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Changing consumer habits could spell the end of bagged milk (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
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"Consumption of milk per capita has gone down every year over the last 30 years," says Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. "Actually, it's gone down by more than 20 per cent since 2015."

While bagged milk is often cited as a unique Canadianism, it's actually not sold west of Ontario. Those who prefer it, however, say it's more cost efficient and some even believe it tastes better.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

My wife says no cows, because apparently I underestimate the amount of milk a cow makes. I'm gonna have to get used to goat milk

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or just oats?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It is much easier to raise a goat on a small acreage than it is to farm enough oats to extract a worthwhile amount of oat milk.

Also, haven't liked any oat milk I've tried. To be fair I don't like goat milk either, but it is much closer to what I'm used to, and would definitely be easier to get used to

[–] Patches 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They make mini cows.

How do you think they make those little quarts of milk?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Then how do they make chocolate milk?

[–] Patches 1 points 8 months ago

Black cows?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There is NextMilk and NotMilk brands., both formulated to be similar to actual milk in texture, and taste. You won't be "Wow, I can't believe it's not milk" But it is surprising close compared to oat, soy, or almond milks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't exactly help

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As in your love of actual cow milk, or the oats takes a lot of farming debate? Not Milk is like pineapple juice cabbage juice and other components that somehow come together to work like milk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oats take a lot of space and equipment to farm, and any brand name anything doesn't help; the idea here was self-sufficiency

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I see. Goat milk takes some getting used to. Good luck on the self-sufficiency. We had a half acre before for veggies, and a giant pear tree which made good Perry every year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I would fucking love a pear tree. I don't really like apples, but pears are delicious, and if there's too many to eat, well...as you suggested, I'd drink them