FDA considering allowing Aspartame in milk

Prince Of Dorkness

I gave up drinking milk long before I became vegan.

Drink almond milk. Better for you in pretty much every way.

polaris_x

Riverrunner wrote:

even flow - question mark wrote:

Why are humans the only mammals to continue to drink milk after being an infant????????

My ex-husband said that his family doctor when he was growing up always said "milk is for baby cows."

There is no reason to drink cow's milk or any other milk for that matter unless it is your momma's milk and you are an infant. The dairy industry destroys the environment, is cruel, and takes lots and lots of tax money (in the form of farm subsidies).

exactly ...

lukin2006

so what should we drink ... sounds like people here have the general consensus no milk, soda (diet or otherwise), so should we just drink water? I like water but can only drink so much ... so my question is serious, what should one drink?

lukin2006

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I gave up drinking milk long before I became vegan.

Drink almond milk. Better for you in pretty much every way.

I wouldn't have a clue where to get almond milk. And it sounds expensive.

polaris_x

lukin2006 wrote:

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I gave up drinking milk long before I became vegan.

Drink almond milk. Better for you in pretty much every way.

I wouldn't have a clue where to get almond milk. And it sounds expensive.

it's called the grocery store ... ... everyone sells it now!

Riverrunner

polaris_x wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I gave up drinking milk long before I became vegan.

Drink almond milk. Better for you in pretty much every way.

I wouldn't have a clue where to get almond milk. And it sounds expensive.

it's called the grocery store ... ... everyone sells it now!

Even our small town locally owned grocery store (in the Midwest) sells it. And Wal-Mart too. And Kroger. And the health food stores.

Riverrunner

And almond milk is a little more expensive. There are no tax payer dollars going to the almond milk makers.

peacefrompaul

lukin2006 wrote:

so what should we drink ... sounds like people here have the general consensus no milk, soda (diet or otherwise), so should we just drink water? I like water but can only drink so much ... so my question is serious, what should one drink?

Water is all you really need if that's the route you want to go

lukin2006

polaris_x wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

I gave up drinking milk long before I became vegan.

Drink almond milk. Better for you in pretty much every way.

I wouldn't have a clue where to get almond milk. And it sounds expensive.

it's called the grocery store ... ... everyone sells it now!

... never seen it in a grocery store ... of course never looked for it either.

lukin2006

peacefrompaul wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

so what should we drink ... sounds like people here have the general consensus no milk, soda (diet or otherwise), so should we just drink water? I like water but can only drink so much ... so my question is serious, what should one drink?

Water is all you really need if that's the route you want to go

I think your probably right ... but I don't think I'd cut beer and wine out .

peacefrompaul

lukin2006 wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

so what should we drink ... sounds like people here have the general consensus no milk, soda (diet or otherwise), so should we just drink water? I like water but can only drink so much ... so my question is serious, what should one drink?

Water is all you really need if that's the route you want to go

I think your probably right ... but I don't think I'd cut beer and wine out .

Exactly

lukin2006

I do think so many of you are fear mongers ... humans are living longer than ever ... average life expectancy is like what 80 or so ... do some of you think you'll live forever?

chadwick

polaris_x wrote:

the most evil corporation in the US = the gov't ...

thank you.

also... don't buy milk for awhile, put em out of business if they wanna add crap to our food-stuffs. i use milk in my cereals, hot & cold cereals. wtf? now im pissy.

polaris_x

lukin2006 wrote:

I do think so many of you are fear mongers ... humans are living longer than ever ... average life expectancy is like what 80 or so ... do some of you think you'll live forever?

who are you referring to? ... life expectancy is an interesting figure as it's hard to compare apples to apples here ... the most privileged royal a 100 years ago lived in a standard of living well below someone who is in poverty in north america ... we have less wars and we've also have advancements in medicine ... plus combine that with big pharma and some of the artificial life support systems ... it's no wonder we are living longer ...

at the same time incidents of pretty much every illness and disease is on its way up ...

would it shock you to know that life expectancy figures differ from canada to the US? ... why is it that canadians live on average 3 years longer? ... is it because, the FDA approves all kinds of shit down there? ... remember that the US allows for rgbst in their milk while in canada we do not ...

hedonist

Jason P wrote:

Because of cereal and Oreo cookies. :geek:

And THAT is the reason for my milk consumption! A once in awhile thing, but still.

Does almond milk taste almond-y? I'd be willing to try it but don't want it messing with the beauty that is Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter.

Tried pure soy milk once and maybe it's that it was warm but NEVER AGAIN. It was nasty as hell.

Doesn't aspartame have that same weird aftertaste like saccharin? I don't touch that shit (not counting libations, I basically drink only water, tea and OJ).

polaris_x

hedonist wrote:

And THAT is the reason for my milk consumption! A once in awhile thing, but still.

Does almond milk taste almond-y? I'd be willing to try it but don't want it messing with the beauty that is Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter.

Tried pure soy milk once and maybe it's that it was warm but NEVER AGAIN. It was nasty as hell.

Doesn't aspartame have that same weird aftertaste like saccharin? I don't touch that shit (not counting libations, I basically drink only water, tea and OJ).

don't forget ice cream!!

almond milk does have almond taste and i suspect it isn't always a great supplement ...

ya ... aspartame is what is in all the fucking diet sodas that they now are saying is bad for you! ... like d'uh ... of course it is ...

brianlux

polaris_x wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

I do think so many of you are fear mongers ... humans are living longer than ever ... average life expectancy is like what 80 or so ... do some of you think you'll live forever?

who are you referring to? ... life expectancy is an interesting figure as it's hard to compare apples to apples here ... the most privileged royal a 100 years ago lived in a standard of living well below someone who is in poverty in north america ... we have less wars and we've also have advancements in medicine ... plus combine that with big pharma and some of the artificial life support systems ... it's no wonder we are living longer ...

at the same time incidents of pretty much every illness and disease is on its way up ...

would it shock you to know that life expectancy figures differ from canada to the US? ... why is it that canadians live on average 3 years longer? ... is it because, the FDA approves all kinds of shit down there? ... remember that the US allows for rgbst in their milk while in canada we do not ...

I have to agree with polaris here, lukin. The life expectancy in the US is beginning to drop and will continue to do so if we don't clean up our act.

Also, please consider that those of us who try to be educated and aware of unhealthy environmental and social conditions and work to make changes for the good that way are not trying to spread fear. Fear stifles creative life giving energy. Most people I know who work to make life better at least try to have courage. You say some are "fear mongers", I say most are concerned people with a compassion for life.

riotgrl

I understand having an aversion to drinking milk but I'd make my own almond milk (or coconut milk or whatever you drink to avoid cows milk) because it has numerous additives that have been linked (not causation mind you but correlation) between serious illnesses (including cancer!) and these ingredients. Carragenean is in most commercial brands of these type of milks and this ingredient is extremely problematic for its links to cancer, just saying. Stick with water (and wine - hey it's been fermented!)

brianlux

hedonist wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Because of cereal and Oreo cookies. :geek:

And THAT is the reason for my milk consumption! A once in awhile thing, but still.

Does almond milk taste almond-y? I'd be willing to try it but don't want it messing with the beauty that is Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter.

Tried pure soy milk once and maybe it's that it was warm but NEVER AGAIN. It was nasty as hell.

Doesn't aspartame have that same weird aftertaste like saccharin? I don't touch that shit (not counting libations, I basically drink only water, tea and OJ).

I agree, Hedonist, say milk- yuk! Have you tried vanilla flavored rice milk? It's great on cereal, with cookies, etc. and works as a wonderful substitute in pancakes and waffles and such. Also, I recently tried flax milk with vanilla and found it to be very tasty plus flax is rich in omega 3's.

And kudos, riotgrl, for making your own. Home made is always the best choice because you know what goes into your food and less packaging is used.

riotgrl

brianlux wrote:

hedonist wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Because of cereal and Oreo cookies. :geek:

And THAT is the reason for my milk consumption! A once in awhile thing, but still.

Does almond milk taste almond-y? I'd be willing to try it but don't want it messing with the beauty that is Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter.

Tried pure soy milk once and maybe it's that it was warm but NEVER AGAIN. It was nasty as hell.

Doesn't aspartame have that same weird aftertaste like saccharin? I don't touch that shit (not counting libations, I basically drink only water, tea and OJ).

I agree, Hedonist, say milk- yuk! Have you tried vanilla flavored rice milk? It's great on cereal, with cookies, etc. and works as a wonderful substitute in pancakes and waffles and such. Also, I recently tried flax milk with vanilla and found it to be very tasty plus flax is rich in omega 3's.

And kudos, riotgrl, for making your own. Home made is always the best choice because you know what goes into your food and less packaging is used.

I also use a similar recipe to make wrinkle cream - I'll let you know if that works