Homemade Nut/Seed Milk

It’s tastier, healthier and way cheaper if you make it yourself.

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Various nut and seed beverages are available at your local grocery or specialized food store. How would you like to make it yourself? The benefits are profound from a nutritional standpoint and the cost difference is also substantial.

I use this beverage in any recipe that asks for any kind of milk — dairy or otherwise. I mainly use it in my morning shake and in the kids’ granola. Here is a brief description of how I do it — watch to videos to find out a lot more info about why to do it.

Step 1 — The Night Before

1. Select an Omega 3 nut or seed (Walnut or Pumpkin Seed — ALWAYS RAW) and measure out one cup of them
2. Select an Omega 6 nut or seed (Almond, Sunflower Seed, Pecan, or Sesame Seed — again, RAW) and measure out one cup of those
3. Soak all of the seeds and/or nuts, together, in a bowl of pure water, in the fridge, overnight

Step 2 — The Morning After

1. Remove nuts/seeds from the fridge and pour out the water they were soaked in (it is explained why discarding this water is important in the video)
2. Put soaked nuts/seeds in blender with fresh water (OPTIONAL — add vanilla and unrefined salt, such as Celtic…