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Originally posted by MarkT AFAIK: - we are the only animal on earth who drinks milk in adulthood (i.e. beyond developmental years) - we are the only animal on earth who drinks the milk of other animals

Thats not a good argument.

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Originally posted by MarkT soy milk

I dont know why people say SOY MILK...when its NOT milk!!

Milk is produced by the mammary glands of mature female mammals.

SOY is a juice..

so its SOY JUICE not soy milk!

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it's not an argument against drinking milk, it's food (pardon the pun) for thought for people who feel we should drink milk or that people who don't drink it are crazy. regardless, the two points are also true (are they not?).

as for "soy milk"...come on, it's just a term. I'll use "soy beverage" from now on, since that's what's on my carton. I'll also be sure to correct those bastards at Starbucks too, lol.

The term is obviously meant to imply that it's a subsitute for real milk...in appearance, taste (um, kind of), use, nutritional value, etc.

I guess we should rename peanut butter...since it's not really butter at all, right? Peanut "spread", perhaps?

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Originally posted by MarkT ^^^ it's not an argument against drinking milk, it's food (pardon the pun) for thought for people who feel we should drink milk or that people who don't drink it are crazy. regardless, the two points are also true (are they not?). as for "soy milk"...come on, it's just a term. I'll use "soy beverage" from now on, since that's what's on my carton. I'll also be sure to correct those bastards at Starbucks too, lol. The term is obviously meant to imply that it's a subsitute for real milk...in appearance, taste (um, kind of), use, nutritional value, etc. I guess we should rename peanut butter...since it's not really butter at all, right? Peanut "spread", perhaps?

hahaha u made me LAWL!

good call on the peanut spread...thats what it is!










CAN THIS BE THE OFFICIAL THREAD FOR RENAMING IMPROPERLY NAMED FOODS?!

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Originally posted by Skipper ^^ That is what I am getting at. It is scary to think how milk was pushed on children as healthy - even essential - when it is definitely not the latter and questionably the former.

Thank you for posting the link. Very interesting readings.

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar How do we know its any less biologically designed for the human body than the meat off another animal? and id argue if we know somehow that we're designed (support) to eat/consume meat to sustain ourselves, than being a vegetarian isnt a good thing either, as you're not doing what you're designed to do.

Cow milk is designed to accomodate a growing calf, the same as mother's milk is designed to promote healthy growing in the infancy stage of a child.

I don't think the consumption of meat has anything to do with promotion of good health through untainted milk, that is 2 different discussions.
The fact that we are omnivores is great, but see what happens when you start feeding meat protein to cattle. Anyone remember mad cow?

You cannot disput the fact that we are the only mammals that consume milk after infancy. It just doesn't sit well with me. And I consume alot of dairy products. It just makes me think, why, because we've been told to do this.

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Originally posted by lexclu as for the topic of the thread... this drives me nuts... and im glad someone mentioned mozzarella(sp?)... the cheese that's sold here in ontario that shares that name... looks feels and tastes like plastic... only after being melted onto pizza is it acceptable... lex

yeah, that was also me. Cheese should never be bought as bars. The Kraft/CrackerBarrel(didn't mean to insult white people)/noname/etc. $6.99/600g cheese bar mozarella is not real mozarella. For me, only real Italian Mozarella will do, bought in a semi-twisted 8-ball hanging from a string in an Italian deli. Silani in grocery stores if I'm desparate.

Speaking of cheese... this thread needs Sasha.

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the fact that we are being 'told' is a half truth... humans have been eating and drinking milk for a long time before our government 'told' us to...

as far as humans go we have a lot of unique behavioural traits... this does not make them all unnatural or bad...

as a matter of fact... i think if other animals had the ability to drink milk as easily and readily as we can.... that they'd be all about it... actually i know it... ive seen cats and dogs do it...

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Originally posted by lexclu ... actually i know it... ive seen cats and dogs do it...

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Originally posted by Spam Raw milk is ok as long as it's handled properly and the cows are healthy. Instead of banning it, the farms that sell raw milk should be regulated and inspected from time to time to ensure safety, rather than removing the rights of people who want milk without the cancer.

Agreed.
You can go just about anywhere in the States and buy it, so obviously this is possible.

I'm just not into the whole 'old boys club' mentality in, 'Protecting our interests'.
It's fine to have a governing body and all for making sure the customers are getting safe food, but forcing out legitimate alternatives with lame excuses (especially when most of the world has ready access to it) smacks of a well greased-palm clique.

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