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If you take a look to the right, you’ll notice there’s an ad for Soy Quick’s products including the the revolutionary Soy Quick Milk machine. Click that ad to check out their products, but before you do, read my first experience with making my own soymilk from dried soy beans.

It is a very easy task. When you purchase the machines, they not only come with printed instructions, but even better a DVD. I decided the old school way was going to be less fun, so I gave that a shot. The instructions were simple and flawless. Soak your beans for 8-10 hours, fill the water jug, put the soybeans where they go and hit start. Around 10 minutes later, you are set. Now, you need to cool your milk, unless you like it HOT!

The process was much easier than I imagined. I will give you some hints. Add some flavorings like vanilla, cinnamon or brown sugar, cane syrup, almond, or even whole almonds or coffee beans into the water or beans and it will taste even better. Take a look at your store-bought soy milk and see what is used.

The machine now and again makes a strange noise. Watch the short video clips I took here and here to see what I’m talking about. There are a bunch of pictures here of the machine and process, so you need to look at those also.

The taste is interesting. I expected the milk to taste like store-bought soy milk. That creamy sugary smooth milky consistency and all that. Well, it was, except the milk was much nuttier. I am going to try this next time, so write this down… Drain the soy milk from the jug into a coffee filter so it strains out some of the crushed bean shells. The nutty flavor wasn’t bad, it was just unexpected. After drinking the milk all week, i decided it was much better tasting than store-bought. It is sort of tedious to clean up too. You need to scrub it down, but in the end it is worth it. Use some gloves also, cause the machine can get hot, that’s for sure.

You can also purchase juicers and tofu makers from the ad below or to the right. That’s next, i LOVE tofu so I’d love to make my own. The overall savings by making your own milk is crazy. It’s totally worth buying one! Maybe I will make some different combinations of flavors. That would be fun and unique.

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Higher Grounds Trading Company is a company fueled by its social mission and driven by a passion for sourcing the highest quality coffees from around the world. Their mission is to Support A Fair Trade, Save Biodiversity and Bird Habitats, Promote Organic Agriculture, Support the Formation of Indigenous Rights and Dignity and lastly, Foster Corporate Social Responsibility. This is done from through regular communication, yearly visits, and collaboration with human rights and development organizations, Higher Grounds is proud to offer our customers a first-rate coffee and the opportunity to create social change.

Now, on to the coffee. The first kind of coffee, I sampled is the Colombian Fondo Paez Medium Roast. It’s A unique coffee with a carmel flavored creamy coffee that is not too dark and perfect for everyday drinking. It would work well with some liquor too.

Fondo Paez is a area of Columbia with 300 families in the mountains in central Columbia. They are a non-violent group in a country filled with civil war. They take great pride in their coffee and their culture. It’s reflects in their agriculture.

The Michigan based company stands behind their products and is really committed to the community and the world. Their coffee is free trade and organic. Check it out if you’re coffee drinker.

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Inko’s Healthy White Iced Tea’s slogan is definitely true. “What whit tea tastes like” is an under statement. White tea is different from normal black or green teas. It’s the bud, not the leaf of the plant. It’s higher in antioxidants and much lighter in flavor. Inko’s tea comes from a region in China known for it’s beautiful landscapes and wide variety of products. Read more about white tea here.

Lychee is a fruit from China, Indonesia, India and the Phillipines too. Just recently, Floridians, Hawaiians and Californians have been growing it too. It’s a tropical fruit. It’s sweet but not overpowering and high in vitamins.

Inko’s White Tea Lychee is delicate, smooth, sweet and 100% thirst quenching. It was a perfect beverage to compliment my Clif Bar for lunch today. The tea has only 56 calories too, but it’s light, but sweet and refreshing. Can’t wait to have more tomorrow

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