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I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, nor do I buy things based only on their health benefits. For me, taste rules. But I do buy free range and organic whenever I can, cause I don't like cruelty to animals and I don't like the idea of added chemicals, hormones and antibiotics in my food. I also don't like pasteurization of milk, especially in the United States, in 2010, when the situation is far different than in the 30's when these laws were passed. I find that, when I drink pasteurized milk on it's own, it makes my stomach feel weird, though I can eat dairy foods without a problem, and the half and half kept going bad cause they only had the larger containers of it at Shoprite. So I've decided, until I can get my hands on some more raw milk or creamer, that I'd I'd get a substitute. So last week, I bought some Blue Diamond Almond Breeze and fell in love with it. It's so creamy, a bit nutty, goes perfectly with my Teeccino (coffee sub) and probably with serial and it doesn't hurt my stomach when I drink it, no matter the amount. So who else has tried this delight? How do you find it in comparison to soy and rice milk as far as taste? I think this beats both. Have you ever tried almond milk iced cream? If you're not a vegan and not lactose intolerant but still buy almond milk, why do you do so? Just curious.
Wow, where do you get this? I've heard of almond milk and been curious to try it. Dont' like soy milk at all. Bleh.
I got it right at Shoprite. Check your local supermarket. Many times, they'll have an online version so you can easily go through the categories and see what's there. If that doesn't work, try the main site at http://www.bluediamond.com They've got a product finder as well as descriptions of the various things they make. Let us know how it turns out for you and best of luck.
too rich for my blood. in my area almond milk is very expensive.
I gotta try this stuff.
It's only $2 and some change for a 32 oz. container in my area. *smile* Real milk, I mean the kind that I'm willing to buy, is alot more expensive.
I would never advise drinking raw milk as it has all sorts of bacteria.
Yes, that's the good bacteria that pasteurisation kills. The bad kind is usually found only when the milk is stored or taken in unsanitary conditions. sadly, because it's illegal in so many states, people have to go to less than reputible places to get it, and that's where the problems start. also, it's a good idea to boil it before drinking. Yes, this is at a high temperature than pasteurisation but it's for a short time and there's no forced cooling involved. An exellent site to learn about raw milk can be found here.
http://www.realmilk.com
Admittedly, some of their general ideas are a bit out there, but these make sense. Another one that I just heard of recently is here.
http://www.rawmilk.org
Here, you can find articles, resources and other information relating to raw milk.
I'll check those out but I still say it's nasty.
Would you drink directly from a cow?
Perhaps. I'm not sure. But I'm not tally against the idea. It's just that, usually, boiling it is a good idea, dating way back to before all this nonsense started.
It's not nonsense it's called beeing healthy.
It's called precautions that were taken due to dirty factories, no refrigeration and poorly managed cows. Some of that still takes place today, especially in the big industrial farms etc. but the conditions re a great deal better as far as sanitation and we certainly have ways of cooling and even freezing the milk that were not available 70 some odd years ago. These laws are out of date.
I think people simply don't want to trust raw milk. I find it hard to as well...haven't we been raised not to drink that stuff?
You're quite right. this is one of those situations where, unfortunately, society has dug it's claws in and most of us have been brainwashed as a result.
if you know the cow and or the owner it's fine to drink the milk. if not, forget it. the diseases you can get from consuming dirty bovine water are numerous and nasty. can you say salmonella, how about tuberculosis? pasturization, named after louis pasteur the discoverer of bacteria, is done for a purpose. Before the dreaded and evil process was widely used childmortality was incredibly high. I will stick with my soy milk as the kind from bossy or bessie makes me deathly sick.
Right on!
Well, I'll stick with almond milk for now and get my raw milk, when I can, from a licensed farm in PA that undergoes regular state inspections. It's the best of both worlds.
Still would like to try it out.
Depending on where you are, it may be legal in your state or there may be farms where you can get it.
http://www.realmilk.com
has information on various states as well as where you can find raw milk around the world.
Interesting...
What does almond milk taste like?
Hmmm! Not sure unpasteurised is very widely available here in Britain, or I'd definitely go for it. I actually did have it, age 8, when we went on holiday to France for two weeks. The taste's not dissimilar to custard. I'll check out our local supermarkets though, certainly. Almond milk, when I first saw this topic, reminded me of Dr. Pepper without the fizz/bicarbonate of soda, but with the taste of ordenary, pasteurised milk with almonds mixed in. Failing the supermarket approach though, I'll try a couple of local farm shops/stores we know of, not far from our home on the surrey/hampshire border.
Jen.
I'm sorry if the topic of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk confused you. Almond milk has no actual milk in it at all. It's basically crushed almonds without the pulp inside. Sometimes, it may have a flavour like vanilla or chocolate or it may just have sugar. There are also totally plain varieties available. If you can't find it, I could get a recipe so that you could make your own. I haven't tried doing that yet. At any rate, the taste is absolutely delicious. It's smooth, creamy, thick and is a perfect milk substitute for most things, especially in beverages. I just tried the Almond Breeze Vanilla today and wow! It wasn't overpowering or overly sweet, just a hint of vanilla and the almond taste that I've grown to love. Then again, I adore vanilla so.
so do you crush the almunds? Wouldn't that make a paste?
You need to add water to it and then strain it. Otherwise, yes, it would be far too thick for drinking.
I just came from the store and saw almond milk...it cost way to much. One day I'll try it though.
I wonder why it's so cheap here and so expensive in other places?
Not sure...it must be cheap to make and thus cheap to ship. I guess the stores slap a tax on it.