what milk to buy?
 

we drink 2% store brand milk right now. i want to move away from that and going with something healthier. so whats the best bang for your buck? organic cows milk, rice milk, soy milk, etc. i dont have access to raw:(. thanks!

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I would buy whole organic cows milk if you can. Unhomonogized is best if raw isn't an option. Are you sure raw isn't an option? Texas has a lot of raw milk and pretty lax laws.

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well, tbh i never looked.:shifty i figured it was way too expensive, but it might not be:think

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mine is five dollars a gallon. Far less than organic milk

http://realmilk.com/

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You couldn't pay me enough to put soy milk in my body. I personally don't think it is a healthy choice for anybody.

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Not trying to hijack, but can someone explain "raw milk" to me. I have seen it, but I don't understand why in my state, people aren't allowed to sell it for human consumption. What are the benefits of raw??

To the OP, Store brand organic is what we do!

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I totally understand the value of your dollar when you're not making a lot of money (if that is the issue :hug). But sometimes we have to remember the what and whys of our choices. Yes, raw milk will most likely be more expensive than what you're used to. That can be quite a shock! But you just have to weigh out the pros and cons. Remember the work and care going into it. Remember the quality. Also, if you can only buy a certain amount, work on limiting your consumption. I've had to work things that way when funds are low. Maybe I could only afford 2lbs of grass fed beef. That meant that it was portioned out slightly smaller and filled up the gaps with lots of veggies.

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http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/raw_mi..._benefits.html

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i agree-- try to find some raw milk. if not, then whole, unhomogenized organic milk is a good bet. or grass-fed local milk at your store-- we have a couple local labels in my town.

as far as advantages of raw milk, visit http://www.realmilk.com/

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i have heard that about soy. my mom thinks theres a conspiracy there somewhere :shifty

how long is raw milk good for. does it have a pretty good shelf life?

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check out the link http://realmilk.com/ Lots of information on "why" raw milk. Basically raw milk has more nutritional value, as well as enzymes that make it healthier for our bodies. It is just milk that comes straight out of the cow and then is cooled and put into jugs to drink. Another big bonus (perhaps bigger than the raw IMO) is that it isn't homogenized. This means that the fat globs go through your body without being absorbed as quickly and getting absorbed differently.

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What Erin said - oh for a 5.00 per gallon source of raw milk! The going rate here is 12.00 I have heard people finding more private sources on places like craigslist etc. yogamom what are some brands of unhomog. organic? We try to get that when cant get raw. We were biting the bullet and paying the 12.00 for raw for awhile but have had a mega hot summer and the lady that brings it drives in a bit and then was sitting in a cooler until we could pick it up and it was tasting just a bit off after only having it for a couple of days so we are waiting for cooler weather again

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mine lasts between seven and ten days. But we drink it way quicker than that. Once it sours you can still use it for baking. It makes YUMMY pancakes

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ITU about paying for what you get. i just started this thread http://www.gentlechristianmothers.co...d.php?t=375232 about cutting out the proccessed foods in our budget to be able to afford better things. milk is going to be my jumping off point. im looking up raw milk in my area now. thanks ladies!

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Traditionally and biblically people healthfully drank raw milk from animals like cows and goats that are pasture fed.It has only been since man has started trying to do it on a mass scale and animals have been fed grains and been given hormones and drugs and the digestive enzymes have been largely destroyed by heating the milk and the proteins broken up into smaller particles that can get absorbed too quickly which may trigger allergic reactions in some people that it has become a problem for some people.Traditionally asian people dont eat processed soy, soy beans used to be considered toxic.Sprouted soy beans have a toxic substance they produce that keep animals from eating them and are never eaten raw by asian people - only very small amounts cooked in stir fries.Since soy contains estrogen mimicking chemicals that are potent enough to use in OTC formulas to counteract menopause symptoms it should probably give one pause about eating very much soy in your diet every day.I had my 1st baby at the Farm and they were trying to figure out a higher than average rate of miscarriage at the time happening with the women there.They were eating a diet based on soy at every meal......

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yes, my moms conspiracy theory is that soy is a population controller.

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Interesting theory! And maybe,in part, why so many women are having infertility isues these days tho I think some of that is also all the sugar