Oklahoma State Beverage

Milk was designated the official state beverage of Oklahoma in 1985. Milk has been called a nearly perfect food - a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients. Milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt - public domain photo from USDA: Facts about Dairy Products: Kids Corner. See All Food & Agricultural Symbols - Food Holidays. A single cow can produce up to 8 gallons of milk, consume about 80 pounds of feed, and drink 30 to 40 gallons of water per day. Milked twice a day, Maryland cows produced 1.365 billion pounds of milk in 1999. Milk has been called a nearly perfect food - a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients. Holstein calf photo by Ian Hayhurst on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution \| share alike. See All Food & Agricultural Symbols - Food Holidays. Only a portion of the milk produced is drank as a beverage, the rest is used for butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder and other processed products.

Source:	Adventure into the Dairy Industry: Moo Milk.com
Links:	Adventure into the Dairy Industry: Moo Milk.com All Food & Agricultural Symbols - Food Holidays


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