Tell me WHY you do organic milk...

sunandsand

cuz I kind of feel like its too late...I drank regular milk all during pregnancy and DS drinks a mix of non-organic formula and pumped milk....he's already been exposed to all the hormones/antibiotics, etc.

Trying to decide what is right for our family...adults drink regular milk and kids drink organic, we all drink regular, or we all drink organic. Right now DH and I drink 1 gallon every 5 days or so. I imagine we would use about 2 + gallons a week when LO starts drinking milk. 

ETA-I do buy about half my produce and chicken organically, and I buy organic baby cereal. And cleaning products. Thats it right now.

veloelle

Because I don't want DD exposed to certain chemicals that have been linked to early puberty, etc. When DD drank a lot of milk, we went through almost 2 gallons a week, just the 3 of us.  She hated eating and drank her calories, as much as I tried to get her to eat. Considering the mass quantities of dairy, it was really important.

I buy organic milk and yogurt at Trader Joes, not much more expensive than regular. 

CleoKitty

To me it has relatively little to do with hormones/antibiotics. I'm more concerned with not wanting to support an industry that treats animals horribly. Large dairy farms are nasty and often cruel places. For that reason I buy organic and I'm picky about what brand of milk I buy because many of the large organic dairies are still not up to par, IMO.

Halo79RN

CleoKitty:

To me it has relatively little to do with hormones/antibiotics. I'm more concerned with not wanting to support an industry that treats animals horribly. Large dairy farms are nasty and often cruel places. For that reason I buy organic and I'm picky about what brand of milk I buy because many of the large organic dairies are still not up to par, IMO.

this.  dh did his graduate research on cow feed efficiency and antibiotic use.  his reasoning for preferring organic milk and grassfed beef is that he thinks the grain/grass fed cows are happier cows.    

Rebekah1021

veloelle:

Because I don't want DD exposed to certain chemicals that have been linked to early puberty, etc. When DD drank a lot of milk, we went through almost 2 gallons a week, just the 3 of us.  She hated eating and drank her calories, as much as I tried to get her to eat. Considering the mass quantities of dairy, it was really important.

I buy organic milk and yogurt at Trader Joes, not much more expensive than regular. 

This. I buy organic for the whole family.

s_angel

honestly? I buy it because it lasts soooooooooooooo much longer than non-org milk and tastes better! I really only buy organic eggs and milk so I am no organic-junkie but have.to.have.organic.milk!

susan1017

When DD was really little and coming off formula I was all organic dairy. She mostly drank her meals and was a very light eater. When she got better at eating solids I downgraded to non-antibiotic/hormone brands of milk. I am actually starting to go more organic since I do most of my shopping at Stop N Shop and they have an organic store brand, Nature's Promise. It is no different in price for the grocery items and I try to buy the organic chicken and meat when on sale.

 

stacynikki

My DH's friend did a study on organic vs non and found a link relating ADHD to nonorganic milk.  He's a RD so that was enough to convince me to switch to organic.  We drink 4 gallons a week between the 3 of us!  I can't imagine adding a 4th.  We just recently switched DS to fat free with DH and I. 

Mrs Manners

s_angel:

honestly? I buy it because it lasts soooooooooooooo much longer than non-org milk and tastes better! I really only buy organic eggs and milk so I am no organic-junkie but have.to.have.organic.milk!

The "lasts so much longer" is only true for ultra pasturized milk. The process of ultra pasturization (exposure to extremely high heat) destroys the milks natural enzymes and some of the vitamin content. Raw milk (milk in it's natural state) or low pasturized milk is typically only good for about 7 days. Because some of the enzymes are destroyed in ultra pasturized milk it can't be used to make yogurt or cheese because it won't culture. This is true of organic or non-organic ultra pasturized.

Mrs Manners

I buy organic because it means that the animals have been fed organic food (non genetically modified), have had access to pasture for roaming or grazing, haven't been given growth hormones or antibiotics and the milk isn't from cloned animals. As soon as I can find a reputable source, we'll probably switch to organic raw milk - we have a farmer that brings it every Thursday to our area - but I'm working during that time and can't make the pickup window.