Tag: nuts

Heart of the Week: Organic Gemini TigerNut Horchata

Have you heard of tigernuts? These magical little root veggies are super high in fiber, potassium, and iron + support your body in making gut-friendly probiotics! I love that Organic Gemini uses tigernuts to create these incredible TigerNut Horchatas—my absolute favorite also features broccoli leaves, kale, lemon, parsley, and ginger!

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The Anatomy of the Perfect Smoothie Bowl

Whenever I post pictures of my smoothie bowls, I always get comments from people asking how I make them. Well, I’ve broken down my secrets to making the most divinely nourishing smoothie bowls right here! Check it out!

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Soaking + Sprouting Nuts, Seeds + Grains {easy chart!}

Philosophie mama soaking chart
Seeds, nuts, grains + beans are covered in chemicals called enzyme inhibitors which make it incredibly difficult to digest. Soaking these foods can help the body with digestion AND with absorbing more of their vital nutrients + minerals. 

How to Make Dairy-Free Milk (Mylk)

 

I'll never forget the first time I watched almonds blend away and white, pure "milk" be created. It's a surreal experience, try it for yourself!

To make dairy-free mylk, you can use pretty much any seed, grain or nut. I like almond, oat and coconut mylk the best. Experiment with your own taste buds  to see what works for you.

 

Mylk Ingredients:

  • Pure water
  • Nuts or seeds of choice
  • sweetener of your choice (a few soft dates, raw honey, raw agave or stevia)
  • 1 pinch of unprocessed sea salt (optional)

General Directions:

1. Soak nuts or seeds (almonds and hazelnuts for 8-12 hours, sunflower seeds or brazil nuts for 3 hours) I like to soak the nuts before bed and then in the morning it's ready for biz-nas!

2. Place soaked nuts or seeds in a blender so that the nuts are even with the level of the uppermost part of the blades.

3. Add pure water to just cover the nuts and blend until smooth. Add more water until desired consistency is reached.

4. Sweeten to suit your taste buds with a soft date or two, raw agave, raw honey or a packet or drop of stevia (if you use too much stevia, it will become bitter). Strain with cheesecloth or a nut milk bag.

5. Make only what you will use in a day or two. Refrigerate.

(These mylks will go bad after about 48 hours)

Vanilla Hemp Seed Mylk:

  • 1/4 cup shelled hempseeds (buy them in air-tight containers, not from bulk bins where they can be rancid)
  • 1 liter pure water
  • 1 pinch of unprocessed sea salt (optional)
  • sweetener of your choice
  • vanilla pod or a few drops of vanilla stevia instead of sweetener

Directions:

1. Place the hempseeds in a blender with just enough water to cover them and blend well.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.

3. Strain in a mesh strainer and drink! Refrigerate the remainder.

Optional: for a thicker, more omega 3 rich milk, soak 1/4 cup flax seeds for 2 hours, then rinse and blend with hemp seeds.

*If you want to make these mylks chocolate for a kid or for a yummy treat, add raw cacao powder at the end of the final blend. It tastes DELICIOUS and no one will ever know you are drinking something with amazing superfoods, antioxidants and health benefits!!! :)

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