Therefore,
their addition to your regular diet will provide lots of benefits and lots of
body energy. However, even though numerous people consume it and believe it is
even healthier than dairy, the milk variant is not as healthy as they think.
Namely,
the store-bought almond milk includes more water, sweeteners, and additives,
than almonds. The average carton of this milk has only a handful of almonds.
Research
has found only 2 percent of almonds in the UK almond milk brand Alpro, and the
rest is a mixture of sweeteners, water, added A,E, D vitamins, and carrageenan
(a thickening agent).
Therefore,
you need to drink the entire carton in order to get the needed nutrients. This
explains the low amount of calories in it, as a cup contains only 30 calories, while
a serving of almonds has 160 calories. Additionally, the nut milk costs 4
dollars per half a gallon.
Yet,
due to the profits of the almond milk industry, these facts are not publicly
revealed.
In
2014, White Wave, a plant-based milk company, reported that their sales in the
first quarter had increased 50 percent over the previous year’s totals.
Therefore, it is expected that as sales grow, this year, the industry will net
1.7 billion dollars in sales.
Moreover,
the additives in this milk include a common thickener, Carrageenan, which has
been found to cause inflammation of the digestive tract.
Therefore,
we strongly advise you to stop buying this mixture of water, additives,
sweeteners and a few almonds and do your own almond milk instead. In that way,
you can add more almonds in order to add nutrients to the milk, and avoid the
sweeteners and additives.
Also,
its preparation is extremely easy, all you need to do is to soak raw, organic
almonds in water overnight, and blend them with 3 cups of water in a heavy duty
blender in the morning. Then, just strain it through cheesecloth, transfer it
into a mason jar, and keep it in the fridge up to 3 days.
The
following video will provide all the necessary instructions on how to prepare
your own homemade almond milk, which is much healthier than the commercial
variants. To enrich its flavor, you can also add cinnamon or a bit of vanilla
extract.