[avolcano]

I don't really understand this. I've never seen a package of plant-based meat and found myself confused, much in the same way I've never seen a carton of oat milk and thought it contained dairy. What's the concern here?

[dabbledash]

I don’t know about the meat issue, but I’ve seen women in mother’s groups ask “what kind of milk” people were going to be giving their babies after they were done giving breast milk or formula. Some people seemed to genuinely think that something called almond milk is actually a type of milk in some meaningful sense just because of the name.

[tedunangst]

Wait until they find out peanut butter isn't a type of butter.

[Falling3]

Are you implying that children that are weaned shouldn't have non-dairy milk substitutes?

[dehrmann]

> I've never seen a carton of oat milk and thought it contained dairy

I have no issues with "<plant> milk" products and labeling them like that, but people do get confused about their nutritional profiles, thinking they're substitutes for milk. They're not, and they're chemically different enough that they're not good substitutes for cooking. About the only thing they're good substitutes for is liquid milk, though I hear oat milk foams up well for a cappuccino.

[danShumway]

> but people do get confused about their nutritional profiles

By that logic, should 2% milk be allowed to be called milk? What about chocolate milk? Nutritional profiles can vary wildly between different brands and products, especially when we're talking about meat -- so where do you draw the line?

[YeGoblynQueenne]

I don't see that the OP said anything about there being any kind of confusion. I think you're responding to a different concern than the one they expressed.