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Looking at the comments it seems like most are just out of touch with gen z (or whatever gen) as big milk is. Cow milk is for baby cows.
> “Aubrey, no!” screamed one TikToker, narrating the Wood Milk campaign video. “Why on earth are you getting in bed with ‘Got Milk?’ Nobody likes milk—like, literally nobody.” This is literally incorrect. I like milk.
At the point where the target audience is aware of your campaign and against it like that, it's pretty futile isn't it? I can't see how you convince people to buy your milk by essentially arguing about it.
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What evidence do you have that Bon Appetit is colluding with the World Economic Forum to convince its readers to give up beef and eat the bugs?
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Raw milk is frequently used to describe non-pasturised milk - this of course shouldn’t be drunk unless you know exactly where it’s from. A glass of milk isn’t so strange here in the U.K. I occasionally see people drinking from pint cartons, and occasionally do so myself when I’m walking to work. But of course the strangeness is likely to depend on demographics of lactose tolerance where you are. Here lactose intolera…
Ah sorry, I didn't mean non-pasteurized, just meant "liquid milk with nothing in it" (as opposed to, say, a milkshake). I'm French and it seems very uncommon here, but not related to lactose intolerance since most people eat cheese. It's probably a cultural thing. Maybe it has something to do with temperature and ancient methods of conservation? Milk goes bad very fast, whereas some cheese can be kept for a very long…
It stems from the early 20th century nutrition efforts, where children were thought to need to be convinced to eat enough. (Sounds bizarre here in the 21st century. I believe it has to do with failure of some children to thrive, often due to things like gluten intolerance or other disorders.) Milk was portrayed (by its producers) as absolutely critical to children's health, leading us to subsidize its production.
I can't speak to other countries; I don't know how much milk is consumed in Europe or elsewhere. But Americans grow up drinking milk, and don't think of anything wrong with that. Adults tend to consume it with something else (coffee, cereal), but it's still seen as a major source of calcium, especially for women.
(It's not necessary; plenty of cultures survive without it. But it's good for you, despite obnoxious propaganda to the contrary. I'm a supporter of veganism and think we should all consume less animal products, but I think that's made harder by PETA telling outright lies.)
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Cow milk is a battleground topic for global warming and climate change. Gen Z has been encouraged to ditch milk to cut back on industrial cattle farming and methane emissions. They're also told that farming cattle is inhumane. The milk alternatives (almond, etc.) have been framing it this way commercially, but there is also a lot of grassroots campaigning.
I suspect that local milk is better for the environment (or less bad depending on how you look at it) than almond milk in most cases: By far the largest producer of almonds is the USA, I think California mostly, which in itself has a large environmental impact, not least because of the water required. I am in the UK so I can reasonably assume that a lot of the almond milk I see in supermarkets comes from Californian…
Whatever she got paid, it's not enough to absorb the backlash she's going to get here.
“Aubrey, no!” screamed one TikToker, narrating the Wood Milk campaign video. “Why on earth are you getting in bed with ‘Got Milk?’ Nobody likes milk—like, literally nobody.” Oh the bovinity There's some OK analysis further in, though I think they overlook the impact of demographic changes, lactose intolerance, and some other factors. The main problem for US milk providers is that most milk sold in the US is not very…
I tasted the creamline. Absolute game changer. Tastes incredible in cereal especially.
Cannot for the life of me find milk like this, even at the high-end grocery stores like Whole Foods. Not like this would matter anyway, since most people can barely afford regular-ass eggs at the moment.
The “you can’t call it milk” argument was funny when the alternative being offered was “nut juice”, but it’s a dumb hill to die on as a serious proposition. I’m a barista and these alternatives resemble milk, they behave very similarly to milk, etc. In my opinion the substitution is good enough that they can claim the name of milk; the major difference is in nutrition value and taste. (Some intuition pumps for my poi…
Is zero alcohol beer actually beer?
it's like how decaf coffee is still coffee
“Aubrey, no!” screamed one TikToker, narrating the Wood Milk campaign video. “Why on earth are you getting in bed with ‘Got Milk?’ Nobody likes milk—like, literally nobody.” Oh the bovinity There's some OK analysis further in, though I think they overlook the impact of demographic changes, lactose intolerance, and some other factors. The main problem for US milk providers is that most milk sold in the US is not very…
Can you explain? Are you saying that that's too low in fat to be good? If so, why not also be against skim milk?
Also, can you speak to your opinion on organic vs "regular" milk in the US? I've only ever had US milk, but organic tastes way better than "regular". Organic skim is richer and creamier than whole "regular" milk, so maybe your comment doesn't include organic?
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I suspect that local milk is better for the environment (or less bad depending on how you look at it) than almond milk in most cases: By far the largest producer of almonds is the USA, I think California mostly, which in itself has a large environmental impact, not least because of the water required. I am in the UK so I can reasonably assume that a lot of the almond milk I see in supermarkets comes from Californian…
Not even close, cow’s milk has significantly higher impacts than the plant-based alternatives across all metrics, including processing, transporting, etc. https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impact-milks
For instance, it states that producing one litre of dairy milk requires more water than producing one litre of almond milk. OK, and? In itself it means little. Almond farming is creating big water pressure in California, which is already water-stressed. Is having cows in England creating the same water issue? I don't know.
It's not clear what the proportion of transport is in the total emissions. 'Transport' is also vague as it can go from local to intercontinental, as mentioned.
> If you want to reduce the environmental footprint of your diet, switching to plant-based alternatives is a good option.
That strikes me again as avoiding the glaringly obvious option: reduce/stop milk consumption. Otherwise, it sounds like marketing for one product over another one.