Recommended Daily Allowances. Adults over the age of 19, adolescents between 14 and 18 years old and pregnant women should consume 4,700 milligrams of potassium each day, says the Food and Nutrition Board. Nursing women over the age of 14 need more: 5,100 milligrams daily.
Even dogs who have a hard time digesting dairy products derived from cowâs milk can do extremely well on milk from a goat. With fat molecules that are 1/5th the size of those found in bovine milk, digestion happens in as little as 20 minutes.
Thereâs never an excuse soy milk. Some lactose-intolerant folks drink it because they want a milk substitute. Some health-conscious people drink it because they think it is the âheart-healthy low fat option.â And some vegans drink it because they donât want to drink cow milk. But no matter what reason you have for drinking soy milk, it is not a valid excuse. Soy milk is not a food and has no place in anyoneâs diet.