Without waiting for New Year’s resolutions, you can start your way for healthier and more robust you today. Simple steps like adding more fiber to a daily diet, active movement – be it walking or lifting weights, – every single step you make every day adds up and becomes part of your lifestyle.
It is a well-known fact that tofu has been in human diet since 200 BC. Adding tofu into your menu does add its benefits to your overall well-being.
Being a huge fan of tofu, I’ve just recently discovered a simple and quick way towards a home-made tofu. Morinaga company has developed an amazing tofu-making kit that is made available to the fans of Japanese cuisine and tofu fans.
You can shop for tofu DIY kits HERE.
If you are after a variety of protein sources, tofu could be one of them. Complete with all essential amino acids, tofu is one of the healthiest ways to make that one small step towards your well-being without any delay.
Tofu, made from soybean curds, is naturally gluten-free and low calorie, contains no cholesterol and is an excellent source of protein, iron, and calcium. This is one of the golden foods for women! Soy is the prime component of tofu and is a complete source of dietary protein, providing all of the essential amino acids needed in the diet.
Top TOFU Benefits
Lowers Heart Disease Risk
Some research find that tofu can reduce the levels of low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol which is one of the culprits of heart disease.1
Protects from Colon Cancer
Being a great source of selenium which is essential for a healthy functioning of the antioxidant system in the body, tofu contributes one more ingredient to our daily diet to protect us from colon cancer.2
Reduces Hot Flashes
Rich in calcium, tofu help reduce hot flashes and prevent the high boneloss risk during menopause. As women go through imbalances of estrogen in the system, tofu could be helpful to add to a daily diet.
Improves Hair Quality and Strength
Did you know that your hair is built of keratin, a type of protein? Enjoying tofu regularly, you could maintain a healthy hair growth.
Tones Your Facial Muscles
Yes, by adding tofu to a daily diet, you will be adding an ingredient to your body which will help retain elasticity of the skin, tone your facial muscles, thus postpone the aging process.
I love tofu and frequently add it to my salads, main dishes like vegetable ragu, burritos, kebabs and so much more! Having a great tasting tofu is a huge plus! Morinaga tofu kit can add that extra taste you will enjoy. With the kit, I can make my meal in 15 minutes! No kidding. My husband was so surprised with such speedy delivery of a meal, he actually gave me a double look!
How To Prepare Tofu At Home from A Kit
It takes just a few steps to warm up soy liquid until it curdles up. Using cheese cloth and tofu maker kit, we will proceed to the fun part of the tofu home manufacturing – making a shapely form!
Shop for Morinaga tofu kits and tofu products HERE.
Once the curdled soy milk has been poured into the kit, we cover it with cheese cloth and press the top against the mixture inside. This step is crucial – we are getting rid of all the liquid that has been formed during the curdling process. It takes about 5 minutes of waiting time to get rid of excess of tofu water.
Take a look at the image below – we have a cute shape for a perfect tofu “brick!”
We love seaweed! It was no brainer for me to add some sesame seed seaweed and soy sauce to my Morinaga home-made tofu. The combination of flavors was exquisite!
The tofu making kit comes with six packages, thus six portions, of Morinaga tofu. It is some of the best tofu I’ve ever enjoyed in my life. No exaggeration. It is as close to the traditional Japanese tofu as you could get.
REFERENCES
1. Rahilly-Tierney CR, Lawler EV, Scranton RE, Michael Gaziano J. Low-density lipoprotein reduction and magnitude of cardiovascular risk reduction. PrevCardiol. 2009 Spring;12(2):80-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2008.00018.x. PubMed PMID: 19476581.
2. Vinceti M, Dennert G, Crespi CM, Zwahlen M, Brinkman M, Zeegers MP, HorneberM, D’Amico R, Del Giovane C. Selenium for preventing cancer. CochraneDatabaseSystRev. 2014 Mar30;3:CD005195. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005195.pub3. Review. PubMed PMID: 24683040.
17 thoughts on “How To Make Tofu At Home With A Tofu Kit”
Tofu is good for everyone (just not my very likeable food, lol) haha! I bet this would be great.
Well the process itself would just be fun, wouldn’t it! I’d love to have this in the house.
I’m a huge fan of tofu. I eat it every couple of days at least. Never realized you could make it at home. Very cool. AND I had no idea that it’s been around so long. Mind blown!
Tofu is a great type of food that can be used in different recipes. I’m happy to know that it has many health benefits.
I am not a huge tofu person because of the soy/hormones but this looks like fun for someone who likes tofu. Great little DIY kit.
There are a lot of great tofu meals. It’s nice that you can prepare them easier with the tofu kit. It’s gonna be a lot healthier to have more tofu.
I’m a great tofu fan, but I never knew it has a lot of health benefits. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like a great thing to have such a semi-homemade tofu kit like this. Unfortunately, I cannot eat soy but this is a great tool.
I never knew that about tofu, I would eat it more, but I can’t get past the taste. I’m just not a fan, I mean I’ve tolerated in in Japanese food, but I love all its health benefits. Sometimes they say if you eat something enough, you can make yourself like it.
I knew tofu was good for you but I never knew it helped with hot flashes. Like the idea of making your own.
Will have to get one!
I have never tried tofu before. I just never really looked into eating it but didn’t realize all of the things it’s good for.
I know tofu is good for you but for the life of me I can not get past the taste of it in my mouth. Lovely home kit though
I love tofu stir-fried with some soy sauce and veggies. Who knew it was so easy to make at home?! I will have to try this one day!
Whoa, I have never heard of make your own tofu! I really enjoy eating it, but I didn’t know it had all of those health benefits. So cool!
Looks like tofu has a lot of health benefits. I’d love to try it. I don’t think my family would enjoy though.
To be honest, I have never had tofu, it just doesn’t seem like something I would like. But I know many people that love it.
Honestly, I am not a fan. It’s not the taste, it;s the texture. My SIL eats tofu every single day, though. She loves it.