#milk makers

[tarotfiend]

What’s y’all’s favorite type of cow? Mine’s a Himalayan.

[losingitinjersey]

The best part about getting up in the middle of the night to pump or feed erp is that I get to eat a bag of my lactation cookies.

I think about them alllll day so when my alarm goes off after 1am (because I went to sleep some time after 7pm like a tired old person) it's that little extra nudge I need to drag my exhausted body out of bed. Because, cookies.

[milkmanmagee]

when will we get fresh milk content again? will it be 2% or whole? how about a series highlighting milk consumption in popular media?

Man it’s all organic these days. And I don’t want to talk about it. I need a while to readjust to this new “almond” milk. Like it’s a nut. Give me a break. Give me classic teet milk any day.

[casorasi]

Milk makers, desperate to win back America, ask, 'Want a cookie?'

SEATTLE - If you give Americans a cookie, will they finally start buying milk again? Dairy producers are betting on it. Facing an unprecedented and protracted slump in demand, the industry is coming up with all sorts of innovations. That… Milk makers, desperate to win back America, ask, 'Want a cookie?'

[investmart007]

NEW YORK | Soy "milk" makers may need to find alternative description

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NEW YORK | Soy "milk" makers may need to find alternative description

NEW YORK  — Soy and almond drinks that bill themselves as “milk” may need to consider alternative language after a top regulator suggested the agency may start cracking down on use of the term. The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines “milk” as coming from the “milking of one or more healthy cows.” That would be a change for the agency, which has not aggressively gone after the proliferation of plant-based drinks labeled as “milk.”

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb talked about the plans this week, noting there are hundreds of federal “standards of identity” spelling out how foods with various names need to be manufactured. “The question becomes, have we been enforcing our own standard of identity,” Gottlieb said about “milk” at the Politico event Tuesday. “The answer is probably not.”

Standards of identity have been the source industry spats as American diets have evolved, including fights about what gets to be called mayonnaise and yogurt. More recently, there are disagreements over what to call meat grown by culturing cells, a science that’s still emerging.

The FDA can’t just change the way it enforces a standard without warning, Gottlieb said. Since it plans to take a different approach to enforcement, he said the FDA will have to first develop guidance notifying companies of the change and ask for public comment. That guidance will probably be issued in a year, he said. Gottlieb said the agency expects to get sued, since dictionary definitions are broader and say milk comes from a lactating animal or a nut.

The National Milk Producers Federation said it welcomes Gottlieb’s recognition that the labeling practices of many “plant-based dairy imitators” violate federal standards. The industry group had recently renewed its push for the FDA to crack down on nondairy drinks calling themselves “milk.”

The Good Food Institute, which advocates for plant-based alternatives, says the term “milk” should be permitted with modifiers for nondairy drinks.

“For the same reason that you can have gluten-free bread and rice noodles, almond milk and soy milk are the most clear and best terms for describing those products,” said Bruce Friedrich, the group’s co-founder.

The FDA declined to comment on whether the agency would enforce other standards, such as for yogurt. ___

By Associated Press

[twoplusonecooking]

Lactation Cookies // Milk Makers // Energy Bars

Not the prettiest cookies, but really, truly so good.

I noticed my milk supply dropping the last few weeks, so I whipped up a batch of handy “milk maker” lactation cookies. My sweet friend Steph gave me her recipe and I tweaked it based on my taste preference and things I had in the pantry. 

This looks like a long list of ingredients, but don’t be intimidated. The first 9 are essential and the rest is for flavor, so feel free to substitute or minimize.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup of honey or maple syrup 1 cup of seed/nut butter (like peanut, almond, cashew) 1 cup coconut oil splash of vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 cups oats 1 cup whole wheat flour/almond/rye or other healthy flour 2 tablespoons brewers yeast 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek, ground to a powder 1 inch fresh ginger, minced 1 cup dried fruit (like cherries, raisins, dates) 1/4 cup dried coconut 2 tablespoons flax seed 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Warm wet ingredients in saucepan on stove or 40 seconds in a microwave, until mixed, cool slightly and beat in eggs. Mix together with dry ingredients. 

Portion about 1/4 cup each with spoon onto baking tray (I use Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Half Sheet, because it's eco and not toxic), press lightly with back of spoon to flatten. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 8-10 min. 

Or, for energy bar style, press mix into parchment paper lined baking dish, bake 10 minutes. Cut into squares when cool.