We start the formula to milk transition in two weeks. I bought our last cans of formula today!! yay!!!
Trying to decide if we should go with organic whole milk or just regular whole milk. I currently buy regular skim milk for myself and DH either at TJs or Costco, the label says it is hormone free (rbgh free I believe is what is says).
Isn't hormone free the important thing, especially for girls? Or is organic equally important?
What do you do? We really don't ever buy organic produce or meats or anything like that.
I think all milks have to be hormone free by federal law, but I could be wrong on that. I think it's the antibiotics that are not regulated in cows...and what is put in non-organic milk.
Fwiw, I will buy organic for dd in September unless I find a non-organic brand that is hormone and antibiotic free.
We did organic while switching him to WCM because it lasted longer and he wasn't drinking much. However, now that he is drinking more I really can't justify the cost (although I probably should). We have only one option for organic milk and it's $5.50 a carton and he goes through 1-3 a week.
Milk must be hormone free. As for antibiotics - farmers are regulated and tested to keep these out of the milk. Before each farm's milk is loaded onto the truck a sample of their milk is taken. Before the truck is unloaded at the processing plant a sample is taken from the truck. Before that truck's milk is unloaded into the holding tanks the milk is tested for antibiotics. Once it is cleared it is processed and jugged. If antibiotics or anything bad is found in the truck's sample each individual sample is tested. If your farm's sample is found to be the cause of the problem you have to buy the whole truck. It is to everyone's advantage to keep out any milk that contains anything that shouldn't be in the main milk supply.
The stuff that you buy in the store is good to go!
We bought organic for a while, but now that both kids drink so much milk, we switched to conventional. Between them, and then my skim Lactaid, I was spending over $20 a week on milk. It just seemed ridiculous.
I'd choose regular whole milk over ultra-pasteurized organic milk. If you can buy regular organic milk (not ultra-pasteurized), and it's not a budget-breaker, that's what I'd do. Ultra-pasteurization kind of creeps me out for some reason. Our Trader Joe's has standard organic milk available. The expiration date is usually 10-14 days out, which I think is long enough.
Post by matildasun on Jun 25, 2013 22:16:05 GMT -5
We do a mix of local milk that isn't certified organic but follows the same guidelines and regular milk from the grocery store. I don't like that the organic milk in the grocery store is ultra pasteurized, and tends to come from further away.
We also get our milk delivered. It's not certified organic but it is hormone/antibiotic free. It's SO good. I love getting fresh milk in glass bottles. I really think the glass makes a difference LOL.
If we are due for an order or something, we get organic milk. I like that it lasts longer.
Our daycare doesn't do organic, so we just buy the regular vitamin D milk. We don't really have a lot of options for organic in my area and he drinks regular milk 5 days a week at daycare.
Organic got too expensive for us as my son LOVES milk. I never noticed organic lasting longer and different brands taste different, so you can certainly find a great tasting non-organic brand.
We buy organic. I read somewhere a long time ago that if you're only going to do one thing organic, it should be milk. I don't even remember why, but we've stuck with it. We're not big milk drinkers either, so I do like that organic/ultra-pasteurized milk lasts longer. Otherwise, I buy organic if I remember/if it's not too much more expensive, but I'm not really picky about it.
We buy organic. I read somewhere a long time ago that if you're only going to do one thing organic, it should be milk. I don't even remember why, but we've stuck with it. We're not big milk drinkers either, so I do like that organic/ultra-pasteurized milk lasts longer. Otherwise, I buy organic if I remember/if it's not too much more expensive, but I'm not really picky about it.
So funny. I read that if you're only going to do one thing organic, it should be eggs. No wonder so many consumers are so confused.
We buy organic. I read somewhere a long time ago that if you're only going to do one thing organic, it should be milk. I don't even remember why, but we've stuck with it. We're not big milk drinkers either, so I do like that organic/ultra-pasteurized milk lasts longer. Otherwise, I buy organic if I remember/if it's not too much more expensive, but I'm not really picky about it.
So funny. I read that if you're only going to do one thing organic, it should be eggs. No wonder so many consumers are so confused.
Haha...now I'm going to have to buy organic eggs too I have no idea where I read that and I know it was a looong time ago, so who knows how accurate it is.
Organic tastes better. I recall reading that the fat in milk tends to hold a lot of the bad stuff (e.g., pesticides) - so it's even more important to buy fat-organic milk (e.g., 4%, half and half).
I buy a local growth hormone/antibiotic free brand. It's about $4 a gallon, so a bit cheaper than organic and I like that it's processed a few miles from my home.
@msstarry - I buy Trauth and find it at Target.. Unfortunately Kroger doesn't carry it.
We buy organic milk about half the time. It really just depends which store we go to and how expensive the organic is there. We're buying more organic of other foods, too, but are nowhere near eating all organic.