Why almond milk? Here is the news on why companies like this are excited about almond milk products...
Approx. 65% of all humans are lactose intolerant after infancy. With the rise of almond milk as a great milk alternative almonds are now consume 10x more than the almond consumption in 1965. Every ounce of almonds eaten daily was associated with a 3.5% decreased risk of heart disease ten years later, in a recent research program. Almonds are already said to be good for dieters as they help with weight loss and feeling satiated. But also, almonds are said to hep prevent diabetes, to inhibit the growth of cancer-cells and to lessen to probability of alztimers... A strong case could be made that almonds are, nutritionally, the greatest single food for the human body.
California's almond production value is around 3.5 billion dollars per the USDA Statistic report of 2012.
All this to say almonds are important and consumed by many.
So, where do people get their almond milk and milk alternatives? 60% of the milk alternatives consumed on the market these days is Almond milk, surpassing soy milk now. Organic nut milk alternatives are sold (most commonly), boxed industrially. Instead of the other route of homemade fresh nut milk. It takes about 5-10mins to make fresh almond milk using a blender and this companies new almond milk bag.
Industrially processed almond and nut milks have an especially concerning additive: carrageenan. It is used as a thickener and stabilizer. This is a controversial additive for sure. It is derived from seaweed. It is considered safe by the FDA, but so is red #3. (a known Carcinogenic banned in 1990 from cosmetics for that very reason, yet still found in things like Nesquik strawberry milk!) so as for Carrageenan: research on the web can be done and there are many hater sites and information on this food additive.
This is solved by making Nut Milk and Almond Milk at home. Organic Family Products', almond milk bag is made from all natural, un-dyed, untreated food-grade, organic cotton. Making almond milk and feeling great about it may require making it fresh.
About Organic Family Products
Founded by a real working Mom with two toddlers, a chicken coop and vegetable garden in her back yard, Organic Family Products develops and finds products made of Earth and human kind materials that make green living easy.
