Goji berries and almond milk questions

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn on February 25, 2008 at 10:46am

Easy almond milk.... RAW....

Take 1-2 tbsp of raw almond butter....

Put in Vita Mix with 1-2 cups of water, vanilla, cinnamon, and agave.

Blend and enjoy over ice.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on February 25, 2008 at 10:58am

Almond milk from the store is feral. Avoid at all costs. Just read the ingredients. And it's definitely pasteurized. Everything in a container is pasteurized. Plus, like Carolyn said, it's pretty easy to make.

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Permalink Reply by Kali on February 25, 2008 at 12:12pm

Okay, this makes sense...it comes in a box and has to be pasteurized. (Kombucha is an exception to this, it is raw and comes pakaged.)

Ingrediantes read: Almonds, Vanilla extract.

But I will try making it fresh, on my own for sure!

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Permalink Reply by Charles on February 25, 2008 at 12:24pm

Those are the only ingredients??? What about water? What brand is it?

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Permalink Reply by Hilary Baumann on February 25, 2008 at 11:05am

Pretty much anything tetrapak - ed like the "Almond Breeze" are going to be heated because of that particular packaging method (really interesting process in terms of packaging but not so raw.) The first time I tried "Almond Breeze" - not having tried homemade almond milk even - I thought "wow, tastes like stale almonds... great they found a way to sell me stale almonds expensively."

I am not 100% raw ... I poured it down the drain (it had been on sale, I didn't feel like dealing with trying to return it.) I have since made my own from almonds and it is SO much better!

The more complicated raw almond milk involves soaking 1 cup of raw almonds in 3 cups water overnight. The next day, liquify it in the blender and then separate the the solid from the liquid with either a sprout bag, cheese cloth or I've even used a coffee filter in a colander before.

You can sweeten it a little, add some vanilla or spices, just a little bit of sweetener does seem to really bring out the flavor somehow. If your sweetener needs to disolve (agave or whatever) I would add it before separating the mixture.

Carolyn's quick almond milk suggestion will actually probably work really well, I wonder how much difference in taste there is (may have to try it myself soon.) :)

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Permalink Reply by Kali on February 25, 2008 at 12:12pm

Thank you

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Permalink Reply by Lucy on February 25, 2008 at 11:07am

Almond Breeze is delicious. But so is cake and chocolate and refined sugar. It's not THAT delicious. Stick to the homemade kind, girly.

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Permalink Reply by Kali on February 25, 2008 at 12:06pm

Hmm....Do most of you all soak your goji berries first? Why? I have sundried goji's, I like to eat them as they are.

Is making goji tea better?

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Permalink Reply by Steph on February 25, 2008 at 12:13pm

I've always wondered that too. I just eat my Gojis as is. I like them frozen too.

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Permalink Reply by JB on February 25, 2008 at 5:30pm

Just hope everyone is aware, if you are purchasing organic california almonds or raw almond butter made from californian almonds, they are not raw. Mandatory pastuerizing commenced last year. So if the ingredients say California almonds, regardless of whether it says raw, it is totally legal for manufacturer's to misrepresent the product as "raw". Business as usual for the FDA and corporate America.

You need to either buy direct from a farmer or get them from people like Seth at www.livingnutz.com (imported almonds) who actually care about telling the truth and giving consumers the best foods available.

For all you LA people, Rawsome foods on Rose in Venice has real raw almonds as well.

http://www.naturalnews.com/022035.html

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eQI4Xk9qQE

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Permalink Reply by Sheryl <--the original! on February 25, 2008 at 11:35pm

SunOrganic Farm a company from CA is still providing raw almonds! Thankfully we still have options

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Permalink Reply by JB on February 25, 2008 at 5:31pm

My recommendation is to make your own raw hemp milk......you can be assured it is raw and it is more nutritious anyway.

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