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Which milk alternative should we be drinking?
- dublinben 7y agoPlain water. Adults don't need to drink milk.
- sli 7y agoIf adults "don't need" to drink milk and that includes the plant-based alternatives that this article is about, can that be extended to claiming that adults "don't need" to eat almonds, oats, or soy? Is there something special that happens when those things are blended with plain water that renders the resulting liquid unsuitable for adults?
- ebg13 7y ago"don't need to" is a weird metric. You "don't need to" very many things.
- thorwasdfasdf 7y agoPerhaps what he meant is: you don't need to drink milk to get the following nutrients: Protein, Calcium and Vitamin D. These are often endlessly touted as the reasons why people need Milk (in milk ads and marketing), to the point of where people are now repeating it in health blogs. Even health professionals are repeating it as well (for a long time now).
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- schwartzworld 7y agoexcuse me while I add some plain water to my coffee.
- Ghjklov 7y agoEnjoy your Americano
- blaser-waffle 7y agoThrow in a pinch of sea salt -- "admiral style". I've found the salt adds something in that it helps bring out the flavor, and takes the hard, acidy edge off. But only good sea salt, and only a pinch. Do give it a stir to ensure it dissolves.
- SllX 7y agoExcellent alternatives to plain water AND milk include: single malt Scotch, Bourbon, Shōchū, Mezcal, Tequila and in a pinch, Vodka.
- n0rbwah 7y agoNot that those alternatives aren't great but for your daily liquid intake, you're probably better off with beer, cider or wine than the hard stuff.
- thorwasdfasdf 7y agoIt's been well known for some time that dairy has a lot of problems, everything from Puss, to being linked to prostate cancer in men, and it's even been linked to type 1 diabetes, and numerous other health concerns. And, it's not like you can just drink the fat-free variety and be okay. It's the actual dairy proteins that are problematic, not that the fat doesn't have problems either. Oat milk tastes great and it's good for you, for the most part. The problem with oat milk is, they add a bunch of oil to it. they say it's just 2%, but I think thats by volume or mass. if they go by it's actual proportion (by calories), its nearly 25%! Almond milk is great for you, but it doesn't taste as good as real almonds, so why drink it? Soymilk is the one I really like but they add a bunch of stuff to it like calcium carbonate, which really didn't need in the first place. you can find soymilk with nothing added to it, but you really got a go to one of those specialty shops. Personally, I like to make homemade quinoa milk, it's pretty good and you can adjust how much thickness you want based on the ratio of water. it's easy to make.
- chrbarrol 7y agoDo you have sources for any of the claims above?
- thorwasdfasdf 7y agoon google you can find some: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20051206/lots-of-dairy-linked-to-prostate-cancer#1 https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20051206/lots-of-... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11566656 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11566656 But, I remember hearing about it from the talks that Dr Milton Mills (Associate Director of Preventive Medicine with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)) gave. And, i've heard it in other places as well. For instance in Forks over Knives (the documentary), they were saying that in Japan there 17 cases of prostate cancer (before they started eating dairy) in the entire country, when in the US there was something like 15000. And, then there was the China study, also mentioned in that documentary. there's some fairly compelling stuff in that documentary, it blew my mind.
- maximente 7y ago
- jordan801 7y agoWe should be drinking water. If you have to drink a milk, then do a variety in moderation.
- xnyan 7y agoAre you should not be eating oats, almonds or soy beans?
- beatgammit 7y agoWell yeah, everything should be in moderation. Figure out what macros your body needs, and get as much variety in filling those out as is reasonable. I drink mostly water, but I probably have ~1 cup of milk on average each day (e.g. no milk one day, 2-3 cups another day, etc). I go for whole milk because the higher fat content means I'm having less sugar per calorie, and it makes me feel more full than other kinds of milk. If you like milk, consider increasing the fat content and decreasing the total amount you drink so you're more satisfied when you do have milk. If you're having multiple coffees everyday with tons of sugar, switching from dairy to non-dairy creamer isn't the right optimization...
- miscPerson 7y agoA shot of half-and-half in your coffee is only around 45 calories. You’ll burn that off if you take a fifteen minute walk while having your coffee. Optimizing the dairy while loading in the sugar is completely wrong from a health perspective.
- thrower123 7y agoFortunately, if you're not lactose-intolerant, you can just drink real milk, which is highly nutritious and considerably less processed than any alternative. Best if you drink whole milk, because 2 grams more fat in a glass isn't going to hurt you, and actually makes it taste good.
- PZ81JUXJE7uJ 7y agoMilk is so heavily processed you wouldn't recognize it if you were drinking it right off the cow's utter.
- thrower123 7y agoIn fact, I think I would. Sure, the butterfat floats on top when you've squeezed it from the teat into a pail, but it's not like it's some bizarre engineered substitute.
- bananamerica 7y agoI would. It gives me the shits.
- gdubs 7y agoMilk was one of the last animal products besides eggs in my diet — mainly in ice cream, and lattes. Not a fan of almond milk with espresso drinks. Too rancid or bitter to my taste. Oat milk did the trick with the coffees. It froths well, and can make nice latte art. Oatly now makes ice cream, which I love. They make a plain oat flavor one that’s really delicate and nice. Bringing it back to the subject of the article, organic can really make a difference with tree crops - less pesticides wreaking havoc with pollinators, etc. If you really don’t want to give up dairy, pasture raised can be a part of regenerative agriculture, if done at a sustainable scale.
- grwthckrmstr 7y agoUnpopular opinion: If you can digest milk in your adulthood, then drink a glass of whole fat milk everyday. The nutrition and fat in it is wonderful for you.
- PZ81JUXJE7uJ 7y agoThat's A. not true as many studies have shown and B. very bad for the environment and for the cow and the calf that were required (to be killed) to get that glass of milk.
- grwthckrmstr 7y agoHuman existence is bad for the environment. Not every comment has to take a turn into a social or political issue though right? Milk is nice. If you can drink and enjoy it, enjoy it. Sounds simple.
- rhn_mk1 7y agoMany nice and enjoyable things are only nice for you, but not the other party. We don't generally say "enjoy stealing".
- NullPrefix 7y agoDid you just equate drinking milk with stealing?
- rhn_mk1 7y agoI don't know, you tell me. Does it come at an expense of another being?
- JohnClark1337 7y agoCan't argue with crazy
- emptysongglass 7y ago
- ralf07 7y agoHow about diy Rice milk. The recipe below is by Scott Jurek: Rice Milk 1 cup cooked brown or white rice 4 cups water ⅛ teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon sunflower oil (optional) Combine the rice, water, and salt in a blender. If you want a creamier milk, add the oil. Blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes, until smooth. Pour into a container, cover, and refrigerate. Rice milk will keep for 4 to 5 days. Makes 5 cups
- growlist 7y ago'should'? It'll be a cold day in hell before I take any advice whatsoever from the BBC.