Alternative to Soy Based Formulas

Last week we shared with our subscribers a recipe for SWEET ALMOND MILK, but said that this milk should never be used as a replacement for breast milk or formula for an infant whose nutritional needs are supplied exclusively by milk. Here are some vegan diet do's and don'ts: Almond milk is fine after the age of 12 to 18 months when the primary nutritional needs are being met from whole foods. It is at this point; SWEET ALMOND MILK may be used as a beverage, or on whole grain cereals, etc.

If a mother is unable to nurse her baby, which is the ideal and God's diet plan, what can a mother substitute for the potentially dangerous soy based formulas we talked about in last week's Health Tip #487? I asked Olin Idol, N.D., C.N.C., Vice-President of Health here at Hallelujah Acres, that very question and he provided the following:

"The only alternative we can endorse whole heartedly is a combination of:

Ingredients

1/3 raw Goat's milk

1/3 strained raw vegetable juice (½ carrot and ½ celery or dark green leafy lettuce juice (which is vital for the folic acid missing in Goat's milk)

1/3 distilled water

By the age of 6-months, the distilled water may be eliminated and the formula changed to 1/2 raw goat's milk and 1/2 veggie juice.

Note: Unfortunately, raw goat's milk cannot be sold in many states. Best option would be to find someone with a dairy goat (check with feed dealers or agricultural extension offices for folks with dairy goats in your area). Once located, you can sometimes buy 1/2 interest in a milk goat and use the milk from that goat legally. When the milk is no longer needed, you can donate your share back to the original owner to compensate him/her for their time, etc."

ENJOY!

*ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED.