04/20/2021
Here are some organic non-dairy milk swaps to try!
What is your favorite brand?
Of course, making homemade dairy-free milks from Food Babe Kitchen is the best option… but you may not have the time to soak, blend, strain, and bottle it up every few days.
When shopping for dairy-free milk follow these two tips:
1. Look for a Certified Organic version to avoid ingredients treated with synthetic pesticides. This is especially important as non-organic oats and non-organic almonds are both commonly sprayed with toxic chemicals like Roundup, which is known to cause cancer. The toxic fumigant Propylene Oxide (PPO) can be sprayed on non-organic almonds to “pasteurize” them. The National Toxicology Program rates PPO as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” Roundup and PPO are both banned on organic crops.
2. Don’t assume all organic milks are healthy. Many are filled with unnecessary sugar, natural flavors, and “gums”. So make sure you still check the ingredient list! Choose brands without added sugar, natural flavors, or carrageenan. Also try to find brands that don’t include thickeners like gellan gum, if possible.
Some better brands are MALK, Three Trees, New Barn, Whole Foods 365 Organic, Thrive Market, Simple Truth Organic, Oatsome, and Native Forest or Natural Value Coconut Milk (canned). Be careful, because these brands may have versions with added sugar and flavors, so read the label.
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