Testimonial of Jagat Agarwal!

Ludhiana based Jagat Agarwal, who owned a dairy farm, was easily convinced that vegan was the way to go because everything was so scientifically and medically explained. He felt great too.

Vegan Feta Cheese 

Turning vegan does not mean deprivation of milk, cheese, yoghurt, paneer, ice-cream, cakes, desserts, mithais, ghee. You can still have all of these in more delicious ways. Check out this delectable recipe for Vegan Feta Cheese that will not just surprise but also have you wanting for more!

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole almonds
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic
• 1¼ tsp rock salt/ sea salt
• ½ cup cold water
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves optional
• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves optional

Method

Place the almonds in a bowl of room temperature water. Allow to soak for 8 hours.

Add some water and boil for 5-7 minutes. When cool remove skin. In a powerful blender puree almonds, lemon juice, salt, and water until very creamy. Place 3 layers of cheesecloth over a strainer and spoon the mixture into it. Bring up ends and tie with an elastic rubber band. Allow to drain in the refrigerator overnight or at least 8 hours.

Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a cookie sheet with a parchment paper. Turn the cheese with the crumbly side down onto the paper and shape it like a disc about ¾ inch thick. Bake for 40-50 minutes until top is firm and dry. Cool and chill.

When ready to serve place cheese on a plate and sprinkle dry or fresh herbs on it.

Food for the mind

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Is milk good for us?             

The answer is ‘Yes’ only if a baby calf poses this question. Just as a dog does not drink cat’s milk, and a cat does not drink giraffe’s milk, we humans should not drink the milk of another mammal.

You might say this is but the norm that has been practiced forever. But that does not necessarily make it right! Setting all arguments aside, let’s just focus on the present. Today, disease has become a household name. From early puberty and PCODs to blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer, diseases spare none, age is no bar. One very key attributor to this phenomenon, amongst others, is milk.

Read on to find out why…

1. Milk is full of pus  The udder of the cow is meant for her calf. Not for milking by human hands or machines, which causes injuries, inflammation and pus. Milk contains pus.

2. Milk has antibiotics  To treat the infected udders, cows are fed with antibiotics on a daily basis. This comes back to us in the milk that we consume.

3. Milk has pesticides  The pesticides in the feed of cows is concentrated in the milk. A cow eats 12 kg of feed on an average  to produce one litre of milk. It is no wonder that the percentage of pesticides is extremely high in dairy products.

4. Milk has urea  In India, farmers mix urea into the milk, particularly during the summer months, to prevent it from curdling until it reaches the dairy (as the vans aren’t refrigerated).

5. Milk has hormones  Milk is food for growth, which nature supplies through the mother. When a human baby is about 1.5 – 2 years old, nature automatically stops the flow. Growth hormones in milk can lead to diabetes, obesity and cancers. Estrogen and progesterone in milk can promote breast and prostate cancers.

6. Milk contains toxins  In India cows are often left to graze in the garbage dumps. Plastics and other toxic wastes are ingested, and this too is excreted in milk.

7. Milk is acidic  Our body is alkaline, and consuming alkaline foods like fruits and vegetables is healthy. However, animal proteins are highly acidic and harmful.

8. Operation White Flood is a product of rape  Cows are often artificially inseminated (raped) so they continue to produce babies and the milk keeps flowing. Milk is not even ethically produced!

9. Ever tried the colostrum?  Sold to humans at a special price! Do we ever step back to think that this prized delicacy actually belongs to the baby calf?

10. Milk is full of adrenalin  When a cow delivers, and is not allowed to nurture her baby, she experiences stress. When the baby is taken away, she feels the misery. When she is milked through machines, she feels the pain acutely. This releases a stress hormone called adrenalin, which goes into the milk that is consumed by us and causes stress.

11. Dairy funds death  Male calves that are of no use to the dairy industry are sent to the slaughter house. Female cows, which have completed two to four cycles of pregnancy, also face the same eventuality. Cows otherwise can live for 20 years, but cows used for lactation, survive for merely six.

12. Dairy destroys our rivers  Tons of excrement washes away into rivers, lakes and streams, polluting them.

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