Is it possible @russell.r.sage that you have that the wrong way around? I think lactis, Latin for milk, is the root from which lactua, Latin for lettuce, was derived owing to lettuce juice having a milky look about.
@Captain_Doughnutman Any definitions of the verb to milk that I can can find seem to require an udder or a breast so good luck with the octopus.
And no the other terms don’t really bother me it’s pretty much just the milk thing… I don’t lose sleep over it though…
Fair point on the technicality of the name - I think the Oat ‘milk’ I drink may actually be called Oat ‘drink’ but I can’t remember - shows how I don’t pay attention! 
Edit - I was right - complete guess …
Ingredients wise it is only water, oats and salt, no other additives 
No, I’m sorry I said anything, I didn’t think it would cause so much excitement. So hopefully it gets back to OPs post.
This is also why I stopped drinking almond milk.
More generally, I’m curious about the impacts of the various substitutes. Only articles I found in a quick search is soy/rice/oat being fairly close and almond using a bunch more water. No mention of coconut, flax, or cashew. My intuition would put flax on the low side and cashew close to almond (and no idea about coconut).
All of these substitutes, as every agricultutral product, have a certain environmental impact. However, they pale in comparison with milk. Whatever the amount is of oats or soy or whatever that you need to make a liter of milk ( or drink 
) don’t forget that you have to shove a multitude of that into the front of a cow to get a similar amount of milk out of the back.
So whatever the environmental impact plant based milks have… it’s always magnified with animal products. Plus they have their own additional problems. Like overuse of antibiotics etc.
The rough order of magnitude estimate I recall from an environmental science class I took in undergrad was each transition was about an order of magnitude. If you started w/ 1000 kJ from sunlight, a plant got to use 100 kJ of that, and if an animal eats the plant it gets 10 kJ and if you eat the animal you get 1 kJ. Assuming both the plant and the animal in question were being farmed (also, that was for meat, not sure how well that holds for milk).
Being a Brit
I thought this was a thread about chocolate 
As others have said, for environmental reasons. Dairy farming is terrible for the environment. That informs my choice of oat milk as well as it’s far better on that score than soy or almond
I drink rice and oat milk because I’m lactose intolerant. I don’t see them as any healthier than regular milk. Same thing with gluten free products. I doubt they’re healthier but people have fallen for the marketing gimmick.
I had no idea you can milk a cat
I tolerate very good lactose and milk fats so I can drink a bowl of milk or a yoghurt with some oats, or even a toast with butter and some jam and then go full gas without problems with my stomach. For me is a safe bet.
I consider protein and fat is a plus over other “milks”
And after all, the milk I buy comes from my neighbours and other compatriots, idk where this almond sweetened soup comes from, just know some big and known companies put them on the shelves, some are dairy big companies, who 10 years ago sold us the skimmed milk as the bang breakfast
Freshly made almond milk does spoil that quickly. If you make it yourself, you’d be surprised. The stuff you get in stores contains preservatives to keep it longer.
Recent convert, sustainability, ethics etc. but all those things aside… hazelnut milk just tastes great.
I’m not a fan of the dairy industry, so I prefer not to financially support it.
I think it’s important to remember that additives can be present in virtually any supermarket-bought foods regardless of how they are marketed, and it’s important to keep this in mind when comparing products. Both dairy and non-dairy milks are available in varying degrees of ‘quality’ and the definition of this can be somewhat subjective.
Allergies to “milk” present in many different ways… a lactose allergy (that’s me), a lactose intolerance, and then an allergy to the milk protein casein. Interestingly, only 30% of adults retain the enzyme from infancy that is req’d to fully digest milk… I can eat goat/ sheep cheese/ yogurt - they’re fantastic, imho.
One thing to watch for with non-dairy milks… they can have a surprising amount of added sugar.
Ride on!!
I turned vegan a few years back and have loved the lifestyle. I have read somewhere that the shelf life of Almond milk is 7-10 days post it is opened that is quite longer than the dairy milk. Although, I liked dairy milk, I do not miss it anymore since I have started some more healthier versions.
You need to look no further than the dairy industry itself to be turned off by animal based milks. It’s a brutal industry not only to the mothers whom need to keep birthing to continually give milk but also to the baby cows that are immediately removed from their mothers, isolated, and usually slaughtered.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dairy+industry+cruelty
Dairy milk whispas smash all other chocolate
