100% grass-fed milk?

[Anonymous]

Looking to switch my kids to grass-fed milk and have come across snowville creamery and trickling springs, but those aren't 100% grass-fed. I know organic valley has 100% grass fed, but looking for any other recommendations. TIA

[Anonymous]

We usually buy Snowville Creamery. Sometimes Organic Valley. Although we haven't noticed a difference between a2 milk and regular milk, it is very yummy and a rich yellow color.

[Anonymous]

I use cornocopia's milk guide as a guide to getting better milk. I tend to buy the glass tricking springs as that's easily sourced for me.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by "grass fed"? I think all dairy farms need to supplement pasture grazing to ensure proper nutrition and intake in their cows. Trickling Springs and the farm my daycare gets milk from, South Mountain Creamery, both call themselves grass fed. Are you maybe getting hung up on the label? Maybe call the dairy or go to the Trickling Springs stall at Union Market and ask about what the "grass fed" label means and why/how they supplement.

[Anonymous]

14:32 here. Nowadays I really dislike the flavor of ultra pasteurized milk. That's an additional factor, for us.

[Anonymous]

This is slightly off the grass-fed topic, but may be of interest to you. A friend is in the dairy business and she pointed out to me that a lot of the name brand milk is ultra pasturized, which is not a bad thing on its own, but means the sugar content is a bit higher and that it may not be quite as fresh, since it's coming from Colorado. If you want the freshest and most local milk, get the store brand at your local store, which will be supplied by local dairies.

As far as grass-fed goes, I think the primary benefit is that it is higher in omegas, without adding them from fish oil or algae. Personally, I don't mind algae (shrug). But about half the time I opt for grass fed milk, I accidentally buy the cream on top milk, which has bits of basically butter floating on top and I can't get them to mix in with the milk no matter how much I shake it, and it's not very appetizing. So if you go the grass-fed route, look for homogenized!! (if that's important to you)

[Anonymous]

OP here - thanks for the replies. my daughter has eczema, asthma and food allergies and we were told by a holistic doctor that she should either restrict dairy (which is hard bc she's 3 and loves milk and cheese and already has other food restrictions) or drink raw milk. I am not comfortable with the idea of raw milk, so I'm looking for the freshest, least processed milk out there. Figured it can't hurt to try. Not sure that it has to be 100% grass-fed but was curious since some brands (organic valley) appear to make that claim while others are open about the fact that it's mostly grass-fed.

[Anonymous]

Smowville is delicious. It's yellow and not white. Tastes almost like the milk I had as a kid right after milking a cow.

[Anonymous]

Both of my kids have food sensitivities, one also has oral allergies and eczema and the other has asthma. The one with eczema has very bad constipation from cow milk but tolerates yogurt and small amounts of cheese. The one with asthma does fine with milk.

You could try eliminating dairy entirely for a few weeks or a month or two. I doubt it would help but it's not that hard to test and find out.

[Anonymous]

I doubt many/any dairies are going to be 100% grass-fed, as another PP said I think it's not really healthy for the cows.

Please don't give your kids raw milk and please don't continue to see anyone calling themselves a "doctor" who is telling you to give your kids raw milk.

[Anonymous]

If you are supposed to be restricting Dairy then stop giving her cows milk all together. Switch to either Almond or Soy milk. My DD is 5 and doesnt drink any cows milk. She gets protein, calcium and healthier fats from other sources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the replies. my daughter has eczema, asthma and food allergies and we were told by a holistic doctor that she should either restrict dairy (which is hard bc she's 3 and loves milk and cheese and already has other food restrictions) or drink raw milk. I am not comfortable with the idea of raw milk, so I'm looking for the freshest, least processed milk out there. Figured it can't hurt to try. Not sure that it has to be 100% grass-fed but was curious since some brands (organic valley) appear to make that claim while others are open about the fact that it's mostly grass-fed.

If your daughter has a milk sensitivity, it won't matter how fresh that milk is. As someone who had one, I would cut out milk, but you might be able to keep cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. Oddly enough, the processing actually makes the milk proteins easier to digest. And you're right to avoid raw milk.

And very little milk is 100 percent grass-fed; most cows are fed at least some grain.

[Anonymous]

I love the trickling springs organic creamline (non-homogenized) whole milk. It's the white cap ones. It's the meat process I've found.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt many/any dairies are going to be 100% grass-fed, as another PP said I think it's not really healthy for the cows.

Please don't give your kids raw milk and please don't continue to see anyone calling themselves a "doctor" who is telling you to give your kids raw milk.

+1

https://www.fda.gov/food/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm079516.htm

[Anonymous]

Auto correct ?! Least* not meat