Simple Strawberry Smoothie (lactose-free)

Do you remember the times when your mom was serving you strawberry milk? We, as kids, loved it since it was creamy and fruity, fresh and sweet. Unfortunately, our moms did not know better back in the day. The Simple Strawberry Smoothie was made of cow milk with lots of sugar.

I learned to refuse dairy products at a very early stage. Call it intuition or instinctive knowledge. Kids do know what’s best for them! They are mostly listening to their gut feelings if we only let them. They know when they lack proteins, fats, carbs, minerals, or vitamins and instinctively choose the right food.

In my case diary was more harmful than helpful. My gut was always bloated after consuming dairy (milk, yoghurt, cream, quark). Back then, I didn´t know yet that human beings produce the enzyme lactase (to break down lactose, which is the milk sugar in dairies) until the age of 3!

So this declares all humans who can digest lactose later than 3 years of age to mutants. Pretty harsh in my eyes, but that´s called evolution.

People living in countries like Asia or Africa, where cow milk consumption is low, suffer under bloating or stomachache almost immediately after drinking one glass of milk. Does this make you thoughtful?

Here are some good reasons why you should avoid milk:

https://nutritionstudies.org/12-frightening-facts-milk/

So what are the alternatives?

Since the food industry is aware of the harm which can be caused by drinking milk, they offer a variety of alternatives. Choose almond, oat, hemp, soya, rice, or coconut milk. They are not only better in taste, but they also provide great health benefits.

This smoothie simply contains strawberries and oat milk. Buy ripe and sweet strawberries because you do not need to eat any additional sweetener.