Allos Non-Dairy Drinks
Until the early Middle Ages men were self-sufficient. One ate what one had grown or found in the forest. Only when cities emerged, crops became a commercial commodity. Initially small markets developed into a huge marketing industry. In 1900 one farmer in Germany grew food for five people on average. 50 years later it was already 10 and at the beginning of the 21st century he fed more than 140 people. The farmers have been able to increase their productivity by more than 28 times within less than 100 years. This rapid growth was made possible mainly by technological progress. By the turn of the century, most fields were plowed with muscle power. Horses, ox, or mules had to pull the plow which was pushed into the soil by the peasants: a back-breaking job for man and animal. Today, the plow is pulled over the field by a tractor. Thereby not only one plow is drawn, but often four or more. While plowing a field sometimes lasted several days in the past, it is now done within a few hours.
The use of machinery is undoubtedly a major simplification of the work for peasants. But other modernization measures in agriculture are seen rather critically retrospectively. In addition to animal feed from the laboratory, this mainly involves the use of chemically treated fertilizers. Since the 1950s they were distributed on most fields in Europe. Many traditionally family-run farms have now become large farms. Their profit maximization was often directly accompanied by the expense of the environment because insecticides, fungicides and herbicides can contaminate soils, groundwater as well as cultivated plants. In the 1970s the desire for alternatives to industrial agriculture developed for the first time. However, natural and genuine food was hard to get. Thus a young man named Walter Lang founded a self supporter project. On an old farm, the first fruit slices were produced by hand with self-produced honey and dried fruits. They were enthusiastically received by the still young health food movement. This is how the development of Allos, one of the most important organic pioneers in Germany, began.
The young brand ensured excitement at the beginning of the 1980s. At that time Allos brought amaranth from South America to Germany. They succeeded in cultivating „the miracle grain of the Inca“ on German fields. Long before amaranth became popular as a superfood, it was an integral part of Allos mueslis. Therefore it is no surprise that many people owe their first experience with amaranth to one of the delicious Allos mueslis. In the course of time, the Allos organic range grew and included fruit spreads, biscuits, bars, fruit sauces and ready-to-serve meals. And also the range of breakfast cereals expanded. These include the Allos non-dairy drinks. Six different varieties offer interesting alternatives to cow's milk.
If you like the classic style, you should try the Allos Soy Drink or the Rice Drink with breakfast cereals. The Allos Almond Drink is only made of water, almonds and a pinch of sea salt. By relinquishing additional sugars, the Almond Drink is versatile and tastes both hot and cold. The Rice Coconut Drink convinces with an exotic aroma which is provided by the addition of coconut milk. Of course, an oat variety must not be missing: the Allos Oat Drink tastes slightly sweet. The Allos Spelt Drink is slightly stronger in taste than the other varieties.
