
salt to taste (a pinch or two - i highly recommend adding this)
2 tsp maple syrup (or to taste)
Directions:
1. Soak soybeans overnight in boiling water. After a 12 hour soak, try your best to remove the skins from the beans. Drain and rinse the beans.
2. Add beans to a blender with 4 cups of water.
3. Blend for 30-60 seconds on high. Then add to a large pot.
4. Bring to a low boil and reduce to a simmer for approx. 20 minutes. Stir often to prevent burning.
5. Remove from heat and let cool. Once cool, strain through a nut milk bag and put in a container. Add salt and sweetener and shake well. Place milk in the fridge for 3-5 days.
*Homemade milks will only last approx 3-5 days in the fridge. For this reason I suggest making small batches.
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** Regarding the calcium carbonate issue. I recently interviewed Dr. Greger (from Nutritionfacts.org) and asked him if he thought the calcium carbonate added to plant milks could lower stomach acid to a significant degree since there are comparable amounts to what is in Tums and he quickly dismissed it and said it wouldn't be an issue.
Watch the interview here to hear his answer. th-cam.com/video/ljQWi944mF4/w-d-xo.html
I still think it is something to consider and wished I would have pressed him further on his answer but I was a bit nervous and didn't want to spend too much time on it as I had a lot of other questions to ask.
Thanks for coming back to mention this! I also thought his answer was a little short, would definitely like to hear from some other nutrition experts to see if all views align.
Dr.Gregor is unfortunately not really reliable in terms of the fine details of health.
Got a soyabella over a year ago and bought oats and organic soy beans in bulk...very easy to make my daily fresh milk
I really respect you for adding this comment after the Dr Greger video. Thanks! I’d also be curious to hear the details, but I can believe Dr G’s point. Soymilk might not have as strong of an impact on stomach acid levels since it is a light base (~7.8) but antacids like Tums are a stronger base and have a mix of ingredients specifically designed to neutralize stomach acid. I’m no expert though. Thanks again!
I recently added store bought oat milk to my diet as I wanted to increase my intake of calcium. I read somewhere though that taking a calcium supplement could contribute to heart disease and so I do wonder how calcium supplements differ to fortification in foods. Is it not the same thing?
@@Sam-xm2cs hey, if you want to supplement with calcium, look for calcium supplements derived from algae. Lifestream Natural Calcium is one example. This kind is much more likely to be properly absorbed. I think eating with a large meal will help too.
For the soy milk, just freeze the soaked beans. Freezing makes the milk taste so much better. Also you can soak more and freeze portions for quick milk makeing :)
Oh okay, I didn't come across that in my sleuthing. Thanks for the tip!
Very interesting, never heard of this before either but I'll be trying it.
I have also seen soaking overnight in the fridge and boiling the beans before you blend them. Haven't tried either, so I can't confirm or deny.
Before cooking them?
Ooo, need to try this, thanks. I do like the flavour of the homemade one though, now I'm so used to it I don't really like the store bought ones very much
Derek, have you tried hemp milk? It's so, so easy and crazy cheap. And hemp's got a bit of fat to it, so it's nice and creamy. And you don't have to strain it: just blend the hemp hearts and water and you're good to go! And thanks for doing a video like this. I think people get intimidated by having to make things themselves and it really can be quite simple. More like this, please!
What’s the ratio? Pls and thank you
Derek has his own video on homemade hemp milk! He even mentions that you don't have to strain it.
@@kelson63100 8-to-1.
Hemp seeds are pretty expensive the organic ones at least
Hemp is okay but definitely has an aftertaste.
Trader Joe’s Organic Soy Milk is just water and soy beans. And cheap 💪🏼
I've used the Trader Joe's soy milk. I agree with you, simple and inexpensive.
A couple other brands are Pacific Foods and WestSoy
TJs soy beverage is my favorite!
I love Trader Joe’s soy beverage and stock up whenever I can. I’m an hour and half drive from the nearest store. I keep hearing they are going to discontinue it.
Extremely hard to find too
Because I have Crohn’s, my plant milks only have 2 ingredients. Those with Crohn’s need to stay away from gums, emulsifiers and other additives. I appreciate your informative content. Keep up the great work!
What are the two ingredients? Do you make it yourself or is it store bought?
Oat milk: I found when I was testing different ways of making oat milk that steel cut Oats worked best. Something that helped the flavour and texture (I was making it for a cafe that did lattes so it needed to be able to be streamed without cooking lol) was to flash the Oats in boiling water and then let them sit in the fridge overnight before discarding that water and blending them with fresh water and a pinch of salt. 1/4 c Oats to 3c water. Blend for a minute to 1:30 mins. No slime, lasted about 4-5 days. Needed to shake it before use but worked perfect for steaming and baking. And the Oats were not as mushy so I used them to make cookies
Thank you...I will give it a try.
by flashing in hot water, are you soaking in that same water, and are you putting it in fridge straight from the stove?
@@avamaria8447 I boil a kettle and pour it over them in a container and then yeah throw the whole thing into the fridge
This is a great idea. thank you for sharing your recipe. I'm going to give this a try.
I make a multi-nut milk (a combination of almond/cashew/pecan) and lemme tell ya - the pecans in it make for a super delicious milk. I also add a pinch of salt, maple syrup, and sunflower lecithin for an emulsifier which helps keep the milk consistency consistent.
This is great! I’m going to try it ❤
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Yeah I would like to start trying blends of different nuts to see how that is. I like this trifecta.
@@Simnettnutrition it’s truly yummy. You’ll love it.
How many lecithin in 2 cups of water?
@@LianeRollin hmmm. I think I usually make my milks with 3-4 cups of liquid, and use about a teaspoon. So maybe half a tsp for 2 cups.
I found a really great hack. You can blend almond butter with water to make almond milk!! It's delicious and doesn't involve any straining 😮 I add a crack of salt, and vanilla essence for taste, and a teaspoon of xanthum gum to thicken it a little. I'm obsessed!
Actually it makes perfect sense why you have to pay more for "less ingredients" because that plant milks are almost entirely water. For example Mainstream almond milks like silk and Almond Breeze have only about 4 almonds per cup while another almond milk with only almonds and water may have around 20 almonds per cup.
I never thought of this 10/10 comment would read again
that’s what i thought!! most of the store bought stuff really tries to skimp out on the main ingredients and add lots of cheap filler stuff to compensate for the lack of texture and flavor
I make almond milk and use the pulp to make dog treats (just add oat flour and coconut oil, roll, cut into squares, bake for 30 minutes at 350F.)
I don’t think you realize the importance of your videos for today’s humanity! Gonna adopt this. Thanks for the hard and smart work mate 💯✅
I’ve found that the longer you blend oat milk the slimier it gets. With a Vitamix I’ve found 15-20 seconds is fine and strain immediately.
Oat milk doesn’t seem to do too well heated I’ve found - gets gloopy. I guess that’s why they add oil to the store bought ones. But it’s still my favorite for drinking with some added maple syrup and pinch of salt. 😊
Yeah it's great in cold coffee or latte as well
If you are near a Trader Joe's, they have organic soy milk for $2, and the only ingredients are water and whole organic soy beans. It's really good and great as a coffee creamer as well as anything else savory or sweet.
No Trader Joes in Canada 😢
Yes! We found this when camping and needed the small size and shelf safety for backup milk and it is delicious!
Needed to hit up a health food store to find a two ingredient soy milk. Cost me about $6.50 Canadian for one carton.
I make walnut and hemp milk love them
I cook my soaked beans with lots of water for 1 hour, stirring frequently. It tastes amazing to me. Great video!
Oh my God! As if I just watched this right now! I have been trying to figure out why my stomach acids are so low and making me feel so sick...and BOOM thought I was just watching a video about plant milks from you and YOU ARE SPEAKING RIGHT TO ME. Never have I heard anyone talk about low stomach acids and right in the middle with me dealing with this, you are talking about it...I am mind boggled...thanks Derek!
I was aware of ‘the milk toxicity ‘ but so many are not. So Glad you brought awareness to these milks!! Thank You🙏💕
I did not know that about the calcium carbonate! Checked our soy milk, and yep, it's there. Thank you so so much for researching and sharing your discovery. Definitely going to be making our own plant milks moving forward, will also save us money as well as our health 🙂
Thanks for some great ideas. When I make oat milk, I just use a find metal strainer which seems to work well. Cashew milk is my favorite. And you are one of our favorite TH-cam shows. Keep up the great work.
If you peel your almonds or use blanched almonds, the milk is much smoother and creamier. You get less of that bitterness from the skin and less enzyme inhibitors too!
Thank you for this video. Change title from "Diary" to "Dairy" so you don't lose any people searching Dairy Free. I have found Califa organic almondmilk to have 3 ingredients here in the US. Tastes good also.
Oil-free?
@@travisn346 Yes. Water, almonds, sea salt.
@@travisn346 That's correct - no oil. It is in a white bottle and found it in the local grocery store.
I'm so glad you posted this! I've been wondering lately about all of the fillers and oils in most plant based milks and trying to avoid them now. I never knew that about calcium carbonate - very good information!
This is such a creative video idea! Thank you for the effort it took to figure each of those out! 😊
For the almond milk you could also use almond butter (either store bought or home made). Take two tbsp and 4 cups of water. No nutmilk bag needed , no pulp left.
that's so smart! just mix any nut-butter with water as a sort of instant milk. I gotta try that
+Eve A That's a great idea! Thank you.
Cool idea! Now you have me wanting to make peanut butter milk! Lol.
I do the same with Cashew and hazelnut mix. No need to strain. Takes around twenty minutes to make in my food processor.
this is exactly what i do too!
I make it with coconut water and young coconut blended into it I also add dates. It comes out so yummy!
You are absolutely right, it is time to make homemade plant milk. I just got back from the store and bought Silk almond milk before I watched your video. The ingredients say cane sugar, less than 2% of calcium carbonate, lots of vitamins, and nature flavors. Could you make a video about how you use the almond pulp?
Timely video ! I bought regular Quaker old- fashioned oats but now realize I should not be using it to make milk !
Please make a video on how to make yogurt from these plant based milks !!!
you can use them, just blend them with icecubes and water. Unless you're worried about pesticides, then don't use them.
Just had to comment on this one......We love our homemade soymilk. Soak dry soybeans overnight to batch cook the next day. once cooked in the instant pot, just dump l cup cooked beans in vitamix and add desired amount of water.....we just keep the extra cooked beans in the fridge, and use as needed. Yes, sometimes we add a very small amount of maple syrup. we don't even bother to use the milk bag for any of our homemade non-dairy milks ( just shake a bit before using to get all of the good nutrition.) P.S. Love your videos!! (watching from the Colorado Rockies)
Thanks so much!! I had cooked the beans before the blend and couldn't find any recipes that way. I'm going to finish it now. Thanks again.🎉
Just started making my own oat milk for coast mostly! Love it! Easy and cheap! I’ve saved about $30/week making my own!
Thank you for doing the hard work for us ❤
I bought the Tribest SB-132 Soyabella, Automatic Soy Milk Maker Machine and it is AMAZING! I add some oat groats with the soybeans to make it thicker and a bit of sweetener, I think it tastes great and BTW it's way easier than using a blender.
Knew this and couldn't believe it. I only get Trader joes soymilk as it's only water and soybeans. It sells out fast so people must be figuring this out. I will have to try to make my own!! Thanks for all of your incredible content ❤
I was just going to comment this. It's pretty cheap and shelf stable too. WestSoy (they might be rebranding to WestLife) also sells a plain soy milk that is only soybeans and water.
Ya so good both the traders joes and the westsoy are getting hard to find
@lizonator I can't find Westsoy in my local stores but Vita Cost has it online.
@@lizzzarduh I found the shelf stable westsoy at Dollar Tree. Again just the soybeans and water. I don't really care for it to dring or in granola but it works great for baking and for plant based yogurt.
I really appreciate all the information you share in your videos. Thank you so much.
I didn’t know this, good information !!
Thank you for sharing these important tips.
Fantastic as always. I literally just started back making my own oat milk. Will definitely be giving the almond milk a go too.
Love homemade almond milk - easy to make and soooo much better for you. Thanks for another awesome video!
Definitely making the almond and the oat! Thank you!
I really respect the no fear mongering and how you just stated the facts!
I stopped buying non-dairy milk & when I need one for a recipe I find using PB2 powder with water does the trick. Great video.
TYSM for this video! I just made the switch from TJs almond beverage to making my own from your recipe! Noticed an almost instant improvement in my digestion. 🙏🏻
Almond is my favorite, too. Easy and tasty.
I suggest making sunflower seed milk, too, as a much cheaper alternative. It’s a bit of an acquired taste, and looks funny the next day because it separates, but you can just shake it up before using. Make it just like almond milk: soak, blend, strain.
I just started making my own plant milk. So much easier than I thought. Good information. Thank you.
Derek, Rob from Vancouver. No I did not know about Calcium Carbonate in SILK. I buy it all the time. I have Coeliac so maybe better not to have carbonate. Very very grateful you said this. PS thank God ocean weather is approaching !!!
The vid that I need
I really appreciate your channel, the like is deserved as always
The break down was amazing….thank thank you sm!!!!
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Thank you so much Derek for this amazing video 😊❤
Hey Derek, thanks for taking the time to show us how its made and edic6ate us on calcium carbonate. I'll try making oat milk!
Definitely learned something. Thank you
I had no idea about this thank you so much for the information
West life organic soy milk soybeans and water. The cost 5.18 in Great Falls Montana and its shelf stable. Love this stuff
Great video Derek
I make my own plant milks for the reasons you mentioned plus it's so much cheaper, we can get our nutrients from other sources. 🌱
Hey Derrek, in Belgium we have plantmilks without added sugar, gums.... but most of them have a little bit of sold. Ofcourse you then have to look for bio/ natural/ no additions....
It is like you say: always read the etiquet!
Thank you for informing us all so well.
I like your video,s!
Greetings from Belgium 💝🐴🌹
They are so hard to find here. Only a few brands and like I said twice or 3x the price. Good to hear.
The ,,clean-ones,, are almost the same price...
Best wishes! 💝🐴🌹
We have those too in America but they are expensive
I had no clue it was so easy to make your own oat milk! Thank you so much!
Wow thank you so much for this video!
I have been making my own plant milk for longer than I can remember. Sometimes I mix seeds with my almonds, soak and make milk. You are right, soy milk is a process. I bought a milk machine and it is so much easier to make the soy milk (my milk of choice). Thank you for all the great information. I love your videos, keep posting. Thank you.
I bought the soy milk maker from China, the best thing ever. No more running out of milk, no more recycling piling up, lots of money saved.
Excellent video, Derek!!! I already knew there were some questionable ingredients in these plant based milks and you provided me with the push to stop buying them and make my own. Thank you for sharing all this helpful information and for the motivation to make a change here! My preference is the soy milk since it is higher in protein so I fine-tuned and simplified the process. 😋💪
Thank you, Derek for the invaluable information and for testing it all out for us!!! I was already skeptical about the lengthy list of ingredients so thank you for bringing all the negatives to light and inspiring me to make my own!! I love all your content and cookbooks!!
That makes so much sense and my body already told me that without words. I always head for almond milk when my stomach doesn’t feel great. Now. I know why. Gonna try the fresh almond milk recipe and see what happens. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. It is so useful. I live in Argentina and there is no soy milk anywhere. You can only find it in powder form. During the pandemic lockdown I had time to make my own soy milk. Now I buy unsweetened almond milk at the supermarket when there's a sale because it's super expensive. I will start making my own plant milks again. Cheaper and healthier.
This was a great video. I make my almond milk the DR. FUHRMAN way - no soaking - no milking. Just add 1/2 cup almonds, 1/4 cup hemp seeds, 3 cups water, and 1/4 tsp salt (date and vanilla if desired). Blend and it's DONE and DELISH!
Learned so much 😅 Thank you!
I’m so grateful for this video! 🥰 definitely going to try the oat milk & almond one. Might just enjoy soy beans in tofu form lol
Thank you for this SUPER HELPFUL information!! Since watching this video, I stopped drinking store-bought almond milk and my stomach issues cleared up. Then today, I tried some again as a test, and my issues are back. Will definitely be making my own. I also started using MCT oil in coffee instead, since the homemade almond milk was curdling. The MCT oil is surprisingly tasty in coffee.
This guy is only Pro! Thanks for the ongoing awesomeness!
I found all this out last week. I did fined one organic soya milk from tesco which is just water and soy. Purchased a nut milk bag and just started making my own milk
Thank you for the great info. I stopped buying plant links because of all the additives. I will definitely give both the oat and almond milk a try! So easy.
Thanks for the recipes ! In Europe (or France at least), most organic soy milk (and almond milk) sold in stores is just soy and water and it's quite cheap too so I quit trying to make soy milk at home (too messy) but I like making oat milk because it's so quick and convenient when I just need a little bit of milk for a recipe, I can just make what I need.
Excellent video. I have noticed that without fortified milk, my daily calcium intake tends to be consistently lower than 500 mg even with sufficient greens consumption (i dont eat spinach due to oxalates). How are you able to stay on top of calcium intake (i.e. consistently at or above 700 mg) without fortified milk?
Occasionally make sure to eat collard greens, as they have among the highest calcium amounts found in plant foods, and have fairly low amounts of oxalates.
wouldnt worry about oxalates in spinach unless you eat absurd amounts.
Calcium carbonate is chalk. It's the substance found ubiquitously in hard water. It's what makes water hard. Mineralized water tastes better to me. But I guess I grew up near chalk pits. Water was very hard. I'm not objecting to Calcium carbonate because in large and concentrated amounts it neutralizes stomach acid.
I should stop drinking coffee, but the science behind getting a good froth on batista oat is quite precise.
I absolutely agree with you on glyphosate.
Lots of people have digestive issues due to poor gut flora. Fairly ubiquitous and it does seem that glyphosate, more than antibiotic abuse, is the likely culprit.
When I've made oat milk, I've found the raw oat taste is not so great.
Adding amylase, which can be sourced as a vegan enzyme, breaks down some of the starch, adds a low level natural sweetness, because starch breaks down into glucose, and reduces the sliminess
I absolutely love almond milk- freshly made is best in my opinion.
Thanks for make this kind of videos
To remove the soy bean skins easier, you may want to try using one of those garlic peeler rollers. The are a little silicone tube, that you could put a handful of them in and roll it on the counter and it might work to remove the skins quicker. They remove garlic skin, if the two are similar it should work. Then you can just quickly rinse the skin off of them. I have never tried this with soybeans, but I think it's worth a try. It might work.
Excellent video. Thanks.
Loving these instructional videos - tofu alternatives, plant milk. Would love a video to see what you do with the pulp. I hate to waste food too
Love the honesty with the soy milk! Def gonna try these! Thanks beast 💪🏼
Made my own Oat Milk today. Never thought about until I watched this video. I found a brand that only has oats and water, but it is $6 for a small carton. (I use the same oats you used in this video). For $11, I can make about 32 of the $6 cartons….crazy and it literally took be 5 mins to make.
Maybe it's different here in the Netherlands, but I haven't seen plant milks with calcium carbonate. I usually go for the ones with minimal ingredients anyways. I'm gonna try and make my own oat milk soon, it seems so easy so I'm sure I can do this as well. 😉
thank you Derek
Eden Foods Unsweetened soy milk is the best. Just soy beans and water. It's perfect even in a cup of tea.
Awesome video trying the almond milk tonight, I would be super interested in a video or even comments from people on how to utilise the almond pulp please 🙏
I’ve made soy milk both ways but find that if I cook the milk with the pulp, the milk comes out more creamier. I agree with you that homemade soy milk does taste a little weird but drink it anyway because of the health benefits. This batch, however, I made into yogurt using my Instant Pot. It came out very nice. To help with the taste, I added a little honey, strawberries and pecans. Was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the video.
I was a barista for about a year and became completely intolerant of califia farms plant milks. It would immidiately bloat my stomach up and give me gas and I could tell it was instant inflammation. It got to the point where it tasted like chemicals and not food anymore. The calcium carbonate makes sense now but I haven’t even begun to look into the other ingredients.. thanks for sharing
Great topic. Homemade soymilk is probably useful for tofu if it turns out too beany. Instead of a nut milk bag, you can use a fine mesh kitchen strainer, and then a very fine coffee or tea strainer, easier to wash, especially for oat milk. Very interesting ideas about the ingredients in commercial milks.
Agree about strainers. Progressively smaller mesh does the trick. I also like it because I save the strained oat mass for a smoothy.
hemp seeds make some potent plant milk as well....hits hard....kind of sad considering hemp should be cultivated on a scale that replaces corn/soy. Especially in good old Canada!!
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Hi, I love these videos!
I feel like years ago Vegans were forced to make their own versions of milk, yogurt, cheese, tofu etc because the availability in store was so scarce or the price so high.
I think the new generation of Vegans such as myself have had options in store and so have been intimidated to try making their own even though the homemade versions will be much healthier and cheaper. I literally thought it would be impossible to make my own version of milk or tofu!
I’m definitely going to try making the oat milk and I am going to make some yogurt in my instapot this week.
Next on the list is homemade cheese which I have seen some simple looking recipes for.
Thank you for the inspiration! X
I have a Create Milkmaker (spanish brand, so probably EU only) and i love it. I make barley milk weekly to make yoghurt from (with whole grains, make sure to cook them for 5 mins before consuming first because they haven't been pre-treated for consumption and might have bacteria on them still). The left over i use during the week to use in sauces. Love it with millet too, which makes a more firm almost pudding type milk. Only grains (milkmaker can also use nuts, but they are too fat for me) and water needed.
I just started making my own “milk” with my Almond Cow. And it’s so easy and delicious
love your video, searching for good recipes myself, since I learned lately that they do add enzymes and do not even have to label it (which could be synthetic and gmo - to my knowledge so far, and who knows from what it is made of)
Thank you Derek. I've done oat milk but never almond or soy. Also I never knew raw the issues with raw soy beans. Thank you for the video. Very informative.
Derek you definitely know why it's cheaper! lol. 1) Mass production, 2) Swapping out some of the volume of expensive ingredients with cheap ingredients.
Fewer preservatives and stabilizers also lead to more product going bad or getting returned lowering profitability. No one wants to keep buying the brand that's separated and moldy half the time. These are trade offs that the customer often selects for, albeit unknowingly.
Good video. Yes, soy milk I made for a couple of years and it is labor intensive compared to other plant milks. I prefer to make hemp seed milk, simply fast and delicious. 😉
Thank you for showing us how to make these Derek. I do have a nut bag & a high speed blender. I should try these out.
Thanks Mel! 🙏🙏 I feel like I’m costing ppl a lot of time with these videos. 😆 Next week: why you need to make your own bread from seed to oven! 😂 I joke I joke.
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Hi Derek,
Another great video from you, thanks so much for all your videos they really help.
To answer your question, the Pureharvest brand organic pre-activated almond milk I use at times here in Australia contains plant calcium which is calcified seaweed commonly marketed as Aquamin. This is a natural and organic plant-based source of calcium. Calcium carbonate on the other hand is often sourced from limestone, which must be challenging for our body to digest.
I will be making my own more often from now on, i might try adding some dried ground up sea vegetable to give it some more calcium naturally.
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I’ve always used WestCo Soy milk. It’s only water and soybeans but I’m thinking they must use several steps to make it. It’s better than all others. I use it in mashed potatoes, creamy grits, and other savory creamy recipes such as sauces, soups when it calls for milk. I can’t find it any longer as Walmart and others have stopped carrying it. Walmart has their own brand now (I haven’t tried it yet). Great video! Thanks.
9:08 Best moment of the video!
I've been making my own almond mylk for the month and I love it! I use to do 1cup almonds to 4cups water but now only do 3 cups water as I feel 4 cups makes to much just for me. And I also some pink himalayan salt and bout 4 to 6 dates as my sweeter then blend up. My mylk lasts up to 5days. Always have to shake before use coz of the separation and it also works out cheaper to make at home I don't buy organic almonds though.