Cow milk, almond milk, flax seed milk, soy milk.....

I haven't seen flaxseed milk yet, but I'm a huge fan of almond milk! :drinker:

Thankyou.

Anyone who thinks that mammals don't need pregnancy to lactate can go straight to the bottom of "Biology1"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactation#Lactation_without_pregnancy.2C_induced_lactation.2C_relactation

Edit: Sorry about hijacking the thread. In any event, I usually go for regular, full fat dairy since I don't like my foods tinkered around with (unless they are superior in deliciousness).

Thats hardly the norm is it? And nowhere are cows mentioned.

My point is, to the best of my knowledge there are no dairy herds who have mutant cows that randomly start to lactate as soon as they reach sexual maturity - they need to be got in-calf.

I don't drink dairy milk as I am vegan, although protein-wise, I would have to say it's the best option. Soy milk also offers a lot of protein, but I do try to limit my soy consumption as it can cause problems with hormones and estrogen levels and so on. I mostly drink almond milk. The sweetened stuff foams up perfectly for lattes! I use unsweetened for cereal, oatmeal and baking though. Although almond milk has more calcium than regular dairy milk, I'm not entirely sure it's the best source for calcium as it's fortified (but as a vegan, I take what I can get!).

To all the people who say cow milk is destroying the world, the planting of soy beans is resulting in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, because of America's excessive demand for soy. Almonds are a terrible monoculture in California. So don't judge other people so hastily and assume you are saving the world through your eating habits. Everything has its downside. Personally, I just try to buy organic and support local dairy farmers which hopefully treat their cows with respect. But I realize I am not a saint and of course theire are negative impacts as a result of my eating habits.