Milk magic straws are a fun and convenient way to add flavor to your milk. These straws are specially designed with a narrow tube that is filled with flavored beads. When you sip your milk through the straw, the beads dissolve and infuse the milk with a burst of flavor. Using milk magic straws is simple and easy. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use them: 1. Choose your milk: Start by selecting the type of milk you prefer, whether it's regular cow's milk, almond milk, soy milk, or any other milk alternative.
Review: Got Milk? Magic Milk Straws
If Wolverine taught us anything, there’s nothing more bad ass than a cool refreshing glass of milk, whether you take yours fat free, fat filled, soy, coconut, almond, lactaid, or even in a bag. Being a pretend parent, I know it takes a lot to get kids to drink milk, whether or not Hugh Jackman is putting on metal claws and threatening to cut them to ribbons if they don’t start sucking down the creamy goodness by the time he finishes counting to one. Regardless of your intent, or the health (and lack thereof) of the beverage, it has been and still is a time honored tradition that children don’t enjoy drinking pasteurized fat, putting us back to that good old tradition of negating health benefits by making the product taste delicious, and by taste delicious I mean tons of sugar and artificial additives. Of course you gain extra points if you make it chocolate or strawberry flavored.
The flavored milk craze really started its steam in the 1950’s with more popular brands such as Nestle and Ovaltine, and the concept was pretty simple: You had a powder, and you had a cup of milk. You took your spoon, and “spooned” the powder into the milk, until you achieved your satisfactory amount of powder, or your mother knocked you upside the head and asked you if you would like some more milk with your chocolate. Finally, you would use the same spoon to stir the glass, until the powder was completely dissolved into the liquid. Finally, you would use that same spoon to drink the beverage, because by this point the powder to milk ratio was balanced in a way that using a straw would have been impossible, and the milk had achieved a consistency that would allow you to smash the glass against the floor, and still wind up with a cup-shaped chunk of chocolate mud.
Got Milk? Magic Milk Straws is like an entire series of lies from start to finish. Looking at the packaging, the first thing you’ll see is the tip of the straw looks like a plastic apparatus, which if you view the picture you can clearly see that no such device exists, rather the straws are pinched at both ends to ensure that milk comes in, and milk comes out, but no candy comes out with it.
On a health note, the bottom of the package advertises: No artificial colors, no preservatives, no artificial flavors, and gluten free. Let’s look at the ingredients, shall we?
So…Sugar, sugar sugar, strawberry flavor, and carmine. A side of me wants to ask what on God’s green earth the “strawberry flavor” is, if it isn’t strawberries yet there is no artificial flavoring. And in case you haven’t thrown out your family’s stock of magic straws, the Carmine is what gives the beads their pink color. Carmine is a pigment obtained by boiling Cochineal bugs, scale insects. So you parents have nothing to worry about from those nasty artificial additives, at least not when stuffing your child full of three types of sugar, some mysterious strawberry filler, and boiled bugs for color.
Thank the lord Got Milk? for the instructions placed on the back. Throwing away my glass of spoiled milk, I poured myself a fresh glass of soy milk and, hoping that Got Milk wouldn’t discriminate against those of us who don’t drink straight from the cow’s teat, ventured into my strawberry treat. The amount of space that the beads take up, combined with the milk trying to make its way through the straw, makes for one hell of an experience trying to get the milk from one end to another. If you’re the kind of person who has the prerequisite skills to suck a golf-ball through a garden hose, then you are likely too old to be drinking milk through a strawberry straw. I guess they really weren’t lying when they said you had to sip, because I’ve always been under the impression that milk was made to blow bubbles in your cup.
Going against the one sip rule pits against your favor, as in my experience everything past the first sip failed to carry the strawberry flavor. You would get an overwhelming initial burst of strawberry flavor, the “strawberry” flavor by the way akin to what you might find in strawberry candy, but after that it’s just plain milk. Speaking of candy, I should remind you that the strawberry straws are basically just that: strawberry candy in a straw.
You could remove the strawberry candies and replace them with Nerds, reseal the straw and give yourself a nice grape or apple flavor (do Nerds come in apple?). If you want to go real nuts, buy a box of apple coated watermelon/Lemonade coated wild cherry and sit in wonder and amazement as your apple lemonade milk slowly turns into watermelon cherry. Before you puke, that is.
If you’re thinking this is too kiddy for your tastes, you couldn’t be any more wrong. Got Milk is so serious about their products, they’re ready to knock your shit if you get out of line. A warning label (yes, a warning label) says that children under 3 MUST be monitored by a parent at all times. Well, that makes sense. Theoretically we could hope any parent should be monitoring their child at all times.
The other two warnings however, “one straw per glass of milk” and “only use straw once.” Remember kids, Hugh Jackman has big claws, and he is willing to use them on children who screw around and put two straws in the same glass of milk. Just another reminder to how hardcore milk is.
Ultimately, even though I relegated myself to sipping down my milk like a little girl at her first day in kindergarten watching all the kids she doesn’t know run around and play with each other, call each other by first name, and share the fake cookery with…I’m getting ahead of myself. Even with my regulated sipping regiment, I still ended up running out of strawberry long before I ran out of milk. I diagrammed where I began to where I ended.
Just another set in the series of lies that this milk straw has set upon me. I guess the idea is to get kids to start drinking the milk, and then finish the straw before the cup is empty, and just drink the milk anyway, and eventually come to like the taste of milk by itself. Now me, I enjoy the taste of soy milk, so I finished that sucker, but as a kid I would likely pour the milk in the sink and be on my way to that fresh bottle of Dr. Pepper that has been calling my name in an oddly Celtic accent.
At $1.99 for a pack of five straws, I can’t recommend Got Milk? over much better alternatives, like Nestle powders or even syrups that come in much larger quantities at similar prices. You’re paying for the same thing either way, so you might as well either get your money worth or convince your kids that if they don’t drink their milk, Hugh Jackman is going to turn them into kabobs.
I did find a use for the rest of the milk beads however, as I found the nearest family member’s prescription bottle, poured out the eerily similar pink bits, and poured the candies in instead.
Ultimately, I can’t recommend this product. There are too many better alternatives to make “magic straws” anything more than the latest stupid fad that isn’t really a fad and doesn’t catch on as much as the corporate suits would like to think. Buy yourself a carton of Nestle or Ovaltine, at least the Ovaltine has real ingredients.
Got Milk? Magic Milk Straws Review
Magic Milk Straws is a new product that we found at the Toy Fair in New York City. We received some samples to try out and did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% of own.
Each pack of Magic Milk Straws contains 6 straws and come in 4 flavors, Cocoa, Cookies and Cream, Strawberry, and Vanilla (we only said they come in 3 flavors in the video but the website says there are 4).
I think kids will really enjoy using the Magic Milk Straws and I can just see them asking for them everytime you go to the store.
Each straw is made out of a thick plastic. There is an opening on either end so they work just like any straw. The magic is the tasty beads inside of the straws. Put a straw in a glass of milk and DO NOT CUT IT in anyway. As you sip the beads give the milk flavor. Kids can blow bubbles with the straw for more fun.
One thing I found is that they do not give the milk a lot of strong flavor as if you were putting in chocolate or strawberry syrup and they don’t turn the milk color. But, after reading their website I do not believe that is what they are designed to do. They are designed to make drinking milk fun for kids and that they do.
After I did the video review I left the chocolate milk straw in the milk and I found that it did change the color slightly and make the milk have more a sweet taste. While the Magic Milk Straws do not really change the color of the milk, kids are going to love them.
This product is not readily available yet in all stores but it is coming soon to Target I believe. Maybe the owner can update us when they have a list of stores. For now you can go to their site and input your zip code to find a store selling the Magic Milk Straws near you or you can buy them online at Amazon.com. They run around $2.49 for a pack of 6.
Pros:
- Kids will love them because they are fun and you can blow bubbles through the straw
- Everything is enclosed in the straw so you don’t have to do anything but put one in a glass of milk and start sipping
- Flavor becomes stronger the long the straw is left in the milk (takes some patience on the child’s side)
Cons:
- Doesn’t change the milk colors like traditional syrups
- Does not give the milk a strong flavor
- A little pricey
Choose your milk: Start by selecting the type of milk you prefer, whether it's regular cow's milk, almond milk, soy milk, or any other milk alternative. Ensure that your milk is cold for the best experience. 2.
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Comments
- samantha says February 27, 2011 at 8:27 pm
These are not new. I got some of these from Walgreen’s a long time ago and my daughter did not like them. They taste a little weird. Fun idea though.
- Wendy says February 27, 2011 at 8:52 pm
- cathy says August 10, 2012 at 2:01 am
The most people are rtalking about that came before this brand were a asturalia milk straw called sippahs you cant get them in the states anyi\more but i think you can still find them in canada and australia but im not to shure.
My home daycare kids would love these!I purchased the bulk package of these straws from vat19.com. There are 48 in the package and it is assorted flavors possibly containing all or some of the flavors: chocolate, vanilla milkshake, strawberry, cookies & cream, strawberry banana, wild berry, orange cream, banana and chocolate peanut butter. My favorites are definitely strawberry and vanilla because I’m not an artificial chocolate flavor kind of person, although I’m sure children wouldn’t mind. Overall I really like this product since I’m 18 and repulsed by the flavor of milk alone, but need the extra calcium in my diet Ans the straws only have 4 carbs per straw and 16 calories. Great overall!
How to use milk magic straws
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Open the milk magic straw package: Carefully open the package containing the milk magic straws. Each straw is individually wrapped to maintain its freshness and flavor. 3. Insert the straw into your milk: Take one milk magic straw and place one end into the milk. Gently push the straw into the milk until it reaches the desired depth. Make sure the straw is fully submerged for maximum flavor infusion. 4. Sip and enjoy: Once the straw is in place, take a sip through the other end of the straw. As you drink, the milk will pass through the flavored beads inside the straw, enhancing the taste of your milk. Sip at your own pace and enjoy the burst of flavors with every sip. 5. Discard the used straw: Once you have finished your drink, dispose of the used straw. You can simply throw it away in the trash. Do not attempt to reuse the straw as the flavor beads inside would have dissolved. Milk magic straws come in a variety of flavors, such as chocolate, strawberry, cookies and cream, vanilla, and more. You can experiment with different flavors to find your favorite combination or even mix and match flavors for a unique taste experience. These straws are especially popular among children who may be picky about drinking milk. The added flavors can make milk more enjoyable and encourage kids to drink more of it. However, milk magic straws can be enjoyed by all ages as a fun and tasty twist to your regular milk-drinking routine. In conclusion, milk magic straws are a delightful and convenient way to add flavor to your milk. By following these simple steps, you can easily enjoy a burst of flavors in your milk with every sip. So grab a straw, choose your favorite flavor, and let the magic happen!.
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1. Jessica - 2/5 stars - I was really excited to try out the milk magic straws, but unfortunately, they were a total disappointment. The concept seemed great, but in reality, they didn't work as advertised. The straws barely released any flavor into the milk, leaving it bland and tasteless. Additionally, they had a weird texture and left residue in the milk. Overall, I found them to be a waste of money and would not recommend them.
2. John - 1/5 stars - The milk magic straws were a complete fail for me. Not only did they not add any flavor to my milk, but they also made it taste weirdly artificial and metallic. The straws were difficult to drink from, and I found myself struggling to get any milk through them. On top of that, they would often collapse or break, making a mess. I was extremely disappointed with this product and regretted purchasing it.
3. Sarah - 2/5 stars - I was intrigued by the idea of the milk magic straws, but they did not live up to my expectations. The flavors were very subtle and barely noticeable, even after using multiple straws. The texture of the straws also bothered me, as they felt flimsy and would often disintegrate while I was drinking. Overall, I found them underwhelming and would not purchase them again.
4. Mike - 3/5 stars - While the milk magic straws were not terrible, they did not impress me either. The flavors were okay, but they tasted quite artificial and overly sweet. I also noticed that the straws dissolved quickly, making it difficult to finish a whole glass of milk without chunks of the straw remaining. They were a fun novelty item, but I don't think they are worth the price for what you get.
5. Amanda - 1/5 stars - I have tried various flavors of the milk magic straws, and none of them delivered on their promise. The flavors were barely noticeable, and I had to use multiple straws at a time just to get a hint of flavor. Additionally, they left a weird film in the milk, making it unappetizing to drink. I would not recommend wasting your money on these straws.