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We always do, even though it's at times 2x the cost of non-organic milk. To be honest (and I know some of you are going to yell at me that I'm crazy) I think that it tastes better, most of the time (the one exception was an organic milk I bought from Vons and it was strange).
I feel like most of the organic milk we purchase (I usually get Organic Valley or Trader Joe's brand) has kind of a fresher more prominent "dairy" flavor than the non-organic brands we try every so often. I also like the longer expiration date that it seems to have over non-organic, for whatever reason.
Anyhow, what do you guys do? Do you think organic milk is a sham, or do you prefer it?
I prefer it if for no other reason than it lasts much longer. Seriously, the expiration date is weeks past the date on the regular milk and since I don't use much I don't end up wasting it.
We buy organic milk, we found out almost by happenstance, organic milk doesn't give you "gas" like, well, what would you call the other---inorganic milk? Regardless, we aren't farting up a storm like we used to, even the cats had gas before!
Organic milk is certainly a cut above the industrial milk that is commonly available. At least you know the cows have been fed a more natural diet.
But the milk I pay a premium for is from a local dairy that has a herd of Jersey milk cows. They produce a milk that has 20% more calcium and 17% more protein than the standard American milk which is produced using Holsteins.
Holsteins produce thin, less nutritious milk and lots of it - and that means lower prices. And when it comes to food, Americans know prices better than they do quality.
I agree on how long it lasts. Over a month usually and for us that actually saves us money. We only drink a little milk and use a bit in some recipes so with the regular milk we end up throwing most of it away. I actually finish the organic milk before it expires. I prefer the taste of it too. The plastic bottles seems to throw off an odd flavor in milk and our organic milk comes in the cardboard box cartons.
Organic milk is certainly a cut above the industrial milk that is commonly available. At least you know the cows have been fed a more natural diet.
But the milk I pay a premium for is from a local dairy that has a herd of Jersey milk cows. They produce a milk that has 20% more calcium and 17% more protein than the standard American milk which is produced using Holsteins.
Holsteins produce thin, less nutritious milk and lots of it - and that means lower prices. And when it comes to food, Americans know prices better than they do quality.
This is exactly the point I was trying to make in the tomato thread - so true! Shocking to me is that people will scrimp and cheap out on the fuel they put in their bodies (and their children's too) and then spend $40 on a manicure or $150 on tennis shoes for their kids.
We have been organic milk consumers for at least the past 5 years - and as Marylee stated it doesn't wreak havoc on your intestines as conventional commercial milk does.
I am so glad I stumbled into this thread because I will do some investigation on Jersey milk cows in my area - chances are, with California producing the dairy that it does, I might be in luck. Thanks for this pointer - I love CD Food Forum!
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