Full fat is back on the menu
Credit: Graham's
According to an article in The Times, full-fat milk and other dairy products are back on the menu, as influencers discover the creamy delights of Jersey cow milk and butters, not to mention other dairy products.
Let’s face it, it’s hard to replicate the delights of dairy using so few ingredients as what is found in cow’s milk. Plus, when drinking it, you get the nutrition that is inherent in dairy, versus other products available. Of course, we all knew this but it’s nice to see the good news in the media.
The influencers are also highlighting and promoting Jersey cow gold top milk, which should be handy for those who are producing such items, including Graham’s, whose proprietor Robert Graham notes in the article, Jersey milk is “18 per cent higher in protein and 20 per cent higher in calcium than regular milk.” (www.grahamsfamilydairy.com/our-products/gold-top)
Not to mention Jersey cows are so pretty. I always think truth will out, although oftentimes it feels like it will never be brought to light, because there is so much noise out there. We often have to watch until people get tired of the nonsense that is the non-dairy folks, with their over-processed, expensive products, which don’t deliver the same nutritional benefits as milk does.
Still, we continue. An industry that is thousands of years old does not give up at the first sign of discord. For example, last month, Dairy UK brought together leading international experts to examine the science behind healthy ageing and the challenge of growing consumer confusion around diet and misinformation. Held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, “Strong Foundations, Resilient Futures: Nutrition at Every Stage,” convened academics, dietitians and health professionals to explore how nutrition and physical activity support healthspan (the years of life spent in good health) and the role dairy can play across the life course. (www.dairyuk.org/blog/dairy-uk-leads-expert-debate-to-address-nutritions-role-in-healthy-ageing)
Plus, as we all age, that issue of healthspan will become ever more important., no matter where you are in your lifespan right now. And the influencers will lead them.
- Suzanne Christiansen, editor, Dairy Industries International. Keep in touch via email: [email protected] Twitter: @dairyindustries Linkedin: @dairyindustriesinternational
