Milk alternatives probably also reduce gas emissions among the lactose intolerant.
Milk alternatives produce up to 4.5x less greenhouse gas emissions as milk
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#22I'm not vegan or anything, but I've found oat milk not only tastes great on cereal etc, but it also keeps fresh for much longer in the fridge. I've pretty much given up buying cow's milk now days, unless I have a specific recipe or something that calls for it. Cheese, on the other hand, I can't see myself giving up any time soon!
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#23Cow farts are just replacing Bison farts. Nobody accounts tor that in their doom charts.
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#24Oat milk tastes pretty good and from the charts it’s a good balance between land and water use and emissions given. I keep a smaller carton of milk next to a similar sized oat milk one these days.
My only concern is if some studies will come out in a few years showing oat milk health effects similar to what is being discovered about soy. I don’t have all knowledge on this, but apparently soy can mess with hormones. It’s not going to kill nearly anyone, but it’s worth being aware of.
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#25That's nice but it's not milk so ... apples to oranges. I'm not being unreasonable here, some people just won't give up real meat or milk, ever.
There is a death spiral that can occur when demand for dairy milk declines below a level where the supply chain can no longer support itself economically. Milk consumption is down 40% from the 70s in the US, 2730 dairy farms went out of business between 2018 and 2020, and if I had to hazard a guess, younger folks are going to prefer non dairy alternatives (for a variety of reasons).
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/06/us-dairy-indust...
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#26And yet coffee shops that claim to be organic, eco conscious and fair trade still penalize you for opting for a milk alternative (by charging extra, like up to $1).
As a badly lactose intolerant person, I get that oatmilk is 2x the cost. But please, you are putting in 15 cents of oatmilk, and charging 0.75 to 1.00 extra for it.
A small cup of black coffee with oatmilk for $3.50. Please.
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#27That's nice but it's not milk so ... apples to oranges. I'm not being unreasonable here, some people just won't give up real meat or milk, ever.
I don’t see what your point is… this isn’t an either or thing. It’s not literally milk, but these are clearly milk substitutes, where people use them when they would otherwise use milk.
A fake Rolex produces up to 4.5x less greenhouse gas emissions than a real one.
Would that matter for collectors?
PS. I don't care about watches at all, btw.
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#28Is this another story in the big oil agenda to throw dirt on anything else, see what sticks and keep the eyes off of their dirty doings? Remember folks, over 50% of pollution is done by fossil extracting industry.
How about start heavily invest in clean, or at least cleaner, energy production instead of getting this crap on HN front page. Flagged this crap.
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#29I heard that the trendy thing to do now in coffee shops is to ask for your drink to be made with regular cow milk.
I'm not a vegan and I'm not lactose intolerant, but I'm 100% convinced that oat milk in coffee tastes much better than other options. It smoothes out the acidity and adds a mild nutty aroma. Almond milk and soy milk are good too, but oat is the best.
Re: Milk alternatives produce up to 4.5x less greenhouse gas emissions as milk
#30Milk alternatives probably also reduce gas emissions among the lactose intolerant.
Having consumed some of the grain-based alternatives, that's a "nope" from me.