Food intolerances are common. And while they aren’tlife threatening, they bring a lot of discomfort to people. Luckily for us, now there are plenty of food alternatives to avoid these consequences.
But many of us like coffee, and especially with milk, so we are thankful for many plant-based milk alternatives that let us keep enjoying it. However, some people sometimes tend to forget about intolerances or even allergies and complain when somebody orders an ‘oat milk latte’.
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As people say – don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers for
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This woman went to get some coffee and while waiting in the line she noticed that one man kept muttering when somebody would order plant milk
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When it was his time to order, he loudly said he was coffee with real milk not this ‘frufru’ everyone drinks
After him went the woman who ordered an oat milk latte, which, of course, caught his attention
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He then said that it wouldn’t kill her to drink regular milk, to which she simply explained what would happen if she did
While the author thought she may be the jerk for her ‘graphic explanation’, community members gave her ‘Not the A-hole’ badge. “I laughed WAY too hard at this post. NTA. If he minded his own business, you wouldn’t have had to ‘educate’ him. Kudos to you!” one user wrote. “That was fantastic. Well done and thank you on behalf of the many who are lactose intolerant people out there and have to put up with people like him way too often,” another added.
Now, let’s look through a bit of statistics. So,Healthlineshares that the most common intolerance is dairy. To be more specific, lactose, which is a sugar found in milk and dairy products. In fact, it is estimated that lactose digestion is a problem for 65% of the world’s population. And the symptoms of lactose intolerance include abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, gas or nausea.
Speaking about plant-based milk, as in the story mentioned, people think that it’s not real milk and only cow milk is good for us.UCLA Health senior dietitianstates that drinking plant-based milk instead of cow’s milk truly has no drawbacks. Moreover, it can also provide you with health benefits, such as it’s lower in fat and calories. Most plant-based milks contain 37% to 75% less fat per cup than one cup of whole-fat cow’s milk.
Moreover,Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shares that the production of plant-based milks is less harmful to the environment than the production of cow’s milk, which uses a lot of water and emits a lot of greenhouse gases.
Redditors shared their personal experiences and applauded the author
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