Comments on: Home Made Almond Milk http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/ Sat, 12 May 2012 03:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robbie http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 Robbie Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:32:14 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-5495 I have been trying to find out which almond variety Trader Joe uses and so far no one in the company knows. I made my very first batch of homemade almond milk with there almonds several years ago, Wow, so creamy and thick. I decided to buy bulk and save, so now order "Truly Raw" through the California Almond growers assoc. and have tried 3 varieties and still have not come up with that first great flavor. (Also ask them and they don't know comparisions for almond milk). I think the great taste was because the trader joe almonds are "raw pasterized" so they don't taste raw? Don't know...for sure. Does anyone have a almond variety suggestion that's especially great for milk? Thanks all. Robbie I have been trying to find out which almond variety Trader Joe uses and so far no one in the company knows. I made my very first batch of homemade almond milk with there almonds several years ago, Wow, so creamy and thick.
I decided to buy bulk and save, so now order “Truly Raw” through the California Almond growers assoc. and have tried 3 varieties and still have not come up with that first great flavor. (Also ask them and they don’t know comparisions for almond milk). I think the great taste was because the trader joe almonds are “raw pasterized” so they don’t taste raw? Don’t know…for sure. Does anyone have a almond variety suggestion that’s especially great for milk?
Thanks all. Robbie

]]> By: Almond Milk Recipe | Natural Health Techniques http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-4659 Almond Milk Recipe | Natural Health Techniques Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:01:48 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-4659 [...] Milk Making Machine: http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/ (if you think this recipe is too hard which it [...] [...] Milk Making Machine: http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/ (if you think this recipe is too hard which it [...]

]]> By: JD http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 JD Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:46:51 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-4610 I just started drinking almond milk in lieu of cow's milk (I can't afford raw cow's milk and pastuerized/homogenized kills many of the health benefits, not to mention most cows milk comes from the wrong kinds of cows who are milked year round *yech, pregnancy hormones!* ) and have been blending my almonds in a blender. Must say the yield isn't great so thanks for posting this! I think I may have discovered a new favorite appliance! I just started drinking almond milk in lieu of cow’s milk (I can’t afford raw cow’s milk and pastuerized/homogenized kills many of the health benefits, not to mention most cows milk comes from the wrong kinds of cows who are milked year round *yech, pregnancy hormones!* ) and have been blending my almonds in a blender. Must say the yield isn’t great so thanks for posting this! I think I may have discovered a new favorite appliance!

]]> By: Patricia http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Patricia Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:54:19 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-3255 Hi, Thanks for the almond milk info. I was a devout soy milk/soy foods user until I had a medical problem because of it. I recently read the book "The Whole Soy Story" by Kaala Daniel, PhD, CCN (no relationship to me) and now firmly believe NO ONE should be eating or drinking soy. Not only is it Not a health food, it is dangerous to your health. It was Never approved by the FDA to be consumed by humans. In fact it is on their poisonous plants list! The hype about the Asian's eating large quantities for centuries: Not true. And they never drank it! When it was first used here it was in a glue to hold cardboard boxes together and scientists at the time were concerned that the soy might leak into the food from a cereal box into the cereal and that it would be a big health hazard. THAT'S how it got into production here. It never was approved to EAT! Please, read the book and check out the internet for the health risks of soy. And the OIL is the Worst and it is in everything! It is rancid before it is even bottled so they have to deodorize it. Can you say, Free Radicals? The soybean Growers have pushed this misinformation onto a believing public since the time they realized how cheap it was to grow. And they gradually figured out how to use every part of the plant so we, our pets, and farm animals are now their Trash disposals. The soy lecithin that is also in Everything was the Sludge they used to throw out after processing the beans!! Please read up on this. I shudder to think of all the power bars I have eaten thinking that I was doing a good thing for my body. Turns out that isolated soy proteins is one of the worst things ever INVENTED! And that's the problem, they are Invented Foods made by toxic chemical extractions, high heat, and pressure. Far from a natural food and completely foreign to our bodies. I have thrown out everything in my kitchen that has any form of soy including...my almond milk! Yes, even my almond milk has soy lecithin in it! Oh and anything that says Natural Flavor?...that's MSG in code, also made from soy. Manufacturers are allowed to put MSG in foods and call it other things! Bottom line, the FDA works for the food manufacturers Not for us and the food maufacturers will feed you and your children Anything that will make them money! Whew, off my soapbox now. Good health, Patricia Hi,
Thanks for the almond milk info. I was a devout soy milk/soy foods
user until I had a medical problem because of it. I recently read the
book “The Whole Soy Story” by Kaala Daniel, PhD, CCN (no relationship
to me) and now firmly believe NO ONE should be eating or drinking soy. Not only is it Not a health food, it is dangerous to your health. It was Never approved by the FDA to be consumed by humans. In fact it is on their poisonous plants list! The hype about the Asian’s eating large quantities for centuries: Not true. And they never drank it! When it was first used here it was in a glue to hold cardboard boxes together and scientists at the time were concerned that the soy might leak into
the food from a cereal box into the cereal and that it would be a big
health hazard. THAT’S how it got into production here. It never was
approved to EAT! Please, read the book and check out the internet for
the health risks of soy. And the OIL is the Worst and it is in everything! It is rancid before it is even bottled so they have to deodorize it. Can you say, Free Radicals? The soybean Growers have pushed this misinformation onto a believing public since the time they realized how cheap it was to grow. And they gradually figured out how to use every part of the plant so we, our pets, and farm animals are now their Trash disposals. The soy lecithin that is also in Everything was the Sludge they used to throw out after processing the beans!!
Please read up on this. I shudder to think of all the power bars I have eaten thinking that I was doing a good thing for my body. Turns out that isolated soy proteins is one of the worst things ever INVENTED!
And that’s the problem, they are Invented Foods made by toxic chemical extractions, high heat, and pressure. Far from a natural food and completely foreign to our bodies. I have thrown out everything in my kitchen that has any form of soy including…my almond milk! Yes, even my almond milk has soy lecithin in it! Oh and anything that says
Natural Flavor?…that’s MSG in code, also made from soy. Manufacturers are allowed to put MSG in foods and call it other things!
Bottom line, the FDA works for the food manufacturers Not for us and
the food maufacturers will feed you and your children Anything that will make them money! Whew, off my soapbox now.
Good health, Patricia

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 Lane Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:45:09 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-2597 Hi Karen, We must have a different model, our fill line is actually quite low, so that doesn't happen. Jane suggested you fill yours up with a cup measure, so you know exactly how much liquid to put in each time. Thanks for the tip on making the milk less beany. Our machine actually boils the water too, so I'm not sure that will work, but next time we make soy milk, Jane said she'll try that. We don't have a recipe for rice milk that we can personally recommend; Jane doesn't care for the stuff. But the <a href="http://nomilk.com/ricemilk.txt" target="blank" rel="nofollow">No Milk</a> website has a bunch you might be interested in trying. Hi Karen,
We must have a different model, our fill line is actually quite low, so that doesn’t happen. Jane suggested you fill yours up with a cup measure, so you know exactly how much liquid to put in each time.
Thanks for the tip on making the milk less beany. Our machine actually boils the water too, so I’m not sure that will work, but next time we make soy milk, Jane said she’ll try that.
We don’t have a recipe for rice milk that we can personally recommend; Jane doesn’t care for the stuff. But the No Milk website has a bunch you might be interested in trying.

]]> By: Karen http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 Karen Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:30:11 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-2592 Hi, I have a soyabella. Mine works just fine, but if you fill the water to the fill line before you put in the top unit, it spits out the spout everywhere. So, maybe the fill line is with the top in it? But you can't see inside when it's on. Oh well, I've gotten pretty good at knowing where to put it. There is something you can do to make your soymilk less beany. It does depend on your beans, some soy beans are stinkier than others, but the bean taste enzyme goes away if you bring your beans to a boil before you make your milk. I also found that if I do that, I don't need to soak them as long. You just boil them for like a minute and it might help. I'm looking for a good recipe for rice milk in the soyabella. I tried their recipe and ended up with a bland gelatin like mess. I thought it was gross, but my husband liked it better than my soymilk. Crazy. Anyone have anything? Hi,
I have a soyabella. Mine works just fine, but if you fill the water to the fill line before you put in the top unit, it spits out the spout everywhere. So, maybe the fill line is with the top in it? But you can’t see inside when it’s on. Oh well, I’ve gotten pretty good at knowing where to put it.
There is something you can do to make your soymilk less beany. It does depend on your beans, some soy beans are stinkier than others, but the bean taste enzyme goes away if you bring your beans to a boil before you make your milk. I also found that if I do that, I don’t need to soak them as long. You just boil them for like a minute and it might help.
I’m looking for a good recipe for rice milk in the soyabella. I tried their recipe and ended up with a bland gelatin like mess. I thought it was gross, but my husband liked it better than my soymilk. Crazy. Anyone have anything?

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 Lane Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:31:20 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-2121 Hi Lisa, Sounds like you definitely have a defective machine. We don't have that problem when we make soy milk. Our unit shuts off. So, I'd say return it! The milk has a "bean-y" taste to it. There are recipes to flavor it, with sugar and vanilla and the like, but so far, we haven't tried that. Hi Lisa,
Sounds like you definitely have a defective machine. We don’t have that problem when we make soy milk. Our unit shuts off. So, I’d say return it!
The milk has a “bean-y” taste to it. There are recipes to flavor it, with sugar and vanilla and the like, but so far, we haven’t tried that.

]]> By: Lisa Brewster http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Lisa Brewster Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:15:32 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-2114 Responding to your twitter message....yeah, this is the same one I got. However, it's supposed to shut off automatically, right? My first batch stayed on for 30 minutes until I finally unplugged it, and half the volume was a thin but gritty mash that made me cough whenever I tried to drink the milk. I unplugged the second batch after 20 minutes, which looks much better. It says on their site that the unit should shut off and blink green when the temperature hits 181 degrees, so I fear mine is defective. =[ Responding to your twitter message….yeah, this is the same one I got. However, it’s supposed to shut off automatically, right? My first batch stayed on for 30 minutes until I finally unplugged it, and half the volume was a thin but gritty mash that made me cough whenever I tried to drink the milk.

I unplugged the second batch after 20 minutes, which looks much better. It says on their site that the unit should shut off and blink green when the temperature hits 181 degrees, so I fear mine is defective. =[

]]> By: Vegetarian + Vegan Recipes » Vegan Question: How to Avoid Soy in a Vegan Diet? http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vegetarian + Vegan Recipes » Vegan Question: How to Avoid Soy in a Vegan Diet? Sat, 24 May 2008 14:43:24 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-1259 [...] Homemade Almond Milk [...] [...] Homemade Almond Milk [...]

]]> By: jane http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-218 jane Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:43:37 +0000 http://veganbits.com/home-made-almond-milk/#comment-218 Glad you like it, it's our intent to make it a resource for other vegans. Hopefully you'll be able to find the egg replacer. Glad you like it, it’s our intent to make it a resource for other vegans. Hopefully you’ll be able to find the egg replacer.

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