health
Many people are as allergic to milk as my son. Moreover, the "eight allergens" such as milk are the culprit of 90% food allergic reactions. People who are allergic to milk, especially those who have allergic reactions, should not touch milk protein (or casein). At present, food allergy can not be solved by injection and medicine. Before the solution comes out, people who are allergic to dairy products must regard milk as the enemy of life and stay away from it. After all, this is really a matter of life and death. Many vegetable milk on the market is made of nuts such as almonds or cashews, but nuts are also a big allergen. If you are allergic to nuts, you can't touch this plant milk. In contrast, oat milk is more attractive.
Although celiac disease and gluten intolerance are not food allergies, patients are still completely forbidden to eat gluten for the sake of health. Remind these people to choose gluten-free products that have passed certification and testing when purchasing oats and oat milk. Although oat itself does not contain gluten, unauthenticated oat products may come into contact with gluten or cross-infection in the production process, so it is difficult to ensure that it will not affect the health of gluten intolerant people. There is a risk of cross-infection in every link from oat producing area to packaging factory. Patients with celiac disease or gluten intolerance can choose certified gluten-free oat products, which means that these products have no cross-infection and are gluten-free. As long as you eat gluten-free oats with the doctor's permission, you can easily make gluten-free oat milk at home or buy certified gluten-free oat milk products in the market. Food allergy is not the only health consideration for dairy products. People with lactose intolerance (a digestive system disease) will have symptoms such as colic, physical discomfort and even diarrhea after eating sugar from dairy products. It won't die, but it's also tragic. My sister Laura has been suffering from chronic diseases for many years. At the doctor's suggestion, she changed to an anti-inflammatory diet without dairy products. Now her condition has greatly improved, not only her physical strength has increased a lot, but also her pain has eased a lot. (Editor's recommendation: Soybean milk has low sugar content, whole milk inhibits appetite, and four healthy dairy products are better to eat at the right time. )
In addition, oat milk is rich in nutrients, and self-made oat milk helps to absorb most of the nutrients of whole grain oats. Unfortunately, the ingredients of oats will not be completely integrated into oat milk, so it is difficult to determine which nutrients are contained in homemade oat milk. Whole-wheat oats are rich in protein, cellulose, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium and other minerals. Studies have pointed out that adequate water-soluble fiber can also reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) called "bad cholesterol".
Oat milk on the market has added essential nutrients to human body, such as calcium, potassium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, etc., and the nutrients are more balanced. Many brand products have also added vitamin B 12. Vegetarians can't absorb enough natural vitamin B 12 from their diet, so they must take food with this vitamin or take nutrition to make up for the deficiency. Vitamin B 12 is very important for human health, which is beneficial to the health of nerve cells and blood cells and also helps to produce DNA.
environment
Animal husbandry has a great influence on the environment. Many scholars, including UN experts, believe that reducing or excluding the intake of meat and dairy products can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate the impact of greenhouse effect on the global climate. Related viewpoints can be found in the paper "Reducing the Environmental Impact of Food through Producers and Consumers, 20 18, J. Poore and T. Nemecek" recently published in Science magazine.
There are many reasons for the great impact of animal husbandry on the environment, such as extensive land use for animal husbandry, large amount of methane emitted by ruminants such as cattle, deforestation caused by changing grazing, etc. Instead of drinking milk, adopting oat milk to lose weight is not only delicious and healthy, but also beneficial to environmental protection! Animal friendliness In recent years, the tragic situation of large and small cows in dairy farms has aroused great concern, and undercover investigations from all walks of life have revealed how rampant animal cruelty is. As far as dairy farming is concerned, dairy cows are constantly pregnant, but their calves can't stay around to feed, and the milk secreted continuously is only for human consumption. The uninterrupted pregnancy and lactation cycle like this is quite harmful to the health of dairy cows. Cows are often infected with mastitis and need to be treated with antibiotics, which in turn increases the chances of milk drinkers being exposed to more and more antibiotics. At the same time, the calf's ability to get along with its peers has also weakened. According to the research of Vienna University, calves are usually separated from cows within 24 hours after birth, and then they don't know what to do with other cows when they grow up because of the long-term lack of company from cows. Dairy farming is as inseparable as the production of edible veal. Because it is necessary to give birth to calves and secrete milk, heifers can grow to adulthood, but if too many calves lack this purpose, they will become the source of edible beef. This is why the consumption of dairy products is directly related to the production of edible veal. This alone is enough to make vegetarians think twice when choosing dairy products. Delicious, cheap and convenient.
Oat milk is actually delicious and has a wide range of uses. Many meals in the kitchen rely on oatmeal milk, which is slippery and does not grab the taste. Drinking coffee in the morning and adding oatmeal milk will make the taste smoother; When cooking, use oat milk instead of eggs; Cheese sauce without milk and oatmeal milk are more mellow ... From past experience, cooking with oatmeal milk is both sweet and salty. I also like to drink oatmeal milk on the market. If I want to drink a milk latte, choosing special coffee should be the best combination.
On the other hand, it is better to mix oatmeal and milk yourself. Oatmeal is cheap. I will choose organic brands to avoid eating pesticides by mistake, but even organic brands are not expensive. At the price of writing this book, 480 grams of organic oatmeal is less than $3.
Besides, when it comes to convenience, oatmeal milk is unparalleled. I often cook something on impulse. At this time, oatmeal milk can come in handy. When I am greedy, I can mix oatmeal milk and bake a pudding in less than an hour.
I sincerely hope that readers can have the same love for oatmeal milk as I do after trying the recipe! I wish you all a happy cooking!
Oat milk coffee house
You don't have to go to the coffee shop outside to enjoy special drinks. You can make all kinds of delicious drinks in your own kitchen without going out and spending a lot of money! Please use the following recipes as a basic guide, and then change your taste according to your personal preference. In the next chapter, you can choose recipes for making muffins, Si Kang and cakes to go with lattes, tea or hot chocolate. Oatmeal milk latte I like milk-flavored espresso very much, but there is no espresso machine at home, so I switched to machine-made espresso with milk bubbles and freshly ground espresso. Reading a good book and drinking oatmeal milk latte with lemon pound cake is my ideal afternoon. 1 cup freshly ground espresso 240 ml hot oat milk 60 ~ 120 ml oat milk bubble (optional) Pour coffee and oat milk into a mug and stir well, then scoop up the oat milk bubble.