POLL: What kind of milk do you buy?

[BeckyFL]

Just interested in knowing how many raw milk vs organic vs conventional milk drinkers we have at what fat level. Trying to decide if I want a change. Currently we drink 2% mostly organic and then use whole organic milk for yogurt, but I'm wondering if we should make a switch to whole milk or even raw.

[ma23peas]

Only organic, skim for drinking and whole for cooking/baking...hth

 

Tara

[Daisy]

Raw for drinking.

 

Organic 2% (NOT ultra-pasteurized) for cooking, etc.

[Oops, duplicate account :/]

but we don't buy it. We sell it. We bought raw milk for seven years locally before we started our own small dairy. I've had the joy of hearing many, many of the raw milk health benefits in action from our customers. Just yesterday my husband told me a woman said "I praise you" to him :001_huh: because she has had severe stomach pain for over a year and since she began raw milk she's been pain free. Not everyone can do raw milk though. If you have a milk allergy, milk isn't good for you in any form. If you have lactose intolerance...then you can likely do raw milk.

 

Raw milk is an extremely nourishing food and healing food and I have a lot more to say about it than that, but I save my research and experience for those really interesed these days. ;)

[Carrie12345]

I tried doing all organic for a while, but my kids go through disgusting amounts of milk, and it really hurts to spend that much. (Plus, the grocery store is 15 miles away, and I'm not making extra trips during the week just for milk.)

 

If they'd cut back to "normal" amounts, I'd go back to organic.

[Matryoshka]

Organic 1% for milk, Organic lowfat and whole for yogurt. We used to also get organic cheese, but they discontinued the more affordable organic cheddar, so now we do get conventional cheese.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Couldn't vote - we don't drink cow's milk but almond or rice milk.

[BeckyFL]

but we don't buy it. We sell it. We bought raw milk for seven years locally before we started our own small dairy. I've had the joy of hearing many, many of the raw milk health benefits in action from our customers. Just yesterday my husband told me a woman said "I praise you" to him :001_huh: because she has had severe stomach pain for over a year and since she began raw milk she's been pain free. Not everyone can do raw milk though. If you have a milk allergy, milk isn't good for you in any form. If you have lactose intolerance...then you can likely do raw milk.

 

Raw milk is an extremely nourishing food and healing food and I have a lot more to say about it than that, but I save my research and experience for those really interesed these days. ;)

 

I would love to hear more!

[BeckyFL]

Couldn't vote - we don't drink cow's milk but almond or rice milk.

 

Darn... forgot an option for that!

[Oops, duplicate account :/]

Couldn't vote - we don't drink cow's milk but almond or rice milk.

 

We sell raw milk and the only one who can do it is my hubby. How is that for irony? We figured this out via food allergy testing after the fact.

[MorganClassicalPrep]

Right now we drink conventional whole milk.

 

I tried to switch to organic, but didn't like the taste. I was told (by this board!) to try non-UHT, as that changes the taste, but I can't find it anywhere.

[nukeswife]

I voted conventional, but I don't buy my milk at a store, I have it delivered. Yes , I have an old fashioned milk man that delivers half gallon glass bottles of milk to my doorstep every Tuesday. The company is Oberweiss and although they aren't organic, they use farms that don't use hormones or antibiotics in the milking cows.

[Momling]

Interesting poll!

 

I'd like to try raw milk, but can't find a source... except raw goat milk, which I used to buy until the family finally rebelled and told me they couldn't stand the goatiness.

[Holly IN]

I buy two different kinds. I selected Organic whole but also buy organic 2%.

 

Holly

[Pamela H in Texas]

Need an other as we don't drink cow's milk. I really think I need to stop all dairy products, but...

[yslek]

Didn't vote because we use two different kinds: Raw Jersey milk and Organic Whole (Organic Valley). I buy the raw milk when I can get to the co-op that sells it, but if they're out or I just don't have time to go there, I buy OV at the store. Milk is a significant portion of my grocery budget. :tongue_smilie:

[smrtmama]

Usually 1% organic, sometimes raw, but we rely on soymilk for drinking and cereal.

[MariannNOVA]

We buy organic 1% in glass bottles - it is delivered once a week from a farm in maryland.

 

We also buy raw goat's milk that is purchased through a co-op.

[MamaAkins]

No other option? We use some 2% conventional (organic when we can afford it), but we also drink Vanilla Almond Milk.

[MyLittleWonders]

When we did do dairy, we bought raw (and organic) whole milk from a semi-local farm (about as local as we could get). We are now dairy free and stick with rice milk and coconut milk.

[gingersmom]

I buy regular skim milk and sometimes organic skim.

 

I only use a splash in my coffee or when a recipe calls for it (like when making ice cream :001_smile:)

 

My daughter has hated the taste of milk since she was tiny and my son breaks out in eczema if he drinks milk.

[Annie Laurie]

Organic skim. And rice or almond milk for my 3 kids who are allergic.

[Aggie]

We have our own dairy goats. In our previous home, we bought raw from a local dairy.

 

Momling...one of our mentors told us the goaty taste comes from the milk not being cooled quickly. What they eat, of course, will affect the taste also.

 

See if you can try a different dairy. We love our goat milk!

[NanceXToo]

conventional 1%, store brand.

[newbie]

almond

[Penelope]

Couldn't vote - we don't drink cow's milk but almond or rice milk.

 

Ditto. We also use some soy milk. But really all of the milks are more for cooking or to put on cereal, coffee, tea. We don't drink them plain as a rule.

[Giraffe]

Organic whole or Conventional whole, depending on what's available. Thinking about switching to almond for me.

[sheryl]

I started buying organic whole milk for dh and dd. My dd has controlled epilepsy and there is research stating a diet rich with the right kinds of fats are essential for her.

 

For me I buy organic skim milk.

 

YUM!

[Laurel]

Other - unsweetened organic soy milk.

 

The rare occasions that I do buy cow's milk, always organic, sometimes raw, fat content varies depending on why I need it.

[RoughCollie]

I buy conventional skim milk for the family. For DS2, I buy lactose-free 2% milk. I'd buy whole milk for DS2 if the store carried it, because he is underweight. We go through 7 gallons of milk a week (30.3 gallons a month), and I cannot afford to buy organic milk because of that. I thought about buying raw milk, but the only farm I can find that sells it is one that I don't believe complies with PA law on the issue, so I'm not willing to take the chance.

Edited September 5, 2010 by RoughCollie

[meet me in paris]

I only buy organic dairy - I used to be able to get grass-fed organic but since we moved I can't find it. Thankfully we don't use too much of it here, so the expense isn't overwhelming. No one drinks milk in this house... we use it for cereal and cooking. If I had a bunch of boys who drank gallons of milk a week I might have to regroup. ;)

[Jennifer in MI]

I LOVE our milk! We have a milkman from a local dairy. Our milk is grass-fed, organic and non-homogonized, whole milk. Yum.

[lynn]

We go through 2 gallons of 2% organic a week here. I purchase 8th continent soy for myself.

[Chocolate Lover]

We drink Soy Dream Enriched Vanilla flavor. We started when DS was a baby, and his allergy profile included cow and goat dairy protein. He grew out of that allergy at age 8, but we still drink the soy because we like it. DS doesn't like the taste of cow milk.

[Chris in VA]

conventional 1%, store brand.

 

That's us.

[CalicoKat]

Opps! I voted Orangnic Whole milk and then I saw the raw milk button -- We go to the farm weekly and get our milk raw.

[StaceyinLA]

It is our own raw goat's milk that we drink.

 

If I have to buy milk, there is a local dairy that does drug-free, non-homogenized cow's milk, so we buy theirs.

[CalicoKat]

but we don't buy it. We sell it. We bought raw milk for seven years locally before we started our own small dairy. I've had the joy of hearing many, many of the raw milk health benefits in action from our customers. Just yesterday my husband told me a woman said "I praise you" to him :001_huh: because she has had severe stomach pain for over a year and since she began raw milk she's been pain free. Not everyone can do raw milk though. If you have a milk allergy, milk isn't good for you in any form. If you have lactose intolerance...then you can likely do raw milk.

 

Raw milk is an extremely nourishing food and healing food and I have a lot more to say about it than that, but I save my research and experience for those really interesed these days. ;)[/quote

ironically one of my sons is allergic to milk of all sorts. We'd been drinking raw milk for several years and I never thought milk was the source of his allergy since we were drinking it raw. He's on almond and rice milk now and his allergies have cleared up. I was bummed.

[Onceuponatime]

Conventional whole, only if it says "no hormones."

 

Here, you can only legally buy raw milk if you own a share in a cow. I know of someone who payed $200 for her share, plus she pays an additional $35 a month for a gallon of milk a week. That's way beyond our budget capabilities.

[StaceyinLA]

that I am not a milk lover. I can not STAND milk with an off taste. Our goat's milk is sweet and the best milk I have ever tasted (and I've had goats on and off for 11 years-I realize they aren't all this good). The breed has something g to do with it, whether they keep a buck nearby, and how it is handled. We go from goat to strained sitting in ice within about ten minutes (or less). It is the best milk ever!!

 

That said, I do not like the ethics of dairy. I intend to milk her as long as possible then, if I rebreed her, I will keep any offspring. If I choose not to breed her again, we will keep her as a pet and drink alternative milk (coconut, almond), and occasional milk from the local drug-free farm if needed.

 

I do think raw milk has tons of benefits, but I'm not sure I can continue perpetuating the breeding to reap them...

[sparrow]

I know of someone who payed $200 for her share, plus she pays an additional $35 a month for a gallon of milk a week. That's way beyond our budget capabilities.

 

 

Holy cow!! That's an unbelievable amount of money!

[JeneralMom]

Raw milk for us. I go out to the dairy, have met the small herd, and love our farmer who has the most humane practices possible.

[Imprimis]

I voted 1% organic, but we also buy soy milk for my teen.

[Miss Sherry]

I don't buy milk. I buy rice dream. But my dh buys half and half to put in his coffee.

[Melissa in Australia]

I have a house cow. We get fresh milk every day.

[DarlaS]

We have our own dairy goats. In our previous home, we bought raw from a local dairy.

 

Momling...one of our mentors told us the goaty taste comes from the milk not being cooled quickly. What they eat, of course, will affect the taste also.

 

See if you can try a different dairy. We love our goat milk!

 

Some also just have better tasting milk than others. I raised dairy goats when I was young (Boy, do I miss them!), and they were all fed basically the same. Some (most) of our does had lovely sweet milk, but once in a while you'd get one whose milk was either just okay/tolerable or downright icky (without any other explanation--we tested regularly for mastitis and kept our animals and equipment CLEAN).

 

When we started filtering & cooling immediately into a container submerged in ice water (as opposed to just putting it into the fridge), it improved the flavor further.

[DarlaS]

Conventional whole, only if it says "no hormones."

 

Here, you can only legally buy raw milk if you own a share in a cow. I know of someone who payed $200 for her share, plus she pays an additional $35 a month for a gallon of milk a week. That's way beyond our budget capabilities.

 

 

It sounds like someone has sold more shares in that cow than they should have.

[Hedgehog]

I wish we could get hold of some raw milk here but there's no suppliers! Organic whole milk for us. We used to drink goat's milk when the littlies were intolerant to cow's milk.

[TinaBlue]

Organic 2% for me and DH (and for cooking). Organic 1% for DD.

[Mergath]

We get organic 2%. I'd love to try raw, but I have no idea how to go about finding it in my area. Also, I remember awhile back hearing about raw milk that made a bunch of people sick because it was contaminated with something... I know I'm being silly about it, but since then the idea of raw milk has made me a little nervous.