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There's more alt-milks than I can count. While cow's milk obviously is used to produce other things, we can drastically reduce the need for it by moving to othe
by halfmatthalfcat 2y ago
There's more alt-milks than I can count. While cow's milk obviously is used to produce other things, we can drastically reduce the need for it by moving to other kinds of milk for the liquid-consumption part.
- numbsafari 2y agoWhich of those alt milks are produced using biodiversity supporting practices? Oat? Soy? Almond?
- askonomm 2y agoYou mean juice, right? As far as I know Oat, Soy and Almond contain no milk.
- lm28469 2y agoGod I hate people using this gotcha... we all know what they mean by alternative milks. Do you also complain about peanut butter ? There is no butter in peanuts
- askonomm 2y agoI just don't get why people have to pretend things are what they really aren't.
- skhunted 2y agoYou should look up the meaning of the word misnomer and understand how widespread such occurrences are. When that happens you’ll likely reason better and not get sidetracked by pedantic shenanigans.
- askonomm 2y agoI suppose you're right. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
- pcdoodle 2y agoAlmond... Milk?
- CWIZO 2y agoAre you implying cow's milk supports biodiversity? Because it absolutely doesn't. In fact, animal agriculture is the leading cause of biodiversity loss. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-global-food-system-primary-driver-biodiversity-loss https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-glob...
- themk 2y agoAnimal agriculture is the leading cause of biodiversity loss. So, yes, all the above.
- malermeister 2y agoPea is pretty good, at least here in Europe. Really depends on your ecosystem.
- tyfon 2y agoAlt milks are usually ultra processed and quite unhealthy compared to regular milk. Not sure this is a viable alternative.
- CWIZO 2y agoYou're going to have to provide some sources if you'll be making such bold claims ...
- throwaway22032 2y agoI'll bite. I'm currently carrying a bottle of whole milk home from the shop to have a glass. It has 15g of protein per 500ml, a ton of calcium and 350ish calories. Super nutritious.
- lm28469 2y ago500ml of soy milk has almost twice as many protein and tons of nutrients too. It requires like 5% as much water to produce, 0 antibiotic, and no animals
- skhunted 2y agoAnd when factoring in the negative externalities extremely expensive. When factoring in the moral aspect considering the way the cows are treated it’s an immoral product.
- diydsp 2y agoToo bad animal protein increases calcium (and other mineral) excretion so your body can't use all that calcium [1]. That's also 1/3 of your saturated fat in a single glass. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566930/
- GrantMoyer 2y agoLooking at the carton of soymilk from my fridge. It has 18g of protein per 480ml, 60mg of calcium, and 200 calories. (Also 2.4mg of iron and 860mg of potassium) The only ingredients are water and soybeans.