wcm - thoughts?

[Arens33]

The Sour Facts


I came across this link posted by another mom on my Facebook. I wondered what mmm thoughts were in regards to this...? Discuss!

[ringstrue]

Meh. You can get organic WCM and many brands are hormone-free now. Soy, almond, rice, etc can also be problematic in regards to digestion or vitamins/nutrients.

If you are really curious about the role of dairy (specifically cheese) in civilization there is a great discovery channel special on it.

[rugbywife]

I have done reading about dairy and its evils as a result of doing crossfit and eating paleo...I choose to limit my exposure to it when I can but I think the benefits for babies' development outweighs the risks.

I would maybe limit my child's exposure to dairy later in life but even then, it's such a PITA. My goal may be to limit cow dairy later, use goat cheese (cause you know, kids love goats cheese, lol) but we will see, I don't like to commit to these things before I am in the moment.

[ilikedonuts]

I scrolled to the bottom and read the last line first "Helping children avoid dairy products is one of the most loving, caring, and responsible actions a parent can take for their child, themselves, and for building a healthier world." and that just confirmed that I have no desire to read an article like this.

Guess I just don't love my kids enough to make them avoid dairy.

[rugbywife]

Sept 28, 2014 8:44:51 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

I scrolled to the bottom and read the last line first "Helping children avoid dairy products is one of the most loving, caring, and responsible actions a parent can take for their child, themselves, and for building a healthier world." and that just confirmed that I have no desire to read an article like this.

Guess I just don't love my kids enough to make them avoid dairy.

You are the worst EVER!!

[Deleted]

The dairy's farmers wife is P*ssed off for you all.

**slowly backing out of this post**

Do your research people. Make an informed decision.

This article is not research. It is not informed.

That is all.

[Odonata]

I second ringstrue. Diary had a huge role in the development of civilization. I agree that we've totally f-ed up the process with the commercial production of it, but cultures have been benefiting from the nutrition of cultivated dairy for centuries. Drinking milk or eating cheese is not a new phenomenon created by the dairy industry. In fact, a study of genetics has shown that where the majority of humans use to become lactose intolerant in adulthood have remained able to produce lactase because of the benefits of consuming dairy from other mammals later on in life.

There are healthy alternatives (organic) to milk that don't involve hormones/antibiotics/horrible living conditions for cows. There is a cow share in the town over that I think I might join next year to get some good milk!

[Deleted]

You guys are all aware that all milk is antibiotic free right?
It's the law and all. Every truck load of milk that leaves a dairy farm for creameries is tested for antibiotics by the creamery. If there are any trace of antibiotics in the milk the entire truck load is dumped and the farmer responsible is required to pay the cost.

Look it up.

[Deleted]

Dairy is nutritious, delicious, and safe for my kids. And I don't even buy organic.

Farmers like @justdairy work their asses off. Thanks.

[rbp]

LOLOL. I would cry if M had a dairy allergy and I had to quit eating it!

[speckledfrog]

I have no desire to be dairy free or avoid milk in any way and therefore am not reading an article trying to scare me about the evils of dairy.

[brooklyn]

My kid drinks about 30 oz of milk a day and throws tantrums if we don't give it to him. No way am I reading anything about the so called evils of milk, lol

[narockshard]

I saw this too M haha. I didn't even bother to read it on FB based on the title, but I did read it just now. It was, uh, very one sided to say the least...

I kind of think like everything else, moderation is key. I mean, if it's not evil cow's milk that will kill you, something else will right? :-P

That being said, I'm not too worried about it and plan on giving J wcm and other dairy.

[MadamePresident]

I love ice cream. I would die without it.

Nods does have some digestive problems with milk, but can eat cheese just find

[gibbinator]

Sept 28, 2014 18:55:23 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

I love ice cream. I would die without it.

Nods does have some digestive problems with milk, but can eat cheese just find

I'm pretty sure ice cream allowed me to mentally cope with being pregnant all summer.