Does vitamin E help protect your skin from the sun? Can vitamin E be found in plant milk? Sunlight exposure has a beneficial effect on human health, since it promotes endogenous vitamin D production, which at the same time, aids in the production process for calcium. The latter is known to be a key factor in bone health, so it’s safe to assume that getting a healthy dose of vitamin D is very much … [Read more...]
Chocolate Coconut Oat Milk with Dates – Dairy free
Homemade oat milk is usually a sweet, creamy milk which might seem a bit dull if it’s storebought oat milk you’re used to drinking. We’d love to make it easier to eat healthier, that’s why we wanted to introduce you all to a fancier version that we’re sure everybody will go crazy for! We’ve added a bit of shredded coconut, cacao powder and some dates (since they’re in season now!) to … [Read more...]
Golden Milk
Golden milk is an ancient drink which is lovely to have during autumn. This fabulous recipe was shared by our Chufamix friend Briguitte Andreae a few months ago, since it’s a brilliant remedy for those cases of winter blues. It’s all about making a lovely, aromatic golden paste that you can use to infuse all of your favourite plant milks, from almond to coconut, oat or sunflower seed milk. Plus … [Read more...]
Homemade chestnut milk (gluten free)
Let’s start the year off right with a fitting winter milk: chestnut milk. If you’re a fan of chestnuts, you absolutely need to try this milk. Not only is it delicious, but it’s also really wholesome. It contains a hefty amount of low GI carbohydrates, vitamin B, iron, potassium and fibre. It’s also gluten and dairy-free approved and low in calories, even. What more could you ask for? Chestnut … [Read more...]
Sugar-Free Rice Milk Tigernut Horchata
Our friend and reader Jean-Baptiste Selfa, from Germany sent us this really interesting recipe proposal not too long ago. His grand-mother used to make tigernut horchata, though she preferred to use rice milk instead of water, which is actually a clever way to make horchata sweeter without having to add extra sugar. We obviously thought it was a fantastic idea, so we decided to give it a go! … [Read more...]
