Milk

[Thirteen]

Haha the Braums in Dallas make
me miss Oklahoma. They are everywhere there and were a fun part of my childhood and college experience. LOVE their limeades

That's truth, right there.


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[Vishenka69]

Who knew such a simple question would prompt a 4pg discussion on the merits of dairy. Thank you for all the responses.

[ladymoreta]

Haha we're always ready to share opinions - on pretty much anything!


Laurie

[Thirteen]

I have bought only organic dairy since 2004. We no longer buy milk (DH is intolerant), but I cannot live without 1/2 & 1/2 for my coffee.
We weren't milk drinkers as children in my family, but we did consume a lot of cereal (hence the milk).
My mom pushed spinach and other sources of calcium on us instead.
To each his or her own.


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[lovelight]

Even when we really had to watch money, organic milk is something I splurged for. I couldn't quite get over the fact that non-organic expired in a couple weeks while the organic would be good a couple of months. Obviously there's some difference.

I was just going to mention that my sister in law told me about the difference in how long they take to sour. I may switch to organic for this alone bc our milk usually sours before we go through 1/2 a gallon...

[DCJenn]

Love organic milk and we drink a lot here- but the dude also drinks kefir, eats yogurts, cheese, cottage cheese, etc. He'd have starved to death by now if not for dairy products. I use 1% in my coffee and on my cereal. Coffee snob only uses 1/2 and 1/2 for his coffee.

We have purchased the local fresh milk but it's hard to drink before it goes bad. Maybe if there were more of us it would be more cost effective.

J.

I'm allergic to dairy but still eat hard cheese and butter even though I shouldn't because they are so good. Milk, soft cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc gives me more of a reaction so I don't touch them. I use soy milk on cereal and take calcium supplements when I remember.
DS drinks maybe a cup of milk a day. He's just not that into it. He and DH go through about a gallon per week. I buy organic. And imported European cheese! I'm a cheese snob!

[Vishenka69]

I'm actually really surprised that she won't touch milk at all now and after eating several yogurts a day throws a fit as soon as she sees a container. I'll try fresh farm milk but then will just move on. At least we've resolved the bedtime bottle.

[Michele]

The difference in expiration date is because they are pasteurized differently. Organic milk goes through an ultra pasteurization which some argue removes more of the healthy live cultures naturally present in milk. So it really all depends on which "benefits" you are going for when you purchase milk whether you buy organic, regular or fresh.

The best milk would be from a local cow that is well cared for with minimal "management" of her supply. Yeah, like that's easy or cheap to find!

[diggitydot]

The best milk would be from a local cow that is well cared for with minimal "management" of her supply. Yeah, like that's easy or cheap to find!

Look for local organic food co-ops. They are a fabulous resource and their farmers are typically really upfront about their practices.

[ms.conception]

my little kids (2+3) don't drink any milk. After we got rid of bottles, they opted to not drink anything other than water (we don't do juice). They do eat cheese, and yogurt. Smoothies too. I supplement their diet with 1000iu's of Vitamin D, but otherwise I don't worry about it. My pediatrician said that the amount of dairy that small children need is very small - just a few oz. a day.

[Finding Equanimity]

A friend of mine has a baby that refuses milk. The pediatrician said it was fine, and that you'd be surprised how much calcium you can get from other foods so long as your conscientious about it.

[ms.conception]

yep! it's true, i've also heard that the most important thing that they need is vitamin d - which is why milk is supplemented with it - because it assists with the calcium absorption and that we're all deficient. I give my kids calcium supplemented orange juice at breakfast.