• Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Big dairy’s collusion with the US government is a much deeper issue than anyone suspects.

    Here’s a good read on it, I wish everyone knew about this:

    https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/doctors-denounce-government-partnership-pizza-hut-push-cheese

    tl;dr The US government is partnering with food manufacturers (and Pizza Hut) to increase the amount of cheese in products in order to prop up the dairy industry.

    When it comes down to “can oat milk be called milk?” I think the outcome is a foregone conclusion.

    FWIW - I consider myself “lactose ambivalent”. I’m not intolerant. :) It just doesn’t occur to me to buy dairy most of the time.

    I do enjoy Oat Milk, I wish it didn’t have as much sugar in it as it does. :( It really doesn’t like me though!

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      1 year ago

      The US FDA is a captured organization. The familiar food pyramid was hogwash designed to support the grains industry and led to the obesity epidemic.

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      1 year ago

      Something I think gets glossed over by most folks is inflation figures effect on food. Things in the inflation index consumer basket, always subsidized. If the government didn’t manipulate the price on these items they’d have to pay out more in pensions and social security payments.

      Everything that effects inflation figures is subsidized. Corn gets to double dip. It’s in so many good products and they make gas with it. Our corn is so subsidized that other countries don’t allow it to be imported.

    • witten@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Try making your own oat milk and put in as little sugar as you want! It’s pretty easy.