• piccolo@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Its also really bad for the environment. almonds require a lot of water to grow and guess where people decided to grow them… in a damn desert.

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 hours ago

      On one hand, I agree. On the other hand, it tends to replace cow milk. Cow milk has quite a few ecological issues, even greater than those of almond milk.

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      7 hours ago

      Yup, it’s best to avoid Californian Almonds. Luckily there are brands like Alpro who commit to sourcing their Almonds from Spain and Italy instead