Anyone know any good milk alternatives apart from Soya milk. I'm a vapha so I have to keep my milk intake down because it doesnt agree with me in large amounts. I use cocnut milk sometimes but am looking for other suggestions. Thanks.
I've heard of people drinking rice, almond, oat and potato milk. I dunno how those would taste cuz I usually just drink soy. Are you vegan or lactose intolerant? I'm not familiar with the term 'vapha'.
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almond and hazlenut milk are okay, but sweet very often. i recommend you make your own almond milk why don't you drink soya milk? there are tons of tasty ones, if it's a taste issue rice milk's okay too
I don't wanna drink Soya milk because it tastes horrible and I read that most soya products are now GE. Vapha is my ayruvedic type and to much dairy porducts aren't recommended for me. I currently drink alot of milk and have natural yoghurt with my muesli every morning so I'm trying to cut down. Cheers for the pointers folks!
I thought that was what ya meant but I kept thinking it was vata, not vapha....I like reading about ayurveda also.
i think it is vatta. at any rate, there are plenty of soy milks that taste great and are definitely not made gmo. try vita soy, creamy original, in the non refrigerated section.
i'm about to try a new nut milk ... NUT MILK by Marjan 100 grams of whole blanched hazelnuts, almonds or pecans (gives brownish milk) 1 litre of water a small pinch of salt optional: 1 tbsp of clear honey Put ingredients in blender and spin for about 10 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve. Squeeze out residue with the back of a spoon or squeeze out in a tea towel. Freeze residue (this is in fact very fine nut flour) and use for baking purposes. Store in the fridge. Use withing 2-3 days and there's a nut yogurt recipe too! CASHEW YOGURT (dairy free) by Erja ½ cup raw cashew nuts 2 cups water OR 4 times the amount of cashews honey as specified below Process the cashews and water, strain through a sieve to get milk. Bring the cashew "milk" to a boil, cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly. Cool to temperature not higher than 99-115 F., stirring often. Add one teaspoon of honey per cup and mix well. Add 1/4 tsp ProGurtYogurt starter yogurt starter per 2 QUARTS of nut yogurt. Mix until no powder is visible. Pour into yogurt maker/yogurt making pots. Cook for 8 - 10 hours. Refrigerate.
