Sodium

Alexa_fitness
Alexa_fitness Posts: 7
edited February 21 in Food and Nutrition
I thought I was selecting better choices by drinking and using almond milk on everything and didn't realized how much sodium it has and also the coconut water. Is there an alternative for that or is it too bad?
I'm trying to clean my diet and try to eat cleaner and cleaner every day, and I really like the almond milk but I was shocked by the amount of sodium.
Any suggestions?

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  • fittoday14
    fittoday14 Posts: 128
    Why not make your own almond milk? Most almond milks you buy have 160mg for 1 cup. Ingredients normally include: Filtered Water, Almonds, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Gellan Gum. No idea why you'd need salt added to your almonds! Strange..

    I found this online: To make your own almond milk, you need :

    How to Make Almond Milk at Home

    Makes about 2 cups
    What You Need
    Ingredients
    1 cup raw almonds, preferably organic
    2 cups water, plus more for soaking
    Sweeteners like honey, sugar, agave syrup, or maple syrup, to taste, optional

    Equipment
    Bowls
    Strainer
    Measuring cup
    Blender or food processor
    Fine-mesh nut bag or cheese cloth

    Instructions
    Soak the almonds overnight or up to 2 days. Place the almonds in a bowl and cover with about an inch of water. They will plump as they absorb water. Let stand, uncovered, overnight or up to 2 days. The longer the almonds soak, the creamier the almond milk.
    Drain and rinse the almonds. Drain the almonds from their soaking water and rinse them thoroughly under cool running water. At this point, the almonds should feel a little squishy if you pinch them.
    Combine the almonds and water in a blender. Place the almonds in the blender and cover with 2 cups of water.
    Blend at the highest speed for 2 minutes. Pulse the blender a few times to break up the almonds, then blend continuously for two minutes. The almonds should be broken down into a very fine meal and the water should be white and opaque. (If using a food processor, process for 4 minutes total, pausing to scrape down the sides halfway through.)
    Strain the almonds. Line the strainer with either the opened nut bag or cheese cloth, and place over a measuring cup. Pour the almond mixture into the strainer.
    Press all the almond milk from the almond meal. Gather the nut bag or cheese cloth around the almond meal and twist close. Squeeze and press with clean hands to extract as much almond milk as possible. You should get about 2 cups. (See Recipe Note for what to do with the leftover almond meal.)
    Sweeten to taste. Taste the almond milk, and if a sweeter drink is desired, add sweetener to taste.
    Refrigerate almond milk. Store the almond milk in sealed containers in the fridge for up to two days.
  • Thank you, I wish I had the time, I usually cook on Sundays for the whole week so that I can have some times during the week to do my workout after I come home from work.
    I will try it at some point.
    Thanks!
  • itodd4019
    itodd4019 Posts: 340 Member
    If you are going by the sodium counter on this site, don't. It has to be wacked! I'm not the type to go thru all the details to prove it;s wacked, but it is.

    I don't even pay attention to it.
  • itodd4019 I'm not really counting the sodium, I was just concerned of the high amount of sodium on almond milk and coconut water. Looking for better alternatives, That's all :)
  • itodd4019
    itodd4019 Posts: 340 Member
    :wink: gotcha
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