Let's talk about milk baby.......

Showing my age again.

Anyhooooo was chatting with DH and we realised the other day that all milk is not created equal. Always just assumed that it milk was milk and then he came across a list of the 7 worst foods you can buy at the supermarket and milk was one.

Soo just wondering what milk you buy, recommend? I don't think we want to go down the almond/soy/rice path, just good old fashioned milk from a cow! Have been buying Permeate free Pura light start, as well as the Pauls organic permeate free but not sure what else we should be looking for and how we know whether it is antibiotic, chemical free.

TIA:D

The permeate free thing is marketing gimmick unfortunately. Permeate has been in milk for ages and does no harm.

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The permeate free thing is marketing gimmick unfortunately. Permeate has been in milk for ages and does no harm.

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Yep, that's right

http://www.news.com.au/business/stop...-1226429041936

We buy the bd Paris creek organic milk. It's pasturised not homogenized. I think it tastes so much better and they are certified organic

Sorry BD Farm Paris Creek

I try to always buy the BD paris creek milk, or the fleurieu milk (same kinda thing but not sure if its organic or not) the taste is uncomparable to any other supermarket brand milk and even has the cream on top , nom, nom :)

DH is seriously looking into getting us raw milk since pasteurising and homogonising apparently gets rid a lot of the goodness in commercial milk. He's doing a lot of reading on it at the moment.

I buy Pauls regular whole milk. Not so fussy about the brand, just habit I guess.

Full fat dairy is so much better for reproductive health.

We use raw milk here most of the time

I don't care about brand either, more the fact that there is stuff in there like antibiotics etc. Might need to do a bit more reading.

I'm pretty sure the bd farm stuff is antibiotic free and they have more ethical cow treatment too. Some natural organic shops sell cleopatras bath milk which might be worth looking into...

Where do you get that from??

Bd Paris is in the supermarket. For the cleopatra's bath milk I would ring an organically shop and ask if they stock it. They ant technically sell raw cows milk but they can sell it as "bath" milk. Do you live in SA? I can pm you some places.

Nah Im in Melbs. Will check out my health food shop and keep an eye out for the BD stuff at the supi! Thanks all!

Ethical cow treatment?

You can buy the bath milk in Melbourne, there are places that deliver it with organic veg etc, look online and you will find it.

I started this thread a while ago about raw milk. It might give you some interesting reading!

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...light=raw+milk

I'd love to be able to get it but living in the sticks I can barely get fresh fruit to eat let alone raw milk!

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Ethical cow treatment?

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http://mobile.news.com.au/national/c...-1226193233821

LOL, I wouldn't Beleive everything you read

Never said I did.

Nope you didn't but they would have you think that the 'ethical' farmers are not very common which in truth it is the other way round

Thanks 3LM - some great info there!

I grew up drinking raw milk........in winter warm milk straight from the cow for our weetbix was a treat! I even remember squirting it straight into my mouth when milking. When we found out my brother had asthma I kept milking goats and we drank a fair bit of that. Dad swears it was "past your eyes" as hethe supermarket watched it come into the house each morning !
I now drink goats milk from the supermarket.
By the way it took me ages to get used to the taste of "bought" milk and I am currently trying to work out the logistics of keeping our own milking goat.

Kateo, warm fresh milk sounds so yummy!!!
I must admit I have never actually tried raw milk, but I just think it would taste so much better, besides the health benefits. I remember as a kid, having the milk man deliver milk in glass bottles, and that milk was so much better tahn store brought milk. It had the cream layer, and was so much thicker and richer.

You can buy raw milk/bath milk from an organic butcher in Beaconsfield (SE Suburbs Melb) for those interested. Cherrytree Organics.