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Taking The Moo Out of
M I L K
by Andrea Juarez
Range of Choices Boggles The Mind, Raises Health Questions
Only a few decades ago, the milk shelf at the market contained just cow's milk, with consumers' main choice:
whole or reduced fat? Today, shoppers face an abundance of milk options, such as goat, almond, soy, coconut
and even milk from grains.
It's no surprise then that Americans are consuming approximately 25 percent less dairy milk than they did in
1975, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture. At the same time, the alternative milk market has grown
and consumers are deluged with options and information.
"There are so many milk choices, and the information about what's healthy keeps changing," says Erica Bazzy,
a Colorado mother of three boys.