When you are lactose intolerant, trying to go vegan or just think cow's milk is too unhealthy for you to consume, you usually try to find a healthier alternative, and the first thing that pops up most of the time is vegetable milk. Vegetable milks are milks that are made out of vegetable, like grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. I'm gonna be posting the two with the easiest ingredients to find here in Venezuela, which are rice and oats.
As I have heard from many vegans I have had the pleasure of speaking with over time, sometimes the thing about some commercial vegetable milk brands is that they are enriched with sinthetic vitamins and minerals or are made out of GMO veggies, and it is no secret that no good comes from GMO's or sinthetic stuff.
So, we go for the safe, homemade stuff. You're gonna need a few things for this (Besides a trip to the supermarket):
- Blender
- Measuring cup
- Mason Jar or Thermus (For storage)
- Medium sized bowl
For the Oat milk you'll need:
- One cup oats
- Three cups water
Instructions:
- First off, you're going to have to soak your oats. You need to soak them for at least 20 minutes. After that, rinse them and wash them to get off any oat slime that might have apeared during the soaking.
- Place the oats along with the three cups of water in the blender and blend for about 30 seconds.
- Strain the oat/water mixture through a cheesecloth, store in a mason jar and enjoy!
For the Rice milk you'll need:
- One cup of brown or white rice (Brown would be the healthier choice but the milk will probably be thinner)
- Four cups of water
- Sugar, stevia, agave syrup or any other sweetener of your choice.
Instructions:
- First, you put the rice and the water on the stove and cook the rice until it's really soft.
- Put the rice and the water in a blender.
- When the rice is completely blended, strain it through a cheese cloth,
- Put it in a mason jar or thermus (It has to be an airtight conteiner since rice milk picks up odors from other foods), add whatever sweetener you prefer and store in the fridge.
As always, I hope you liked this post. It is wonderful to share these things with my readers. Stay tuned for more posts and stay awesome!
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