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    • Posts: 1,320 Member
      Milk is nutritious and an excellent source of calcium.
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      I find drinking cow milk to be pretty odd. Especially since it is designed to nourish baby cows, who gain hundreds of pounds in the first year of their life!! I think the mere fact that there are so many people who are lactose intolerant/ have trouble with milk is a clear sign that it is not good for us.

      Yeah....I don't really agree with that... I know a family, a mother and five girls and they have been drinking raw, whole cow's milk from their OWN cows, their whole lives. They are some of the healthiest people I know, and the skinniest (however, I think the skinny part is very hugely because of genetics with a touch of their lifestyle)

      So no, I don't think that cow's milk is bad for us. I will be more inclined to say that mass produced cow's milk is bad for us. I mean, those cows are pumped with all sorts of hormones and crap and the milk has all nutrients killed and added back into the milk. But raw cow's milk can be VERY healthy for you.

      And for the record, I know people who can't stomach store bought cow's milk but have no problem consuming raw cow's milk. :)
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      No other animal on earth has thumbs or buckets with which to harvest the milk of other animals. Other animals will drink milk if it's provided to them. Cats and dogs have been known to drink milk at my house.

      We are the only species that cooks meat before we eat it - maybe we should stop doing that. Lions don't cook meat. Rocky drank raw eggs, does that sound better to you than a couple of them over easy?

      We are the only species that plant, raise and harvest the plants we eat - shall we go back to foraging for all of our food?

      The list goes on.

      I also got a big laugh out your putting forth this idea like you came up with it all by yourself. Someone brings this up several times a week on this forum and it's been out there for years and years. So congrats on coming up with a "new" idea all on your own.


      ETA: On the idea of selling human breast milk at the stores. When they start doing that I would like a job at the dairy as a milker. I'll bring my own milking stool.

      LOL at "Cats and dogs have been known to drink milk at my house."
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      Yanno, you say that but most people who haven't had kids are generally completely squicked out by lactating breasts :P I know my husband was for quite a while after I had our daughter so...funny, but probably not totally true ;D


      And I agree. I have switched to almond milk for the most part not because cow milk is unnatural, but because the production methods used do not create a healthy product in my mind. I will drink organic milk, however - but it's more expensive than almond milk.

      No problem with lactating breasts. No problem at all. I have two kids. Been around lactation. Noooo problem. Not any. Nope. Still up for the job at the dairy.
    • Posts: 298 Member
      Just because it's a substance produced to nurture the young does not automagically make it in any way unacceptable for a mature human. In any way. Facts or it didn't happen.
    • Posts: 334 Member
      I quit milk, I drink almond milk, but I still eat cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt because it has a good amount of protein in it. Protein helps me loose weight. But also think, we have been drinking milk from cows for many years now, even goats milk, very good for you, its when it gets to the factory part where they add in all the stuff I find more concerning to me. but then they do this too keep it fresh fro a long amount of time because humans, well we are many and its supply and demand. Plus I failed to mention it has been known for other animals to feed difference species of animals, like if a cat had kittens n the mom died a female dog might step in and take over. just saying it has been known to happen and who knows if this can take place with other animals in the wild also.
    • Posts: 385 Member
      Almond milk is only for baby almonds to grow them up to a HUGANTIC weight really fast.

      PAHAHAHAH! This made me laugh like a frat boy!
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      Giggity

      *CACKLE!* I don't even remember what the thread was originally about I'm laughing so hard at the replies!
    • Posts: 28,072 Member
      So sorry for this!

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      No problem with lactating breasts. No problem at all. I have two kids. Been around lactation. Noooo problem. Not any. Nope. Still up for the job at the dairy.

      Same here dude. I'd quit my job to be a chick milker in a heartbeat.
    • Posts: 54 Member
      I absolutely loved the score of replies. Some educated me, some made me laugh, and I see that some did not understand what I was getting at by the replies that some have made. I am so thankful for your participation and the knowledge that everyone has contributed to this thread. I am signing off of this thread now. Once again, thank you! :bigsmile:
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      Almond milk does lack protein, but it is actually higher in calcium.

      Almond milk actually only has 2 gm of calcium (Unless it's fortified)
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      I find drinking cow milk to be pretty odd. Especially since it is designed to nourish baby cows, who gain hundreds of pounds in the first year of their life!! I think the mere fact that there are so many people who are lactose intolerant/ have trouble with milk is a clear sign that it is not good for us.
      I've incorporated milk into my diet for a couple weeks. 1% low-fat milk. I have not gained a single pound, but I am losing at least half a pound a day. Now this may also be due to my intermittent fasting and 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fats split, but milk is not hindering my weight loss whatsoever. It is a good source of carbs and protein, with very low fat. People are lactose intolerant because of the government's banning of lactate, see, nature didn't **** up. There's a yin and yang to everything. Just like sodium without chlorine(salt) is poisonous to us. Lactate was banned because it seemed to mess with the breast milk of women. We would still have it, but there are those dumb *kitten* who ruin everything, just like in a classroom, if someone ****s up, everyone pays.
      tl;dr - Milk is fine.
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      I've incorporated milk into my diet for a couple weeks. 1% low-fat milk. I have not gained a single pound, but I am losing at least half a pound a day. Now this may also be due to my intermittent fasting and 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fats split, but milk is not hindering my weight loss whatsoever. It is a good source of carbs and protein, with very low fat. People are lactose intolerant because of the government's banning of lactate, see, nature didn't **** up. There's a yin and yang to everything. Just like sodium without chlorine(salt) is poisonous to us. Lactate was banned because it seemed to mess with the breast milk of women. We would still have it, but there are those dumb *kitten* who ruin everything, just like in a classroom, if someone ****s up, everyone pays.

      tl;dr - Milk is fine.

      the government's banning of lactate? Are you insane?
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      I give up, I'm done with this nonsense.
    • Posts: 56,142 Member
      So sorry for this!

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      I would like to have a hive of these bees. Thousands of them ALL FOR ME! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
    • Posts: 2,213 Member
      Anyway, having milk on your (?Processed) cereal is nothing compared to what The Huns used to do with mare's milk.

      And, as I said before, blutetits drink milk and they don't even feed it to their young - furthermore, how many bables never get within projectile-vomiitting distance of a human breast these days?
    • Posts: 409 Member
      I don't love milk but I like cheese, yogurt, and most dairy products. And like others have said, if animals can drink milk, they will. My friend has a kitty that just looooooves his milk!
    • Posts: 361 Member
      Look at nature (concerning herbivores). The young is born and they get their main source of fats and nutrients from theirs mothers milk for them to grow at an alarming rate. Once the young is of age of physiological maturity, the youngling is weened from its mother's milk, then it consumes its nutrients elsewhere with a low fat intake.

      Here is the main mistake in your thought process imo.

      Why is the "youngling" weened off?

      It's not weened off because milk is bad for him. He is just big enough now to get his proteins and fats etc. by himself from another source. And the mother can go on live her own life again and produce more offspring.

      If the "youngling" could continue forever to drink it's mother's milk it would do so. Even in nature.

      Now look at human beings. When we are born we consume our mother's milk to get the gains that we need in mass and nutrition. Then we are weened from our mother's milk and then.....WE ARE TO DRINK ANOTHER SPECIES MILK!!

      But it tastes great!

      I drank milk right straight from a goat's tits. Tasted super yummy.

      I think this might be a problem for people that have lost their connection with nature because they grew up in a western civilization with no contact to a animals. People that know meat only nicely wrapped in supermarket fridges. People that are disgusted once they see a whole fried calamari. (With tentacles lol) You can continues this list ...
    • Posts: 56,142 Member
      I think this might be a problem for people that have lost their connection with nature because they grew up in a western civilization with no contact to a animals. People that know meat only nicely wrapped in supermarket fridges. People that are disgusted once they see a whole fried calamari. (With tentacles lol) You can continues this list ...

      I believe that this right here is a the source of a lot of problems these days. People have no concept of the real source of their food.
    • Posts: 2,213 Member
      I am not only disgusted by the sight of squid, the taste nauseates me. On the whole, I prefer not to eat anything that has more limbs than I have.

      - and as for calamari, battered rubber bands would have more flavour and identical texture
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      No other animal on earth has thumbs or buckets with which to harvest the milk of other animals. Other animals will drink milk if it's provided to them. Cats and dogs have been known to drink milk at my house.

      We are the only species that cooks meat before we eat it - maybe we should stop doing that. Lions don't cook meat. Rocky drank raw eggs, does that sound better to you than a couple of them over easy?

      We are the only species that plant, raise and harvest the plants we eat - shall we go back to foraging for all of our food?

      The list goes on.

      I also got a big laugh out your putting forth this idea like you came up with it all by yourself. Someone brings this up several times a week on this forum and it's been out there for years and years. So congrats on coming up with a "new" idea all on your own.


      ETA: On the idea of selling human breast milk at the stores. When they start doing that I would like a job at the dairy as a milker. I'll bring my own milking stool.
      hahahahahahah

      Clearly wins this thread.
    • Posts: 1,375 Member
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      Here is the main mistake in your thought process imo.

      Why is the "youngling" weened off?

      It's not weened off because milk is bad for him. He is just big enough now to get his proteins and fats etc. by himself from another source. And the mother can go on live her own life again and produce more offspring.

      If the "youngling" could continue forever to drink it's mother's milk it would do so. Even in nature.

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      But it tastes great!

      I drank milk right straight from a goat's tits. Tasted super yummy.

      I think this might be a problem for people that have lost their connection with nature because they grew up in a western civilization with no contact to a animals. People that know meat only nicely wrapped in supermarket fridges. People that are disgusted once they see a whole fried calamari. (With tentacles lol) You can continues this list ...

      I love the fact that most people freak out over tentacles. MORE CALAMARI FOR ME!!!!!
    • Posts: 1,375 Member
      I am not only disgusted by the sight of squid, the taste nauseates me. On the whole, I prefer not to eat anything that has more limbs than I have.

      - and as for calamari, battered rubber bands would have more flavour and identical texture

      It is entriely possible to cook flavorful, tender calamari. It is nigh impossible to get it brought to your table in an american restaurant.
    • Posts: 361 Member
      and as for calamari, battered rubber bands would have more flavour and identical texture

      You clearly never ate good calamari.
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      I love the fact that most people freak out over tentacles. MORE CALAMARI FOR ME!!!!!

      I'm amazed by just how many people won't even contemplate trying them. They're the best bit!
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      You clearly never ate good calamari.

      I don't mind calamari. Dip it in some marinara sauce and you're good to go. It does kinda look like fried foreskin though. You should try freeze dried squid. That stuff will clear out a building like pepper spray.
    • Posts: 56,142 Member
      I rarely dip calamari in marinara. I don't want to hide the flavor.


      And I've had good calamari in American restaurants - just not very often.
    • Posts: 1,375 Member
      I rarely dip calamari in marinara. I don't want to hide the flavor.


      And I've had good calamari in American restaurants - just not very often.

      A restaurant we go to often during lent has calamari sauteeded in olive oil with cherry peppers, banana peppers, onions and some crushed red pepper. It is SUPER YUMMY AWESOME and since my wife won't go near the tentacles, I get them all unless we go out with my brother and sister-in-law in which case I hae to fight him for the tentacles.
    • Posts: 56,142 Member
      That sounds like some tentacles worth fighting for.
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