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With lots of healthy milk alternatives to choose from, which one should you buy? Dairy milk? Soymilk? Almond milk? Or one of the others?


Here is a synopsis of 5 popular milk choices prepared by Lisa Lillien:

1. Dairy Milk

Fat-free — a.k.a. skim — milk is great if you’re watching your calories, and especially if you’re watching your fat intake. The taste is mild, and it’s extremely versatile. Plus, it has a solid amount of calcium and an impressive protein count.

Conclusion: relatively high in calories, and some people are allergic to dairy products (lactose intolerant).

2. Soymilk

Made from ground soybeans mixed with water … packs just as much calcium as regular milk, although not quite as much protein. As far as texture goes, it’s pretty creamy — definitely richer than skim milk.

Choose vanilla varieties for added flavor, “light” options for lower calories, unsweetened types for less sugar (but higher calories).

3. Almond milk

Super low in calories and high in deliciousness, unsweetened vanilla almond milk is my favorite milk swap. It has a slightly nutty flavor, but overall it’s pretty mild. Almond milk is a great choice for anyone who’s sensitive to both dairy and soy. And like soymilk, it’s creamier than fat-free dairy milk.

Relatively low in calcium and protein unless these nutrients have been added.


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Fortunately, the solution is simple:

Using a 4:1 ratio of water to coffee, you simply soak some coarsely ground coffee grinds in some cold or from temperature water for 24 hours.  You can use any type of coffee you prefer, but for me it’s always a dark roast.


After the 24 hours has passed you strain your coffee concentrate through a fine meshed strainer and you are left with this rich, dark, decadent coffee concentrate.

There are only two ingredients you’ll need to make about 4 cups of flavor-rich Coffee Concentrate for iced coffee or blended iced-coffee drinks:

• 12 ounces of coarse ground coffee
• 6 cups of cold or room temperature filtered water

Dani demonstrates these step-by-step instructions with all of the secrets to make flavor-rich Coffee Concentrate:

1. Pour coffee grinds into a large bowl or container.




2. Add the water and cover.




3. Let rest on the counter for 24 hours.




4. Line a fine mesh strainer with a coffee filter (see video for example) and then gently pour the coffee and the grinds over the filter. You will need to do this slowly and work in batches. Allow yourself 30-40 minutes to strain out all of the grinds!




5. Store you’re coffee concentrate in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Whenever you want to make an iced-coffee drink:

Simply fill up a glass with ice, pour your coffee about half way up and then add your favorite milk or cream.


If you like a milder coffee flavor, you can dilute the concentrate with a little water before adding in your milk.

Dani shows how to make the flavor-rich Coffee Concentrate needed for iced-coffee drinks such as Chocolate Frappacino in the video, below.

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Source: Dani Spies

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