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How to Make: Cow’s milk. Animal based From 5-sensed beings. How to Make: Almond milk. Plant based From 1-sensed beings. Raise a dairy cow. Feed cows artificial diets with grains and other high protein animal based meals Keep cow pregnant with artificial insemination. Factory farm dairy.
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How to Make:Cow’s milk Animal based From 5-sensed beings
How to Make:Almond milk Plant based From 1-sensed beings
Raise a dairy cow • Feed cows artificial diets with grains and other high protein animal based meals • Keep cow pregnant with artificial insemination Factory farm dairy
Grow almonds • Cultivate almond tree • Harvest almonds Almond tree http://www.indianetzone.com/photos_gallery/3/almond-tree_18673.jpg
Get cow’s milk • Attach cow to milking machine • Maximize production using hormones • Give antibiotics to treat infections
Get almond milk • Soak almonds • Blend • Add sweetener if desired • Strain for smooth consistency http://www.rawfoods-livingfoods.com/images/how-to-make-almond-milk.jpg
Almond milk “byproducts” • Almond meal leftover from straining • Make Indian sweets, cookies, or marzipan • Add to soup or other food to thicken nandyala.org
Cow’s milk “by-products” • Male calves confined in crates, raised and slaughtered for veal • Post-reproductive age dairy cows slaughtered for low grade meat
Health effects of cow’s milk • Many risks with questionable benefits, e.g. • All except skim milk has some saturated fat, becoming cholesterol, which is heart disease risk • May increase risk of prostate and breast cancers • Questionable benefits: calcium absorbability may not be suboptimal and studies have shown no protection against fractures
Health effects of almond milk • No cholesterol • Has calcium • Has omega 3, unsaturated fatty acids, considered heart healthy • Contains other minerals, fiber and protein • No food is perfect and healthy for everyone, every food and drink has risks http://thriftyliving.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/homemade-almond-milk.jpg