CORRECTION: We stated that 70% of Americans can’t digest milk. This is not accurate. Instead, the U.S. National Library of Medicine estimates that 65% of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance.
@@byteboy3557, yup. So I was saying I wish for it. Especially for news channels in YT, where people may not watch all videos of a particular channel to be corrected in a future video.
also worth noting that, while the original stat isn't far off for the population of the world at large, the actual percentage of *Americans* with lactose intolerance is closer to *15%*. So the original stat was pretty flipped from the reality. would've been further worth noting that those without European ancestry are far more likely to be lactose intolerant (and since the US population has mostly, though certainly not exclusively, European ancestry, that's why lactose intolerance prevalence is relatively low in the US compared to the world).
Honey Nut Cheerios and Almond Milk is breakfast of the Gods. I'm a bit surprised the video says the demand comes from coffee shops though. I've not found a good or better plant based substitute for milk when it comes to making lattes. I'll also comment that I buy Almond milk because it stays good for a lot longer while buying a smaller carton of dairy milk for coffees.
Whenever I say to someone I have a dairy allergy they always assume I’m lactose intolerant. Which I am not. I carry an Epi-Pen as a small amount of dairy could send me into anaphylactic shock. There’s such a big difference between the 2 that not many know about
My cousin could be killed by simply touching dairy, eggs, garlic, sunflowers, and nuts. I live in Wisconsin so basically the contents of the entire fridge are replaced when she visits.
We're lucky my daughter's allergy only makes her vomit. We've had restaurants try to serve her food with cheese on top even after we made it clear that she can't have cheese or butter.
My dad (who's tech considered pre boomer) is so indoctrinated by the milk industry that he believes its helped him live as long as he has despite having diabetes and gastrointestinal problems. He also broke a hip recently.
@@PriusRaj Ah, so my grandparents were indoctrinated with the belief that cigarettes make them live longer? No, they weren't, because literally everybody says is shortens lifespan. I have never seen or heard anyone believe it for any reason other than making a correlation that is not nessecarily causation
@Eddie Louise Moran Right on! Why does milk cause so much problems? I would look up Grant Genereux and any of his three free ebooks on vitamin A. Glyphosate in the feed to animals is also huge reason were the allowable US EPA limit can be 100-400 ppm for feed to livestock compared to the 1997 limit of 0.1 ppm for glyphosate in wheat and grains for humans.
The part about phytoestrogen is a little misleading. Normal milk has plenty of mammal estrogen that can have more of a hormonal effect on humans than anything you'll find in plant milk. Phytoestrogen may bond to the same receptors as it is chemically similar in structure, but it doesn't play havoc with our endocrinology.
Phytoestrogens actually can have the opposite effect, since by binding to estrogen receptors blocks estrogen from binding. It is thus associated with lower levels of breast cancer in women, for instance.
@@cawashka You pay a premium to buy processed food, that's all. Not saying I'm one of them, but there are a lot of people out there who can't afford to buy the expensive alternatives when they go to a grocery store. If you want people to stop eating animal products there are plenty of natural alternatives. You know... actual grains, fruits and vegetables. My point is that it's pretty obvious that vegan products are aimed at rich "conscious" customers who like to feel good about themselves and shit on poor people who don't have the luxury to make that choice.
Tesco in the UK started mixing in their vegetarian and vegan 'meats' with the real meats and I HATE IT. Don't make me go into the meat section if I don't want to and scan the shelves and shelves of animal carcases just to find what I really want.
plant based milks don't make my acne worse and dont have the weird aftertaste i often get from cow milk, plus with the benefit of being better for the environment
My experience echoes yours. My face was actually clearer and healthier looking when I lived in Asia compared to when I live in the US. Fruit and vegetables were cheaper and easier to get in Asia while milk and dairy was cheap and everywhere in the US.
@@thes0mething people say the processing of cow's milk is what makes people unable to process the milk themselves. So the homogenization and pasteurization processes alter the composition of the milk which makes some of it small enough to enter your bloodstream which is I guess what gives people symptoms. People say that moving to raw milk solves their issues.
What bugs me is that when I tell someone I don’t drink coffee they might think I’m a bit unusual but no one ever criticizes or thinks I’m taking a political stand or accuses me of being in a cult (ok, sometimes I get asked if I’m Mormon, but people believe me when I say no) but when I tell someone I don’t eat or drink anything with milk in it they get angry and do all those things. Why do other people care so much whether or not I drink milk?
They feel guilty. Like you’re somehow criticizing their choices. They don’t want to think about what drinking milk really means for the environment and the cows themselves. Especially now that alternatives are more widely available
I’ve never seen anyone “getting angry” when I say I’m not going to have milk, but context is also important. I remember going to a Sunday BBQ at a friend house and the vegan was complaining to the host that there’s not enough vegan food available for him. There’s also a time when we travel as a small group and one member of the group refused to consumer anything they deemed strange and dislike: any form of pasta, all dairies product, glutens like bread, Italian dishes like risotto, cured meat. Basically, all that person wanted was rice. We understand your lactose intolerance, and pickiness, but expressing disgust at foreign food while everyone were eating it, makes it difficult for everyone else not to be annoyed.
@@lc9245 Yes true. I think that's just the same thing happening the other way round. As a vegan I've never expected anyone to cater for me and I'm mindful of the fact my choices are different so always prepare for that potential outcome
@@noisyshaun The other way around would be me opening my lunch with left over pork in an office with Muslims right around the corner, which I did. I really don't know what's the context for food, most of the time. Should we care about what others are eating or not at all? If they are annoyed, they are annoyed, I think we just have to accept that sometime. Which I reflected when half of the Muslims were really uncomfortable while the other half were enthusiastically asking me how it tastes like.
While I still buy cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, etc. I’ve fully replaced whole milk with oat milk. Oat milk costs the same as whole milk where I live and tastes even better than whole milk.
@@MONET8iAM it might not be the “same” but is it worse? Is it even bad? Many people prefer the taste of non-dairy substitutes. Does your enjoyment of your cuppa really count more than the pain and suffering endured by cows for your benefit? Have you given thought to the much larger carbon footprint of cream vs plant milk alternatives?
@@jpe1 Sure, we’ve thought about it in our household. We try to be a little more health conscious for our own benefit. However we still consume certain meats and dairy product. We have experimented with meat and dairy alternatives over the years, with some tolerable and some intolerable results. Our choice.
@@MONET8iAM I’m glad to hear that you have given thought and tried some alternatives. Many people who eat a vegan diet today were, at some point in their past, convinced that they could never make such a “radical change” as to go vegan (until their did) so I think simple awareness is a powerful agent of change. If you would be making a change to your diet in the future, for example substitution of plant-based creamers, I would 100% want that to be *your choice* not someone else making that choice for you, forcing you in any way, and thus I completely support that you get to choose.
The 1 billion drop in sales from 2017 to 2018 was around 7%. Would've been nice to have seen that reflected in your graph instead of that wildly dramatic animation...
I understand your point, but a billion is no joke, and a 7% drop in sales for the milk industry is huge, and I guarantee that they care. A lot. Plus, that billion was enough to send one of milks biggest US suppliers into chapter 11. Like I said I understand, though, that their graphic made it look like milk was falling out the bottom. Thanks for the additional context.
@@jwatts1980 what I don't understand is how the biggest dairy producer filed for bankruptcy when more than half the country (USA) still drinks cow's milk, not to mention all the other dairy products
There is always almond, soy and oat milk in the refrigerated section at every supermarket I've been to here. Although there is always far more variety in the long life section. I'd say this is because the fridge sections are limited and costs suppliers more money to have their product placed there.
I'm lactose intolerant and my s/o has a peanut and tree nut allergy. We love that Oat milk has finally taken off and the fact that it is one of the most environmentally sustainable milk alternatives! (soy, almond, and coconut all require far more resources to produce compared to oat milk and nut milks negatively impact bee populations)
@@superharryboy Bees are used for pollinating almond fields, but I can't see why that should affect their population... The decrease in bee population is most likely caused by mono culture and pesticides.
@@panzerveps hmmm that's interesting. Wonder why a lot of people here are throwing "facts" left & right without proof, explanation or base. This whole comment section of this video is sus.
@@superharryboy Because they get their facts from clickbait sources? My claim is just one of many theories on the sudden decrease in bee population, because scientists does not know the reason.
I became lactose intolerant as I got older, even though I love cow’s milk, my stomach pain is way too bad afterwards. I drink almond milk now and eat lactose free ice cream by Fair Life.
I thought fair life company doesn't treat their cows fair at all. And you shouldn't really buy those products. I might. Might. Be wrong. But i do belive so
After realizing that I couldn’t have regular dairy products (specifically milk) anymore, I went through trial and error of finding the perfect replacement. And I eventually stumbled upon oat milk thanks to this job I ironically hated worked at.
I'm so stressed right now I've caused myself dietary indigestion. I started with almond milk, knowing I hated the one time I tried soy, and eventually ended up drinking lactose free whole milk. Might be able to go back when I'm less stressed but this and oat milk might be what I drink from now on.
try goats milk or unprocessed/raw cow's milk if you really like milk. Goats are awesome pets too by the way. Animal ag. is a beautiful thing when done right, honestly.
The main thing to know about general health principles that’s you learn from school etc. is that it’s often driven by another agenda. It’s no different today. So all you can do is exercise moderation.
Oat milk is fine, but I wouldn’t call almond milk a “sustainable alternative” most of blue diamond comes from California where they drain the states already limited water supply. Each almond takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow. Not to say I don’t love and consume almonds but gotta be careful to just write off one thing for another. Also almonds are filled with oxalates
@@cawashka cows can be raised in many places, almonds are mostly grown in Cali where it’s common to have droughts and forest fires...and anyways I wasn’t trying to tear down almonds. But assuming something is better without breaking out the downsides is irresponsible
@@user-vi4xy1jw7e I agree and there aren’t even that many almonds in almond milk, it is just irresponsible to label something as better without breaking out the downsides for people to understand
@Marcus Olofzon does anyone believe it's milk when they buy it though? The carton has pictures of oats, says it's vegan or 100% plants, sometimes even makes comparisons to dairy milk directly. You really think it's about consumer confusion? We've used the word milk to describe light creamy liquid for centuries. The adjective before the word is doing enough to describe it. Meanwhile there's half n half blends of plant+dairy milk that just features pictures of the plant with no regulations to protect allergic or vegan consumers from the dairy industry trying to capitalize on 'plant based' trendiness.
@Marcus Olofzon my point is that nobody's getting confused. Nobody cares about keeping the strictest definition of milk. We have coconut milk, we've used the word milk for almond juice for centuries. As long as they aren't claiming to be dairy, the plant source is prominent on the packaging, what's the issue?
@@GreenPlasticWaterCan It was passed after some stupid vegan parents killed their child by thinking almond milk is good enough for infant formula. The meat industry tried to pass the same law for burger and sausage but it got rejected because there are no health risk from misinformed consumer there
they are already not allowed to be labeled as milk for years, it’s nothing new and although I find it ridiculous it’s not stoping the growth of alternative milks. Also people still call them milk. Pathetic moves by the dairy industry...
@ it's actually due to America's tendency for companies to use marketing to create associations with other products even if the other product has nothing in common, or for American companies to often skimp out on materials/ingredients for a cheaper product to make for a greater profit. Hershey's for example cannot be sold as "chocolate" because it doesn't have the required amount of coco powder to qualify as such, it's sold as chocolate flavoured candy. It's a (somewhat ineffective) method to protect people from predatory marketing.
I think it's because more people are having negative reactions to dairy. (look it up more people than ever are at least mildly lactose intolerant and no I'm not talking about Vegans; just people that want dairy but can't :(
I don't think there's a significant change at all, people largely just can't digest lactose very well. I don't think very mild forms of lactose intolerance would even be paid attention to 30 years ago, so you can't just straight up compare numbers.
@@mufasaiam7794 Depends on the region. In most of Africa, South America, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, adults who can digest lactose are rare, about 10% or less. In Scandinavia, it's the opposite, lactose intolerance is under 5%. It seems if the worldwide population is considered, adult lactose digestion is a rare mutation rather than the overall norm. And even in those who can digest lactose, it might not be entirely free of irritating side effects.
@@SianaGearz If I recall, the consumption of diary tends to follow the trend of having to survive particularly harder winters where sugars and fats are very much welcome addition to ones energy uptake, with it soon becoming a traditional thing over anything else. That being said is there a recorded difference between say people consuming full fat milk to semi-skimmed, and skimmed milk? It feels like a lot of people in this comment section only ever drank full fat before moving to plant based alternatives, which as far as I'm aware in places like the UK, isn't the type of milk that's commonly consumed.
I went from regular milk to almond milk to the holy grail - Oat Milk! Love it! Never ever ever going back to regular milk. My stomach and I have made the agreement that we don’t deserve that kind of torture.
Alt milks suggests that strongly reducing the environmental impact of meat might be as simple as moving veggie alternatives into the meat section. Hopefully it happens soon.
In my local Giant (chain grocery store) the Beyond Meat and similar products are in the same case as the hamburger and chicken. There is a little plastic divider that marks the “plant based” section (those are the words on the sign) at one end of the case, but the Beyond Burgers sit just a few inches away from the ground beef. I have been in other stores where all the Gardein and Impossible and Beyond Meat etc etc is relegated to the “organic” section and not with the regular meat but it’s not always that way. It’s in the stores’ own interest to put popular products where shoppers can find them, so as meatless substitutes become more popular they will be more visible, which should help with popularity.
In Europe you are not allowed to call this milk in Europe, because it is not milk. It’s categorized as Limonade. Because this plant “milks” don’t have the protective effects like its effect against colon cancer for example, it’s a good, they aren’t called milk.
@@sebastianr1204 Dairy gives people cancer but ok. There's no denying it - just look at how it sticks to the intestinal walls and forms plaque in arteries.
@@pedropereira5043 For sure, is it much much more expensive or can you comfortably buy it? In my country it's honestly above what I'd pay for milk on a monthly basis
I’m a local personal shopper trough an app in my area. I have bought milk for $7 for someone compared to an even bigger jug of alternative milk next to it for $5. It was like 1 gallon vs 2 1/4 gallons.The alternative milk is usually pretty affordable and have a little longer shelf life.
Most diary alternatives don't taste like the real thing. Fake milks mask it by being sweeter or having flavors that pair well with cereal/coffee etc. Even daiya which is probably the best fake cheese I've had doesn't taste 100 like cheese.
I renember hearing from a vegan that lays chips, (oh right, crisps english people call them?) that the BBQ flavor IS vegan, while the Paprika ain't! , cause they add milk powder there for some misterious reason ... IN benelux crips flavors are mainly salt and paprika, so that's big deal that one of those ain't vegan for no logical reason ... real milk intolerance is a lot rarer in Europe though. Even most of Turk and Marocan imigrants can quite well digest it.
My only concern is that many of these alternative milks require HUGE amount of produce to make a little 'milk'. So some are HORRENDOUSLY water inefficient, which is just replacing one problem for another.
@@byteboy3557 The plants alive too, dont discriminate. Not to mention that in nature animals are killed everyday for food and were apart of that cycle as well.
As an American who now lives in a country where most milk is not refrigerated in supermarkets, I find it hilarious that this marketing technique drew additional customers.
But.... Genuinely... Have you tried these so called alternatives??? It tastes.... Different and stupid.... And don't even think of using it in cooking..... A1 grade cow milk is still the best.....
@@sgtruru Which is fine. But if you cook yourself the alternative milks aren't doing the job of real milk. They don't really bind with flour to thicken up sauces, they give an off, strange flavour to sauces as they taste too different from real milk and most bakeries taste inferior with plant-based milk used if they even work with it. The dough sometimes stays just liquid-ish after baking. You can, of course, create completely new and interesting recipes with these plant-based milks not possible with real milk. But many classic recipes simply don't work with plant-based milk. And I simply don't like their taste as much as whole milk. But plant-based milk is way better in taste than fat-reduced milk or UHT milk. And plant based milk doesn't come in multi-use deposit bottles which is already an red flag for me.
I grew up drinking cow's milk, and ditched it for plant milk in 2012. I still consumed yogurt and ice cream until 2019 when I chose to #ditchdairy altogether. And that was a wise decision, to be dairy-free for my health, for the environment, and for the cows currently being enslaved for their udder secretions. I encourage y'all to make the switch if you haven't :)
I actually use all of them-cow milk, soy, almond, etc. There’s a different flavor to each of them, so I use them all just like I drink various juices or soda pops.
As someone who doesn't like drinking plainly any kind of milk when I see milk companies advertise their shit all I can say is: SILENCE INGREDIENT MAKER!
Oatly makes its RUclips ads 8 seconds long. And you will notice that they get their actual commercial in in 6 sec, so clearly this was deliberate. They gifted me 2 full seconds to hit the cancel button so I can skip the second ad. So, I went out immediately and bought some Oatly milk and chocolate milk to support such a thoughtful company. Taste great too, but really just love the 8 sec ads. Keep it up. So smart if you ask me. Very smart.
The statistic they mention is misleading. European, Indian and African people can digest lactose. It was a evolutionary adaptation that probably saved those races. Most asians can't. I'm aware that there are studies that suggest that milk blah blah blah, you can find blah blah studies for just about anything.
@@Exiled.New.Yorker I heard that people might have different reactions to milk from different sources. We heard that if you can’t digest milk you might have a better chance of digesting camel milk. We tried it with my 1 year old brother and it worked. We don’t know if he is allergic to milk or if he has Lactose intolerance but he can drink camel milk just fine.
I pick organic plant based since they are healthy. Thing is even if milk is said to be organic the cows are still fed with grains instead of grass. And pumped with hormones. Alot of men have literally grown breasts because of these hormones. I'm not telling what to eat, thats there individual choice, I'm just spreading awareness. LOVE U ALL. XOXO
Oat milk costs 1.79€-2.99€ over here, while milk is 0.59€-1.29€. The price difference is too huge for most people. Additionally, I believe in most of Europe plant milk is not in the refrigerated isle.
I grew up in a dairy community and was always appalled at how they are run and how animals are treated. I’m so glad to be dairy free, because truly it is bad for you, but most importantly, animals are treated horribly. So I’m glad we are seeing a change.
Those wacky Almond Growers! I used to build the FX sets for their TV commercials "full of almonds" with people wading through a kitchen/office party/ or other festive gathering "waist deep" shelled almonds... great fun.
@@superharryboy Well what's your point? The estrogen that soy milk contains is called isoflavones which have a much weaker effect than that found in dairy. Moreover, evidence suggests that normal levels of soy consumption don't change testosterone levels. The whole soy is feminizing idea is a myth.
In Germany the dairy section is equally separated from plant-base alternative than meat. Which is actually OK so I can grab my veggie meat, cheese and soy milk from the same isle.
Our dairy milk farmers are so ridiculously subsidized that they are basically living off the state and provide some milk in exchange. They earn nothing with their milk and we pay almost nothing to buy that milk. Non dairy milk is very expensive in comparison. I still buy mostly oat milk because I only use it in my coffee.
I love how people latched onto soy milk containing (plant) phytoestrogens, and reaching for cow's milk that has (a shit ton of) actual estrogen from the pregnant cows.
Oat, Almond, Soy, they just taste different. There's something about each of them that just doesn't have me fully convinced. But then again, spending hours on the can after a bowl of milk is also a big problem.
@@feederdiaries4862 raw milk is dumb, there is no point in not killing pathogens. When I went to villages in India where they drank fresh milk even they heated it before drinking. People can get seriously ill from this raw milk fad.
@@boygenius538_8 maybe they heat it because they don't have the means to have a sanitary milking procedure. Also, heating the milk is just one small aspect of the processing that is done to processed milks. The part I know I can't take is the fake vitamin D which causes calcium deposits in my soft tissues. I know many people drink raw milk here in the US and it works for them.
More dairy for me... Though I am in Canada... Out milk is just better. Also, why is it called "Almond Milk"? Because "Nut Juice" just doesn't have a nice ring to it!
Just remember that if you drink soy milk your helping the chopping of the Brazilian rainforrest and for almond milk every almond harvested costed about 25 liters of water to get fully grown So if your doing it for the environment your better of ditching milk completely
2:20 im also legitimately allergic to dairy, I get horrific itching and difficulty breathing. After worsening digestive issues, 7 months ago i went 100% vegan and surprise: most problems disappeared within a couple weeks.
I'll stick with my cow's milk, thank you. I spent the first 7 years of my life allergic to milk, only occasionally getting to drink Lactaid milk when my parents could afford it (which didn't even taste as good as real milk). Been there, done that, not looking back. Cow's milk till I die, thank you.
Europe and Mongolia are the two places in the world where lactose tolerance was genetically advantageous. Everywhere else, and the majority of people are lactose intolerant.
@@Mona-gp4qt In central europe oat milk is almost non-existant. Soy and almond milk is ludicrously expansive, while 2l bottle of milk cost something like 50 cents.
Currently living in Asia, but not in a really big city. Soy milk is easy to find, but any other alt-milk is at least three times the cow milk's price. Heck, even goat milk is cheaper (and it's more expensive than cow's).
It's funny when words change their meaning and the original holders of the word have to get a word combo like the newcomer once had: Train vs Electric Train -> Steam Train vs Train Car vs Electric Car -> Fossil Car vs Car TV vs Color TV -> BlacknWhite TV vs TV Milk vs Soy Milk -> Dairy Milk vs Milk Meat vs Cultured Meat -> Animal Meat vs Meat
Some discounters, at least in Germany, have pretty decent prices. 1,20 Euro per litre is not bad if you were buying organic milk before. Although organic milk with the highest standards is cheaper, at around an Euro. Fat-reduced milk, however, costs around 65 cent per litre in discounters. So the price is "only" two times higher than that of the cheapest real milk. Probably an enoumous proift margin in plant-based milk compared to cowmilk.
Love Soy and Almond milk since the mid-90s. Because it is better health wise and I do not support the cruelty of animals. Please watch Cowspiricy to learn for yourself ❤️
I alternate between unsweetened cashew milk and dairy whole milk. I am one of those who is lucky not to be allergic to dairy, and I enjoy the taste of dairy milk a lot. Plus whole milk with added vitamin D helps me fill in the nutrient categories that I eat less of. Although I gotta say while I like both, whole milk and cashew milk are VERY different nutritionally and by taste so there are many things where I would use only one or the other for, but also many things where they could be used interchangeably. I think it's good that we have both available. Let's face that the biggest problem with farm industries was that they became so industrialized. A lot of effects of animal foods and products can be circumvented if the farms are mindful of what they are doing and the demand is not so heavy as it has been. These vegan alternatives are a great way to give people more choice and remove the strain on the food system and emphasize a way that removes such need for animal products. So while I like meat and dairy, I try to vote with my money by buying & trying new vegan foods, and also by getting my meat and dairy and eggs from farms that put money into improving the conditions with which they treat their human workers, the animals and work on reducing their strain on environment. It just makes sense to have nutritionally similar things or things with similar uses in the same food isles. I wish meat and fish alternatives became cheaper and more accessible and easily found in the meat/fish isles. It would have been so much better if the choice between meat and vegan alternatives was as easy as it is with milk and milk alternatives. Sadly at the moment vegan alternatives are not only hard to find but SUPER expensive where I live. The specialty isles are tiny if they even exist, the products are often not fresh (and sometimes expired), and the prices are basically asking for an arm and a leg. It is definitely a privilege to even be able to buy such products. I can't imagine even half the people living in my neighborhood being able to afford such things on a regular or at all. That is just the sad reality at the moment.
Weird that this video only hinted at the massive environmental impacts of the dairy industry, or that some alternatives (like almond milk) have huge downsides as well.
It’s wild how much pure marketing governs our diets. When my siblings and I were kids (late 90s) my mother FORCED milk drinking like nothing else. Turn my nose up at broccoli or carrots? I could get away with it sometimes. But if I refused a huge glass of milk with EVERY dinner - even though I HATED it - you bet I was sitting there till I finished it. All for “strong bones” which is not even true. Just a marketing ploy
CORRECTION: We stated that 70% of Americans can’t digest milk. This is not accurate. Instead, the U.S. National Library of Medicine estimates that 65% of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance.
Wish there was a way to indicate within the video itself. Many (most?) people don't check the comments.
@@Sivah_Akash afraid not, once the video has been uploaded you can’t edit it
@@byteboy3557, yup. So I was saying I wish for it. Especially for news channels in YT, where people may not watch all videos of a particular channel to be corrected in a future video.
also worth noting that, while the original stat isn't far off for the population of the world at large, the actual percentage of *Americans* with lactose intolerance is closer to *15%*. So the original stat was pretty flipped from the reality. would've been further worth noting that those without European ancestry are far more likely to be lactose intolerant (and since the US population has mostly, though certainly not exclusively, European ancestry, that's why lactose intolerance prevalence is relatively low in the US compared to the world).
Yeah it's mostly just white people who can drink milk
I changed to Oat milk about 3 years ago and haven’t switched back. It’s so freaking good
I love it more than dairy milk or any other milk, but here in Springfield Missouri it's near impossible to find
it tasted like playdough
@@Vii905 Cow milk is way more sugary.
@@Vii905 that's why I get unsweetened oat milk.
Honey Nut Cheerios and Almond Milk is breakfast of the Gods. I'm a bit surprised the video says the demand comes from coffee shops though. I've not found a good or better plant based substitute for milk when it comes to making lattes.
I'll also comment that I buy Almond milk because it stays good for a lot longer while buying a smaller carton of dairy milk for coffees.
Whenever I say to someone I have a dairy allergy they always assume I’m lactose intolerant. Which I am not. I carry an Epi-Pen as a small amount of dairy could send me into anaphylactic shock. There’s such a big difference between the 2 that not many know about
My cousin could be killed by simply touching dairy, eggs, garlic, sunflowers, and nuts.
I live in Wisconsin so basically the contents of the entire fridge are replaced when she visits.
There is a big difference between having to go to the toilet and having to go to the hospital
@@RazzBeri1 Wow. Allergies suck. I have a lot, but none of them are severe except peanuts, and even then I can’t die-or at least I haven’t yet.
We're lucky my daughter's allergy only makes her vomit. We've had restaurants try to serve her food with cheese on top even after we made it clear that she can't have cheese or butter.
@@atk05003
sue them, that could kill people
My dad (who's tech considered pre boomer) is so indoctrinated by the milk industry that he believes its helped him live as long as he has despite having diabetes and gastrointestinal problems. He also broke a hip recently.
Not indoctrination, just a false belief that long life is caused by a few specific things, and milk is what he decided on lol
@@specialopsdave that's indoctrination dude
@@PriusRaj Ah, so my grandparents were indoctrinated with the belief that cigarettes make them live longer? No, they weren't, because literally everybody says is shortens lifespan. I have never seen or heard anyone believe it for any reason other than making a correlation that is not nessecarily causation
Are you saying he broke his hip because of his milk obsession?
@Eddie Louise Moran
Right on!
Why does milk cause so much problems?
I would look up Grant Genereux and any of his three free ebooks on vitamin A.
Glyphosate in the feed to animals is also huge reason were the allowable US EPA limit can be 100-400 ppm for feed to livestock compared to the 1997 limit of 0.1 ppm for glyphosate in wheat and grains for humans.
The part about phytoestrogen is a little misleading. Normal milk has plenty of mammal estrogen that can have more of a hormonal effect on humans than anything you'll find in plant milk. Phytoestrogen may bond to the same receptors as it is chemically similar in structure, but it doesn't play havoc with our endocrinology.
They've also done a few studies regarding phytoestrogen and found that there's no effect.
This!!
Phytoestrogens actually can have the opposite effect, since by binding to estrogen receptors blocks estrogen from binding. It is thus associated with lower levels of breast cancer in women, for instance.
@@lobaxx exactly this!
Buh it has dah estrogen word in it!
Scary!
My local supermarket has an entire section for vegan food, and I actually like that better than it being mixed in with all the other food
Exactly, you know where to avoid.
That way you won't notice that vegan alternatives cost twice as much as the non-vegan counterparts. Out of sight, out of mind.
@@RBuckminsterFuller is that a reason to buy animal products for you? because they’re cheaper?
@@cawashka You pay a premium to buy processed food, that's all. Not saying I'm one of them, but there are a lot of people out there who can't afford to buy the expensive alternatives when they go to a grocery store. If you want people to stop eating animal products there are plenty of natural alternatives. You know... actual grains, fruits and vegetables.
My point is that it's pretty obvious that vegan products are aimed at rich "conscious" customers who like to feel good about themselves and shit on poor people who don't have the luxury to make that choice.
Tesco in the UK started mixing in their vegetarian and vegan 'meats' with the real meats and I HATE IT. Don't make me go into the meat section if I don't want to and scan the shelves and shelves of animal carcases just to find what I really want.
plant based milks don't make my acne worse and dont have the weird aftertaste i often get from cow milk, plus with the benefit of being better for the environment
It can depend though almond milk uses obscene amounts of water in it's production
My experience echoes yours. My face was actually clearer and healthier looking when I lived in Asia compared to when I live in the US. Fruit and vegetables were cheaper and easier to get in Asia while milk and dairy was cheap and everywhere in the US.
I doubt that processed food is good for you in the long run
@@iwrk it's literally oats and water. Cow milk is full of estrogen and whatever antibiotics they fed the cows.
@@PaintedBB That's why I buy organic milk.
As a person who's never been able to have dairy, oatly has seriously changed my life for the better with their products🙏
try goat milk or raw milk
@@feederdiaries4862 Would potentially give goats milk a go :) but raw milk would definitely be a massive disaster😂
@@thes0mething why do you think raw milk would be a disaster?
@@feederdiaries4862 I've never been able to have dairy, ie I'm allergic 😂
@@thes0mething people say the processing of cow's milk is what makes people unable to process the milk themselves. So the homogenization and pasteurization processes alter the composition of the milk which makes some of it small enough to enter your bloodstream which is I guess what gives people symptoms. People say that moving to raw milk solves their issues.
What bugs me is that when I tell someone I don’t drink coffee they might think I’m a bit unusual but no one ever criticizes or thinks I’m taking a political stand or accuses me of being in a cult (ok, sometimes I get asked if I’m Mormon, but people believe me when I say no) but when I tell someone I don’t eat or drink anything with milk in it they get angry and do all those things. Why do other people care so much whether or not I drink milk?
I hear you man. Same here.
They feel guilty. Like you’re somehow criticizing their choices. They don’t want to think about what drinking milk really means for the environment and the cows themselves. Especially now that alternatives are more widely available
I’ve never seen anyone “getting angry” when I say I’m not going to have milk, but context is also important. I remember going to a Sunday BBQ at a friend house and the vegan was complaining to the host that there’s not enough vegan food available for him. There’s also a time when we travel as a small group and one member of the group refused to consumer anything they deemed strange and dislike: any form of pasta, all dairies product, glutens like bread, Italian dishes like risotto, cured meat. Basically, all that person wanted was rice. We understand your lactose intolerance, and pickiness, but expressing disgust at foreign food while everyone were eating it, makes it difficult for everyone else not to be annoyed.
@@lc9245 Yes true. I think that's just the same thing happening the other way round.
As a vegan I've never expected anyone to cater for me and I'm mindful of the fact my choices are different so always prepare for that potential outcome
@@noisyshaun The other way around would be me opening my lunch with left over pork in an office with Muslims right around the corner, which I did. I really don't know what's the context for food, most of the time. Should we care about what others are eating or not at all? If they are annoyed, they are annoyed, I think we just have to accept that sometime. Which I reflected when half of the Muslims were really uncomfortable while the other half were enthusiastically asking me how it tastes like.
While I still buy cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, etc. I’ve fully replaced whole milk with oat milk. Oat milk costs the same as whole milk where I live and tastes even better than whole milk.
There are many vegan alternatives to cheese and sour cream as well.
Same. I also love half and half in my tea. It’s not the same with the non dairies.
@@MONET8iAM it might not be the “same” but is it worse? Is it even bad? Many people prefer the taste of non-dairy substitutes. Does your enjoyment of your cuppa really count more than the pain and suffering endured by cows for your benefit? Have you given thought to the much larger carbon footprint of cream vs plant milk alternatives?
@@jpe1 Sure, we’ve thought about it in our household. We try to be a little more health conscious for our own benefit. However we still consume certain meats and dairy product. We have experimented with meat and dairy alternatives over the years, with some tolerable and some intolerable results. Our choice.
@@MONET8iAM I’m glad to hear that you have given thought and tried some alternatives. Many people who eat a vegan diet today were, at some point in their past, convinced that they could never make such a “radical change” as to go vegan (until their did) so I think simple awareness is a powerful agent of change. If you would be making a change to your diet in the future, for example substitution of plant-based creamers, I would 100% want that to be *your choice* not someone else making that choice for you, forcing you in any way, and thus I completely support that you get to choose.
The 1 billion drop in sales from 2017 to 2018 was around 7%. Would've been nice to have seen that reflected in your graph instead of that wildly dramatic animation...
agreed.
I understand your point, but a billion is no joke, and a 7% drop in sales for the milk industry is huge, and I guarantee that they care. A lot. Plus, that billion was enough to send one of milks biggest US suppliers into chapter 11. Like I said I understand, though, that their graphic made it look like milk was falling out the bottom. Thanks for the additional context.
@@jwatts1980 what I don't understand is how the biggest dairy producer filed for bankruptcy when more than half the country (USA) still drinks cow's milk, not to mention all the other dairy products
@@Wwetitanfan27 cuz the cost to make the milk was more than they were selling milk for
7% drop in one year is huge
In Australia most non-dairy milk is found in the long-life milk isle rather than with the refrigerated dairy milk
Where live in the US it’s in both. Sometimes it’s even found in the baking aisle. That’s all in one store too, 3 separate places.
That's where it is in Texas and Massachusetts
There is always almond, soy and oat milk in the refrigerated section at every supermarket I've been to here. Although there is always far more variety in the long life section. I'd say this is because the fridge sections are limited and costs suppliers more money to have their product placed there.
In Germany as well!
same as Malaysia! the UHT isle
Oatly barista edition is the best milk I have ever tried. Plant based or from an animal.
When I first tried oat milk on a whim, on sale, I was MAD at how much it tasted like dairy milk.
Plant based always
It's also the best for milk steaming in my experience. It's pretty much my go-to
Yes, it's better than milk
I honestly use this for everything just about..the chocolate it good too!
"70% of American's can't digest milk." I find that very, very hard to believe.
It's because it's not true
Lactose intolerance /= not being able to digest milk
Its true :)
*laughs in European*
cant fully digest milk, and yes, it is true.
I'm savouring the irony of this video coming from a channel called Cheddar.
Oatly is probably one of the better tasting dairy alternatives out there. I also just love their funny packaging. I also really like their icecream.
I’m obsessed with the Strawberry Oatly ice cream!!!
@@LilyEvans1996 same!!!
Oatmilk actually goes better in coffee than traditional creamer.
I agree!
I'm lactose intolerant and my s/o has a peanut and tree nut allergy. We love that Oat milk has finally taken off and the fact that it is one of the most environmentally sustainable milk alternatives! (soy, almond, and coconut all require far more resources to produce compared to oat milk and nut milks negatively impact bee populations)
Yes! Oat is good for people with allergens. Some people are allergic/can’t eat oats, but it’s rarer than nut allergies
how do nut milk impact bee populations?
@@superharryboy Bees are used for pollinating almond fields, but I can't see why that should affect their population...
The decrease in bee population is most likely caused by mono culture and pesticides.
@@panzerveps hmmm that's interesting. Wonder why a lot of people here are throwing "facts" left & right without proof, explanation or base. This whole comment section of this video is sus.
@@superharryboy Because they get their facts from clickbait sources?
My claim is just one of many theories on the sudden decrease in bee population, because scientists does not know the reason.
I became lactose intolerant as I got older, even though I love cow’s milk, my stomach pain is way too bad afterwards. I drink almond milk now and eat lactose free ice cream by Fair Life.
Same
Yeah I heard that’s kinda common.
You can have yogurt and cheese though
I thought fair life company doesn't treat their cows fair at all. And you shouldn't really buy those products. I might. Might. Be wrong. But i do belive so
To bad
After realizing that I couldn’t have regular dairy products (specifically milk) anymore, I went through trial and error of finding the perfect replacement. And I eventually stumbled upon oat milk thanks to this job I ironically hated worked at.
I'm so stressed right now I've caused myself dietary indigestion. I started with almond milk, knowing I hated the one time I tried soy, and eventually ended up drinking lactose free whole milk. Might be able to go back when I'm less stressed but this and oat milk might be what I drink from now on.
try goats milk or unprocessed/raw cow's milk if you really like milk. Goats are awesome pets too by the way. Animal ag. is a beautiful thing when done right, honestly.
@@feederdiaries4862 dairy farmer detected
@Mohamed Mohamed There's really no need for him to drink goat milk since he already said that he likes oat milk
It really depends on what you use it for. For musle almond is by far the best. For baking kiki's is the best. Und for everything else oat is the best.
“Don’t have a cow, man!” -Bart Simpson
The main thing to know about general health principles that’s you learn from school etc. is that it’s often driven by another agenda. It’s no different today. So all you can do is exercise moderation.
The food pyramid taught in the 70s and 80s was crazy. Who could even eat that many servings from each group in 1 day?
@@Primalxbeast Hahaha I don't know about it actually :) but I can imagine it might be crazy.
Oat milk is fine, but I wouldn’t call almond milk a “sustainable alternative” most of blue diamond comes from California where they drain the states already limited water supply. Each almond takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow.
Not to say I don’t love and consume almonds but gotta be careful to just write off one thing for another. Also almonds are filled with oxalates
Regarding oxalates, just don't have a lot of almond milk then. Everything in moderation.
raising a cow to produce milk uses much more water than growing almonds lol
@@cawashka cows can be raised in many places, almonds are mostly grown in Cali where it’s common to have droughts and forest fires...and anyways I wasn’t trying to tear down almonds. But assuming something is better without breaking out the downsides is irresponsible
@@user-vi4xy1jw7e I agree and there aren’t even that many almonds in almond milk, it is just irresponsible to label something as better without breaking out the downsides for people to understand
It's why I picked oat milk over almond. (The choice over soy was flavour based)
I didnt think watching this video would make me figure out the origin of the slang "soy-boy".
barack*
@@DylanDalal different guy
O Bunghole
Even though it is the hormones in diary that actually femininize men
@DocJones1010 facts are important
And here I live in the EU, where I can't even call this dairy alternative "milk", it's against the law :D
Well yes, because it isn't milk.
@@2712animefreak yes, I'd have a double shot latte with soy beverage...
That’s fair to protect from false advertising
@Marcus Olofzon does anyone believe it's milk when they buy it though? The carton has pictures of oats, says it's vegan or 100% plants, sometimes even makes comparisons to dairy milk directly.
You really think it's about consumer confusion? We've used the word milk to describe light creamy liquid for centuries. The adjective before the word is doing enough to describe it. Meanwhile there's half n half blends of plant+dairy milk that just features pictures of the plant with no regulations to protect allergic or vegan consumers from the dairy industry trying to capitalize on 'plant based' trendiness.
@Marcus Olofzon my point is that nobody's getting confused. Nobody cares about keeping the strictest definition of milk. We have coconut milk, we've used the word milk for almond juice for centuries. As long as they aren't claiming to be dairy, the plant source is prominent on the packaging, what's the issue?
In Europe these will not be allowed to be called "milk" or have milk in their name to protect consumers from misleading labels
@@GreenPlasticWaterCan It was passed after some stupid vegan parents killed their child by thinking almond milk is good enough for infant formula. The meat industry tried to pass the same law for burger and sausage but it got rejected because there are no health risk from misinformed consumer there
@@GreenPlasticWaterCan true, it's not misleading at all. Dumb rules.
they are already not allowed to be labeled as milk for years, it’s nothing new and although I find it ridiculous it’s not stoping the growth of alternative milks. Also people still call them milk. Pathetic moves by the dairy industry...
@ it's actually due to America's tendency for companies to use marketing to create associations with other products even if the other product has nothing in common, or for American companies to often skimp out on materials/ingredients for a cheaper product to make for a greater profit. Hershey's for example cannot be sold as "chocolate" because it doesn't have the required amount of coco powder to qualify as such, it's sold as chocolate flavoured candy.
It's a (somewhat ineffective) method to protect people from predatory marketing.
I think it's because more people are having negative reactions to dairy. (look it up more people than ever are at least mildly lactose intolerant and no I'm not talking about Vegans; just people that want dairy but can't :(
I don't think there's a significant change at all, people largely just can't digest lactose very well. I don't think very mild forms of lactose intolerance would even be paid attention to 30 years ago, so you can't just straight up compare numbers.
@@SianaGearz very true. that's a great observation a lot of diseases were ignore years ago.
@@SianaGearz most people have no problem with lactose
@@mufasaiam7794 Depends on the region. In most of Africa, South America, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, adults who can digest lactose are rare, about 10% or less.
In Scandinavia, it's the opposite, lactose intolerance is under 5%.
It seems if the worldwide population is considered, adult lactose digestion is a rare mutation rather than the overall norm. And even in those who can digest lactose, it might not be entirely free of irritating side effects.
@@SianaGearz If I recall, the consumption of diary tends to follow the trend of having to survive particularly harder winters where sugars and fats are very much welcome addition to ones energy uptake, with it soon becoming a traditional thing over anything else. That being said is there a recorded difference between say people consuming full fat milk to semi-skimmed, and skimmed milk? It feels like a lot of people in this comment section only ever drank full fat before moving to plant based alternatives, which as far as I'm aware in places like the UK, isn't the type of milk that's commonly consumed.
I’m in the process of switching to a fully plant-based diet and the introduction of milk alternatives have been a life saver!
I went from regular milk to almond milk to the holy grail - Oat Milk! Love it! Never ever ever going back to regular milk. My stomach and I have made the agreement that we don’t deserve that kind of torture.
Alt milks suggests that strongly reducing the environmental impact of meat might be as simple as moving veggie alternatives into the meat section. Hopefully it happens soon.
Yesssss this is what I was thinking, definitely
In my local Giant (chain grocery store) the Beyond Meat and similar products are in the same case as the hamburger and chicken. There is a little plastic divider that marks the “plant based” section (those are the words on the sign) at one end of the case, but the Beyond Burgers sit just a few inches away from the ground beef. I have been in other stores where all the Gardein and Impossible and Beyond Meat etc etc is relegated to the “organic” section and not with the regular meat but it’s not always that way. It’s in the stores’ own interest to put popular products where shoppers can find them, so as meatless substitutes become more popular they will be more visible, which should help with popularity.
I clicked on this video and its not realy cheddar cheese. what a scam
Went to school with a guy named Tschetter. Yeah, it do be like that sometimes.
Remember the “Got Milk” commercials?
Sure do!
And billboards
Sure don’t
I remember all the celebrities were doing those campaigns
Fuck, what millennial does NOT remember those commercials??
This anti-dairy screed is just your way of overcompensating for being named Cheddar
In Europe you are not allowed to call this milk in Europe, because it is not milk. It’s categorized as Limonade. Because this plant “milks” don’t have the protective effects like its effect against colon cancer for example, it’s a good, they aren’t called milk.
@@sebastianr1204 I’d say I depends on the country. Plenty of European stores sell plant-based milk in the dairy section and call them “milk”.
@@adieren7530 This would be illegal as it is EU law.
@@sebastianr1204 Dairy gives people cancer but ok. There's no denying it - just look at how it sticks to the intestinal walls and forms plaque in arteries.
@@billyt.7306 wrong, dairy is protective factor against colon cancer. I studied nutrition in med school :)
That's ridiculously American of a problem. Of course you messed up by lobbying...
Um, what?
@@VieleGuteFahrer Soy milk industry is lobbying itself as a better alternative for dairy. Even though dairy has worked for eons
@@gvi341984 Worked for whom?
I really haven't heard of lactose intolerance or milk allergy anywhere at all in my country
Lobbying is literally everywhere on every countries not just America.
But more competitions = better
I love my silk chocolate milk ! I’ve been drinking this stuff for ages it’s amazing.
Almond milk ain’t that great for the environment either almonds take a shit ton of water to farm
I would think the production of them produce less greenhouse gases than cow milk. Also it doesn't involve the cruel dairy industry.
That’s why I prefer oat milk, out of all of the nut milks it’s the most environmentally friendly, I also just really like oats
I absolutely love Oat Milk, haven’t missed dairy at all
I'm all for it really, but what about the insane amount of almonds needed to make each carton of almond milk?
most Almond milk contain like 2% almonds and 98% water
The almond milk I buy is just 2,5% almonds, most of it is water. Probably more sustainable than feeding cows!
@@pedropereira5043 For sure, is it much much more expensive or can you comfortably buy it? In my country it's honestly above what I'd pay for milk on a monthly basis
@@CharlieHM It's almost 3x as expensive, but I don't use much milk at all, so it's no problem.
@@pedropereira5043 gotcha
I like oat milk because it actually tastes good and doesn’t make the mucus in my mouth go so wild that I start talking with a lisp lmao
Ngl, these dairy alternatives (excluding cheese) are good enough that its not worth it to get the real thing.
Totally, excluding cheese. They need to work on that, fingers crossed.
I’m a local personal shopper trough an app in my area. I have bought milk for $7 for someone compared to an even bigger jug of alternative milk next to it for $5. It was like 1 gallon vs 2 1/4 gallons.The alternative milk is usually pretty affordable and have a little longer shelf life.
Not worth what? Are you lactose intolerant?
Maybe for you, I wholeheartedly disagree
@@janoahlee7499 you pay $7 for a gallon of milk?
Aren't almonds also kind of unsustainable since water is becoming scarce in the places they grow well?
Thanks for telling me that i need to drink 12 cups of soy milk to be feminine. Omw to get gallons of soy milk
I would buy OATLEYs Milk, but in germany it costs 2,19€ instead of good Fair Trade milk for 0,90€ …
Here in Brazil too, with the money you buy one box of almond milk, you buy three of dairy milk
You know considering how many people are lactose intolerant, there's dairy in ALOT of things. Milk alternatives alone are not enough
Most diary alternatives don't taste like the real thing. Fake milks mask it by being sweeter or having flavors that pair well with cereal/coffee etc. Even daiya which is probably the best fake cheese I've had doesn't taste 100 like cheese.
I renember hearing from a vegan that lays chips, (oh right, crisps english people call them?)
that the BBQ flavor IS vegan,
while the Paprika ain't! , cause they add milk powder there for some misterious reason ...
IN benelux crips flavors are mainly salt and paprika, so that's big deal that one of those ain't vegan for no logical reason ...
real milk intolerance is a lot rarer in Europe though. Even most of Turk and Marocan imigrants can quite well digest it.
My only concern is that many of these alternative milks require HUGE amount of produce to make a little 'milk'. So some are HORRENDOUSLY water inefficient, which is just replacing one problem for another.
What the hell is oatly?
Why can't I skip this ad for oatly?
Not your mom, not your milk- it couldn’t of been said better!
Cow’s milk is made for baby cows, not human adults.
Seeds are made to sprout new plants, not for people to eat them
@@BogdanSerban your comparing a living breathing animal to a plant... not a good comparison
@@byteboy3557 The plants alive too, dont discriminate. Not to mention that in nature animals are killed everyday for food and were apart of that cycle as well.
As an American who now lives in a country where most milk is not refrigerated in supermarkets, I find it hilarious that this marketing technique drew additional customers.
But.... Genuinely... Have you tried these so called alternatives??? It tastes.... Different and stupid....
And don't even think of using it in cooking.....
A1 grade cow milk is still the best.....
i way prefer them over cows milk 🤷♂️
@@sgtruru Which is fine. But if you cook yourself the alternative milks aren't doing the job of real milk. They don't really bind with flour to thicken up sauces, they give an off, strange flavour to sauces as they taste too different from real milk and most bakeries taste inferior with plant-based milk used if they even work with it. The dough sometimes stays just liquid-ish after baking. You can, of course, create completely new and interesting recipes with these plant-based milks not possible with real milk. But many classic recipes simply don't work with plant-based milk. And I simply don't like their taste as much as whole milk. But plant-based milk is way better in taste than fat-reduced milk or UHT milk. And plant based milk doesn't come in multi-use deposit bottles which is already an red flag for me.
Joke's on you, because I'm allergic to almonds and at a less degree to oats, so regular milk it is for me 😂😅
Coconut, hemp, soy, plenty of other options.
I love almond milk and coconut milk!
I stopped consuming dairy a few years ago but I was never a milk drinker to begin with
12 cups you say?👀
Cool fact: we evolved the ability to drink milk past infancy.
Well only about 30% of world population did
@@janjanzen1218 That can change. Prepare the ovens.
The dairy industry is running out of breath and suffocating to death. You love to see it!
Have you ever thought about they are loosing the milk wars because some people can’t have dairy?
yeah but not that many...
Yup, I’m lactose intolerant and I hate it
I grew up drinking cow's milk, and ditched it for plant milk in 2012. I still consumed yogurt and ice cream until 2019 when I chose to #ditchdairy altogether. And that was a wise decision, to be dairy-free for my health, for the environment, and for the cows currently being enslaved for their udder secretions.
I encourage y'all to make the switch if you haven't :)
Nope.
I actually use all of them-cow milk, soy, almond, etc. There’s a different flavor to each of them, so I use them all just like I drink various juices or soda pops.
It’s so bizarre to me that we drink the milk of cows, not even a vegan or vegetarian, we shouldn’t be drinking dairy.
As someone who doesn't like drinking plainly any kind of milk when I see milk companies advertise their shit all I can say is: SILENCE INGREDIENT MAKER!
Oatly makes its RUclips ads 8 seconds long. And you will notice that they get their actual commercial in in 6 sec, so clearly this was deliberate. They gifted me 2 full seconds to hit the cancel button so I can skip the second ad. So, I went out immediately and bought some Oatly milk and chocolate milk to support such a thoughtful company. Taste great too, but really just love the 8 sec ads. Keep it up. So smart if you ask me. Very smart.
I drink whole milk.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
👨 "Whatcha drinkin', son?"
👦 "Soy milk."
👨 ...
👦 ...
👨 "Hola, milk! Soy papá!"
The irony of “cheddar” being anti milk 😂
The statistic they mention is misleading. European, Indian and African people can digest lactose. It was a evolutionary adaptation that probably saved those races. Most asians can't. I'm aware that there are studies that suggest that milk blah blah blah, you can find blah blah studies for just about anything.
"Anti milk" lol. I don't think anyone is really "anti milk"
I just don't like how the farmers get the milk and hurt the mother and the babies so I switched.
Vanilla oatmilk is a godsend. It is such a treat. And it doesn't hurt my tummy!
Personally i like:
Milk for cooking,braking,coffee and milktea
Soy for fermentation food
Nuts for side dish
I get it, but I want my ice cream, cookies, and cakes make with real milk.
Honey, those aren't milk that they put in your cakes or cookies. Trust me, I work in few of those factories.
@@nntflow7058 who is eating cakes and cookies from a factory?😬🤦♀️. Publix, Eatzis, local Dairy Farm bakeries, etc...
Those are NOT milk! Milk can only come from a teat! What you have there are various plant-based drinks.
I drank goats milk when I was younger and lactose intolerant, but I grew out of it. I do sweat a touch when I eat large amounts of cheddar cheese.
Goats milk is supposed to be MORE digestible?
@@Exiled.New.Yorker I heard that people might have different reactions to milk from different sources. We heard that if you can’t digest milk you might have a better chance of digesting camel milk. We tried it with my 1 year old brother and it worked. We don’t know if he is allergic to milk or if he has Lactose intolerance but he can drink camel milk just fine.
I pick organic plant based since they are healthy.
Thing is even if milk is said to be organic the cows are still fed with grains instead of grass. And pumped with hormones.
Alot of men have literally grown breasts because of these hormones.
I'm not telling what to eat, thats there individual choice, I'm just spreading awareness. LOVE U ALL. XOXO
The early comments sure are something
What do thr day? A meme that most morons here won't know about cuz they were only like 4 ot 5 or 6? Years old when got milk came out
Were they hating on these new "milks"?
"First"
@@user-ov2fc5sd1e “second”
Oat milk costs 1.79€-2.99€ over here, while milk is 0.59€-1.29€. The price difference is too huge for most people.
Additionally, I believe in most of Europe plant milk is not in the refrigerated isle.
They really should moo-ve over
Hehe
Stop. Your just milking it
Haha, that's a creamy joke
No
Veganism is the future
Reasons I drink Oat milk
- I'm lactose intolerant
- It's better for the climate
You could stick with pure water. Nothing better for the enviorement.
@@ThePathbauer Try eatinig corn flakes with pure water
@@hangingwithmygnomes2067 Stick with fresh corn, no need for milk, and healthier than hyperprocessed corn flakes.
Some stores do stock beyond and impossible with the regular beef. One major chain in my area usually does, long as its not the frozen variety.
I grew up in a dairy community and was always appalled at how they are run and how animals are treated. I’m so glad to be dairy free, because truly it is bad for you, but most importantly, animals are treated horribly. So I’m glad we are seeing a change.
Those wacky Almond Growers! I used to build the FX sets for their TV commercials "full of almonds" with people wading through a kitchen/office party/ or other festive gathering "waist deep" shelled almonds... great fun.
It isn’t allowed to call anything other than milk for milk in the EU. Here it’s “oat drink”, “almond drink” or something like that.
Or hilarious censoring like "m*lk"
"it might feminize men" I'm laughing so hard :)))
well it does
High doses of estrogen will f you up what you laughing bout
@@superharryboy Dairy itself is high in estrogen.
@@Rationality4Life 8 ounces of whole milk contains 2.2 nanograms of estrogen. That is 0.0000000022 grams. Is that high?
@@superharryboy Well what's your point? The estrogen that soy milk contains is called isoflavones which have a much weaker effect than that found in dairy. Moreover, evidence suggests that normal levels of soy consumption don't change testosterone levels. The whole soy is feminizing idea is a myth.
In Germany the dairy section is equally separated from plant-base alternative than meat.
Which is actually OK so I can grab my veggie meat, cheese and soy milk from the same isle.
"The dairy lobby is quaking in their boots!" Yeah like milk replacements are not made by bigger corporations.
You can easily make milk replacements at home :)
Our dairy milk farmers are so ridiculously subsidized that they are basically living off the state and provide some milk in exchange. They earn nothing with their milk and we pay almost nothing to buy that milk.
Non dairy milk is very expensive in comparison.
I still buy mostly oat milk because I only use it in my coffee.
I love how people latched onto soy milk containing (plant) phytoestrogens, and reaching for cow's milk that has (a shit ton of) actual estrogen from the pregnant cows.
"a shit ton of"... 8 ounces of whole milk contains 2.2 nanograms of estrogen. Where are you getting your info from?
Mammals produce milk AFTER GIVING BIRTH!!!
Oat, Almond, Soy, they just taste different. There's something about each of them that just doesn't have me fully convinced. But then again, spending hours on the can after a bowl of milk is also a big problem.
goats milk or raw milk
@@feederdiaries4862 raw milk is dumb, there is no point in not killing pathogens. When I went to villages in India where they drank fresh milk even they heated it before drinking. People can get seriously ill from this raw milk fad.
@@boygenius538_8 maybe they heat it because they don't have the means to have a sanitary milking procedure. Also, heating the milk is just one small aspect of the processing that is done to processed milks. The part I know I can't take is the fake vitamin D which causes calcium deposits in my soft tissues. I know many people drink raw milk here in the US and it works for them.
@@boygenius538_8 raw milk isn't a fad either, it was here way before processed milk obviously
More dairy for me... Though I am in Canada... Out milk is just better.
Also, why is it called "Almond Milk"? Because "Nut Juice" just doesn't have a nice ring to it!
Just remember that if you drink soy milk your helping the chopping of the Brazilian rainforrest and for almond milk every almond harvested costed about 25 liters of water to get fully grown
So if your doing it for the environment your better of ditching milk completely
2:20 im also legitimately allergic to dairy, I get horrific itching and difficulty breathing. After worsening digestive issues, 7 months ago i went 100% vegan and surprise: most problems disappeared within a couple weeks.
I'll stick with my cow's milk, thank you. I spent the first 7 years of my life allergic to milk, only occasionally getting to drink Lactaid milk when my parents could afford it (which didn't even taste as good as real milk). Been there, done that, not looking back. Cow's milk till I die, thank you.
Cool! I've been drinking almond milk. I'll have to try oat milk.
As a European it's weird that so many Americans are lactose intolerant
Probably all the chemicals they pump into our cows. There in addition to the fact that we feeder cows corn instead of grass.
Europe and Mongolia are the two places in the world where lactose tolerance was genetically advantageous. Everywhere else, and the majority of people are lactose intolerant.
Oat milk and hazelnut milk are elite! Switching to non-dairy literally changed my skin dramatically. I no longer have acne or oily skin.
None of them have the nice fatty creamy taste though. And butter and cheese are the greatest gifts to mankind. I’ll not be swapping any time soon.
I still use dairy because all the milk alternatives cost almost 4 times as much by volume where I live.
Really? Plain oat milk in the rural-ish area where is $2.99. Its the same or less than vitamin D fortified whole milk.
Same, alternative milk is luxury item at my place.
@@Mona-gp4qt In central europe oat milk is almost non-existant. Soy and almond milk is ludicrously expansive, while 2l bottle of milk cost something like 50 cents.
Meanwhile in Germany, the milk alternative are about 10~15% more
Currently living in Asia, but not in a really big city. Soy milk is easy to find, but any other alt-milk is at least three times the cow milk's price. Heck, even goat milk is cheaper (and it's more expensive than cow's).
It's funny when words change their meaning and the original holders of the word have to get a word combo like the newcomer once had:
Train vs Electric Train -> Steam Train vs Train
Car vs Electric Car -> Fossil Car vs Car
TV vs Color TV -> BlacknWhite TV vs TV
Milk vs Soy Milk -> Dairy Milk vs Milk
Meat vs Cultured Meat -> Animal Meat vs Meat
Non dairy "milks" cost 3 times more than regular in Europe and tastes like ass
Some discounters, at least in Germany, have pretty decent prices. 1,20 Euro per litre is not bad if you were buying organic milk before. Although organic milk with the highest standards is cheaper, at around an Euro. Fat-reduced milk, however, costs around 65 cent per litre in discounters. So the price is "only" two times higher than that of the cheapest real milk. Probably an enoumous proift margin in plant-based milk compared to cowmilk.
Love Soy and Almond milk since the mid-90s. Because it is better health wise and I do not support the cruelty of animals. Please watch Cowspiricy to learn for yourself ❤️
The first plant-based milk I ever had was silk chocolate I’m a knock and now are use blue diamonds
Haha did you just admit to being a knock?
Yeah I did but I wasn’t n paying attention when I was using the microphone on mytablet
I alternate between unsweetened cashew milk and dairy whole milk. I am one of those who is lucky not to be allergic to dairy, and I enjoy the taste of dairy milk a lot. Plus whole milk with added vitamin D helps me fill in the nutrient categories that I eat less of. Although I gotta say while I like both, whole milk and cashew milk are VERY different nutritionally and by taste so there are many things where I would use only one or the other for, but also many things where they could be used interchangeably. I think it's good that we have both available. Let's face that the biggest problem with farm industries was that they became so industrialized. A lot of effects of animal foods and products can be circumvented if the farms are mindful of what they are doing and the demand is not so heavy as it has been. These vegan alternatives are a great way to give people more choice and remove the strain on the food system and emphasize a way that removes such need for animal products. So while I like meat and dairy, I try to vote with my money by buying & trying new vegan foods, and also by getting my meat and dairy and eggs from farms that put money into improving the conditions with which they treat their human workers, the animals and work on reducing their strain on environment. It just makes sense to have nutritionally similar things or things with similar uses in the same food isles. I wish meat and fish alternatives became cheaper and more accessible and easily found in the meat/fish isles. It would have been so much better if the choice between meat and vegan alternatives was as easy as it is with milk and milk alternatives. Sadly at the moment vegan alternatives are not only hard to find but SUPER expensive where I live. The specialty isles are tiny if they even exist, the products are often not fresh (and sometimes expired), and the prices are basically asking for an arm and a leg. It is definitely a privilege to even be able to buy such products. I can't imagine even half the people living in my neighborhood being able to afford such things on a regular or at all. That is just the sad reality at the moment.
Weird that this video only hinted at the massive environmental impacts of the dairy industry, or that some alternatives (like almond milk) have huge downsides as well.
It’s wild how much pure marketing governs our diets. When my siblings and I were kids (late 90s) my mother FORCED milk drinking like nothing else. Turn my nose up at broccoli or carrots? I could get away with it sometimes. But if I refused a huge glass of milk with EVERY dinner - even though I HATED it - you bet I was sitting there till I finished it. All for “strong bones” which is not even true. Just a marketing ploy