September 24, 2004
It's Not Milk if It's Non-Fat!
Okay, weird non-dairy experience today. I was going to meet a friend for coffee at Coffee Bean and because he was going to be there first, I asked him to order me an iced decaf soy latte. So I get there and I take a small sip and something doesn't seem right. I look at what the employee has written on the lid and it says DNFL. That means "decaf non fat latte." So the following conversation ensues:
Me: "This isn't a soy latte!"
Friend: "Yes it is, it's non fat!"
Me: "What?? It's milk!"
Friend: "No, it isn't milk, it's non-fat!"
Me: "Non-fat milk is still milk!"
Friend: "But it's non-fat!"
Me: "Why do you keep saying that? I'm not ingesting dairy of any kind this week. I don't care if it's non-fat or not!"
Friend: "Well, I don't really think there's very much milk in there."
Me: "A latte is like 90% milk and 10% espresso or something. It's all milk."
Friend: "Oh, well, so why no dairy?"
Me: "Because it's bad for me and I'm trying to cut it out for a week or two."
Friend: "Oh."
So I was too upset that he didn't know non-fat milk was dairy and I didn't go inside to get a soy latte. I just sat there and watched the NFL weep in the sun while thinking WTF WTF.
It seems that from a societal point-of-view, giving up dairy confuses people much more than giving up meat. The Dairy Council has done its job.
Posted by Anna | Filed under: Mitral Valve Prolapse
