When it comes to non-dairy milk, there are more choices than ever. More and more people are becoming aware of their lactose intolerance but fortunately, non-dairy milk options are becoming more readily available at your local supermarkets. This article will dive into five delicious non-dairy kinds of milk, how to make it, their nutritional benefits and great ways to incorporate into your diets.
Rice Milk
Everyone has rice in their kitchen and is a very versatile dish including a dairy-free milk alternative. Rice milk can be described as a grain milk that is extracted by cooking and blending ice and water. The key to making rice milk at home easily is by investing in a “milk bag” or a fine mesh cloth to strain the rice milk from the excess pulp. If you are on a budget, try a leg stocking as a do-it-yourself strainer. Rice milk is an awesome milk alternative with vitamin A and vitamin D.
Try out rice milk in your next:
Smoothies
Muffins
Oatmeal & Porridge
Beverages
Almond Milk
Almond milk is the most popular non-dairy milk you can find in readily available at groceries here in Trinidad and Tobago. The fun part about almond milk is that there are many flavours to choose from. You can try making almond milk at home for yourself is by blending almonds (preferably soaked overnight) with water and then straining the mixture to the pulp. The benefit of almond milk is that it is very low in calories and containing numerous fortifying nutrients.
Try out almond milk in your next:
Smoothies
Curries
Cereal
Refreshing drink
Cashew Milk
Cashew milk is a popular nondairy beverage made from whole cashews and water. It has gained major popularity for its thick creamy consistency with vitamins, healthy fats and other nutrients. The taste is rich and delicious and is used by baristas for lattes and coffees as a great alternative for coffee creamer. Similar to almond milk, the cashew nuts follow a similar process by soaking, blending with water, and straining.
Try out cashew milk in your next:
Coffee/Tea
Mashed Potatoes
Cereal
Salad Dressing
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is already a staple ingredient in the households of Trinidad and Tobago. It is very easy to make, just extract the white flesh on the inside of the brown coconut and blend and you end up with amazing coconut milk. Coconut milk has a variety of health in several ways, such as by stimulating weight loss and lowering cholesterol. Coconut milk contains high levels of saturated fat, making it a very calorie-rich food which makes your dishes rich and satisfying. Depending on how much water you use when blending the coconut, coconut milk can be thick or thin in its consistency.
Try out coconut milk in your next:
Soups
Smoothies
Curries
Stews
Oat Milk
Oat milk is the latest and trendiest non-milk option due to its creamy and light flavour that is versatile for many of your daily meals and drinks like coffee, lattes, soups and much more.
Making oat milk at home is affordable and simple. Like many non-dairy kinds of milk, all you need to do is soak steel-cut oats or whole groats, blend, and strain with a cheesecloth or milk bag. The leftover oat pulp, keep it as it is a valuable source of nutrients and fibre that you can at you use other dishes such in homemade burger patties that acts a great binder.
Try out oat milk in your next:
Pastas
Ice-cream
Soups
Stews