The phrase “Got milk?” has taken on new meaning in recent years. Cow’s milk hasn’t gone anywhere of course, but the options have expanded to also include soy milk, almond milk, oat milk — even milk made from peas. Whether it's going in your coffee, cereal, oatmeal, smoothie or a glass by itself, which type is best for you? In this episode, we “pour over” everything there is to know about traditional and plant-based milks.

Expert: Kelly Gaines, Wellness Dietitian

Interviewer: Zach Moore

00:00 Introduction
03:47 Milk drinking habits
04:39 How important is milk
08:36 Different types of cows milk
18:09 Chocolate milk
24:35 Other types of animal milk
27:48 Plant-based milk
41:27 Wrap up

Notable topics covered:

Whether milk really builds strong bones
Pasteurized, homogenized, filtered: What does it all mean?
Is whole milk too high in fat? And more questions about cow’s milk, answered
What does “organic” mean on a milk label anyway?
Ultra-filtered milk: Too good to be true?
How to think about milk if it’s just going in your coffee
Moo-ve over dairy milk: A plant-based milks deep dive
Is almond milk as healthy as its proponents claim?
Some plant-based milks have protein and added sugar problems
The plant-based milk Gaines recommends the most and least