I think it’s happened. I have finally gotten so old that I don’t understand what’s happening. Not that I don’t think I understand or I misunderstand. I don’t understand what’s happening.
With milk.
I was going over this week’s grocery store ads (you know, those things that come in the mail) (yes, that mail) (yes, in email too if you want) (or on line) and saw that this week’s sales include banana milk. What do people have against cows?
I know many people have dairy allergies and need a cow’s milk alternative. That’s why we have soy milk although I don’t understand how they fit the little stool and bucket under a soy bean. But that’s a different kind of not understanding, not the big not understanding what’s happening of understandings.
Then somebody decided soy milk wasn’t any better for people than cow’s milk so they had to invent new milks. (Just to mention another thing in the long list of things that I don’t understand is how the soy in soy milk isn’t good for us but the soy in tofu is still ok.) So now we have almond milk, cashew milk, flax milk, quinoa milk, hemp milk, oat milk, rice milk, coconut milk, and pea protein milk. And now banana milk. All with nothing in common with dairy milk (and soy milk) except they are sort of white but without all the pesky allergens. And most of the nutrients. Then we add to each one its proponents. Check that. Each one’s fanatics.
Why is it that food attracts so much controversy? There always seems to be as much debate with food extremists as with partisan politics zealots. And sometimes not even as much fun. We have vegans, gluten freers (who are not celiacs), paleo dieters, juicers and cleansers, and now milkers. But not the kind with stools and buckets. Each trying to convince anybody not in said camp why theirs is the one way, the right way, the only way. Next you’ll be seeing them soliciting in airports handing out banana peels in exchange for your loose change.
Well, while all those others are trying to fit their stools and buckets under their nuts and peas and bananas I’m going to have a nice big glass of old fashioned milk milk. With a cookie. Baked. If that’s not too old fashioned.
Moo.
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Zealotry in food is as ridiculous as other types of zealotry. If you believe your way in (insert lifestyle choice here) is absolute, and all others are wrong, well, you may be a zealot.
Different strokes for different folks, right?
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Unlike the food crazies. They aren’t welcome here never ever.
I’ve never heard of banana milk. Is it banana flavored or just made from bananas? It sounds weird.
Yeah, banana milk is a thing. You can get it commercially in most grocery stores here and if it’s not where you are it probably soon will be. But you can make it at home. There are quite a few articles on line, mostly just banana, water, salt, and if you want to add a flavor. Here is one of the many I found while researching for this post.
https://downshiftology.com/recipes/banana-milk/
Banana milk, unlike soy and most of the nut milks, has very little protein. And unless it’s enriched there’s not much in nutrition comparable to dairy milk. That’s where the commercial product differs from the home made version.
You now have me questioning my almond milk suggested by my naturalist as part of my Go the F**k to Sleep program. I’ve been sleeping so I’m afraid to go back to moo-milk. Hmmm.
If you’ve been sleeping I would not change a thing. But if you’re going to contribute to the explosion of almond milk on the market you better get your little stool out to help milk those little devils.
It’s so hard to see their little teets.
Ha! That they are.
I don’t understand why people even go milking grains and stuff; but banana milk sounds plain gross!
The sheer amount of alternative milks now on the market is certainly incredible. (Fun fact: In Germany, it it illegal to call a drink “milk” if it did not come from an animal. Producers must label such a product as a “beverage”, not a “milk.”) Personally, I drink soy milk/beverage for two reasons: 1) I prefer the taste over cow’s milk, and 2) ethical considerations.
As far as the soymilk controversy goes, generally those who don’t drink soymilk because they question its healthiness also don’t eat tofu. There’s a lot of conflicting research out there about soy; hence, the emergence of alternatives to the alternative.
Do enjoy your milk and cookies!
Thank you for stopping by. Interesting about the German prohibition to calling something that isn’t milk milk.
On a much more serious note though, how did you know I just baked up a batch of cookies? Feel free to join me but you’ll have to bring your own beverage. ☺