This has to be the biggest con I can think of.
A friend was over who left oat milk behind and I was reading the pack.
It claims on the pack that oats are "better for the environment" even though they provide no sources are there to back it up.
Whats worse, is it says how the packaging is made from "plants" and is biodegradable. OK, that sounds very well and good, but how many plants need to be grown on how much land and how much energy is used to produce enough biopolymers for this single use packaging?
How much fertilizer is needed for all of this?
How much energy is used for growing, harvesting and processing these oats, along with all the chemicals needed to extract the "milk" from the oats?
Then to top it all off, this product is produced in europe!
How much co2 is produced from shipping this damn thing over here from the other side of the world?!
This is NZ, we dont need this crap from the other side of the world when we can get good quality cows milk locally.
Crazy world we live in when you think about it!
Anyone would have to be an idiot to think that a cow eating grass is doing more damage than what was involved in making this product designed to appeal to vegans and ill informed environmentalists.
These products were originally intended for people with food allergies, but now it seems that its marketed as an ethical choice to save the planet or some BS.
A friend was over who left oat milk behind and I was reading the pack.
It claims on the pack that oats are "better for the environment" even though they provide no sources are there to back it up.
Whats worse, is it says how the packaging is made from "plants" and is biodegradable. OK, that sounds very well and good, but how many plants need to be grown on how much land and how much energy is used to produce enough biopolymers for this single use packaging?
How much fertilizer is needed for all of this?
How much energy is used for growing, harvesting and processing these oats, along with all the chemicals needed to extract the "milk" from the oats?
Then to top it all off, this product is produced in europe!
How much co2 is produced from shipping this damn thing over here from the other side of the world?!
This is NZ, we dont need this crap from the other side of the world when we can get good quality cows milk locally.
Crazy world we live in when you think about it!
Anyone would have to be an idiot to think that a cow eating grass is doing more damage than what was involved in making this product designed to appeal to vegans and ill informed environmentalists.
These products were originally intended for people with food allergies, but now it seems that its marketed as an ethical choice to save the planet or some BS.