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Why You Should Only Give Cow's Milk To Your Child & Not A Plant-Based One?
Milk can be obtained from both animals and plants; but the latter is no match for the former because of the lack of nutrients in it.
We obtain milk from a variety of ingredients, but which one of them is the most helpful for us?
Milk can be animal-based as well as plant-based; and vegetarians and certain people may prefer the latter over the former. However, a recent study has noted that milk which is obtained from plant products varies in terms of nutrition and it recommended that kids should be given more of cow's milk, unless there is any medical reason.
Cow's milk is healthy, as it contains a decent amount of proteins and almost a third of the recommended amount of calcium, besides vitamins A, B12 and D, and potassium.
Plant-based
Milk
-
Less
Nutritious:
Milk
obtained
from
plant
products
is
much
less
nutritious
in
comparison
to
that
of
the
cow.
According
to
a
blog,
except
soy
milk,
no
other
plant-based
milk
(cashew,
coconut
and
almond)
is
a
good
source
of
protein
in
unfortified
form.
Soy milk though matches the cow's milk in terms of protein content, it does not match cow's milk in terms of calcium, unless artificially enriched. Organic soy milk also contains some amount of fat, which is not there in skimmed milk.
Milk obtained from cashew nuts and almonds though is rich in calcium, it is hardly utilised eventually as the processing sees most of the nutrients getting destroyed.
Coconut milk, on the other hand, is considered the least nutritious of all because it has a little or no protein and a very small amount of calcium.
Artificial
Value
Addition
Doesn't
Make
The
Plant-based
Milk
Healthy
To
improve
the
nutritional
value
of
these
plant-based
milk
varieties,
a
lot
of
manufacturers
add
artificial
values
to
them;
however,
those
added
nutrients
cannot
be
properly
absorbed
by
the
body
like
the
natural
content.
Scientists
have
expressed
doubt
in
the
same.
Another advantage of the cow's milk is that it contains lactose and casein that better the absorption of calcium and in turn lead to the absorption of vitamin D. This coordination among the natural ingredients makes the animal milk much more superior when compared to the plant-based variety.
In terms of the vitamin also, plant-based milk trails the animal milk by far. Vitamin D content in plant milk is very low compared to cow's milk.
Additives
-
Not
Good
For
Children:
Additives
are
mixed
with
plant-based
milk
a
lot
of
times
to
make
it
more
tasty;
and
these
additives
can
lead
to
digestive
problems
and
allergies.
Plant-based
milk
should
thus
not
be
given
to
infants
and
children.
But, this is not to say that cow's milk is immune from artificial ingredients. Sugar and other sweeteners can be added to full-fat cow's milk as well as in case of plant-based milk.
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