Hemp milk?

Thanks for posting this! I've wondered about hemp milk as well. I was drinking soy milk for several years (not because I'm lactose intolerant - but just because I don't think that cow's milk is healthy for us) but I've been hearing some bad things about women eating a lot of soy because of the plant estrogens in it (they mimic human estrogen and can contribute to breast cancer - but these are just studies that I've read - nothing's been proven yet).
Anyway...so I've been looking for an alternative to soy milk and cow's milk. So far I've been drinking almond milk...but I've wondered a lot about hemp milk.


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If it tastes anything like the seeds, I would love it!

I haven't seen it around but if I do I will definitely try it! :flowerforyou:

LOL!

The term hemp milk makes me shiver a bit, it just SOUNDS nasty. Never tried it but the idea gives me the creeps.

There's nothing wrong with cow's milk. If you're worried about the diets of the cows and hormones and steroids pumped into them, well, there's multiple options for that. There are plenty of brands out there that sell milk from cows that graze naturally on pasture that has not been chemically treated.

for instance the brand Natural-by-Nature milk is certified 100% organic.

if you google organic cows milk you will find plenty of resources on it.

If you, for some reason, think that milk in and of itself, is bad, then I'm at a loss and wonder where you came by that curious information.

LOL

These are the Hemp seeds I'm talking about..not what Dave and Banks thought.

LOL

These are the Hemp seeds I'm talking about..not what Dave and Banks thought.

ya...right...ok

bet you make special brownies once a week huh?

Never!
This is a drug free body except for the 2 puffs I didn't inhale.

bet you make special brownies once a week huh?

What a waste of good uh 'hemp' that would be!

Thanks for posting this! I've wondered about hemp milk as well. I was drinking soy milk for several years (not because I'm lactose intolerant - but just because I don't think that cow's milk is healthy for us) but I've been hearing some bad things about women eating a lot of soy because of the plant estrogens in it (they mimic human estrogen and can contribute to breast cancer - but these are just studies that I've read - nothing's been proven yet).
Anyway...so I've been looking for an alternative to soy milk and cow's milk. So far I've been drinking almond milk...but I've wondered a lot about hemp milk.


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Never tried hemp milk and I can't stand soy, it tastes sweet to me. Also are you buying your soy organic? If not it may contain chemicals. Also there are some organic cow milks, horizon is one, there is also a local farmer here, Burbach. Don't know how far he ships but it's in Nebraska. He also uses glass bottles that you have to pay a deposit on, but well worth it. I was lactose intolerant until I started drinking this. Also it doesn't have the add hormones that others do. I know on the Roberts web site they have stated that they do not use farmers that use hormones. I don't know if anyone should believe this, that's why I stick with Burbach.

Why do you think cow's milk is bad? just out of curiosity.. is it the hormones?

They add chlorine to it as a preservative and milk cows are fed other cows that were too diseased to be processed as beef. Ewww ...

Why do you think cow's milk is bad? just out of curiosity.. is it the hormones?

I don't think cows milk will necessarily hurt us (I think the hormones will...but you can find milk from cows that aren't given hormones)...I just don't feel like it is healthy for adult humans to drink cows milk. If you look at any other mammal in nature, humans are the only ones who drink milk after infancy and who drink milk outside of their own species.
Now, I will drink it on occasion...if I'm at a friend's house, for example, and that's all they have...or for recipes that incorrporate it. As a rule though, I just don't think it's that healthy. Don't get my wrong, though, cows milk does have some very important vitamins and minerals...but I feel that there are better sources in which you can get those.
Again, I don't think it will necessarily hurt us...but there are a lot of people who are lactose intollerant and I feel that the reason for this is because our bodies are not meant to drink other species' milk.

I know some people will think I'm crazy for thinking this...it's just food for thought.


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Thanks for posting this! I've wondered about hemp milk as well. I was drinking soy milk for several years (not because I'm lactose intolerant - but just because I don't think that cow's milk is healthy for us) but I've been hearing some bad things about women eating a lot of soy because of the plant estrogens in it (they mimic human estrogen and can contribute to breast cancer - but these are just studies that I've read - nothing's been proven yet).
Anyway...so I've been looking for an alternative to soy milk and cow's milk. So far I've been drinking almond milk...but I've wondered a lot about hemp milk.


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Never tried hemp milk and I can't stand soy, it tastes sweet to me. Also are you buying your soy organic? If not it may contain chemicals. Also there are some organic cow milks, horizon is one, there is also a local farmer here, Burbach. Don't know how far he ships but it's in Nebraska. He also uses glass bottles that you have to pay a deposit on, but well worth it. I was lactose intolerant until I started drinking this. Also it doesn't have the add hormones that others do. I know on the Roberts web site they have stated that they do not use farmers that use hormones. I don't know if anyone should believe this, that's why I stick with Burbach.

Hi!
I was drinking organic soy milk. And the stuff in soy milk that I've been reading about aren't chemicals. They are natural plant estrogens that are in the soy plant. The studies I've read about say that plant estrogens act like human estrogen when consumed. And too much estrogen in women can lead to breast cancer. Of course, there are arguments for the other side too that say plant estrogens may even protect people from cancer...and studies are still being done. I'm just being careful until I read more about it.

Also, I've had Horizon before and it's delicious milk! I just don't think it's healthy for humans to drink cows milk. I don't hink it will necessarily hurt us...but if you look at any other mammal in nature, humans are the only ones who drink milk after infancy and who drink milk outside of their species. I think the reason so many people are lactose intollerant is because our bodies aren't meant to digest milk. When I do have to use milk though, such as in recipes, etc., I do use Horizen because it's organic and really high quality milk. And milk does have a lot of important vitamins and minerals, but I think there are better sources in which we can get those.

I know some people will think I'm crazy for thinking this...it's just food for thought.

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to make a note about the soymilk/plant estrogen thing I've been talking about...

These are just studies that I've read about. And there are still arguments going the other way - that plant estrogens won't contribute to cancer and that they may even protect against cancer.

I'm just being careful until I read more about the subject! I am, by no means, an expert!

Why do you think cow's milk is bad? just out of curiosity.. is it the hormones?

I don't think cows milk will necessarily hurt us (I think the hormones will...but you can find milk from cows that aren't given hormones)...I just don't feel like it is healthy for adult humans to drink cows milk. If you look at any other mammal in nature, humans are the only ones who drink milk after infancy and who drink milk outside of their own species.
Now, I will drink it on occasion...if I'm at a friend's house, for example, and that's all they have...or for recipes that incorrporate it. As a rule though, I just don't think it's that healthy. Don't get my wrong, though, cows milk does have some very important vitamins and minerals...but I feel that there are better sources in which you can get those.
Again, I don't think it will necessarily hurt us...but there are a lot of people who are lactose intollerant and I feel that the reason for this is because our bodies are not meant to drink other species' milk.

I know some people will think I'm crazy for thinking this...it's just food for thought.


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Well, I don't buy the "humans are the only ones" argument. I mean, humans are the only animals that do a lot of things. Just cuz no other animal does it, doesn't mean it's unhealthy. Humans are the only animal that exercises with no other purpose than to be healthy, but nobody thinks that is odd.
The only reason animals don't drink milk after infancy is because of availability. Remember, animals are instinctive, not reasoning, by nature, if a food source is largely unavailable, they won't attempt to acquire it because it requires a degree of specialization that they don't have. Humans, unlike animals, innovate, modify, and create new ways to do things. I don't feel like this is bad, sometimes how we do it is flawed, but that we do it isn't wrong or unhealthy by itself.

So where do you get hemp milk? It sounds like it has to be imported for the most part.

I've seen hemp milk in natural grocery stores such as Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage, and Sunflower Farmers Market. The brand that I've seen is called Pacific Natual Foods. I've never tried hemp milk but I have tried almond milk from the same brand. I am curious as to how hemp milk tastes though.


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