Did you know that milk nowadays doesn't always do a body good?
I wanted to share this incredible post about milk. I've wanted to share a post like this for quite some time but the work has been done for me.
If you've had questions about:
~why whole milk is best for you
~why low-fat milk, skim milk, and non-fat milk are actually bad for you (they have oxidized cholesterol in them)
~why powdered milk is bad for you (also has oxidized cholesterol)
~why most grocery store milk may cause cancer
~why homogenization is bad for you
~why you have to be careful about UHT pasteurized organic milk
then this post is for you. The only angle that isn't discussed is why it's important to eat full fats together. For example. An egg is designed to be eaten in it's whole form. It's not intended to be separated so that you take the bad cholesterol out of it. Some scientist are discovering that the two types of cholesterol (the fats) are meant to be eaten together and when they are eaten together the body uses them a in a way to actually lower our cholesterol. Same with milk and other foods with fat. I've been reading up on this topic but need to do more study....maybe I'll do a whole post on this topic at another time.
Those of you who know that I buy organic milk are probably wondering why I buy it as opposed to raw milk.
1. It's illegal in the state I live in to sell raw milk without a permit and permits are hard (almost impossible) to get here. I know of one diary (and trust me, I've researched, that has been in the process for years to get their permit and they still do not have it.) I have nowhere to buy raw milk and since I don't have room for a cow or goat in my backyard it's not an option.
2. I do buy pasteurized organic milk instead of ultra high-temp pasteurized organic milk. Meaning the milk is less "dead" and still has some enzymes in it. This way we are still avoiding the synthetic hormones, pesticides, and infection puss that goes into non-organic cows milk. Here's a tip- in the stores I shop at, the organic milk that is in the 1/2 gal. is UHT pasteurized but the 1 gallon containers are only pasteurized (not UHT pasteurized).
*as a side note I'd add that our family does not drink milk as a beverage (other than every once in a great while when my husband and kids has some with cookies but this is pretty rare). We do not drink it with boxed cereal for breakfast because we don't eat boxed cereal. We use it for cooking and we do put a small splash of it on our oatmeal and ricemeal.
Weening my kids off of milk was a big hurdle in eating healthier but a rewarding one! They drink so much more water and I couldn't be happier with the results. I'm often asked about how my kids get enough calcium. We are liberal with cheese and yogurt (3/4 cup of yogurt has the same amount of calcium as 1 cup of milk). I also try and make sure that we eat calcium rich veggies. I also give my kids powdered calcium gluconate (derived from veggies) as a calcium boost.
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Any information in your research about organic soy or rice milk?
We're thinking about trying to milk one or more of our meat goats this Spring after they kid. That should be interesting! We really don't need much. The children and I do not drink milk as a beverage, so I only need it for recipes.
In these parts, people buy "cow shares" and we could do the same, but Jake can't stand the taste of raw milk. He doesn't like the taste of organic milk, either!
However, he did go to a meeting last night with a lot of "graziers" (grass-fed cattle farmers) and he came home and announced that he does not want me to buy him any more non-organic milk.
Like you, I look for the pasteurized cartons, rather than the ultra-pasteurized.
Tulip- I have not done much research on rice milk but I do know that too much soy in a diet is harmful. When soy products became popular people were buying them up and using them like crazy. It was only later that reports started coming out that soy should only be consumed in very small amounts. Drinking soy as a beverage to me would not be a small amount.
If I had to choose between the two I would choose the rice milk BUT I would tell you that if those were NOT my only two choices I would use the far superior almond milk. I do buy almond milk from time to time and my kids love it. They of course prefer the chocolate almond milk. =0) The research I've done on almond milk concludes that it is one of the healthiest choices (and it taste better!).
Jessica- I know what you mean about bringing husbands along with milk. It took a longgggggg time to get mine off of it. It sounds like the same thing is happening with your husband...as they learn more and more about it they jump on board. When I was growing up we had Nubian goats - known for their high quality milk (taste just like cows milk) but it sure is a commitment to have to milk the goat at the same time morning and night...not missing a milking ever. It was a great experience though. Too bad my mom thought she had to pasteurize it back then. =0( We could have been drinking raw milk all those years.
The only I thought I have about the milking a goat is that it might be way too much milk for you if it's just for the recipes....unless you have room to freeze a lot of it and maybe even sell/give some away.
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