Milk

Minnesota State Drink

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Milk splash that looks sculpted

Milk splash (titled "Milk Sculpture" ... looks like a seahorse to us); photo by Grant Frederiksen on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Official State Drink of Minnesota

Milk was designated the official state drink of Minnesota in 1984. All State Drinks

Minnesota produces 9.7 billion pounds of milk a year (6% of the nation’s total) and ranks sixth in dairy production among the states. 

Milk has been called a nearly perfect food - a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients. Each dairy cow gives about 6.5 gallons of milk per day. Less than half of this milk is consumed as a beverage - excess is used for butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder, and other processed products.

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Images

Glass of milk; photo by Sprogz on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Glass of milk

Milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt; public domain photo from USDA Kids Corner: Facts about Dairy Products.

Milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt

Holstein calf photo by Ian Hayhurst on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution | share alike).

Holstein dairy cow calf

Videos

Dancing Cows?