SO, I picked up some "raw" almonds at TJs - but now I'm hearing that they really aren't raw at all - that they go through a pasteurization? Ok - so, now I'm trying to find a good source for "real" raw almonds and it's a bit daunting - too many choices out there, (everyone has a raw blog AND store now) and I can't say I like the idea of buying online and having food shipped - I'd rather buy locally. I plan to ask around town tomorrow and see what I find...

But I made some milk, after soaking the almonds overnight, and decided to make a shake out of it. I didn't have a nut bag and decided to leave the solids in. I figured "why not?" as I couldn't find any advice telling me to leave them out. My questions are these: is it a bad idea to leave the almond solids in? If you use 2 cups of almonds for the milk, what amount of solids is considered healthy or detrimental? And how little or how many nuts should a person ideally consume in a day? One source said no more than a handful? Of course I found this out after I drank the shake...

I guess I don't need to mention that the shake TOTALLY filled me up...as in I don't want to eat ANYTHING until tomorrow... I'm sure I used up my quota for nuts for the day... live and learn!