tessagin

just my DH by himself goes through a gallon in a week. His cholesterol is fine. I accidently picked up the wrong jug of milk and he asked who was coming for dinner. Gave it to the neighbor since that's all she buys.

ptquilts

I like whole but it doesn't like me! Skim milk tastes thin, but it has gotten better in recent years (some brands). I mostly use soy milk, evap. milk in my coffee.

I HATE HATE HATE when you are at someone's house and they offer you coffee and the only thing they have to put in it is skim milk!!!

nativetexan

we get our skim milk from a local Dairy and it's great. I used to try it from grocery stores but it was like gray water. Now I can most certainly tell whole milk from skim but can drink either.

BellaBoo

DH and I use real cream for our coffee. We use fourth less cream then if we used milk and the flavor is very rich.

new2q

My store sells both skim and 0%. I didn't know if there was a difference, but have never looked either.

jeank

Fat Free is all I ever have in my house. I use it in my coffee and it is the only thing I have to offer guests. I do not shop for the occasional person that may have a cupa in my home. I guess the thing to do is to decline the coffee and drink water.

michelleoc

We use 2%. Our doctor suggested that we get our 17-year-old to drink whole milk, because he's 6'2" and 112 pounds, but he says it's too "thick".

nativetexan

I probably should drink whole milk. my bones are almost non-existent from what my Doctor says.

oksewglad

Looks of interesting information floating around here. As a dairy producer I hate misconceptions in dairy products. Do not assume that organic milk is the only antibiotic free milk there is. First and foremost--all milk and milk products are anti biotic free. In non organic herds, antibiotics are used to treat disease, just like they are used in humans. Interesting enough we were recently on an organic farm in Europe earlier this month. They could use antibiotics on their cows, but had to hold the milk three times longer than the recommended label instructions. If it meant keeping an animal alive because she had pneumonia I think it would be a wise course to treat her with antibiotics.

Milk must be thoroughly tested for antibiotic residue before it can leave the farm. If a cow has been treated, we run a test to see if the milk is "clear" of antibiotics before it is put in the bulk tank. The whole bulk tank of milk is tested when in leaves the farm. If antibiotics are found, the farmer is responsible for the cost to dispose of the whole tanker of milk, not just his/her share of the load. Personally my profit margin is so close, I don't want to risk the cost of such a mistake.

Fine filtered milk is an additional process some suppliers are using to strain out natural occurring particles in milk. It has been test marketed in the US. Personally I see it a gimmick to up the price of milk.
See more here on fine filtered milk.

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Sup...in-test-market

You know some bacteria is good for your gut! Many studies have been done on ulcerated colitis and other digestion related conditions and "sterile" environments are often the cause of those conditions. The body builds immunity when subjected to outside forces.

If the shelf life is longer on organic milk, the reason is the use of Ultra High Temperature pasteurization not because the milk is of better quality.
http://greenliving.about.com/od/gree...ganic-Milk.htm


FYI-I’m not impressed with the cow’s udder in this picture. It is low to the ground and lacks proper ligament supports. With this type of udder she is a ripe candidate for mastitis (udder infection).

Native texan--kudos to you for buying local. Is your milk non homogenized? (Do you get a layer of cream on the top?) One of the reasons DH likes the local milk is that it is very fresh from the cow! Is it bottled in glass bottles? Glass keeps off flavors out of milk. Also milk is not the only source of calcium. Yogurt, cottage cheese, and regular cheeses are excellent sources of the mineral that will aid in your deficiency.

Here's a link to a calcium rich food list from Harvard University.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...,d.eWU&cad=rja


This information is from the Mayo Clinic

Recommended daily allowances for calcium

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[TD]1,200 mg[/TD]
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cal...ements/MY01540


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Sorry this is long winded but hope this answers some questions.

nativetexan

Yes, I like glass bottles. even wish all sodas were still in glass bottles.