Sleep & stress10 min
Two Almonds Mashed into a Small Cup of Warm Milk
Two almonds, soaked, peeled and mashed into a small cup of warm milk. A bedtime sip. It is not a sleeping pill. Skip it if nuts or milk disagree with you.
Two almonds, a small cup, then stop
Soak two almonds, peel them, and mash them into a small cup of warm milk. Drink that cup if you want a soft bedtime sip. It does not treat insomnia. It is not a reason to add nutmeg, saffron, and sugar as well. Two means two. A handful of almonds in a large mug is a different, heavier drink.
Nut allergy means do not make this. If milk bloats you or you have been told to avoid it, skip the cup. Do not give whole almonds to a small child. Sleep that is broken most nights for weeks, or a mood that feels very heavy, needs a doctor. Keep prescribed medicine as it is.
Ingredients
- Two almonds
- A small cup of milk
- Water for soaking
How to prepare
- Soak the two almonds in clean water, then peel them.
- Mash them into warm milk. Do not boil the milk down into a sweet rabdi, and do not add sugar.
How to use
- Drink the small cup in the evening if it suits you.
- Stop at two almonds.
- Do not use the cup to delay a doctor's visit about sleep.
Helpful habits
- If the milk has boiled over into a thick sweet, you have left this page. Thin and unsweetened is the point.
- A bitter almond is not the sweet eating almond. Do not use bitter almonds.
Precautions
- Nut allergy or milk that disagrees: skip it.
- Not a sleeping pill. Two almonds, not a handful.
- Not for a small child as whole nuts. Ongoing poor sleep needs a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can I blend ten almonds for deeper sleep?
- No. Two is the number. More nuts do not make a sleeping medicine.
I cannot drink milk. What should I stir them into?
- Skip this page. Do not force milk. Another bedtime page may suit you better, still without a promise of sleep.
Should I add nutmeg as well?
- Not here. Nutmeg is strong, and this cup is only milk and two almonds.
