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The invisible hand at play, specially if it is true that plant based milk are taking away market share from the milk industry. Hope the government doesn't bail out or protect the industry against what the free market demands.
What I've heard is people drink less milk but eat more cheese. I think the plant milk substitutes for cheese are not quite there.
A counterpoint: these companies were recently bought by private equity firm KKR Co, the same company that loaded up Toys 'R Us with debt and then liquidated it. https://mobile.twitter.com/rhinosoros/status/121424602712711... This bankruptcy filling might just be negotiation in the courts to reduce pension obligations.
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What I've heard is people drink less milk but eat more cheese. I think the plant milk substitutes for cheese are not quite there.
The best mac and cheese I have ever had was vegan although that was from a vegan restaurant so I don't even know how they made it.
The invisible hand at play, specially if it is true that plant based milk are taking away market share from the milk industry. Hope the government doesn't bail out or protect the industry against what the free market demands.
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Whole milk is still recommended by pediatricians for toddlers, I imagine plant based milk is not nutritionally equivalent.
We use pea milk with our kids because they're lactose intolerant. Pediatrician recommended as long as they're getting more protein and fat elsewhere in their diet (which they do). It doesn't hurt that peas don't care how they're raised and treated to produce milk. Dairy milk is not nutritionally necessary in any age cohort. If you enjoy it, that's fine of course, but it isn't required if you don't.
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What I've heard is people drink less milk but eat more cheese. I think the plant milk substitutes for cheese are not quite there.
The best mac and cheese I have ever had was vegan although that was from a vegan restaurant so I don't even know how they made it.
Here are my kids making vegan mac and cheese.
The invisible hand at play, specially if it is true that plant based milk are taking away market share from the milk industry. Hope the government doesn't bail out or protect the industry against what the free market demands.
There's lots of evidence milk isn't as good for you as the dairy industry advertises.
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There's lots of evidence milk isn't as good for you as the dairy industry advertises.
Where did you get that idea? Milk is one of the 2-3 most nutritious foods on Earth. In fact, milk has been designed by evolution over millions of years to be precisely what a mammal needs to thrive.
> Milk contains a type of sugar called lactose, which is distinct from the sugars found in fruit and other sweet foods. When we are babies, our bodies make a special enzyme called lactase that allows us to digest the lactose in our mother’s milk. But after we are weaned in early childhood, for many people this stops. Without lactase, we cannot properly digest the lactose in milk. As a result, if an adult drinks a lot of milk they may experience flatulence, painful cramps and even diarrhoea. (It’s worth noting that in other mammals, there aren’t any lactase-persistent adults – adult cows don’t have active lactase, and neither do cats or dogs, for example).
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-when-did-humans-...
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Whole milk is still recommended by pediatricians for toddlers, I imagine plant based milk is not nutritionally equivalent.
We use pea milk with our kids because they're lactose intolerant. Pediatrician recommended as long as they're getting more protein and fat elsewhere in their diet (which they do). It doesn't hurt that peas don't care how they're raised and treated to produce milk. Dairy milk is not nutritionally necessary in any age cohort. If you enjoy it, that's fine of course, but it isn't required if you don't.
The invisible hand at play, specially if it is true that plant based milk are taking away market share from the milk industry. Hope the government doesn't bail out or protect the industry against what the free market demands.
There's lots of evidence milk isn't as good for you as the dairy industry advertises.