I've never tried making my own almond milk... I wonder if it would be more expensive since almond milk is fairly cheap..
The recipes I've found online don't seem like they'd be too expensive especially if bought in bulk. Most call for 1 - 1 1/2 cups of almonds per 4 cups water.
I might try it and see and also try to calculate the cost difference.
ETA: One site also recommends using the leftover by product in place of almond flour in baking. Could be a nice 2-fer if it works!
Last edited by XLMuffnTop; 08-25-2011 at 05:26 PM.
The recipes I've found online don't seem like they'd be too expensive especially if bought in bulk. Most call for 1 - 1 1/2 cups of almonds per 4 cups water.
I might try it and see and also try to calculate the cost difference.
ETA: One site also recommends using the leftover by product in place of almond flour in baking. Could be a nice 2-fer if it works!
Cool! Please report in when you try it. I am interested now and had never thought about it before... I hadn't thought about that you add water, I was just thinking it was ground up almonds (duh). It might end up being cheaper. A recipe I just looked up used 1 cup almonds to 7-8 cups water! Plus it would be less waste. I recycle the boxes they come in but still. Bulk almonds would be way better.
Now I want to try this, sounds like fun
I see a lot of menus with almond milk which I love! Has anyone tried making their own?
I make almond milk frequently. It's really easy, you can control the ingredients, and you are left with almond meal to use in other recipes. I usually just stick to almonds and water in mine, but you can add vanilla extract and cinnamon and can sweeten it with stevia or whatever you want. Good stuff!
So far I have used the almond meal for:
Coating for oven "fried" chicken
Adding some crunch to overnight oats or smoothies
Homemade lara bars
Mixed with my facial cleanser for a gentle facial scrub
When I calculated the cost it seamed theoretically to be about half of what I was paying for the premade stuff, and it is way less packaging. I say theoretically cheaper because my hubs keeps eating the almonds
Alright, I'll shut up about that now. On to the menu:
b-ww toast with almond butter, cocoa powder, and mashed banana
l-cilantro-lime hummus in a ww tortilla,lemony green beans, a couple of bites of a disappointing peach
d-tofu and mushrooms in tj's curry simmer sauce over brown rice, salad with espresso balsamic dressing
Last edited by Usernametaken; 08-25-2011 at 09:11 PM.
Didn't have time to post this morning but stayed OP today!!!
W: C25KW4D1 finally completed without stopping! Oy. Calling it day 1 even though its 3
V: 2 Alive Multis(I need to reorder too!)
B: Green Monster ( Banana, Kale, Pineapple, blueberries, water)
S:-
L: bits of this that all over salad (quinoa sesame scallion salad, tofu carrot ginger salad, and Yummo Kale Salad!)
S:- 100 cal TJ's dark chocolate bar
D: WW wrap with vegan pesto tofu, arugula, tomato, and red bell pepper. side of nutritional yeast veggies.
Need to drink a couple more glasses of water before bed! Tomorrow is WI day!
1: coconut milk yogurt w/ walnuts and frozen berries
2: have a job interview then meeting a friend at chick-fil-a -- bringing a smoothie
3: red peppers and hummus
4: grilled ww pizza with lots of veggies and chicken italian sausage
5: sorbet
exercise: 2 mile warm-up, 60 min. strength training class
Today is my first day on Phase 2! I wouldn't even let myself plan my meals yet though because I didn't want to cheat.
So for breakfast I had a whole wheat waffle with 1/2 tsp of peanut butter and 1/2 tsp of sugar free preserves.
I'm just so happy to have gotten to Phase 2.
Phase II
B. ww English muffin, 2 LAughing Cow Light, sf jam, a peach
L. tomato, onion and olive paste in a roll, raw peppers, blueberries, yogurt
(Yes, the same as yesterday but ti's a short season)
D. Chicken BBQ and I sure hope there are real salads instead of macaroni, potato or Jello ones! I can easily avoid the fake cheesecake dessert.
B: Coffee with lt cream & Splenda, Green Monster with spinach-banana-almond milk
S:
L: Refried bean soup - YUM!! (Can low sodium Progresso Tomato soup + can refried beans + little chicken stock + 2 diced banana peppers). Who knew!!
S:
D: Parents are coming, and they are brining dinner. I have a big salad made... just in case!
Last edited by Jenskihere; 08-26-2011 at 02:43 PM.
B: Ricotta muffins with a dab of cool whip
S:
L: Gyro (filling only), side of sauteed squash/zucchini
S: Yogurt
D: To Be Determined as we're kid free for the night
