3 posts tagged “milk”
I found this great article on Care2 and I thought I'd share it. Read it and learn why it's a good idea to switch from cow's milk to a vegan alternative. It mainly goes into the crueltyfree aspects of the switch, but there are plenty of other good reasons too. For one it's a lot more healthy for you.
Soy milk doesn't contain any cholesterol, in case you have troubles of that kind. It also lacks lactose (which is great for people like me who are lactose intolerant). You can actually make soy milk yourself and it isn't hard at all.
There are other alternatives in case you don't like, or are allergic to, soy milk. Rice milk and oat milk are the kinds I've tried, but in some countries you can also get hemp- and almond milk commercially. In fact, milk is just the beginning. You can also get yoghurt, cream, cheese, ice cream and things like tofu, soy protein (many different kinds), wheat protein (gluten or seitan) and much more. Some of those can be made at home with little or no special equipment.
If you haven't already tried them, I can really recommend the alternatives. (I only wish I could get hemp milk here...).
October doesn't just bring World Vegetarian Day (October 1) but also the World Animal Day (October 4). In fact, that works out really well. If you eat less meat (preferably none at all) fewer animals will die. On the World Animal Day, at least here in Sweden, it's the day for making cinnamon buns. That too, fits in very well. You see, it's perfectly possible to make buns without using any kind of animal products.
Instead of the customary cow's milk, which is the result of exploitation of cows, and which can cause stomach problems, arthritic pain and harm your ability to digest calcium. You might think that it sounds like a contradiction. Calcium in milk should be great for your bones. No? Consider this: why is there so much calcium in milk? Maybe because there has to be, because of the problem with metabolizing calcium. You can get osteoporosis (brittle bones) from drinking milk.
There are many different kinds of replacements for cow's milk, like soy milk (won't work if you're allergic to soy), oat milk (might be a problem if you suffer from gluten intolerance, though if you do, you probably can't eat cinnamon buns at all) or rice milk. I've heard of other cool replacements but where I live they aren't available commercially. However, I have tried almond cream/milk, which is yummy and sesamy seed milk, which wasn't very tasty, I'm afraid, but sesamy seeds are good for all kinds of other things. In some countries hemp milk is also available.
