Perhaps Americans are turning away from eggs and dairy because we're hungry for food that is better for our health and the environment. Plant-based alternatives are far lower in artery-clogging saturated fat and free of cholesterol, the egg's most notorious component. Dairy milk's carbon footprint dwarfs that of its main competitors: soy, almond and coconut milk. Factory farm milk and egg production are widely linked to air and water pollution as well as the spread of dangerous pathogens, such as salmonella.