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New Research Shows That Skim Milk Doesn't Prevent Obesity; Study Shows That People Who Drink Lower-Fat Milk Actually Gained Weight

Steve Tanko — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:17:13 +0000

Think drinking skim milk will help you lose weight? Think again! A new study published by the Archives of Disease In Childhood found just the opposite to be true. “[W]ithin every ethnicity and every socioeconomic strata…children who drank skim milk and 1% were heavier than those who drank 2% and whole.” This fact flies in [...]

Free Milk On Wednesday For Superior And Douglas County Residents In Need

Steve Tanko — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:20:41 +0000

Seven-hundred cases of milk are on their way to Superior, with a planned-giveaway to happen on Wednesday January 23rd – starting at 10AM. Superior and Douglas County residents in need will be able to pick up a case or two for free, outside of the Solid Rock Mission. The milk comes from a dairy business [...]

Fiscal Cliff And Milk Prices; Deal Reached To Avert Prices Doubling

Steve Tanko — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:19:21 +0000

An update on a post from two weeks ago: Congress has passed a deal to extend the 2008 Farm Bill that heads off rising milk prices in 2013. As Americans watch the Fiscal Cliff wrangling that is going on in Washington, one of the under-reported facts had been the potential for a roll-back of the [...]

Milk Prices Drop

Steve Tanko — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:36:54 +0000

Gas prices might be on the rise, but the cost of milk isn’t. Record dairy profits and milder weather are leading to a surge in milk supplies from Auckland to California, turning last year’s best-performing commodity contract into one of the worst of 2012. It’s really simple supply and demand; Record-high milk output has sent [...]

Obama Says No French Fries For You; Olive Garden Agrees

Steve Tanko — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:40:27 +0000

You know – you work hard. You go to a restaurant. “Order anything you want”. Sure – why not; You’re paying for it – right? Not at Olive Garden. Following the edict handed down from the Obama administration, the Olive Garden has become the first restaurant chain to choose for you. No more French fries [...]

A Growing Trend: Los Angeles Public Schools Ban Flavored Milk

Steve Tanko — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:08:13 +0000

As part of a growing trend to eat healthier and curb the onset of weight and health issues at an early age, school districts around the country have discontinued chocolate milk and other flavored milks from their lunch lines. Los Angeles is joining the trend - representing a significant population center that will no longer offer flavored milks.

Modified Dairy Cows Produce Human Milk in China

Kool Staff — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:36:05 +0000

Scientists in China have genetically modified a batch of cows so that they can now produce human breast milk opposed to regular cow’s milk. The researchers at the Agricultural University in Beijing did so by injecting the human gene that makes milk into 300 bovine embryos. Though safety tests are still being conducted, those who [...]