Here is a list of the top ten dairy food myths and the rebuttal from the University of Michigan.
Here is just one:
2 Myth: Spinach is as good a source of calcium as milk. Fact: There is more calcium in 1 cup of milk than there is in 16 cups of spinach. One will need to eat more than 48 cups of spinach to get the recommended daily intake of calcium (USDA, 2010). Furthermore, milk contains Vitamin D which enhances calcium absorption (Wasserman, 2004).
I sure learned a few things on that one, even though I don't listen much to myths.
ReplyDeleteAnd milk goes down a whole lot easier than spinach!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe people believe that crap!
ReplyDeleteBut I really like spinach, probably because it helped Popeye so much.
ReplyDeleteNo way! Amazing the amount of misinformation out there. Of course this won't affect my hubby at all.
ReplyDeleteSpinach never crosses his lips:0)
Lisa, I thought it was kind of cool
ReplyDeleteNita, yeah, I like spinach, but I drink milk with most of my meals..I think that much spinach would get old pretty fast
JB, the wonderful world of the Internet causes me to be shocked and stunned pretty much every day at what people...many of whom should know better...believe..
Jan, yeah, thanks to that kind of propaganda rickets has made a comeback right here in the USA...pretty darned sad
Earl, I love it too!
Cathy, same with mine. He hates the stuff. I like it quite well, but I like milk better. lol