A healthy dairy alternative: cashew milk and cream recipes

The reasons for avoiding dairy are plentiful today, ranging from being lactose-intolerant to choosing to take a stance against the poor treatment of dairy-producing animals. While some dairy advocates maintain that consumption of cow’s milk is perfectly healthy, a great deal of them are also warning of the health problems its consumption could involve.

For example, Joseph Keon’s book, Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth about Cow’s Milk and Your Health details the deplorable conditions in which many cows live, including standing in their own feces and urine due to improper stall flooring, and of cows that are milked with …read more