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Are there laws preventing milk being sold as a drink like soft drinks, juice etc.? |
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Are there laws preventing milk being sold as a drink like soft drinks, juice etc.?
Why is it that milk is only sold in large bottles or cumbersome paper cartons?
Why can't you buy a small bottle of milk as a drink you can have on the go, instead of cola, juice etc? Seems like we should have this, in these health-conscious times. |
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Asda do 250ml bottles, I think they are disney branded or something.
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We can be 250ml bottles of milk in many places in Scotland with just the regular dairies branding.
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I stayed in a hotel recently where they put a mini plastic carton of milk(250ml I suppose)in the fridge instead of those awful UHT things. It was a real nice touch, I thought
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Why is it that milk is only sold in large bottles or cumbersome paper cartons?
Why can't you buy a small bottle of milk as a drink you can have on the go, instead of cola, juice etc? Seems like we should have this, in these health-conscious times. |
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What's wrong with cows milk?
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In health conscious times cows milk is not the ideal drink by any means, an extremely unnatural product for humans to be drinking. You can buy small cartons of soya and almond milk which would be a healthier alternative though there isn't much wrong with water.
Personally I would like the option at lunchtime or whatever to be able to buy a small milk drink to have with my food, or even as a cooling drink. Much better than some fizzy sugary chemical rubbish! |
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Drinking cow's milk is no less natural than eating cow meat so I don't agree with you there.
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Personally I would like the option at lunchtime or whatever to be able to buy a small milk drink to have with my food, or even as a cooling drink. Much better than some fizzy sugary chemical rubbish!
Indeed and that is up to you, just don't pretend it is healthy. (Obviously coke etc is also unhealthy).
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Drinking cow's milk is no less natural than eating cow meat so I don't agree with you there.
Personally I would like the option at lunchtime or whatever to be able to buy a small milk drink to have with my food, or even as a cooling drink. Much better than some fizzy sugary chemical rubbish! All the major supermarkets do milk in a small plastic 1 pint carton, ideal for lunch etc. When you do your shopping get a few in and then you will be able to take it to work for your lunch. |
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You used to be able to buy milk in cans. It was in the fridges next to cans of pop.
http://www.thedisciplesofdesign.co.u...milk-in-a-can/ The only time I had it is why I was on holiday in I think Somerset. |
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In health conscious times cows milk is not the ideal drink by any means, an extremely unnatural product for humans to be drinking. You can buy small cartons of soya and almond milk which would be a healthier alternative though there isn't much wrong with water.
Soya is also very bad for the human body. It causes malnutrition, digestive distress, thyroid problems, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, immune system breakdown, even heart disease and cancer |
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I assume the reason will be profit. With the big bottles at £1-ish now what would you charge for 250ml? 10p? The container would cost that!
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Soya damages the planet and encourages deforestation and slavery.
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Soya is also very bad for the human body. It causes malnutrition, digestive distress, thyroid problems, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, immune system breakdown, even heart disease and cancer
It's impossible to respond to such nonsense, I suggest you go away and learn something about the subject.
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I assume the reason will be profit. With the big bottles at £1-ish now what would you charge for 250ml? 10p? The container would cost that!
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I was just thinking, milk still gets supplied to my kids school for under 5's in small bottles so it must be being bottled somewhere.
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250 ml bottles cost 3 for a pound.
Even this isn't quite what I'm thinking of, though, as you wouldn't buy 3 bottles at lunchtime would you? |
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Morrisons sell little bottles of milk, only semi skimmed though I believe.
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I remember being able to buy the small milk cartons here since I was at school.
Greggs sell it as well, 250ml or pint size. You get Orange juice in the same square cartons as the pints of milk, almost all bakeries sell them here (Dundee) and are included in meal deals etc. Boots too actually. I think they're bottles are 300ml. |
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http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estor...=1214921923736
38p...pity about the Disney branding though! I bought one as I measure out my milk allowance into it each day ![]() oops that link doesn't go direct to the milk, just the dairy products |
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What's wrong with cows milk?
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I can remember a milk vending machines in the late 60s/early 70s.
I tried it once, Queen Street Station in Cardiff I think. I remember it being messy as there were no easy open cartons in those days, and guess what, I didn't have a knife or pair if scissors on me. |
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In health conscious times cows milk is not the ideal drink by any means, an extremely unnatural product for humans to be drinking. You can buy small cartons of soya and almond milk which would be a healthier alternative though there isn't much wrong with water.
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Except for it being disgusting?
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