tofu ..bad for you? - Page 3

[namama]

thanks elanie!

two questions. do you use the almonds, skins and all? and how long can you store it in the refrigerator?

ok more than 2 questions...

how does it freeze? and what kind of blender do you use? do you need a heavy duty one?

thanks!

[elainie]

I do use whole almonds with skins, hence my changing the soaking water
several times (the water will discolor due to natural tannins in the skin).

I also use a Waring blender. It's pretty heavy duty. It makes the almonds blend up into a real creamy mass, other blenders lack the power. A Vitamix would be even better, I'm sure.

[namama]

elainie

thanks, can't wait to try it!

amy

[laurag]

I have recently switched to rice milk instead of soy and I like the light, sweet taste very much. I have not tried almond milk yet, but I am going to give that a shot as well. Does anyone know if there is a brand of yogurt made with rice or almond milk? I have found plenty of soy yogurt but would like to try some others if they available.

[elainie]

There is a rice yogurt, but it's full of ingredients I stay away from. I make my own almond milk yogurt.

[Breathe]

Hi All,

I know this thread is pretty old, but I just found it after my ds (14 mos) had an eczema outbreak after eating tofu for the first time. I'm incredibly frustrated bc my naturpoath has been pushing me to test soy on him, and now I read from you all that soy is difficult to digest. He is also allergic to wheat, corn, bananas, and peanuts, and seems to have eczema from gluten, dairy, and citrus. (Rice milk has gluten, and commercial almond milk has soy, so I am definitely going to try making almond milk.) I feel certain he has a "leaky gut," so I feel SO stupid for giving something that his little gut couldn't handle. ARGH! This isn't supposed to happen with exclusively breastfed babies!

In any case, elainie, I'm going to PM you for some more info, and wanted to be sure you saw this and checked your messages.

[apri4]

I grew up eating tofu and tempeh, when I went away for college, I started eating meat and processed food, those what make me blooming.
I think tofu is a great food !

[wildmonkeys]

This is all very upsetting to me....

My ds is deathly allergic to milk and eggs (when he was about 10 months old my friends 2 year old spilled some cows milk on his hand and he blistered where it had made contact with his skin) Another toddler once fed him a cheese goldfish cracker and his eyes swelled shut....

He self-weaned himself at about 14 months and his eczema and other allergy symptoms have actually improved as I guess I wasn't doing as great a job as I thought at eliminating EVERYTHING from my diet : Aside from veggies, beans, and meat (which we have actually started eating again because I feel so short on options) SOY is the only thing he does well with...He drinks soy milk and I use it to prepare pancakes, muffins, and oatmeal for him so the idea that there are now problems with soy has actually almost brought me to tears

Breathe - I know it is so frustrating to have your child experience all these food related problems that we thought bfing would protect them from (after everything we have heard about it - it feels like a rip-off to learn that bfing isn't a guarantee) Not to mention that nailing down food allergies is so difficult in preverbal kids. Anyway, if you ever want to chat feel free to email me and we can chat and share recipes.

Thanks for the information ladies,
BJ
Barney & Ben