KIDS! Just Say No to MILK

This video is for kids! Because kids deserve to know the truth. We talk about why milk isn’t really good for you & about the cows milk comes from. Maybe you want to stop eating animals & your parents aren’t supportive, or maybe your family wants to & you’re confused. I hope this video can help! To leave a comment: https://bitesizevegan.org/just-say-no-to-milk-for-kids/ (you'll also find more info on non-animal milk products there too!)
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Hi there! If you’re a kid...

...this video is
for you! Although I suppose the adults can watch too- if you want to let them.

Hi it’s Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome
to another vegan nugget. So this is the first

time that I’m making a video specifically
for you- and it’s something that I hope to do

more of. Of course you're welcome to watch
any of my videos, but I wanted to make one special just for you.

So today we’re going to talk about milk.
Maybe you're interested in not eating

animals, or being what we call “vegan”
and your parents may not support you.

Or, it could be that your parents or family
members want to stop eating animals and be

vegan and you don’t quite understand why.
All of those things can be confusing and scary,

and frustrating. You you might be feeling
angry or sad, or upset, and that’s okay.

One thing I want to tell you is that just
because you’re a kid, or basically just

because your’e younger than me- cause I’m
pretty old!- doesn’t mean I’m going to

talk down to you. If you’re watching this
video, I’m sure you’re pretty smart. And

if your parents are showing this video to you, that
means they know you’re smart. I believe

that you deserve to know the truth just as
much as any adult.

But I also want you to know that I’m not
going to show you anything scary, so don’t

worry about that. Also, I will be talking a bit about
you as a baby with your mom but if you didn’t

grow up with your mom, that’s okay. You
can still apply what we’re going to talk

about, because you have family in your life
who love you and that’s what we’ll focus on.

So what’s wrong with drinking milk? I’m
sure you’ve had adults tell you that it

helps you grow big and strong. You probably
see all your friends drinking it and kids

on TV and movies. You may have even had a
doctor tell you to drink your milk, so how can it be bad?

Well, let’s first talk about why milk isn’t
really good for our bodies.

When you were born, the first food you ever
eat was your mother’s milk. Your mom’s

body made that milk just for you with everything
you needed to grow. You see, babies grow really

fast and they need to be eating the best foods so
they can be healthy.

Once you were big enough to eat other foods,
your mom’s body stopped making milk because

it knew you didn’t need it anymore.

Well cows, the animals that we get our milk from,
have bodies that work just like that. Mother

cows carry their babies for 9 months just
like your mom did. And once they have their

babies, their body creates milk for them,
just like your mom’s did.

Now I probably don’t have to tell you, but
you were a lot smaller than a baby cow and

didn’t really look the same. So it would
make sense that you needed different milk

than a baby cow, right?

I mean, drinking milk from a cow is like
trying to wear the pants of an elephant, if

elephants wore pants… It’s just not a
good fit.

And here’s the even weirder thing- we adults
often keep drinking milk from cows long after

we stopped drinking our mom’s milk and long
after the baby cows stopped drinking their

mom’s milk. It’s like we’re wearing
elephant pants every day, which is just about

as silly of an idea.

Now there’s another big reason vegans
don’t drink cows milk, and this one is really

important. We’re going to talk about some
things are sad, but I’ll be here to help you through it.

Remember how we said that your mom’s body made
milk for you and how a momma cow’s body

does the same for her baby? Well, baby cows
will drink all of their mother’s milk right up.

Just like they’re supposed to and just
like you did, and there wouldn’t be any left for people.

But because so many people want to drink the
milk of mother cows, the dairy farmers have

to take the baby cows away so that they can
give the mothers milk to people.

Now I know your mother and family must love
you so very much and she probably tells you

that a lot. Can you imagine how scared and
sad she would be if someone took you away

from her? Can you imagine how scared you would
be if you were taken away from your mother and family?

I know that’s not a nice thing to think
about, but remember, I told you I would tell

you the truth no matter what, and that’s
what happens to the mommas and babies that we get our milk from.

Now, after being taken from their mothers,
the baby cows are put into tiny little cages

with no room to turn around, which is even
scarier because they don’t have their moms

to protect them. The momma cows will cry for
days for their babies because they miss them

so much, just like your mom would miss you.

When they’re only a couple months old, the
baby cows are killed to made into a type of meat

called veal. Just like hamburgers or “beef”
comes from the bodies of cows, veal comes

from the bodies of baby cows. Now I don’t
have to tell you how sad that is. And all

so that we can have milk that we don’t even
need.

Now you may think that cows always make milk.
And don’t feel bad because a lot of adults

think that too. But remember how we talked
about your mom’s body making milk for you

and how it stopped making milk when you were
big enough and didn’t need it anymore?

Well, when the baby cow is big enough, the momma
cow’s body also stops making milk.

So the only way for us to get the milk we
drink from cows is for momma cows to have to have

more and more babies, more than they would
if they could choose. And every baby is taken

away. This is probably one of the saddest
things you can imagine. I’m sure your mother

and family would never let anyone harm you
or take you. And the momma cows want to protect

their babies just as much.

Now you may wonder why no one has ever told you
this before. Or why we adults keep doing this

to momma and baby cows. Well, sometimes I wish
I knew too. A lot of it has to do with money,

which you will learn makes people do really
funny things.

And I know that if you knew this before, you
wouldn’t ever want to drink cows milk, because

I know you don’t want to hurt mother and
baby cows like that.

Well, here’s the good news, there are all
kinds of milk you can drink that don’t hurt

anyone. And I’ll tell you a secret- they
taste a whole lot better than cows milk.

Though I’m sure the baby cows would disagree,
and they're actually really good for your body!

There’s even flavors like chocolate, vanilla,
and strawberry, and there are delicious yogurts

and even cheese that all come from plants.
So you can be happy and healthy, and the baby

cows, and their mommas can be too.

I have links to these products and more information
for you if you want on my website, which I’ve

linked up there and in the video description.
Feel free to ask for help from your family

if you need help finding it. And you can contact
me anytime at the bottom of my website.

I hope that this was helpful. And thank you
for listening even in the hard parts.

I had a feeling that you were smart enough and cared
enough about animals to tough it out. Now

you know why we don’t drink milk and my
hope is that you’ll choose not to too. Let me

know what you thought of the video in the
comments.

I need your help to make sure that I'm doing the best job that I can do.

So feel free to tell me what you liked and what you didn't like.

And if you have other things that you’d like me to cover, let me know!

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You can also check out some of my videos here for lots of tasty food that you can eat that's vegan.

I have entire recipe playlists that are based around Christmas or Thanksgiving, but you can eat that food any time of the year.

Now go live vegan and I’ll see you soon.

Now, no video would be complete without Ooby.

This is Ooby and she is vegan too.

So even Ooby can eat in a way that doesn't hurt other animals.

Now, I don't have a kid myself but if anyone took Ooby away, I'd be really sad.

So, that's what I try to think about when I look at milk and other dairy products.

Say 'Bye Bye!' Ooby. 'Bye Bye!'