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bathroommonkey76

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100. My mom would send me to school with a bag of her breast milk.

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Sun May 14, 2017, 04:22 PM

May 2017

All of the other types of milk didn't taste right to me- She did that for 8 years.

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Do Kids Really Need Milk with their Meal ? [View all] JI7 May 2017 OP

I always got chocolate milk at school LeftInTX May 2017 #1

I had one just like her Warpy May 2017 #5

I ate 45 tons of cereal each year as a kid True Dough May 2017 #2

At least you had the good sense to go to 1% brush May 2017 #76

The only people who should be drinking milk are baby cows leftstreet May 2017 #3

Depends on which tribe you come from, as some cultures have been based on dairy for centuries... Hekate May 2017 #9

Yes! And it's a good way for those children to get enough calcium. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #11

Vitamin D doesn't exist in milk. It's added during processing Warpy May 2017 #12

However, 100% grass fed cows do have Vitamin D in their milk womanofthehills May 2017 #79

It's somewhat variable among European populations Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #16

"Lactase persistence" and a lovely map, too. Thank you! Hekate May 2017 #18

That's an interesting map customerserviceguy May 2017 #80

Bingo, you said it so much better than me. I agree 100% about the tribes. The sheep and goat herders Jim Beard May 2017 #129

You are Correct bitterross May 2017 #33

I agree. athena May 2017 #35

It does not have to be - one brand of popular organic milk is a farmer owned cooperative womanofthehills May 2017 #83

"Organic" does not usually mean humane. athena May 2017 #95

Some dairies are different Mosby May 2017 #113

Exactly! KPN May 2017 #101

Definitely. Much of what we learned we should consume because KPN May 2017 #104

Vegans have high rates of nutritional deficiencies. Mosby May 2017 #115

Oh the drama, lol. Doremus May 2017 #131

Guess I didn't read it that way. But you may be right. KPN May 2017 #135

Yes, you and the article are right, for some daily mineral/vitamin values. KPN May 2017 #134

I don't think we have to go fully to any one end point or another. bitterross May 2017 #121

Cool. Me too -- cheese is my biggest downfall, but I also love KPN May 2017 #136

Most of my ancestors were ranchers and dairy people, but I'm done with the milk lobby... hunter May 2017 #45

"... bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast...." mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #47

My grandparents were Armenian Genocide survivors LeftInTX May 2017 #117

It's bread dipped in olive oil in our house. hunter May 2017 #119

Mine did it because store bought butter was a luxury...The bread was a conduit for the butter. LeftInTX May 2017 #120

Luxury was a simple thing then. hunter May 2017 #122

Damn straight. Cows are people to. Doreen May 2017 #78

Lol! I like that! Damn straight! KPN May 2017 #105

True. We don't need milk. KPN May 2017 #102

100% Correct. ciaobaby May 2017 #103

Yup, true indeed. nt Doremus May 2017 #130

Here in NM, many kids are lactose intolerant by their teens Warpy May 2017 #4

YES! I was lactose intolerant by high school, but I didn't know it. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #6

I laughed at this sarah FAILIN May 2017 #70

LOL. I know, it's like nobody even thought about that problem in the past. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #98

His doctors did CT scans and x rays... sarah FAILIN May 2017 #99

Milk is more filling than water as a beverage, and (most) children need a certain No Vested Interest May 2017 #7

There are better ways to get it than saturated fat in dairy Warpy May 2017 #8

Cows who eat 100% fresh grass have high levels of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) womanofthehills May 2017 #82

And butterfat. Warpy May 2017 #87

Fat isn't poison. It's processed foods and added sugar that are bad news n/t kcr May 2017 #92

No melman May 2017 #10

Milk is not poison unless you're lactose intolerant. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #38

Milk is not poison - milk is full of healthful nutrients womanofthehills May 2017 #84

We all believe what we want to believe, and pretty much ignore any facts that disagree. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #111

Evolution engineered milk to put hundreds of pounds on baby calves. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #13

+1 2naSalit May 2017 #27

Got any science? Red Mountain May 2017 #52

Start here Binkie The Clown May 2017 #68

Message deleted by DU the Administrators kcr May 2017 #90

Where's your proof? Or are we to believe you just because you say so? n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #96

Oh, just like human caused global warming? KPN May 2017 #108

Excellent book! KPN May 2017 #107

So elderly people drink the most milk? WinkyDink May 2017 #54

Among elderly people who do drink the most milk, hip fracture rates are higher. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #69

Quack alert kcr May 2017 #91

Whatever. You go your way, I'll follow the data. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #97

Or at least the correlation. LanternWaste May 2017 #132

And we all tend to look only at the data that supports what we want to believe. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #133

Hello - you can CHOOSE milk without sex hormones - womanofthehills May 2017 #85

Not my job to convince anybody of anything. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #89

Don't let enculturation get in the way of truth. KPN May 2017 #109

+1! All of that is absolutely true according to the best science available. KPN May 2017 #106

That same evolution allowed my ancesters to exploit a new food source GulfCoast66 May 2017 #123

Q: Does any adult animal consume the milk of another species as part of its natural diet? Binkie The Clown May 2017 #126

Few of the food we eat lack the potential to harm GulfCoast66 May 2017 #128

I would say no. I was always forced to drink milk at dinner and I hated it! smirkymonkey May 2017 #14

You know that constant toddler snot? Kids who don't get dairy don't have it. LeftyMom May 2017 #15

When my step kids first moved in one of then Codeine May 2017 #28

My Chinese coworker said I smelled like butter and they hate that... I thought it was bettyellen May 2017 #36

The Japanese word for western traders was "batakusai" meaning stinks of butter LeftyMom May 2017 #41

Yeah she told me there was a word for it, but I forgot what it was. She was the rudest person, she bettyellen May 2017 #44

So is butter a thing in Japanese cuisine? Red Mountain May 2017 #56

I think it is rare enough that they can smell it on us, certainly most of Asia except Hindus in bettyellen May 2017 #63

How much of this is diet... Red Mountain May 2017 #65

I think that's sort of inseparable- we are what we consume... bettyellen May 2017 #66

Nah, it's diet. LeftyMom May 2017 #74

Butter is common in Hokkaido spinbaby May 2017 #94

The only way American spies were caught in Europe was eating steak...... Jim Beard May 2017 #72

Answer...... Jim Beard May 2017 #73

I used to run a convenience store Codeine May 2017 #61

The smell would easily last 6-7 hours! bettyellen May 2017 #64

North Vietnamese could smell American soldiers by their body odor LeftInTX May 2017 #118

Interesting Red Mountain May 2017 #53

I was forced to drink it as a kid and I fought it every night Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #17

Same in my family. Codeine May 2017 #26

So did I. I felt traumatized by it. smirkymonkey May 2017 #75

I have it in my coffee every day crazycatlady May 2017 #19

Need. I don't know. But my kid can't drink enough of it. aikoaiko May 2017 #20

Lot of good responses here, on both sides... Wounded Bear May 2017 #21

Considering that most people have some degree of lactose intollerance Calculating May 2017 #22

I think your "most people" needs proven support. WinkyDink May 2017 #55

No. They are better off without dairy. LWolf May 2017 #23

+1 2naSalit May 2017 #29

Well....... Red Mountain May 2017 #58

Yup! KPN May 2017 #110

That is their own decision to make crazycatlady May 2017 #124

I agree. Not sure anyone here is making your diet their business though. Just KPN May 2017 #137

Message deleted by DU the Administrators dumbcat May 2017 #24

The notion that cow milk is a human dietary necessity Codeine May 2017 #25

I also have almond "milk" daily and wonder phylny May 2017 #59

Middle East lunasun May 2017 #67

Millions of kids in East Asia don't seem to need it mainer May 2017 #30

No it's not. But milk isn't healthy. KPN May 2017 #112

Only if they are the kid of a cow. milestogo May 2017 #31

I drink milk just about every day B2G May 2017 #32

Agreed - or in a smoothie!! womanofthehills May 2017 #86

I've always liked Lewis Black's take (NSFW): KeepItReal May 2017 #34

No, water, perhaps juice, or even soy or almond milk, but definitely not soft drinks still_one May 2017 #37

Calcium. WinkyDink May 2017 #39

Leafy greens, seafood, legumes, and fruit. hunter May 2017 #49

Easily found in a bunch of less-revolting foods. nt Codeine May 2017 #60

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #88

I belong to one of the tribes PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #40

this crazycatlady May 2017 #43

Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #50

Have it be optional crazycatlady May 2017 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #46

The Republican school lunch: coke, fries, catsup, and Ding-Dongs struggle4progress May 2017 #48

I love milk (low fat). I've been drinking it for almost 70 years now The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #51

I love all dairy products. MicaelS May 2017 #57

Kids don't have to have liquid milk. Red Mountain May 2017 #62

School lunchlady here Cairycat May 2017 #71

some may, some may not Kali May 2017 #77

My mother did not force me but my grandmother did. Doreen May 2017 #81

When I had school lunches, Jamaal510 May 2017 #93

My mom would send me to school with a bag of her breast milk. bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #100

Is this for real??? LeftInTX May 2017 #116

Interesting thread. Enjoyed it ... and the variety of views expressed. KPN May 2017 #114

Translation: "I don't like milk, so why should anyone else"? brooklynite May 2017 #125

I LOVE milk, cheese, and ice cream. But upon learning the facts, I gave them up... Binkie The Clown May 2017 #127