Tea is a very healthy drink. Teas and infusions are often taken for breakfast, meals, at tea time... we take them for pleasure or for medical purposes such as to help digestion, to sleep, to heal the flu... Why not include them in our homemade vegan milks? Obtain a natural and healthy milk easily. Preparation Methods Traditional method: First you have to heat up water in a pot (1 … [Read more...]
Tiger nuts milk’s properties
We are tiger nut lovers. It has been cultivated in Valencia (Spain) by the family farming model, at least, since the Middle Ages . We use it to make a delicious " horchata " or tiger nut milk. It´s also a very nutritional and medicinal drink. According to scientific and contrasted serious medical studies, made by known entities and known doctors, the tiger nut as the natural tiger nut horchata … [Read more...]
Germinating seeds at home
On the 15-16 March a meeting for the exchange of local seeds was held at the Bizitoki country house hotel in the beautiful province of Baxe Nafarroa (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) which we attended with great interest. At this meeting two open workshops were held . The first was on " Sprouts" for food use and the second on the "Use of the acorn in human nutrition". In this article we want to share … [Read more...]
Sesame milk´s properties
Native to Africa and Asia , also called ajonjolí or benne , sesame is one of the oldest seeds and it has been used primarily in Asia for its nutritional, preventative and curative properties. Sesame seed has a pleasant flavour which stands out for its high protein content and high levels of calcium, iron and zinc. In Chufamix we like to use it as a nutritional supplement in other milks or natural … [Read more...]
Hemp milk: Nutritional values
Hemp is a plant that is well adapted to most climates , it doesn´t need much water and is highly resistant to pests, so cultivation doesn´t need chemical pesticides. It´s typically grown in Mediterranean countries and Asia. Hemp is one of the most beneficial plants. Humans have used hemp dating back thousands of years not only to eat but for many other uses such as: Ropes, clothes, massage oil … [Read more...]
