Home Made Almond Milk

I've been drinking a lot of Almond milk and found out recently that I shouldn't be drinking it with some of the ingredients listed on the carton. I posted about that in Frustration With Finding More Foods I Can't Have. I found this recipe for Home Made Almond Milk from a blog called Real Food Matters. It is a really simple recipe, so be sure to check it out.

Basically you take a cup of raw almonds and soak them in water for 12 hours or overnight. In the morning, drain the water and discard water. Put the almonds in a strong blender with 4 cups of fresh water. Blend for a few minutes using 30 second intervals until almonds and water are blended together. Then take a cheese cloth and strain the milk. Store it in the fridge.

 I really don't like the way the milk tastes after I made it. However, I might have soaked my almonds too long. I soaked them all day and then all night and part of another day. I didn't like the way it smelled or tasted. So I will try it again and hopefully it will turn out better if I don't soak the almonds as long. Or maybe I just need to get used to this taste because it doesn't taste like the store bought almond milk. I will let you know how the 2nd batch turns out. Hoping for heavenly!

Frustration With Finding More Foods I Can't Eat

I just started drinking Almond Milk, which I've been using in recipes. Over the last few days, I've drank probably 5 cartons. It is unsweetened, but I have come to love it. It gives me a creamy satisfying flavor as a substitute for my coffee with cream. It has a lot of good vitamins and minerals that my body needs. Since I've been drinking so much of it, I decided to research some of the extra ingredients that I've looked at and wondered if I should be having them. One is Locust Bean Gum which is from the carob tree and shouldn't be consumed on the candida diet according to Chemical Free Awareness. Locust Bean Gum is an additive used as a thickener in several products. The Almond Milk also contains "natural flavors" and it doesn't say what those are, so not sure what I'm getting there. The Chemical Free Awareness also says to stay away from products with added vitamins and minerals, which this has.

To my shock, most B Vitamins are made from yeast, so the Chemical Free Awareness site also says to stay away from B Vitamins and D3 vitamins that don't say "yeast free."  Well, I am short on both of those vitamins and take them both. I am unsure of what to do at this point. I need to find out if my particular vitamins are made from yeast.

Finding all this out has made me angry and frustrated, just was one of those nights last night.  I will have to do more research on what to do next. In the mean time, I'm not giving up my vitamins but I will try to find some other Almond Milk that doesn't have those ingredients if its out there. The stress I felt last night didn't help my irregular heart beat and I need those B Vitamins for the stress. I haven't figured out how to handle stress with Candida. It is one of those things your body doesn't deal with well under Candida overload. I'll be praying about it and daily giving it to God! I will revisit my thoughts on Manna From Heaven. I know God has a way out of this! He is my hope!

Update: Just found out that all Nature's Sunshine Vitamins are yeast free! So my vitamins are good! Check them out: Nutri-Calm, Vitamin D3 and Balanced B Complex.

I found a recipe for Home Made Almond Milk!