i appreciated the comments of jent. .... most of us listen and not  speak for 
a long time on this forum.  anything i could say as far as  non dairy pop 
tarts can be found much more quickly on Google. if you enjoy  exchanging recipes 
and telephone numbers that's fine. but im sure there are  alot of people like 
me who are getting alot out of this current discussion even  though it is 
making the most vocal of you uncomfortable. well you know what? 
"god gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason"
i would like to hear from the lurkers.
 
i certainly didnt find this forum on the internet to have someone  tell me 
that  milk ads are irrelevant. I would say milk ads is the single  most 
releveant issue of our time. and anyone on here with dairy problems knows  that.
 
a)im tired of being a weirdo because my kindergartener doesnt gobble  
chocolate milk courtesy of the dairy giants at snack time. <i actually  had to fight 
to get them to serve her water!>
 
b)im tired of seeing little children of my friends suffering exactly the  way 
mine did and i cant say anything because the dairy industry has made  
intelligence a rare commodity in todays world.
 
c)im tired of being a rebel for being critical of what doctors are telling  
me when on one hand he says children under a certain age should not drink  
milk..then on the other hand tells me to feed my kid formula..which is simply  
milk broken down to be more easily digested. 
 
d)it breaks my heart to see the explosive rates of asthma rise in exact  
concert with rate of free dairy programs in inner city new york kids.
 
All of these are very relevant topics
 
i would love to talk with some of you about how you counter the effects of  
these ads with your children? with yourself? how do you teach them that they  
arent weird..they are the normal ones.  its normal to like brocolli and  drink 
water.  isnt it?
 
amalita