It's important to mention when talking about soy and deforestation, that at least 70% of the soy responsible of deforestation is actually used for animal farming... the soy used for plant based milk is not the same one as the one responsible of deforestation.
Indeed, most vegan soy products have a sustainable soy farming label. On the other hand if you buy dairy milk or meat you have no way of checking if the cow was fed a whole bunch of GMO soy straight from the Amazon or not.
Plant-based milk can be pretty expensive depending on where you live, but I've found that oat milk (and lots of other plant-based milks) are very easy to make at home. You can save quite a bit of money over time, by making it yourself. Another added bonus is that you avoid any unwanted additives. The only downside really is that you miss out on some added nutrients, however, you can find them in many vitamin supplements! I would definitely recommend trying it out!
So many commercially available plant-based milks are too watered down and have stuff that are designed for shelf life and profitability and not for health. Making your own is the way to go!
I’ve made almond milk in a blender and I don’t think it’s very good but then I didn’t have a nut milk bag. And oat milk requires a specific digestion like manufacturing process to have the same sweet taste as Oatly.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 yeah it can be difficult to replicate the exact taste of store bought oat milk, but it can still taste great, especially if you add a sweetener like dates, honey or syrup!
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 oats are great for you. Carbs aren't bad and are very filling, especially paired with other nutrients like fiber, which oats have a lot of. 😁
On an economical level, I think it’s also important to factor in where you live! Take rice milk from countries big on rice production, and coconut milk from tropical countries for example. Supporting locally produced milk made from locally abundant products is better than importing soy and oat milk!
@@suzyocean7392 Where I’m from, I don’t really see much of oat milk because soy is definitely the go-to alternative to dairy. I must have overlooked it and generalized for everywhere else, sorry for that! 😅
@@crabjunie I don't know where you live, but soy is grown a lot in Europe, the brand I use is grown in France, so it really depends where you live but soy can be super easy to access locally. Most other soy products I buy are grown in Austria (the country I live in). Same goes for oats, they're very easy to grow here and I can even make my own oat milk for basically pennies. :)
@@cablesandcrochet Whoa that’s really cool, great way to save up on groceries then! I live on the other side of the world tho so our situations are really different haha. Oats aren’t agreeable with the Philippine climate so we don’t grow them commercially, just rely on product imports. Soy is a bit better off, but local soybean production is low and we still also rely on imports. Rice and coconut milk aren’t as popular here as soy milk, but I’m hoping that’ll change sooner or later because those are the crops we grow in abundance 😊
I think. it's also important to consider the ethical aspects of production too. For instance, dairy milk involves the enslavement of sentient beings, who are continually artificially impregnated to induce milk production, and then have their calf ripped away from them as soon as they're born. But wait, there's more: if the calf is a male, they will usually be shot on site or shipped to a slaughterhouse for veal. Aaaaand, once the cow has gone through a few pregnancies, which has usually worn her body down so much, leading to troubles standing up or infections, and her milk production declines, she is finally shipped to the slaughterhouse as well. It's best to avoid causing such direct pain and suffering to sentient beings!
@@kraglynn I do. I eat meat, fish, eggs, and legumes. I just gave up dairy. Lactose intolerant. Since giving up dairy 15 years ago I quit getting sick which I had set to twice a year.
@@thomaslong8401 You can still consume matured cheeses even if you are lactose intolerant as the lactose dissolves in the maturing process. Most cheeses even mention this on the label (in case there is any).
@@standardsun as in Gouda? Or Parmigiana-Reggiano, Romano? I tried aged cheddar but it still made me ill. Even trace amounts get to me. But vegan cheese has come a long way the last couple years as well as vegan butter.
That’s not lactose intolerance, that is a sensitivity to the hormones in cows milk. I have both and quitting dairy completely cleared up my cystic acne. I can handle some cheesecake and ice cream but if I eat too much, my skin shows it.
@@kimberlyd2645 Hempseed and oat milks are the best, IMO. I try every new plant based milk I see too. Hempseed is the closest to dairy in texture and sweetness
@@kimberlyd2645 between almond, soy, and oat there wasnt a big difference in my skin. deleting the hormones found in dairy milk from my diet is what helped end constant breakouts but i still get a flare during pms. i now take certain vitamins and zinc to deal with those flares.
When they mentioned the environmental footprint of soy production, they didn't mention this- "More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh." -Our World in Data
@@bebedor_de_cafe3272 that was what I was gonna say. Cows eat plant products we can't utilise except for feeding them to cows you can't really do anything else with them.
So glad that Oat milk came out as one of the best ones, it is by far my favorite. It tastes better than other plant based milks heated up, is creamier, and my digestive system likes it better.
@@michellesmith8912 same. It has a thick consistency that I don’t like plus the nutty flavor. I just want to switch to a plant based milk that’s flavorless and light
For me it is soymilk, oatmilk tastes way too sweet for me. Researching where the soybeans come from is part of the process of finding the right brand of soymilk.
I left this for my self, feel free to see. Summary Soy and Oat Milk Pros : Beta-glucans, Good amount of carbohydrate, Emission friendly, Less land, less greenhouse gases, the same, lactose friendly, protein as dairy milk, less water, less maintenance cost, good fats. Cons : Deforestation Almond Milk Pros : Healthy, nutritious enough, rich taste, low emission, good fats. Cons : Deforestation, water overuse, long time, high maintenance cost, nut allergic, least nutritious. Dairy Milk Pros : Most protein, good calcium, rich carbohydrate, best D vitamin, easy access. Cons : High maintenance, most emission, most land use, large deforestation, most water, Lactose Intorant for some, unethical, need to be fed.
It’s nice to hear that oat milk is good for the environment since it’s my favorite plant milk. Being high in fiber and low in fats makes it really good for for people with really sensitive stomachs
@@PLAZMOHD I think so. Watch the part at 4:18, when it states soy and oat milks require 5-10 liters of water and create .1-.2 kg of greenhouse gasses, for every .24 liters ( 1 cup ) milk. That scales up to 20-40 liters of water and .4-.8 kg of greenhouse gasses per small carton of oat milk. Double that for a big carton.
@@UberSprite Per ounce, plant milks use a lot less fresh water, and produce a lot less green house gasses than dairy milk. "Making plant-based milks - including oat, almond, rice and soy - generates about one-third of the greenhouse gases and uses far less land and water than producing dairy milk, according to a 2018 report in Science."-Science News May 6, 2022 Title follows- "Oat and soy milks are planet friendly, but not as nutritious as cow milk Plant-based milks still need work to boost calcium and vitamin D" Just check the label to ensure the fortification levels desired.
Once or twice through the video I got the feeling that it was gonna be one of those 'the best milk is the one that works for you.' Glad they gave a clear and justified answer.
Well, they did It cleverly. From a nutritional point each has their pros and cons, so no one comes at a head, but if you're talking enviroment, cow milk Will never be as efficient as plant based, just beacuse physics. The clever part was being completely neutral and state all the relevant facts, of both sides, in an unbiased way, hoping the people understand them and create their own opinion. They could have just put the side they were most interested in (like many do) but that would be way worse. That would be influencing your viewers by hiding key aspects of the conversation.
@@alejandroojeda1572 oh please, they weren’t neutral. They left out ALL the side effects of cows milk and dairy on human health. You haven’t seen the data if you fall for this nonsense.
@@parnianx to be fair, if they did start talking about all the health problems that have been associated with dairy consumption, it would have given the impression of bias against it and turned many people away from hearing the rest of the more relevant facts. Personally I don't care if dairy is as healthy or as unhealthy as anyone claims. All I need to know to not want it, since I have allowed my empathy to override the cognitive dissonance I had years ago, is that it comes from animals. Even the environmental aspects are secondary to me, but hey, they're a good bonus.
One aspect of plant based milk that is overlooked in this video are that plant milks last a lot longer in the fridge and are less likely to contribute to food waste.
I just transitioned pretty much entirely onto oat milk. I was doing cashew but oat milk tastes even better. Great to hear it is a better environmental choice.
I started this video praying for oat meal to be one of the best, YESSSS !! it's really my favorite and I'm happy to hear that it contributes less to deforestation and uses up less water
3:34 The reason why soy bean production contributes to mass deforestation is because of the increasing demand to feed livestock... not because of the demand to create soy milk or other soy products.
The part of the grain used for animal feed is the by-product of the food produced for human consumption or fuel production. If there were no livestock to eat this, the same amount of grain would be grown, the same amount would go towards human food or fuel, just the by-product would be thrown away and wasted, instead of being fed to livestock, which in turn feed people.
I think this kind of thing should be taught in a new subject in schools. If we actually teach this kind of thing, the next generation will have an even bigger understanding of what their impact as an individual and as a society really is. If we do this, a lot of the industries we currently have would pretty much dissapear in the next 20-50 years.
@@razldazl8292 they will lobby against it and win money always wins that's how Biden got into office from oil companies he talks about green deal caring about environment so much he's willing to destroy millions of acres of Forest to build houses and infrastructure.
What good is 20 to 50 yrs in future when ur destroying forests for houses an eating plants u do know u breathe because of plants so the more u eat em and everyone else does and the more u destroy em ur really destroying urself
@@FulllNameUnknown *looks at cashew milk in fridge. *reads ingredients *looks at labelling It depends on the brand. That's why I said "typically", not "always". The places where I buy my plant milks have many options that don't fortify at all.
Yeah I feel like they make a big deal out of cows milk ‘naturally’ having vitamin D and calcium, even when that’s not actually true. Also, if you get the right brand of plant based milk you’re good on vitD and calcium. It’s not really a strong point for milk...
@@nerolowell2320 We actually make our own cashew milk at the kitchen where I work, but at home we don't have a good enough blender to do it reasonably, so we get Malk brand. They have some other options that aren't totally whole-foods, but some of the unsweetened ones are basically just water/nuts/salt.
I recently went on a high plant based diet, still eating animal food but I was very very surprised about how easy it was to get my proteins and how much almond milk and coconut milk were good. I’ve basically stopped cow milk as Almond and coconut milk are absolutely delicious.
I found almond milk to be gritty and far too sweet. Id rather drink water actually. I cant actually afford plant milks. And my favourite winter food oats, turn out to be full of glyphosate. So oatmilk is out.
@@helenamcginty4920 you can find one item in any food that is bad for you, there’s literally no human outcome data showing that oats are bad for consumption but there’s a lot of good outcomes. If you choose to not eat foods because of one of their components that might be bad for you, you should only be drinking water
Any reduction in meat/dairy deserves encouragement imo, great to hear it! If you want some meat alternatives that are minimally processed (unlike Beyond/Impossible/Morningstar) I recommend Dr. Praegers and Quinoa Cowboy.
oat milk is an incredible replacement! i never thought anything would satisfy me like dairy milk, but this does! (same price as dairy too). Oatly is good if you dont like the taste of oats, and Chobani is my favorite because it is nice and creamy! :)
Oats are such a cheap product, why would you be willing to pay the same price as dairy milk for that... It's literally watered-down grains. Milk-replacement companies are profiting so much off of naive people.
Just because it costs more, doesn't mean they profit more. Normal milk has the advantages of economies of scale, plenty of separate suppliers and quite some hefty subsidies
Another thing to think about is practicality. Dairy milk spoils so much faster that a lot of it is thrown away while plant based milk lasts for months. That alone converted me away from dairy.
It really depends, some species of cows cause of selective breeding produce so much milk that they'll get sick if no one milks them. And as a fun fact cows don't produce milk if they are under stress
Our household switched from dairy to oatmilk a few months ago and we don’t miss dairy milk. If you’ve tried soymilk and not been a fan of the flavour I strongly recommend oatmilk. It’s as creamy as dairy and has a mild, subtly sweet flavour. I like it so much I drink it straight but we find it works well in everything from coffee, to cooking, and of course cereal. Unsurprisingly it makes amazing oatmeal!
I’ve always found it curious why they call it almond milk considering it’s not dairy. Then someone pointed out the alternative is calling it nut juice.
This was actually a point of contention with the dairy industry & they tried to get legislation passed that would bar plant milk from using the word "milk." This is why you'll see some labels use the term "mylk" instead to get around this.
@@Janexcalibur I read about this. It’s not surprising to me because the USDA requires milk and not water to be served at schools. Schools don’t have an option.
"Milk" (or "Milch" in German) refers to all kinds of white fatty liquids. There is body milk which is a cream you put on after showering so your skin won't dry. There is coconut milk which is the real term for it. We Germans even call some cleaning products "cleaning milk" because they are a white liquid.
My mom raised me on 2% milk but I discovered almond milk and liked it a lot more. Just discovered oat milk recently and chobabi tastes so good! In other words I’m team OAT MILK
@@Jack958 Honestly just drop almond milk, soy and oat milk cover its purpose entirely and almond milk is comparable in its damage to the environment compared to proper sustainably harvested cows milk (primarily grass fed, living on land that cannot be used for agriculture/between crop rotations, diet supplemented with the parts of crops that are inedible to humans). No real reason to use almond milk when oat and soy milk exist.
I know a lot of people dont care about our planet anymore but im so grateful that there are videos like these to help educate people who do want to save our planet. People should also watch how cows are being used to produce their milk, some cow farms are in horrible conditions where cows are confined side by side and never get to see the outside world. I hope after watching this video people can switch from cows milk to soy/oat milk ☺️
lets quit meat, lets all go vegan cuz plants foods can sustain the growing population. I bet no one will starve, India alone who is mostly vegetarian has "less" starvation than the rest of the world. hope u get it
This doesn't "educate" people. This is shifting responsibility, like telling us it's our responsibility not to go grocery shopping because we encourage the store to use more power and water when the real responsibility lies with the corporation that owns the store. We are the easier target than those multi-billion dollar corporations and governments backed armies of lawyers and puppets that are committing the worse environment crimes with their factories, corporate districts, malls, waste, etc etc etc all running 24/7 all year. Many people are already trying to live a minimal lifestyle, but us little people are not the problem now are we?
haha, i feel like that too! that's why i generally have soy milk in my porridge, but when i have oat milk in my fridge i like to use it for things like coffee or hot chocolate.
I drink 2% Lactose free cow milk, which has a shelf life of at least 2 months. So there's no waste. To me, there's absolutely no difference in the taste. It just cost more which is pretty much a wash because with the long shelf life I'm not pouring out sour milk.
@Kevin no because soy doesn't even have estrogen lol. It has phytoestrogen which can actually help regulate your estrogen levels if your guzzling down real estrogen for dairy. Phytoestrogen is not the same as estrogen
Hemp milk, has high protein, perfect omega oil ratios, vitamin b12, Plant grows in arid (doesn't need a lot of water), Tastes great, and can be used on pancakes, Does not induce allergies for most people, including those allergic to nuts.
@@ornessarhithfaeron3576but it's good for you. And it doesn't taste horrible. I used to hate dairy milk up until the age of 14, wouldn't drink it without some sugar being added. Until I figured I needed it to grow. Soy milk is way less palatable in my opinion. Hemp milk based pancakes are heaven
Dairy milk: basic you know what it tastes like Soy milk: usually pretty sweet, tastes good in drinks (coffee, smoothies, etc.) Do not recommend for your cereal... Almond milk: can be a bit watery, pretty bland Oat milk: tastes pretty close to dairy milk, not watery or overly sweet, has thicker texture. My personal favorite
Oat milk is hands-down my favorite. From experience: - I'm lactose intolerant so no OG milk. - Soy milk gave me gas, lots of it. - Almond milk irritated my stomach for some reason. Might be the carrageenan, but hard to find one without it around here. - Hemp milk wasn't too bad. It was a bit too rich for my preference though, and a bit too specialized/expensive. - Rice milk was the easiest to down by far, but a little on the expensive side. - Coconut milk: If you can get past the flavor, it's honestly not a bad alternative imho. I couldn't get past the flavor.
How strong is the oat flavor in oat milk? I thought about buying it but I was never sure so I’ve just been sticking to almond or soy. I’m super lactose intolerant so I can’t even tolerate lactose free milk and most diary for that matter
@@prettygurlrockx I mean, oats don't have too much flavor to begin with (but it also might be my bad sense of taste). In the US, they sell it in almost every supermarket. If you have access to oats, you can make it yourself too (it's just strained oat+water, look online for tutorials). My thought process is, if you really want to drink "milk" in any form, 5 mins/$5 is worth it just to try it out.
@@eskay_mochi I got into oat milk because almond milk was giving me stomach problems. Later on I found this organic almond milk with only almonds, water, and sea salt and haven’t had a stomach ache since. Carrageenan might be a problem…
O A T all the way 🙌🏼 Tastes and feels good to drink and my conscience is clear knowing it takes up the least resources, doing the least harm to the planet and has the dietary nutrients I want most - at least when I compare the products sold where I live. The more of us buying it will drive the price down and let's do away with ciwmilk occupying the most space on the milk shelves!! I first tried oatmilk in Oslo 3 years ago. So glad my cousin reminded me about it when I returned to the states 💞
@@zeneetheophille9163 For me the Oatly Whole Milk drink turned out to be great! At first the taste was a bit different, but now it tastes good perhaps even better than cow's milk!
It tastes amazing but the carbs are quite high for me :( it’s sad, the taste is better than cow milk imo, but I can’t really drink much of it without spiking my blood sugar up
The more important question is which one is more natural. People drank cow milk from ancient time. I will continue that tradition and drink 100% organic grass-fed milk. I'll eat oats, almonds and soys in my diet but only drink dairy milk.
Dairy is fortified with D and countries that drink the most of it have the highest levels of osteoporosis , so that calcium doesn't seem to be helping .
I personally think almond milk tastes the best but I like the creaminess of oatmilk. It's so good in smoothies and coffee so I've been buying it more frequently
I think it also really depends what you’re using it for! I love dairy milk cheeses, oat milk drinks, almond milk in cereal, coconut milk in curries etc.
Yeah I like coconut milk as much as dairy in curries but it’s not good for making cream of mushroom soup. Haven’t tried plant based cheese but my gut instinct is that there’s as of yet no appropriate substitute for dairy. Hopefully all dairy other than grass fed regenerative farming will go out of business.
never thought about using them for different purposes. also I just realized that I don't have to have a huge fridge to do that, since plant-based milk doesn't deteriorate as fast as dairy 🤔thanks for sharing !
@@raydawg2115 If you're allergic/intolerant to dairy it's almost certainly a lactose intolerance. You can get dairy milk with the lactose removed, and many hard aged cheeses like proper cheddar have little to zero lactose, as the aging process breaks it down.
I don’t think people realise how many things have soy in them too. “Traces of soy” is on literally every single food stuff in the supermarket I swear 😬
@ Whoa! What triggered you buddy? XD I know all of that, being vegan doesn't mean to completely remove oneself from the world, just like going zero waste doesn't mean you'll create no waste at all. That is just a goal, and by working towards it we reduce our impact on the planet and ALL it's inhabitants.
@ Yeah, I'm not a fan of those terms either, or labels in general. I rarely say that I'm vegan because it triggers people and they start being aggressive towards me. XD It must be because of the many loud, "militant" vegans out there haha So I guess I was then triggered instead! Funny
No seriously though. It’s funny to think that a person saw cow’s milk and thought “hmm what would happen if I drank that” and suddenly starting harassing a cow for her milk.
Every other animals would do the same as us if they have the capacity to farm animals and milk them. How they can get milk in the wild explain? Give milk to a dog or a cat and see how much they love milk like us, they just don’t have access to milk. But actually don’t do that often it’s bad for them their gene did not muted for milk as adults. Don’t compare yourself to other animals we are the only animal to do absolutely EVERYTHING different from other your comment is so du,mb.
Environmental impacts and exploitation of animals in creating dairy milk motivated my transition to plant-based options. For cow milk, one strategy to increase output is to keep the female cow in a continuous cycle of pregnancy through artificial insemination so milk is being produced. Additionally, they are separated from their offspring shortly after birth, which are destined for the same fate or shipped to be slaughtered for their meat. A lot of non-human animal suffering is made invisible to us because we benefit from it, but we can rise from our own ignorance.
Traditional farming had none of those problems. Overpopulation and rapid urbanization created a need for factory farming, which relies on those methods.
I only drink milk in the morning with my cereal I've switched to oat cuz dairy milk messes up my gut and oat milk is nice with flavoured loose leaf tea it goes nice n creamy without it being sickly
Maybe also focus on the cruelty involved in the dairy industry. Research it and you may be shocked... it rarely involves happy cows chomping grass in a field.
Agreed, the depiction in this video is absolutely wrong and misleading. Bad job Ted-Ed! 99% of cows don't live on grass fields, they live in factories and are heavily mistreated.
That's why raising your own livestock is best. We had 2 pigs, and we gave them plenty of care before they had to go. Factories are cruel, but raising from a good home gets the best of food. We have a lot of cows nearby that eat on grass. I'm not sure what goes on with them, but they're not in cruel factories 24/7, I'm sure.
This video does not talk about the sugars in some of the plant based milks or the unhealthy hidden ingredients like oils that companies put in Oat milk to lower costs.
@@emmareich2637 you can do that??? IDK HAHAHHA ok i may came off weird but where i live we use coconut milk mainly for savoury soups and stews sO U MIGHT GET WHERE IM COMING FROM ASHDJHSD
I grew up using dairy milk daily. I also had migraine headaches, since I was a child. Then, for some reason, I didn't use dairy milk for a few days, and I also discovered my headaches were gone. I switched to soy milk, no more headaches.
Thanks for noting the health and environmental benefits of plant milk. From a health perspective, cow's milk also decreases testosterone and raises estrogen levels and increases the risk of prostate cancer and diabetes. You mentioned that plant milks are fortified, but cow's milk is also fortified with vitamin D in Canada and the US, so all milks are fortified. It's clear that from a health, environmental and moral / ethical perspective, plant milk is the preferred choice. For a more in depth look into how cow's milk is produced, this is a good documentary: MILKED: White Lies In Dairy Land
@@nancywinner oh believe me that stuff isn’t fully lactose free. They add the enzyme lactase to break it down, but it still contains some lactose. Last I tried lactose free, or so they claim, about 8 oz, oh man…. I was tossing all night and had diarrhea. I discovered Oatly and fell in love with it. It is so damn tasty and creamy, and it’s so much better in coffee than almond milk.
@@refineme huh, I guess everyone is lactose intolerant in different intensities. It might just be because I've been drinking it for practically my entire life, but Lactaid Lactose free milk has been my go-to since I'm also lactose intolerant. In fact, I drank some this morning! I don't usually suffer as much when I _do_ have lactose (maybe just a bit of gas) so I can't relate. Its good to know that these milks aren't completely devoid of lactose, thank you.
@@nancywinner yeah, my daughter who is 5 is also lactose intolerant so we avoid a lot of foods that have milk in it. When she was an infant we also had to use Nutramigen, otherwise she was extremely fussy with gas and diarrhea. We miss out on ice cream, cheese cake but we get by. I’m more of a salty savory kind of guy, and don’t have much of a sweet tooth.
As someone who studied nutrition I can say, one thing that he conveniently glosses over is the fact that true milk has about 99% of what we need as humans of micronutrients like vitamins and minerals, and plant based is far from it, yes the manufacturer can add some, but it's a very long list, and even if they do, they add only a fraction of it
been drinking oat milk ever since my childhood because of my severe lactose intolerance. Turn's out it's not that bad for the planet after all, a win-win situation
NO NOT NESSSERILY, YOU CAN USE IT FOR MAKING HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE MILK OR FOR HAVING CEREAL, AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS DOWN IN IOWA THAT ARE MILK DRINKERS AND MILK COMES FROM COW'S AND ALSO WISCONSIN IS A DAIRY STATE.
@@carriefischer4889 You can do the same with plant milks too🤷♂️. Also... Milk from mammals are made for their offspring. So cows milk was never meant for us to consume ever. It's for calves.
Everyone try only getting non dairy milks and butters at the grocery store, just trying them out allowed me to realize I can adapt easily to using them and feel great about decreasing my ecological footprint in such an easy way!
Something important to note regarding deforestation for soy beans: most of those soy beans go to feeding cattle, where the soy beans used in soy milk are from sustainable sources. If you're worried about soybeans causing deforestation, soy milk isn't the problem, but rather meat and dairy.
If everyone transitioned to soy milk, production of soybeans would have to ramp up so much that I doubt the "sustainable source" model could last. The price would also have to come down. At my local Walmart, for example, dairy milk is about half the price ($ per half gallon). In order to make it more affordable, you need cheaper sources of soybeans and mass production to accomplish that. It might still be a net environmental benefit, but you can't simply base your model of a dairy free world off existing production.
86% of cow feed is inedible by humans. And the land that is used for cows is unsuitable for normal agriculture. Cows help us make use of waste such as soybean husks and low-quality crops that no one wants.
@@boygenius538_8 You're assuming that it's a good thing to use as much land as possible for agriculture. I'd argue that land unsuitable for growing crops should be allowed to rewild. Soybean husks can be used to create polymer composites and activated charcoal. Also let's not forget, they're biodegradable. Let's try reduce our environmental impact, not increase it.
@@garrenmunro2630 easier said than done, first you’re not making money and sevond your making less food, Ana third the land you do use is now less productive. Oh and say good bye to a major source of fertilizer. Ending meat production isn’t the answer, making meat more efficient is the answer which can be done, the affect of meat on our environment is wildly overstated. And it’s an inactionable step. People aren’t going to stop eating meat at the drop of the hat if their lives depended on it. Saying meat has to go will get us nowhere at all practically speaking even if it was the right choice.
Have been using oat milk only fore 2 years now. I have to say, dairy milk had "silent" side effects. I feel much better now. And helping with climate change is a cherry on top!
Your not helping cilmes change to stop yes cows produce co2 and methein but you need pesticides and all sorts of stuff for plant "milks" and nighters do they use less land for it cous u need more land to get the same amount of nutrians as animal milk so it also won't help to get back habitats cow farms will just be changed to plant farms
@@dinonoobster4460 To make cow milk, you need land for both the cows and the crops, and those crops are not for human consumption. 50% of habitable land is used for agriculture, and of that 77% is for livestock and their feed. Only 23% of crop land is for human consumption. And you do not need pesticides to grow crops; ever heard of the term organic, no pesticides are allowed. Also you do not need excess land just for a plant product to have added nutrients, those are added in the process of making the product; also if you are eating a plant based diet then eating a variety of plants will be enough to get the nutrients you need. Cows produce the most greenhouse gases by the way, so cutting down on dairy production would help with climate change.
The staggering global soy figure is 95% feeds farm animals and only 3% feeds humans. Hopefully people are paying attention to how their food choices affect the rest of the planet. Im sure most of us want to not completely destroy the planet for our children and future generations
Dairy Milk - 0.50 USD/litre Soy Milk - 1.50 USD/litre Oat Milk - 2.30 USD/litre Almond Milk - 4.00 USD/litre I checked the local milk prices here where I live and turns out Soy is the best alternative we can afford
@@A-Wa Does it? Last I checked, Rice is grown in water flooded fields because rice doesn't drown, but weeds do. You can grow rice without the floodgrounds just fine
@@IlIBonesIlI those water flooded grounds are man made. I looked it up. Its not as bad as almond but still bad. 5000 liter water for 1kg rice and almond its 15k for 1kg
I have recently gone back to dairy milk after four years. My decision is based on many factors including accepting I ditched dairy milk because the media told me it was bad. I grew up on milk so I really don’t even understand why I fell for it. Nothing wrong with cow milk people. It also helps in the synthesising other nutrients
No dude thte media tells you cow milk is good its front and center on tv ads and tv shows and at the grocery dairy is brain washing kids and you 24/7 and now your back, GREAT, WONDERFUL there was no anti dairy campaign EVER!
In actually very interested in switching to oat milk now. Since I though my only options were dairy and almond and with how they both relate to deforestation I was in the fence for a long while. But I was unware that oat and soy were better options so I think I found a winner? Lol
I switched to oat a while ago. I don't regret it. I still eat cheese, because so far there are no real alternatives that are as good, but my whole family stopped using dairy milk and switched to oat based milk now xD
@@kingplunger1 that's amazing I'm trying to convince my parents to give up on diary milk 😅 it's not easy when you live with other people in a household
I had warm oat milk with cinnamon at a renaissance fair a few years ago, it was one of the best drinks I've ever had. Ever since I've been buying oat milk instead of regular milk. If you haven't tried this yet, do it. Maybe add some maple syrup for sweetener if you need it
These videos from this channel tend to be representing what's fashionable and trends of the day. Balanced and evidence-based answer to drinking milk? See link below. www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-drinking-milk-unnatural/
I will forever love almond milk, because it’s very helpful when you’re the kind of person who is always watching their calorie intake. :) I also like the taste of almonds in general!
Protein fortified oat milk is great, especially when paired with plant based protein shakes. You can get about 35 - 40 grams of protein in one meal/shake if you add hemp seeds or chia seeds
haha reading this as i eat my protein soy milk oatmeal with hemp seeds :) so good to get such a big hit of protein in the morning and makes me feel fuller and generally great !
I loved milk as a kid... however I became lactose intolerant 😭 I recently tried almond milk and surprisingly it tasted pretty good! I was always hesitant to try new milk because I was afraid I'd waste product if I ended up not liking the taste. Thankfully I did! Now I have a milk alternative if I really need it. Although I tend to avoid any type of milk altogether and just drink water or juice
I literally just discovered oat milk and I LOVE IT! I love it so much that if there’s ever an opportunity to share about my newfound love, I will encourage everyone to try it. Im not even mad that the little spies in my phone are now recommending all types of oat milk content, I welcome it
I love oat milk so lots of reason, mostly because I’m allergic to soy, tree nuts and casein (cows milk protein) so … whoever invented it is incredible!!! I love that it’s become trendy and I notice my health feeling better now that I’m not constantly consuming something that I’m allergic to :’D also, better for the planet is a great plus!!
Ironically I can't have oats, soy, nuts or lactose. So my milk of choice is cow's milk with the lactose removed. Everybody is different and has different needs.
Four square kilometers to produce one glass of cows milk? What?! Even if you'll use the entire Earth land surface, it would be just 25K tonn of milk....
overblown maths to make things look crazy. This is the amount of feed required if they harvested everything in one go to feed a cow from birth until it produces a glass of milk most likely. In reality, done over many years in the same much smaller area per cow.
Yeah, it's left quite unclear. I believe those 4km2 come from this eq. : (kg of food for the lifetime of a cow)/(L of milk produced byy the cow in a lifetime) if all those kg of food where to be grown at the same time. In reality, the soil used o grow wheat and other grains for cattle is reused several times a year, so thats why we can produce millons of L of milk with such a "small" land area. Tho, using directly the grains to produce some "milk like" beverage will allways be more efficient both in water, energy and land usage.
maybe that's land use to produce one glass a day, or an hour even? The more important point though is how it's significantly less space efficient (and less efficient in all other aspects) compared to plant milks.
Oat milk is actually SUPER easy to make and extremely cheap. You end up spending so much less money, you don't waste materials (cartons bought at stores), and it's good for the environment! Win win win!
And you don't need to impregnate a cow, take her calf immediately when it's born, kill it of it's a male or enslave it as a dairy cow of its a female. Raise soy fields to feed the cow, use huge amounts of water to grow the soy that is later being fed to the cow and give more water to the cow to drink...kapish xxxxl win
This should be taught in school worldwide. The dairy lobby in Denmark is very strong and about 5 years ago they made the government illegalize the labelling of plant based milk as milk, because it is "confussing" making people buy the wrong milk unwillingly.
@@mayasetlur5471 Love all of them but my REAL treat is the pistachios one ☝🏾😍 And take into consideration that pI am neither vegetarian nor vegan but plant based foods and drink in general are the best ones ever 🌱 🪴 😍
So thats why my dad hasn't come from the shop.He didn't know what milk to get.
Or he can't leave because he doesn't know whether he has green eyes or not
Well perhaps he’ll come back now that they’ve answered it....maybe.
😂😂😂
Makes sense
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I don't know if Ted-Ed has a spy in my brain but they just keep on putting up videos that answer specific questions I have. Amazing job.
TH-cam Algorithm
@@yourebreakingmyballs4787 no this was uploaded today
Your phone is listening to you
@@Kei5ive *screaming noises*
4:52 cow fart in a glass doesn't seem good ;__;
It's important to mention when talking about soy and deforestation, that at least 70% of the soy responsible of deforestation is actually used for animal farming... the soy used for plant based milk is not the same one as the one responsible of deforestation.
Yes!
And that soy is being used to feed dairy cows!
Indeed, most vegan soy products have a sustainable soy farming label. On the other hand if you buy dairy milk or meat you have no way of checking if the cow was fed a whole bunch of GMO soy straight from the Amazon or not.
Exactly!
@@alicia-hd2cs not all around the world.
Plant-based milk can be pretty expensive depending on where you live, but I've found that oat milk (and lots of other plant-based milks) are very easy to make at home. You can save quite a bit of money over time, by making it yourself. Another added bonus is that you avoid any unwanted additives. The only downside really is that you miss out on some added nutrients, however, you can find them in many vitamin supplements! I would definitely recommend trying it out!
So many commercially available plant-based milks are too watered down and have stuff that are designed for shelf life and profitability and not for health. Making your own is the way to go!
I’ve made almond milk in a blender and I don’t think it’s very good but then I didn’t have a nut milk bag. And oat milk requires a specific digestion like manufacturing process to have the same sweet taste as Oatly.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 yeah it can be difficult to replicate the exact taste of store bought oat milk, but it can still taste great, especially if you add a sweetener like dates, honey or syrup!
@@lrkehager1729 That’s not healthy. I mean oats are a poor source of fats and proteins. I’d rather make milk out of nuts that are low-carb.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 oats are great for you. Carbs aren't bad and are very filling, especially paired with other nutrients like fiber, which oats have a lot of. 😁
On an economical level, I think it’s also important to factor in where you live! Take rice milk from countries big on rice production, and coconut milk from tropical countries for example. Supporting locally produced milk made from locally abundant products is better than importing soy and oat milk!
Importing oat milk? Oats are by far the most economical way of producing milk as most places on earth already grow oats (for breads/cereals)
@@suzyocean7392 Where I’m from, I don’t really see much of oat milk because soy is definitely the go-to alternative to dairy. I must have overlooked it and generalized for everywhere else, sorry for that! 😅
@@crabjunie I don't know where you live, but soy is grown a lot in Europe, the brand I use is grown in France, so it really depends where you live but soy can be super easy to access locally. Most other soy products I buy are grown in Austria (the country I live in). Same goes for oats, they're very easy to grow here and I can even make my own oat milk for basically pennies. :)
@@cablesandcrochet Whoa that’s really cool, great way to save up on groceries then! I live on the other side of the world tho so our situations are really different haha. Oats aren’t agreeable with the Philippine climate so we don’t grow them commercially, just rely on product imports. Soy is a bit better off, but local soybean production is low and we still also rely on imports. Rice and coconut milk aren’t as popular here as soy milk, but I’m hoping that’ll change sooner or later because those are the crops we grow in abundance 😊
I think. it's also important to consider the ethical aspects of production too. For instance, dairy milk involves the enslavement of sentient beings, who are continually artificially impregnated to induce milk production, and then have their calf ripped away from them as soon as they're born. But wait, there's more: if the calf is a male, they will usually be shot on site or shipped to a slaughterhouse for veal. Aaaaand, once the cow has gone through a few pregnancies, which has usually worn her body down so much, leading to troubles standing up or infections, and her milk production declines, she is finally shipped to the slaughterhouse as well.
It's best to avoid causing such direct pain and suffering to sentient beings!
Oat milk is the most satisfying I have found since giving up cows milk.
@@kraglynn I do. I eat meat, fish, eggs, and legumes. I just gave up dairy. Lactose intolerant. Since giving up dairy 15 years ago I quit getting sick which I had set to twice a year.
@@thomaslong8401 You can still consume matured cheeses even if you are lactose intolerant as the lactose dissolves in the maturing process. Most cheeses even mention this on the label (in case there is any).
I hear your ,,, for sure> but ?? fart
Agreed
@@standardsun as in Gouda? Or Parmigiana-Reggiano, Romano? I tried aged cheddar but it still made me ill. Even trace amounts get to me. But vegan cheese has come a long way the last couple years as well as vegan butter.
and to anyone experiencing bad acne (specifically cystic/hormonal breakouts like i used to) my skin greatly improved after i quit drinking dairy milk.
what milk did u switch to? did u see a difference in skin too?
That’s not lactose intolerance, that is a sensitivity to the hormones in cows milk. I have both and quitting dairy completely cleared up my cystic acne. I can handle some cheesecake and ice cream but if I eat too much, my skin shows it.
@@kimberlyd2645 Hempseed and oat milks are the best, IMO. I try every new plant based milk I see too. Hempseed is the closest to dairy in texture and sweetness
@@kimberlyd2645 between almond, soy, and oat there wasnt a big difference in my skin. deleting the hormones found in dairy milk from my diet is what helped end constant breakouts but i still get a flare during pms. i now take certain vitamins and zinc to deal with those flares.
Yes , I actually had just googled what type of bacteria causes acne and 1 of them is found in diary milk.
When they mentioned the environmental footprint of soy production, they didn't mention this- "More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh." -Our World in Data
77% is misleading, considering most of this is the part of soy we cant eat
@@bebedor_de_cafe3272 vegans like to present misleading data as facts to draw people into their cult
@@bebedor_de_cafe3272 that was what I was gonna say. Cows eat plant products we can't utilise except for feeding them to cows you can't really do anything else with them.
They also say we should stop eating cow to seve the earth 🌎
Soy is used in edamame beans?
So glad that Oat milk came out as one of the best ones, it is by far my favorite. It tastes better than other plant based milks heated up, is creamier, and my digestive system likes it better.
Is it slimy? I want to switch but, can't stand Almond milk.
@@michellesmith8912 no its not slimy
@@michellesmith8912 same. It has a thick consistency that I don’t like plus the nutty flavor. I just want to switch to a plant based milk that’s flavorless and light
For me it is soymilk, oatmilk tastes way too sweet for me. Researching where the soybeans come from is part of the process of finding the right brand of soymilk.
@@michellesmith8912 No very smooth and oaty
I left this for my self, feel free to see.
Summary
Soy and Oat Milk
Pros : Beta-glucans, Good amount of carbohydrate, Emission friendly, Less land, less greenhouse gases, the same, lactose friendly, protein as dairy milk, less water, less maintenance cost, good fats.
Cons : Deforestation
Almond Milk
Pros : Healthy, nutritious enough, rich taste, low emission, good fats.
Cons : Deforestation, water overuse, long time, high maintenance cost, nut allergic, least nutritious.
Dairy Milk
Pros : Most protein, good calcium, rich carbohydrate, best D vitamin, easy access.
Cons : High maintenance, most emission, most land use, large deforestation, most water, Lactose Intorant for some, unethical, need to be fed.
Oat and soy is way better 👍
The nutrient commentary is irrelevant or misleading as they are fortified.
@@djayjp I was wondering if they'd address where the nutrients the milks are fortified with came from since that also has an impact.
only 10% of soy production goes to soy milk and other soy products so its not much of a downside
@@jk_ilyu soy can stop your growth tho
Did I just see a bottle of dairy milk twerk?
yes... yes you did
This video is going to be... interesting... isn’t it?
Yes, that milk shake brings all the boys to the yard...
@@TorquemadaTwist lol
Yes everyone saw it
It’s nice to hear that oat milk is good for the environment since it’s my favorite plant milk. Being high in fiber and low in fats makes it really good for for people with really sensitive stomachs
Have you tried A2 milk?
Did you mean to say oat milk is less harmful for the environment? I don't see how any of these milk are beneficial for the environment in any way.
@@UberSprite did we watch the same video?
@@PLAZMOHD I think so. Watch the part at 4:18, when it states soy and oat milks require 5-10 liters of water and create .1-.2 kg of greenhouse gasses, for every .24 liters ( 1 cup ) milk. That scales up to 20-40 liters of water and .4-.8 kg of greenhouse gasses per small carton of oat milk. Double that for a big carton.
@@UberSprite Per ounce, plant milks use a lot less fresh water, and produce a lot less green house gasses than dairy milk. "Making plant-based milks - including oat, almond, rice and soy - generates about one-third of the greenhouse gases and uses far less land and water than producing dairy milk, according to a 2018 report in Science."-Science News May 6, 2022
Title follows- "Oat and soy milks are planet friendly, but not as nutritious as cow milk
Plant-based milks still need work to boost calcium and vitamin D"
Just check the label to ensure the fortification levels desired.
They're lying. Your local farmer wakes at 5 to milk the almonds and you know it.
Wrong, they make soy plants watch sad movies and catch the tears they cry every week.
Omg do you watch mic the vegan or is this a coincidence?
Me sitting reading the instructions for what’s Called 1..2…56… years later then buying the right milk
😁😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha! 😅
Once or twice through the video I got the feeling that it was gonna be one of those 'the best milk is the one that works for you.' Glad they gave a clear and justified answer.
Well, they did It cleverly. From a nutritional point each has their pros and cons, so no one comes at a head, but if you're talking enviroment, cow milk Will never be as efficient as plant based, just beacuse physics.
The clever part was being completely neutral and state all the relevant facts, of both sides, in an unbiased way, hoping the people understand them and create their own opinion. They could have just put the side they were most interested in (like many do) but that would be way worse. That would be influencing your viewers by hiding key aspects of the conversation.
@@alejandroojeda1572 oh please, they weren’t neutral. They left out ALL the side effects of cows milk and dairy on human health. You haven’t seen the data if you fall for this nonsense.
@@parnianx except they did....they just didn't say what you wanted
@@parnianx no. What you mean to say is that they didn’t demonise cow milk like you wanted, so you believe they were “biased towards it”.
@@parnianx to be fair, if they did start talking about all the health problems that have been associated with dairy consumption, it would have given the impression of bias against it and turned many people away from hearing the rest of the more relevant facts. Personally I don't care if dairy is as healthy or as unhealthy as anyone claims. All I need to know to not want it, since I have allowed my empathy to override the cognitive dissonance I had years ago, is that it comes from animals. Even the environmental aspects are secondary to me, but hey, they're a good bonus.
One aspect of plant based milk that is overlooked in this video are that plant milks last a lot longer in the fridge and are less likely to contribute to food waste.
I notice soy goes bad if it isn’t kept cool but for sure. Oat lasts ages.
A gallon of milk lasts me 2-3 days max but if that’s not the case for you yea that’s a compelling fact
It does last for ages. Probably because of all preservatives that are added to it. Not sure if it’s a good thing
If you’re concerned about waste then plant milk is the last thing you should drink.
@@ItsOnPaper Pretty sure this video says exactly not what you said.
They didn't say anything about the amount of vegetable/seed oils that are 100% not good for you in alternative milks.
I actually love oat milk, I have been drinking it since the beginning of the pandemic in March
Which kind do you get if I may ask?
Same, except I’ve been drinking almond milk at the beginning.
Costco has a 6 pack of shelf stable oat milk for like, $10. It’s great to bring camping, have for emergencies, or to stock up. :)
@@UpandSprout Shush the Adults are talking about invading the mainland.
@@adrianafamilymember6427 w h a t?
I just transitioned pretty much entirely onto oat milk. I was doing cashew but oat milk tastes even better. Great to hear it is a better environmental choice.
Oat seems to be the way to go, it's the least harmful plus it tastes quite good 😊.
Not milk. Did you see the video?
It’s hard to get used to at first, but now I’m hooked on oat milk too!
@@Malik-Ibi Yeah ... They said it's better to use oat and soy milk .... 🤷
I've been drinking oats drink for about 5 years but not the organic one as they don't put calcium in it. Might be wrong though.
My answer: Combine all the milks at once to create a super-milk.
Big brain 🤯
Oh yeah!!!!
*100% MILK*
MIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLKK
BIG BRAIN TIME
I started this video praying for oat meal to be one of the best, YESSSS !! it's really my favorite and I'm happy to hear that it contributes less to deforestation and uses up less water
3:34
The reason why soy bean production contributes to mass deforestation is because of the increasing demand to feed livestock... not because of the demand to create soy milk or other soy products.
Humans eat less than 10% of soy. The amount would only decrease if we didn't have more cows than people.
Thank you. ♡
@@CobaltContrast yes, and even of the small amount that is for human consumption, most is used for oil!
77% is used for animal feed.
The part of the grain used for animal feed is the by-product of the food produced for human consumption or fuel production. If there were no livestock to eat this, the same amount of grain would be grown, the same amount would go towards human food or fuel, just the by-product would be thrown away and wasted, instead of being fed to livestock, which in turn feed people.
@@mcguinnessqueen You're talking grain. Soy is not a grain, it's a legume and is mostly grown for animal feed at a lower grade than human-consumed soy
I think this kind of thing should be taught in a new subject in schools. If we actually teach this kind of thing, the next generation will have an even bigger understanding of what their impact as an individual and as a society really is. If we do this, a lot of the industries we currently have would pretty much dissapear in the next 20-50 years.
Big businesses don't want that
I'm in high school and I'm learning this in my Nutrition class. Although it could also just be my teacher, plus it's an elective and not required :(
@@sarahhill2819 Well good for you for taking that class!
@@razldazl8292 they will lobby against it and win money always wins that's how Biden got into office from oil companies he talks about green deal caring about environment so much he's willing to destroy millions of acres of Forest to build houses and infrastructure.
What good is 20 to 50 yrs in future when ur destroying forests for houses an eating plants u do know u breathe because of plants so the more u eat em and everyone else does and the more u destroy em ur really destroying urself
They mentioned plant-based milks being fortified, but cow's milk is also typically fortified with vitamin D and calcium.
@@FulllNameUnknown *looks at cashew milk in fridge.
*reads ingredients
*looks at labelling
It depends on the brand. That's why I said "typically", not "always". The places where I buy my plant milks have many options that don't fortify at all.
@@FulllNameUnknown All 'em vitamins should their slogan.
Yeah I feel like they make a big deal out of cows milk ‘naturally’ having vitamin D and calcium, even when that’s not actually true. Also, if you get the right brand of plant based milk you’re good on vitD and calcium. It’s not really a strong point for milk...
@@joshuahampton6141 what brand? Plants milk you can do yourself its pure, healthy and preservatives free
@@nerolowell2320 We actually make our own cashew milk at the kitchen where I work, but at home we don't have a good enough blender to do it reasonably, so we get Malk brand. They have some other options that aren't totally whole-foods, but some of the unsweetened ones are basically just water/nuts/salt.
I recently went on a high plant based diet, still eating animal food but I was very very surprised about how easy it was to get my proteins and how much almond milk and coconut milk were good. I’ve basically stopped cow milk as Almond and coconut milk are absolutely delicious.
I found almond milk to be gritty and far too sweet. Id rather drink water actually. I cant actually afford plant milks. And my favourite winter food oats, turn out to be full of glyphosate. So oatmilk is out.
@@helenamcginty4920 you can find one item in any food that is bad for you, there’s literally no human outcome data showing that oats are bad for consumption but there’s a lot of good outcomes. If you choose to not eat foods because of one of their components that might be bad for you, you should only be drinking water
Any reduction in meat/dairy deserves encouragement imo, great to hear it! If you want some meat alternatives that are minimally processed (unlike Beyond/Impossible/Morningstar) I recommend Dr. Praegers and Quinoa Cowboy.
oat milk is an incredible replacement! i never thought anything would satisfy me like dairy milk, but this does! (same price as dairy too). Oatly is good if you dont like the taste of oats, and Chobani is my favorite because it is nice and creamy! :)
Am I listening to a fellow indian vegan?
Oats are such a cheap product, why would you be willing to pay the same price as dairy milk for that... It's literally watered-down grains. Milk-replacement companies are profiting so much off of naive people.
@@OhSmexyGirlfriend just go for soy then🤷 it's cheaper and infact almost as good as dairy!
Just because it costs more, doesn't mean they profit more. Normal milk has the advantages of economies of scale, plenty of separate suppliers and quite some hefty subsidies
Agreed! I make oat milk from this wonderful local toasted granola brand. I've never looked back.
Another thing to think about is practicality. Dairy milk spoils so much faster that a lot of it is thrown away while plant based milk lasts for months. That alone converted me away from dairy.
Cows milk stimulates cancer cells anyway. So it’s the worst choice out of all of them
@@Sunnyd222 Don’t make it seem like having dairy gives you cancer.
@@digimonlover1632 that’s not what it seems, that’s what it is lol
i dont get if i should drink it or not
@@darijasekuliciv3736 No, it's not necessary. You can get calcium from other sources. For your B12, however, it's best to take a daily supplement.
You don’t know how satisfying it was hearing metric measurement instead of useless imperial system 🥰
exactly 😂
Agreed 100%, I am tired of hearing stuff like "cheeseburgers per machine gun" all the time.
Can you people shut up with your jokes about Americans?
ok zoomer
@@user-dl3vn8ze9n im offensive and i find this american
He forgot chocolate milk. 😡
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which is made from milk chocolate
Chocolate milk is not healthy like other milk
I will always choose plant based milks over dairy, they do some messed up stuff to dairy cows.
I'm surprised that they never mentioned that, considering veganism is a growing movement.
It really depends, some species of cows cause of selective breeding produce so much milk that they'll get sick if no one milks them. And as a fun fact cows don't produce milk if they are under stress
There’s so much exploitation, environmental racism, horrific capitalism and lobbying the dairy industry death date will be great
@@danieldavidish environmental racism? Whut
@@danieldavidish environmental racism lmao sure
Our household switched from dairy to oatmilk a few months ago and we don’t miss dairy milk. If you’ve tried soymilk and not been a fan of the flavour I strongly recommend oatmilk. It’s as creamy as dairy and has a mild, subtly sweet flavour. I like it so much I drink it straight but we find it works well in everything from coffee, to cooking, and of course cereal. Unsurprisingly it makes amazing oatmeal!
Ok gonna remind my mom to buy oat milk thank you
I’ve made Mac and cheese with it too😋
not all.
elmhurst1925.com/products/unsweetened-milked-oats
this seems simple and healthy (though expensive)
Oat milk is junk food. It’s full of canola oil and sugar. It’s processed sugary breakfast cereal in liquid form.
I’ve always found it curious why they call it almond milk considering it’s not dairy. Then someone pointed out the alternative is calling it nut juice.
This was actually a point of contention with the dairy industry & they tried to get legislation passed that would bar plant milk from using the word "milk." This is why you'll see some labels use the term "mylk" instead to get around this.
@@Janexcalibur I read about this. It’s not surprising to me because the USDA requires milk and not water to be served at schools. Schools don’t have an option.
"Milk" (or "Milch" in German) refers to all kinds of white fatty liquids. There is body milk which is a cream you put on after showering so your skin won't dry. There is coconut milk which is the real term for it. We Germans even call some cleaning products "cleaning milk" because they are a white liquid.
Or just n u t. “Hey, I’m heading to the supermarket, need anything?” Can you get me some nut?” “What?”
@@vladiiidracula235 oh no xD
My mom raised me on 2% milk but I discovered almond milk and liked it a lot more. Just discovered oat milk recently and chobabi tastes so good! In other words I’m team OAT MILK
Whole milk for kids, 2% for adults oat/almond for people who can’t do diary. Soy and regular milk are still the best though
@@Jack958 Honestly just drop almond milk, soy and oat milk cover its purpose entirely and almond milk is comparable in its damage to the environment compared to proper sustainably harvested cows milk (primarily grass fed, living on land that cannot be used for agriculture/between crop rotations, diet supplemented with the parts of crops that are inedible to humans).
No real reason to use almond milk when oat and soy milk exist.
Yeah Chobani is well above all the other brands for oat milk
I know a lot of people dont care about our planet anymore but im so grateful that there are videos like these to help educate people who do want to save our planet. People should also watch how cows are being used to produce their milk, some cow farms are in horrible conditions where cows are confined side by side and never get to see the outside world. I hope after watching this video people can switch from cows milk to soy/oat milk ☺️
Depends on the farm
I'll keep drinking dairy. Thanks.
dairy milk is the best and the most versatile hmmmm
lets quit meat, lets all go vegan cuz plants foods can sustain the growing population. I bet no one will starve, India alone who is mostly vegetarian has "less" starvation than the rest of the world.
hope u get it
This doesn't "educate" people. This is shifting responsibility, like telling us it's our responsibility not to go grocery shopping because we encourage the store to use more power and water when the real responsibility lies with the corporation that owns the store. We are the easier target than those multi-billion dollar corporations and governments backed armies of lawyers and puppets that are committing the worse environment crimes with their factories, corporate districts, malls, waste, etc etc etc all running 24/7 all year. Many people are already trying to live a minimal lifestyle, but us little people are not the problem now are we?
"the best milk for you should be the best milk for the planet" this just changed my whole life
Which contradicts the statement of the milk for you maybe the best of your individual circumstances...
@@LafemmebearMusic I mean, you shoud take both into account, this is obviously meant for people who are able to choose between several options
Makes absolutely zero sense doesn't it. Can't believe that sentence came out of a ted talk
It does, if you have a choice. And if you have acces to the internet, probably you can buy oatmilk too. (:
@@penelopekupi7916 lol nope, I lived in a fairly rural area and still had internet, though the most accessible option we had for milk was powdered
I loved oat milk till I realised I was putting oat milk into my oats and felt that it was a bit redundant doing so 😂😂😂
haha, i feel like that too! that's why i generally have soy milk in my porridge, but when i have oat milk in my fridge i like to use it for things like coffee or hot chocolate.
i always do that its like rehydrating my oats lol
lol I know, right?! It's yummy though.
Switch to eating beef flakes for breakfast.
Me to
I drink 2% Lactose free cow milk, which has a shelf life of at least 2 months. So there's no waste. To me, there's absolutely no difference in the taste. It just cost more which is pretty much a wash because with the long shelf life I'm not pouring out sour milk.
Damn milk lasts you that long 😂
A gallon doesn’t last me two days
And you can buy the enzymes, and make it lactose free yourself.
@@BlkK1ng same
for me I find lactose free milk too sweet. The manufacturers add sugar back in to make up for the lack of lactose (a sugar)
Didn't realise dairy milk was so much worse for the environment. Might think about switching. Good job.
People seem to forget that cows eat.
Citation needed on that. And dairy production is bad for the environment. You conveniently ignore that fact.
@Sinatra OG dairy has actual estrogen and other cow hormones and somehow people are more afraid of soy
@Kevin no because soy doesn't even have estrogen lol. It has phytoestrogen which can actually help regulate your estrogen levels if your guzzling down real estrogen for dairy. Phytoestrogen is not the same as estrogen
"4 sq km to make one glass of milk" is so obviously insanely wrong, I'm not inclined to believe anything else this video says.
i’m a huge almond milk drinker but now i realized how much water they use...
switching over to oat milk :)
The Earth has so much water. We should use more water. lol
@@12KevinPower please educate yourself in that subject
@@Liz-zg1mf advancing desalination technology if we continue to use more water ;)
@@12KevinPower wut? this makes no sense
@@VVV-qx9mbNew Technology.
Hemp milk, has high protein, perfect omega oil ratios, vitamin b12,
Plant grows in arid (doesn't need a lot of water),
Tastes great, and can be used on pancakes,
Does not induce allergies for most people, including those allergic to nuts.
Hemp milk tastes rotten to me. I wonder why.
hemp milk is expensive, i just stick to oat or coconut milk.
@@Churros1616 thats only because of the stigma hemp has due to weed. If hemp farms were more common that wouldn't be a problem
Hemp milk tastes horrible
@@ornessarhithfaeron3576but it's good for you. And it doesn't taste horrible. I used to hate dairy milk up until the age of 14, wouldn't drink it without some sugar being added. Until I figured I needed it to grow. Soy milk is way less palatable in my opinion. Hemp milk based pancakes are heaven
I'm not vegan or lactose intolerant, but ever since I tried soy milk I stopped buying dairy. It just tastes so much better.
Dairy milk: basic you know what it tastes like
Soy milk: usually pretty sweet, tastes good in drinks (coffee, smoothies, etc.) Do not recommend for your cereal...
Almond milk: can be a bit watery, pretty bland
Oat milk: tastes pretty close to dairy milk, not watery or overly sweet, has thicker texture. My personal favorite
Now, that really helped me. Thanks!
why you dont recommend soy milk for cereal? i use soy milk for my cereal and it tastes good
I also use soymilk in my cereal
As a guy who drinks both soy and dairy, soy taste less better in cereal so I don't drink it with cereal.
Be careful with soy milk if you have cysts
Oat milk is hands-down my favorite. From experience:
- I'm lactose intolerant so no OG milk.
- Soy milk gave me gas, lots of it.
- Almond milk irritated my stomach for some reason. Might be the carrageenan, but hard to find one without it around here.
- Hemp milk wasn't too bad. It was a bit too rich for my preference though, and a bit too specialized/expensive.
- Rice milk was the easiest to down by far, but a little on the expensive side.
- Coconut milk: If you can get past the flavor, it's honestly not a bad alternative imho. I couldn't get past the flavor.
Have you tried lactose free milk? I'm slightly lactose intolerant and I noticed using 2% lactose free milk is a lot easier on my stomach
@@TheHairiestPotter I've tried it a couple months ago, it actually went down surprisingly well. Definitely would consider it now as a buy-candidate.
How strong is the oat flavor in oat milk? I thought about buying it but I was never sure so I’ve just been sticking to almond or soy. I’m super lactose intolerant so I can’t even tolerate lactose free milk and most diary for that matter
@@prettygurlrockx I mean, oats don't have too much flavor to begin with (but it also might be my bad sense of taste). In the US, they sell it in almost every supermarket. If you have access to oats, you can make it yourself too (it's just strained oat+water, look online for tutorials).
My thought process is, if you really want to drink "milk" in any form, 5 mins/$5 is worth it just to try it out.
@@eskay_mochi I got into oat milk because almond milk was giving me stomach problems. Later on I found this organic almond milk with only almonds, water, and sea salt and haven’t had a stomach ache since. Carrageenan might be a problem…
O A T all the way 🙌🏼
Tastes and feels good to drink and my conscience is clear knowing it takes up the least resources, doing the least harm to the planet and has the dietary nutrients I want most - at least when I compare the products sold where I live.
The more of us buying it will drive the price down and let's do away with ciwmilk occupying the most space on the milk shelves!!
I first tried oatmilk in Oslo 3 years ago. So glad my cousin reminded me about it when I returned to the states 💞
How does it taste? Sugary, watery, etc.
@@boba5257 Thank you for answering my question, I’ve been thinking about switching to oat milk.
@@zeneetheophille9163 For me the Oatly Whole Milk drink turned out to be great! At first the taste was a bit different, but now it tastes good perhaps even better than cow's milk!
It tastes amazing but the carbs are quite high for me :( it’s sad, the taste is better than cow milk imo, but I can’t really drink much of it without spiking my blood sugar up
@@zeneetheophille9163 let us know how it goes
The more important question is which one is more natural. People drank cow milk from ancient time. I will continue that tradition and drink 100% organic grass-fed milk. I'll eat oats, almonds and soys in my diet but only drink dairy milk.
1:25 Nothing like seeing a jug of milk showing off its...vitamin D and Calcium.
Shake da booty
4:49 nothing like seeing a glass full of...
@@themartian6722 i think the booty is full of... "vitamin D"
Dairy is fortified with D and countries that drink the most of it have the highest levels of osteoporosis , so that calcium doesn't seem to be helping .
Jugs are showing off
Oat milk is the best in taste too. I have a bit of the Trader Joe's oat beverage in my coffee everyday.
Really? I serously vomited after trying oat milk before.
For me it's always oat and rice milk✌️
Three words I love pat milk
@akbrs wow i didn’t know that oatly is the only oat milk to ever exist!!! oat milk is good for u pls
I personally think almond milk tastes the best but I like the creaminess of oatmilk. It's so good in smoothies and coffee so I've been buying it more frequently
This just told me that I should drink water
My thoughts exactly. Although I use almond milk, seeing this video made me realize, I should stick with the water.
Exactly what I thought
Ha!!! LOL
I think it also really depends what you’re using it for! I love dairy milk cheeses, oat milk drinks, almond milk in cereal, coconut milk in curries etc.
Yeah I like coconut milk as much as dairy in curries but it’s not good for making cream of mushroom soup. Haven’t tried plant based cheese but my gut instinct is that there’s as of yet no appropriate substitute for dairy. Hopefully all dairy other than grass fed regenerative farming will go out of business.
Not if your allergic/intolerant to dairy!!
never thought about using them for different purposes. also I just realized that I don't have to have a huge fridge to do that, since plant-based milk doesn't deteriorate as fast as dairy 🤔thanks for sharing !
@@raydawg2115 If you're allergic/intolerant to dairy it's almost certainly a lactose intolerance. You can get dairy milk with the lactose removed, and many hard aged cheeses like proper cheddar have little to zero lactose, as the aging process breaks it down.
I don't think most people realize how many things have dairy milk in them...
I had not hecking clue until I went vegan. Same problem now with palm oil!
I don’t think people realise how many things have soy in them too. “Traces of soy” is on literally every single food stuff in the supermarket I swear 😬
@ Whoa! What triggered you buddy? XD I know all of that, being vegan doesn't mean to completely remove oneself from the world, just like going zero waste doesn't mean you'll create no waste at all. That is just a goal, and by working towards it we reduce our impact on the planet and ALL it's inhabitants.
@ Yeah, I'm not a fan of those terms either, or labels in general. I rarely say that I'm vegan because it triggers people and they start being aggressive towards me. XD It must be because of the many loud, "militant" vegans out there haha So I guess I was then triggered instead! Funny
@@dovie. Dairy, Soy, Corn, Wheat, Rice are all in almost everything in someway
Cow: makes milk for her children, like every other mammal.
Human: is for me 👉👈?????
well, they don't mind. Sooooooooooooo.........
@@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw i doubt it. do you know what's happening in the dairy indrustry? it's horrible
No seriously though. It’s funny to think that a person saw cow’s milk and thought “hmm what would happen if I drank that” and suddenly starting harassing a cow for her milk.
@@derfred527 yeah the current dairy industry is awful, it needs to change
Every other animals would do the same as us if they have the capacity to farm animals and milk them. How they can get milk in the wild explain?
Give milk to a dog or a cat and see how much they love milk like us, they just don’t have access to milk.
But actually don’t do that often it’s bad for them their gene did not muted for milk as adults.
Don’t compare yourself to other animals we are the only animal to do absolutely EVERYTHING different from other your comment is so du,mb.
Environmental impacts and exploitation of animals in creating dairy milk motivated my transition to plant-based options. For cow milk, one strategy to increase output is to keep the female cow in a continuous cycle of pregnancy through artificial insemination so milk is being produced. Additionally, they are separated from their offspring shortly after birth, which are destined for the same fate or shipped to be slaughtered for their meat. A lot of non-human animal suffering is made invisible to us because we benefit from it, but we can rise from our own ignorance.
@@abishaek6760 What is that link. The link to the Dominion documentary on animal farms?
@@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006 yes. Of course.
Thank you for sharing that, xiexie pengyou!
So true!
Traditional farming had none of those problems. Overpopulation and rapid urbanization created a need for factory farming, which relies on those methods.
When I keep watching this video and other TED and TED Talks videos, it will be very good for me in my days of studying instead of going to school.
I only drink milk in the morning with my cereal I've switched to oat cuz dairy milk messes up my gut and oat milk is nice with flavoured loose leaf tea it goes nice n creamy without it being sickly
Very true
Maybe also focus on the cruelty involved in the dairy industry. Research it and you may be shocked... it rarely involves happy cows chomping grass in a field.
Exactly.
Watch dairy is scary
@@olhi8445 yup. Dairy milk is unhealthy and insanely cruel.
Agreed, the depiction in this video is absolutely wrong and misleading. Bad job Ted-Ed! 99% of cows don't live on grass fields, they live in factories and are heavily mistreated.
That's why raising your own livestock is best. We had 2 pigs, and we gave them plenty of care before they had to go. Factories are cruel, but raising from a good home gets the best of food.
We have a lot of cows nearby that eat on grass. I'm not sure what goes on with them, but they're not in cruel factories 24/7, I'm sure.
Love the art style in this video, reminds me of the old Cartoon Network shows. Great video !
Same
Wow, me too …reminds me of Camp Lazlo
I was thinking the same thing ! Like Dexter’s Lab or Powerpuff Girls 😂
This video does not talk about the sugars in some of the plant based milks or the unhealthy hidden ingredients like oils that companies put in Oat milk to lower costs.
Chocolate almond milk is my go to for straight up drinking but nothing beats “extra creamy plain oat milk” when it comes to cooking and cereal.
I found sea salt brown sugar almond milk before, was really good but it was limited time
Oh agreed !
@ that sounds delicious lol
me who drinks coconut milk:
:0
Lol
you wHAT?
Me who drinks rice milk xD
@@avecnia yes coconut milk, I am not lactose intolerance, I genuinely enjoy coconut milk-
@@emmareich2637 you can do that??? IDK HAHAHHA ok i may came off weird but where i live we use coconut milk mainly for savoury soups and stews sO U MIGHT GET WHERE IM COMING FROM ASHDJHSD
I grew up using dairy milk daily. I also had migraine headaches, since I was a child. Then, for some reason, I didn't use dairy milk for a few days, and I also discovered my headaches were gone. I switched to soy milk, no more headaches.
Thanks for noting the health and environmental benefits of plant milk. From a health perspective, cow's milk also decreases testosterone and raises estrogen levels and increases the risk of prostate cancer and diabetes. You mentioned that plant milks are fortified, but cow's milk is also fortified with vitamin D in Canada and the US, so all milks are fortified. It's clear that from a health, environmental and moral / ethical perspective, plant milk is the preferred choice. For a more in depth look into how cow's milk is produced, this is a good documentary: MILKED: White Lies In Dairy Land
Them: Which milk is best for you-
Me, Very Lactose Intolerant: It's definitely not the dairy milk.
Lactose-Free Dairy Milk: *Am I a joke to you?*
@@nancywinner oh believe me that stuff isn’t fully lactose free. They add the enzyme lactase to break it down, but it still contains some lactose. Last I tried lactose free, or so they claim, about 8 oz, oh man…. I was tossing all night and had diarrhea. I discovered Oatly and fell in love with it. It is so damn tasty and creamy, and it’s so much better in coffee than almond milk.
@@refineme huh, I guess everyone is lactose intolerant in different intensities.
It might just be because I've been drinking it for practically my entire life, but Lactaid Lactose free milk has been my go-to since I'm also lactose intolerant. In fact, I drank some this morning! I don't usually suffer as much when I _do_ have lactose (maybe just a bit of gas) so I can't relate.
Its good to know that these milks aren't completely devoid of lactose, thank you.
@@nancywinner yeah, my daughter who is 5 is also lactose intolerant so we avoid a lot of foods that have milk in it. When she was an infant we also had to use Nutramigen, otherwise she was extremely fussy with gas and diarrhea. We miss out on ice cream, cheese cake but we get by. I’m more of a salty savory kind of guy, and don’t have much of a sweet tooth.
@@nancywinner only thing that doesnt murder me is cheese in small amounts, funnily enough. Lactaid killed me too 😭
I had such a horrible day at work. Some moron spilled milk on me. Rude, right?
How dairy.
I laughed.
@@disco5721 me too
Not to be me but, u should have thought of a joke a little longer
Underated
Here's the door. You can leave now.
---->[exit]----->🚪
Well before the milk man catch you that is..
I made the switch to oat milk from dairy 3 years ago and honestly one of the best things I have done!
As someone who studied nutrition I can say, one thing that he conveniently glosses over is the fact that true milk has about 99% of what we need as humans of micronutrients like vitamins and minerals, and plant based is far from it, yes the manufacturer can add some, but it's a very long list, and even if they do, they add only a fraction of it
Makes sense as milk is the only thing baby mammals consume so it needs to have pretty much everything.
Yeah I mean we are not baby cows like you
Based. Many, many claims out there from a variety of sources that milk is good for pretty much your entire body.
been drinking oat milk ever since my childhood because of my severe lactose intolerance. Turn's out it's not that bad for the planet after all, a win-win situation
noice
Hope you’re taking K2 supplements and extra calcium to replace the minerals snared by the phytic acid molecules
I'm understanding the "milk is for babies" quote now
Yes, it was in that video by Ted ed, quoted by Arnold Schwarzenegger
😂😂😂
NO NOT NESSSERILY, YOU CAN USE IT FOR MAKING HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE MILK OR FOR HAVING CEREAL, AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS DOWN IN IOWA THAT ARE MILK DRINKERS AND MILK COMES FROM COW'S AND ALSO WISCONSIN IS A DAIRY STATE.
@@carriefischer4889 You can do the same with plant milks too🤷♂️.
Also... Milk from mammals are made for their offspring. So cows milk was never meant for us to consume ever. It's for calves.
@@carriefischer4889 you don’t have to scream
That awkward moment when the guy who discovered cow’s milk had to explain what he was doing to the cow
lmaoo
Oh man, that’s just disgus...YUM! Give me more!
People from the past don't act the same way we do, though.
...explain to someone who doesn't know mammals give milk to their babies... ???
@@Yougaljuboja exactly, I don’t understand why this joke is so popular.
As far as I know,animal proteins ,for example,milk and meat,are much easier to be absorbed than any other plant proteins.Anyway,I love both of them😊
In the EU, you can't label non-dairy drinks as "milk". They're labeled "vegetable drinks". 😁
There same in other countries. There are just one milk, dairy one. The others are just beverages.
I'd be fine with it, so long as they don't call it: "nut juice"
@@cardemis7637 🤣🙈🙈
symantics. They tried that in US and Canada and it got the boot.
Thats not really true
My country is in eu
And all non dairy milks are labeled as milks
So yea...
Everyone try only getting non dairy milks and butters at the grocery store, just trying them out allowed me to realize I can adapt easily to using them and feel great about decreasing my ecological footprint in such an easy way!
Except palm oil which is in all vegan butter is decimating the rain forests of Borneo and leaving no home for orangutans.
@@samd1405 You're mistaken as I use Miyokos vegan butter which is very popular and free of palm oil so clearly you're not looking hard enough.
@@mallowhawk294 It wasn't always. They must've changed the formula.
Something important to note regarding deforestation for soy beans: most of those soy beans go to feeding cattle, where the soy beans used in soy milk are from sustainable sources. If you're worried about soybeans causing deforestation, soy milk isn't the problem, but rather meat and dairy.
If everyone transitioned to soy milk, production of soybeans would have to ramp up so much that I doubt the "sustainable source" model could last. The price would also have to come down. At my local Walmart, for example, dairy milk is about half the price ($ per half gallon). In order to make it more affordable, you need cheaper sources of soybeans and mass production to accomplish that. It might still be a net environmental benefit, but you can't simply base your model of a dairy free world off existing production.
YES!!! thank you for mentioning
86% of cow feed is inedible by humans. And the land that is used for cows is unsuitable for normal agriculture. Cows help us make use of waste such as soybean husks and low-quality crops that no one wants.
@@boygenius538_8 You're assuming that it's a good thing to use as much land as possible for agriculture. I'd argue that land unsuitable for growing crops should be allowed to rewild. Soybean husks can be used to create polymer composites and activated charcoal. Also let's not forget, they're biodegradable. Let's try reduce our environmental impact, not increase it.
@@garrenmunro2630 easier said than done, first you’re not making money and sevond your making less food, Ana third the land you do use is now less productive. Oh and say good bye to a major source of fertilizer. Ending meat production isn’t the answer, making meat more efficient is the answer which can be done, the affect of meat on our environment is wildly overstated. And it’s an inactionable step. People aren’t going to stop eating meat at the drop of the hat if their lives depended on it. Saying meat has to go will get us nowhere at all practically speaking even if it was the right choice.
Shame they didn't mention Coconut or Rice milk. By far the best.
Have been using oat milk only fore 2 years now. I have to say, dairy milk had "silent" side effects. I feel much better now.
And helping with climate change is a cherry on top!
Your not helping cilmes change to stop yes cows produce co2 and methein but you need pesticides and all sorts of stuff for plant "milks" and nighters do they use less land for it cous u need more land to get the same amount of nutrians as animal milk so it also won't help to get back habitats cow farms will just be changed to plant farms
@@dinonoobster4460 To make cow milk, you need land for both the cows and the crops, and those crops are not for human consumption. 50% of habitable land is used for agriculture, and of that 77% is for livestock and their feed. Only 23% of crop land is for human consumption. And you do not need pesticides to grow crops; ever heard of the term organic, no pesticides are allowed. Also you do not need excess land just for a plant product to have added nutrients, those are added in the process of making the product; also if you are eating a plant based diet then eating a variety of plants will be enough to get the nutrients you need.
Cows produce the most greenhouse gases by the way, so cutting down on dairy production would help with climate change.
Helping with climate change ? You are repeating lies you hear usually created by something else for sale.
@@tekeyia9279 you’re funny with all your un factual information.
Helping with climate change? You’re absolutely insane.
Where's my boy coconut milk at!?
Not milk
In our town we call it coconut *water*
@@neemapaxima6116 that's a different thing though
And cashew, hazelnut and rice milk?
@@neemapaxima6116 coconut milk is extracted by making a paste of the white part(i think it's called desecrated coconut)
Deforestation for soy to feed livestock responds for 96% of soy Production in Brazil.
That soy is being grown to feed dairy cows , so it's dairy's fault
The staggering global soy figure is 95% feeds farm animals and only 3% feeds humans. Hopefully people are paying attention to how their food choices affect the rest of the planet. Im sure most of us want to not completely destroy the planet for our children and future generations
@@LeckieInstallsLondon I want to destroy it completely but don't know how to do it 🥺
@@alicia-hd2cs Most of that soy go to meat production, not dairy.
Dairy Milk - 0.50 USD/litre
Soy Milk - 1.50 USD/litre
Oat Milk - 2.30 USD/litre
Almond Milk - 4.00 USD/litre
I checked the local milk prices here where I live and turns out Soy is the best alternative we can afford
You missed rice milk! Now I’m really curious how that compares too.
rice needs a lot of water. probably as worse as almond
@@A-Wa Does it? Last I checked, Rice is grown in water flooded fields because rice doesn't drown, but weeds do. You can grow rice without the floodgrounds just fine
@@IlIBonesIlI those water flooded grounds are man made. I looked it up. Its not as bad as almond but still bad. 5000 liter water for 1kg rice and almond its 15k for 1kg
The rice milk on the market is also basically starchy water. Very dilute compared to the others, and carbs only.
Goat milkkk
"Which type of milk is best for you?"
just any without lactose will do for me, please
then go for plant milks. Try oat milk it is delicious
Same. My parents are always asking for which brand specifically I want. My problem is mostly with not-yogurt tho.
I just started drinking oat milk few days ago, and they tastes good but my mom and sister think it tastes bad .😥
@@chanman6407 theyre probably unhealthy af
@@chanman6407 maybe try soy milk if that is available for where you live. i find that it tastes less nutty than oat
I haven't had cow milk in 1.5 years and it just feels great! My favorite is definitely Oat and Soy milk (although I do consume almond milk).
I have recently gone back to dairy milk after four years. My decision is based on many factors including accepting I ditched dairy milk because the media told me it was bad. I grew up on milk so I really don’t even understand why I fell for it. Nothing wrong with cow milk people. It also helps in the synthesising other nutrients
I mean it wasn't designed/meant for humans.... its too fatty and sugary. Made to turn a calf into a 2-ton cow! I drink it but im not happy about it.
No dude thte media tells you cow milk is good its front and center on tv ads and tv shows and at the grocery dairy is brain washing kids and you 24/7 and now your back, GREAT, WONDERFUL there was no anti dairy campaign EVER!
In actually very interested in switching to oat milk now. Since I though my only options were dairy and almond and with how they both relate to deforestation I was in the fence for a long while. But I was unware that oat and soy were better options so I think I found a winner? Lol
don't forget that dairy relies on the exploitation of mothers
I switched to oat a while ago. I don't regret it. I still eat cheese, because so far there are no real alternatives that are as good, but my whole family stopped using dairy milk and switched to oat based milk now xD
@@kingplunger1 th-cam.com/video/UcN7SGGoCNI/w-d-xo.html
@@kingplunger1 that's amazing I'm trying to convince my parents to give up on diary milk 😅 it's not easy when you live with other people in a household
@Lorenzo Panza if you are making the dairy local why You don't make the oats local? Because then there is no argument?
I had warm oat milk with cinnamon at a renaissance fair a few years ago, it was one of the best drinks I've ever had. Ever since I've been buying oat milk instead of regular milk. If you haven't tried this yet, do it. Maybe add some maple syrup for sweetener if you need it
Well, I'm not a cow's baby so dairy is definitely not for me.
These videos from this channel tend to be representing what's fashionable and trends of the day. Balanced and evidence-based answer to drinking milk? See link below.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-drinking-milk-unnatural/
Your children will be taller if they drink dairy milk
Exactly 👏🏾
its called a calf
@@cnn8420 and your children won't have a planet to live on if they continue to consume animal products.. so keep your tallness with u
I will forever love almond milk, because it’s very helpful when you’re the kind of person who is always watching their calorie intake. :) I also like the taste of almonds in general!
Protein fortified oat milk is great, especially when paired with plant based protein shakes. You can get about 35 - 40 grams of protein in one meal/shake if you add hemp seeds or chia seeds
haha reading this as i eat my protein soy milk oatmeal with hemp seeds :) so good to get such a big hit of protein in the morning and makes me feel fuller and generally great !
Exactly that, I opted for Vanilla Pea protein with Oat milk! Lovely stuff
@ٴ Yeah and monkeys have hair too. What other facts can you recite?
@ٴ You were supposed to be citing facts. Are you ready for this mind blowing fact? I eat meat too, just eating less of it as I age.
Zamn bro imma need that for my bulking
Versus...FIGHTING POLYGON TEAM
Wow, have never expected a big youtuber comment in a Ted Ed vid.
Why are you here Saberspark
Wow TH-camrs that watch TH-cam...
@@graceyang9022 Whenever you find see em. I sometimes feel like they say the most random comments ever (or just me never getting it).
Omg its saberspark lol
I loved milk as a kid... however I became lactose intolerant 😭 I recently tried almond milk and surprisingly it tasted pretty good! I was always hesitant to try new milk because I was afraid I'd waste product if I ended up not liking the taste. Thankfully I did! Now I have a milk alternative if I really need it. Although I tend to avoid any type of milk altogether and just drink water or juice
I definitely recommend trying soy and oat milk as I reckon they are tastier than almond milk haha
@@xshinigamixmpx3816 Tastier? Debatable but almond milk is WAY less calories so it’s much more worth it.
Some plant milks in the shelf stable section (usually in the cereal aisle) are sold in smaller sized cartons. Quarts, usually.
If you don’t like it you can always blend it into baked foods where rare taste disappears but the nutrition remains.
Same! After a thyroid storm and having been diagnosed with Hashimoto I´ve become less and less tolerant to cows milk, Almond milk for the win!
I see a lot of people who'd rather prefer ultra processed fake milk with sugar and preservatives wow. Calling plant concentrate milk ia a crime
I literally just discovered oat milk and I LOVE IT! I love it so much that if there’s ever an opportunity to share about my newfound love, I will encourage everyone to try it.
Im not even mad that the little spies in my phone are now recommending all types of oat milk content, I welcome it
I love oat milk so lots of reason, mostly because I’m allergic to soy, tree nuts and casein (cows milk protein) so … whoever invented it is incredible!!! I love that it’s become trendy and I notice my health feeling better now that I’m not constantly consuming something that I’m allergic to :’D also, better for the planet is a great plus!!
Yes, best brand in my opinion is Oatly
I’m allergic to casein and whey too!!! I make my own oat milk and if I’m lazy I buy almond milk
Ironically I can't have oats, soy, nuts or lactose. So my milk of choice is cow's milk with the lactose removed. Everybody is different and has different needs.
@@neosmagus I know of at least one plant based milk you could try. It uses pea protein. I forget the name, but it comes in a curved plastic bottle.
How did you know you are soy intolerant?
My brain after watching the vid: what about walnut, cashew, coconut, rice, hemp milk? Hmmm? HMMMMMMMMMM!
Rice milk is damn delicious. But also need alot of water (abit less than almonds tho). I haven't tried the rest tho.
Hemp is good for humans & good for the planet. It's super easy to make too
ASAP Science has a video about that th-cam.com/video/8ZiD2W8vSXE/w-d-xo.html
He said these are the most popular milks
hemp milk is delicious, i didnt like the taste of almond milk at all
Pasteurization: The soy milk is pasteurized at a high temperature to kill any harmful bacteria or microorganisms and extend its shelf life.
Four square kilometers to produce one glass of cows milk? What?! Even if you'll use the entire Earth land surface, it would be just 25K tonn of milk....
Cows can be next to each other.
overblown maths to make things look crazy. This is the amount of feed required if they harvested everything in one go to feed a cow from birth until it produces a glass of milk most likely. In reality, done over many years in the same much smaller area per cow.
Yeah, it's left quite unclear. I believe those 4km2 come from this eq. : (kg of food for the lifetime of a cow)/(L of milk produced byy the cow in a lifetime) if all those kg of food where to be grown at the same time. In reality, the soil used o grow wheat and other grains for cattle is reused several times a year, so thats why we can produce millons of L of milk with such a "small" land area. Tho, using directly the grains to produce some "milk like" beverage will allways be more efficient both in water, energy and land usage.
4 km2 It's most certainly wrong, needs confirmation.
maybe that's land use to produce one glass a day, or an hour even? The more important point though is how it's significantly less space efficient (and less efficient in all other aspects) compared to plant milks.
Oat milk is actually SUPER easy to make and extremely cheap. You end up spending so much less money, you don't waste materials (cartons bought at stores), and it's good for the environment! Win win win!
And you don't need to impregnate a cow, take her calf immediately when it's born, kill it of it's a male or enslave it as a dairy cow of its a female.
Raise soy fields to feed the cow, use huge amounts of water to grow the soy that is later being fed to the cow and give more water to the cow to drink...kapish xxxxl win
@@usheffi The vast majority of soybeans are grown without irrigation.
Hemp, Flax, and coconut are all superior alternatives.
Ah yes, let me just buy that with the fortune I have laying around here (same goes for Almond milk btw)
This should be taught in school worldwide. The dairy lobby in Denmark is very strong and about 5 years ago they made the government illegalize the labelling of plant based milk as milk, because it is "confussing" making people buy the wrong milk unwillingly.
Cutting out dairy milk freed me for good from acne I was struggling with since I was a teenager.
Love coconut, oat, cashew and hemp milks.
Same here, can't do dairy or soy as it triggers acne. Very limiting on what I can buy to eat sometimes!
I always hated milk until recently when I discovered the plant based ones 🌱
hummm delícious 😋
Same! You couldn't pay me to drink a straight glass of cow's milk but give me a jug of coconut milk and I can down it easily!
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Same, coconutmilk is the best (also technicly fruit juice)
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Love all of them but my REAL treat is the pistachios one ☝🏾😍
And take into consideration that pI am neither vegetarian nor vegan but plant based foods and drink in general are the best ones ever 🌱 🪴 😍
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True 😄
Unicorn milk is the milk for champions. I drink it often
Yup, and it's made from United Korea's corn
You’re comparing protein content without considering the amino acid profile - real milk contains complete proteins