As milk has sort of gone out of style and it’s affecting many dairy farms including Elmhurst Dairy. Elmhurst Dairy first opened its doors in Queens, New York, in the 1920s and has been supplying the metropolitan area with cow milk for nearly a hundred years. With ongoing losses, Elmhurst Dairy had a rebirth and decided to become a plant-based milk company now called Elmhurst Milked. Swap cows for nuts!

So what exactly is nut milk? With Dr. Cheryl Mitchell’s research, she was able to “unleash the protein and all of the nutrients in grains, nuts, and seeds using only traditional fermentation methods. The result was the transformation of this plant-based food into ready to consume, deliciously creamy, natural plant milk having essentially all the nutrients and superior digestibility of the starting material”. According to the company, this nut milk does not contain any thickeners, emulsifiers, stabilizers or oils. It is completely all natural. This is perfect news for us clean and healthy foodies.

Why should you choose plant-based milk?

There are many reasons why one may choose to go for plant-based milk over conventional dairy milk. Whatever the reason is, be it personal, ethical or health-related – here are some quick facts:

Nut-based milk is much lower in sugar than conventional dairy milk.

Dairy milk contains hormones. Even free of added hormones could still contain naturally occurring hormones that can stimulate the production of the insulin growth factor.

Nut Milk is easy to digest and naturally lactose intolerant friendly.

Why should you choose Elmhurst?

GMO-free

Gluten Free

Kosher

Minimally processed

Sustainable

Vegan

Lactose-free

Dairy-free

Contains more nuts than other leading brands

No thickeners, emulsifiers, stabilizers or oils.

Let’s take a look at almond milk for example, how Elmhurst compares to other leading brands

Silk Organic Original:



Ingredients: Organic Almondmilk (Filtered Water, Organic Almonds), Organic Cane Sugar, Contains 2% or less of Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Acetate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2), Sea Salt, Organic Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum.

Califia Farm Original Almond Milk

Ingredients: Almondmilk (Water, Almonds), Pure Cane Sugar, Vitamin/Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Zinc), Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavors, Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum

Almond Breeze Original Almond Milk

Ingredients: Almondmilk (Filtered Water, Almond, Cane Sugar, Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt, Potassium Citrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Gellan Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Natural Vitamin E)

Elmhurst Almond Milk

Ingredients: Filtered water, Almonds, Cane Sugar, Salt, Natural Flavors.

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