Ever since you are a small child you hear how important it is that you drink your milk so that you get big and strong. Which means grow and get strong bones.

You drink your milk because your mother tells you but you might not like it very much. There are those who can't stand drinking milk because they simply don't like it. Or there are those who are vegetarians, vegans and those with intolerance, they can't drink milk.
So how do they get strong bones then?

It's not necessary to drink milk if you make sure that you eat other calcium rich food. There are other alternatives like oat milk, soy milk and so on.

How much you need depends on you age, sex, and other factors like if you are in your menopause, if you are pregnant , a vegan etc.

Osteoporosis, this is one of the reasons you want to make sure you are getting enough calcium.
Foods rich in calcium are; milk, cheese, tofu, fish, figs, nuts among many others.
by doing a simple test you can check if you get enough calcium.

Cookies and milk is delicious but only once in a while.