Milk was designated the official state beverage of Mississippi in 1984. Milk has been called a nearly perfect food – a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients.

Of the 26 States that have selected an official beverage 20 of them have picked milk. Rhode Island chose milk flavored coffee, which is close but not the same.

Here’s the list of “milk” States:

• Arkansas
• Delaware
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Nebraska
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Wisconsin