Milk is an almost ideal food. It is main diet for an infant and one of major diet for grown ups. What is milk? Why milk is given so much importance in many countries as necessary food product? What is alternate to milk ?
Milk is lacteal secretion by milching animal or mammals including human. This is so obtained to provide the diet to their offspring. It constituents are Fat and Solid Not Fat (SNF) . SNF is combination of all the nutrients other than fat like protein, lactose and minerals. It is prime food given to a baby when born. It is considered perfect if given breastfeeding. It increased babies immunity complete all the requirements by a growing body.
Milk is sacred to some of religion like Hinduism. It’s importance is due dietry aspect, economical aspects, and most importantly psychological aspect.
Dietry aspect is basically requirement that our body needs to complete vital tasks. It is having all macro and micro nutrients that living body needs. Protein in milk is having good digestibility and help in building blocks with ease. It comprised of whey protein which is preferred by gym people and casein which has many industrial use. That is why considered to give infants who barely had strong digestive system. Lactose gives energy and is good for brain function . It comprised of glucose and galactose. Later is good to increase brain activity.
Economical aspects is concern related to producers who have no other source of income other than agricultural products. Milk production gives them alternative. Sometimes it is main products for financial nourishment . In India, cooperative system has developed which provides direct and indirect employment to millions throughout the year. Local milk vendors are excluded.
Psycological aspect includes all the parameter that relates to use of milk in cultural and daily life. Milk is considered as sacred and is first thing to offer great God . Daily life style of rural people and urban people starts with milk. If you think of chai, you think of milk. Turmeric milk a vedic medicine is great form or night routine. Now a days, those who are into athletic games, take milk as first non amalgamated product.
While milk is an essential food, it has many alternative like baby food, tailored drinks for gym persons. Professionals prefer different variant of coffee and tea that does not include milk in any form. Why there is need of alternative to milk?
Although milk is an almost complete food but it lacks vitamin C and iron. Former is important in boosting immunity and later serves as main component of blood. Lactose intolerance is an allergy that does not allow to digest lactose , causing diarrhea to infant and grown ups. When our body is unable to produce enzyme to hydrolyze lactose , we suffer above problem.
Pros and cons walk hand in hand. Use of milk is in our lifestyle. We can change it for our better gain. We must always go for organic solution that suits our body in way to allow good food and at good price
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