Make your own MILK! I made Cashew Milk (takes less than 10 minutes). 

This is something that's really excited me. I usually have always bought 1% or skim milk, soy milk, or sometimes coconut or almond milk -- I had NO idea you could make milk yourself!

Why would you want to? Because processed milk (even the "healthy" ones like soy milk, almond milk, etc) have a lot of added chemicals, preservatives, and the way they're processed to be mass produced means important nutrients are destroyed. I'm sure drinking the occasional processed milk won't kill you, but why not make your own when it's so easy!

This is really all you need to do:

*Get a cup of cashews, or coconut flakes, or soy beans, or whatever you want to make milk from (except cow of course :).
*Throw your cashews (or whatever you've got) into a glass and fill it with water -- doesn't matter how much. Just make sure the cashews are submerged.Throw it in your fridge overnight, or for at least 4-6 hours.
*Take it out. Drain out the water. Rinse a couple of times. Add 4 cups water.
*Throw it in your blender or Magic Bullet. Blend.
*You can use it straight (like a smoothie texture), or buy a cheesecloth strainer (looks like a wizard's hat!) and pour it through the strainer into a glass or bowl. Squeeze it until you get all of the milk out.
*If you strained it, you now have a lot of nut pulp. You can use this in baking to add protein and nutrients and texture to you baked goods, or add a bit into smoothies or oatmeal for protein. Just keep it in a baggie or tupperware until you're ready to use it.
*Pour your finished milk into a pretty glass bottle if you wish, or just keep it in a regular glass w/ some plastic wrap over it in your fridge.

Due to not having preservatives, drink it within 2-3 days. Not hard to do as it's seriously tasty!

Flavorings: You can add flavoring, a pinch of salt, a bit of stevia, agave, or honey. I think it's really good straight. You can also add a bit of cocoa powder for a delicious chocolate milk, or blend in a magic bullet for a chocolate milkshake (a bit of avocado will make it taste like icecream).

About protein: Note that a nut milk (almond milk, cashew milk, etc.) will of course have protein, where as a coconut milk won't. So keep that in mind when calculating how much protein is in your meals.

The time it takes: It takes a TINY amount of time to do ALL of the above steps (throw some nuts in water, put in fridge, take out, rinse, blend in a blender). That probably took less than 4 minutes -- it's faster than making a smoothie. The only thing that will take some time is straining, since you need to be patient and squeeze the cheesecloth. If you're super busy, you can drink it w/o straining and you probably won't notice the difference (especially if you're just pouring this into oatmeal, etc.) If you're picky about the texture, the extra 6 minutes will matter to you. But they aren't necessary if you're a busy city dweller.

Enjoy your milk!! :) It's soo yummy! <3