1) What dairy product is in my fridge right now that is not really made with milk? Check and see.
2) Who controls this and why did it change without our warning?
3) Which one do you think it tastes better? Would you be willing to pay more for real milk?
4) What are the harms, if any?
http://www.thespec.com/living-story/2187856-milk-or-dairy-beverage-crowding-grocery-shelves/
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ReplyDeleteSeing as i have at least 1 glass of choclate milk a day ( no that is not an exageration) i found it very alarming how many companys try and trick people into thinking they are buying choclate MILK when in reality it is some kind of chocolate " dairy beverage". I beleive the sole reason companys do this is of course to make some profit. They use cheaper things then real milk and throw it all together to make it taste remotley like milk, however if you drink alot of milk, most of the time you will know the difference with the first sip.. and it is not a pleasent one. Also the government is fully aware of this and i am surprised they are not cracking down on these companys more for blatant false advertising. The article below explains the debate on whether or not choclate milkk is actually good for you which many health experts advertise. Personally i believ like anything else if you have it in moderation it could provide some benifits for you.
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401147/Is-Chocolate-Milk-a-Healthy-Drink.html
Interesting post Nick. I do not drink milk very often so I've never really tasted the difference but i do know that I tasted the difference when drinking juices with artificial sugar. I know you said the government should solve the issue of false advertising but I think they should really be focusing on avoiding those foods to found in general. They are clearly not good for you and people that drink and eat these foods are definitely putting a toll on our healthcare system.
DeleteI agree Anne. Although before this article I had never really realized the "chocolate dairy beverage" wasn't really milk, I don't think it was because it was falsely advertised. If i was a mily company and my product that i was trying to sell was chocolate milk i can see why they would not want to write NOT MILK in bold. Saying that, they do clearly state what it is, it's just that most people don't know the difference. I agree Anne that if the product is dangerous, the government should create a restriction, but mostly i think that it is public awareness. I personally worry whenever I see the words Modified corn or soy products. They are in everything, including apparently "chocolate dairy beverage" and sometimes even chocolate milk.
DeleteCool post Nick, and ya i agree that these companies need to be exposed by the government in the hopes that our society will at least be aware of the issue here. So many parents dont realize what they buy for their children is actually awful for them and its quite alarming.
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ReplyDeleteIn all honesty, I’m not surprised in the slightest that these companies are misleading us consumers. Many of the industries infamously known for producing some of our most treasured brand name products have stamped their merchandises with some pretty questionable labels – “dairy beverage” or “frozen dairy dessert” being prime examples. As the manufacture practice becomes more industrialized – we can definitely expect that these products will in result, grow to be far more processed and artificial than ever before. However, the last thing these companies wish to do is to promote the fact that their market is entirely made up of overly processed goods that barely replicate the real deal. So in order to deceive their clientele into thinking that they’re indeed purchasing the milk, icecream or cheese that they’ve bargained for – they mark their products with these disclaimers in very tiny print so it’ll typically go unnoticed. They’ll usually sugarcoat it too since “frozen dairy dessert” has a much better ring to it than “pasteurized, artificial dairy product that’s suppose to be deemed as icecream”. They’re not exactly lying to us since they did include that condition on the packaging but they’re certainly not telling the full truth either. As much as I think this is wrong on their part, it’s also our duty to use critical thinking by examining the product before committing to purchase it. I assume that the more organic and less modified products probably taste a lot better than their processed counterparts. From my experience, however, a lot of these more naturally composed products are also pricier. If you can afford it then it’s definitely a viable option to consider investing in these organic alternatives. If you can’t exactly, then it’s up to you to prioritize. In my house, we definitely try to eat as healthy as we can but sometimes the great difference in price hinders us from doing so. Like Nick, I think that consuming even these products is fine in moderation. The issue usually emerges when your intake becomes excessive.
This article goes further into the deception of labeling. It specifically touches base on the misleading logo known as “frozen dairy desert”:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/dining/remembering-when-breyers-ice-cream-was-you-know-ice-cream.html?_r=0
Interesting post and article, Kayla. It's true, the are technically telling you exactly what it is but they do it in fine print so it's all sneaky. They aren't lying, just tricking people by not drawing attention to the truth.
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