What is your favorite kind of milk and why? Do you believe milk is good for you, and which kind is the best?
If you have a particular brand you like, please mention it, and support your answer why you believe this milk is the best! You can also do a comparison and contrast of the different kinds of milks. Best answer gets a tip!
Kinds of Milk
1. Cow's Milk
2. Organic Milk
3. Almond Milk
4. Soy Milk
5. Goat's Milk
6. Rice Milk
7. Hemp Milk
8. Lactaid Milk
9. Chocolate Milk
10. Oat Milk
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M$17 Answers
However, I must know the farmer from whom I am getting the milk/who is boarding my cow; they must follow the Doctor's Certified Raw Milk practices in terms of pasture-feeding and pathogens allowed (almost zero).
Real, fresh milk has a wonderful taste, kind of like melted cream gelato, that is just not available elsewhere. It's thick, and has so many more bioavailable nutrients than in either pasteurized or nut/grain milks. Some nutrients are completely denatured by heating; others are only made more difficult to digest.
In over half of all U.S. states, sales of raw milk is legal either off the farm or in stores. In many others, cowshare arrangements are legal. In only a few is there no way to get fresh, raw milk.
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Cheeses and Yoghurts are a different matter, as the milk has undergone many changes due to the enzymes, curing, etc. For milk, I drink Soy Milk, but I still buy regular cheese and yogurt. This was mostly because I became a vegetarian, and within around 6 months I was quite put-off my the animal-fattiness of milk. Cheese and Yoghurt I still love (and the quantities of rennet in Cheese so small it's a non-issue for me, so I'm happy to still have regular cheese.)
So for Milk I have Soy Milk. I buy Sanitarium's "So Good" brand. No special reason: when I made the change there were really only two common brands around here, and the other seemed somewhat syrup-y to me, which I didn't like. There was a normal (unsweetened) flavour and vanilla ..I find the normal one bland and the vanilla too strong, so I buy the normal and add a little vanilla essence when I open it. :) (It was a lot of effort for me, but I was really put off cows milk, so I had no choice.)
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When I'm in Asia, where soy milk is far more common, I usually just have what's on offer. They usually sweeten it with sugar, I think, and it tastes quite nice. Try it in an Asian restaurant and you'll see what I mean.
So I believe Soy Milk is it. ..for convenience's sake too. It's really the only common alternative to cow's milk. Took me a while to settle on a Soy Milk I really liked, and I didn't want to have to re-do that whole process if I shift somewhere else. I also like it over animal-based milks as it has much more body: animal-milks are very watery in comparison. I feel I must be getting more of something there. ;)
The answers not really an different if you're a guy or a girl. Girls should try their best to have a good calcium intake throughout their life (so they don't suffer osteoporosis in their elderly years), so whatever milk they choose, a high-calcium variant is wise. (Where I live, there's a "Calci-Trim" variant of Cow's milk, and a high-calcium version of So Good soy milk too.)
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Most of the info I read way back then was in hard-copy form, so sorry, I have no good online references for much of what I've read. :)
http://www.sogood.sanitarium.com.au/
http://www.gyminee.com/foods/meadowfresh_calci_trim_milk
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1. Raw milk - a major health risk that has the ire of the federal government on the look-out for unlicensed, raw, unpasturized milk products of any type. Want to have a mini-Waco style team of gov enforcement officers at your door? Just buy a cow and sell raw milk. Here's why:
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/rawmilk.html
2. Regular milk - while the debate continues as to whether it is/isn't healthy...it IS fattening. Also, the entire bit about bones is somewhat misleading as calcium alone will only cause softening without other minerals to assist. http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/rawmilk.html
3. Soy - phyto-hormones are not friendly to men...and not all THAT friendly to women. In fact, research demonstrates hormones are increasingly being linked to increased cancer rates in both men and women - hormones are well known to pass through regular cows milk and although soy is likely a better alternative and lower in fat - it IS still a hormone. Also, soy is one of the MOSt genetically altered food on the planet.
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Just on #1, because I'm with you on #3, completely:
There is a lot of information on the Weston A. Price Foundation's website, and www.realmilk.com . Here is an excerpt from one of their dozens of articles on the topic:
FDA and CDC Bias Against Raw Milk--
No Facts Provided in Recent Reminder about Raw Milk Consumption
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2007 – The FDA and CDC provided no facts to back up claims of widespread illness from raw milk in a recent press release, "FDA and CDC Remind Consumers of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk."
The joint FDA /CDC reminder claims that between 1998 and 2005, raw milk was implicated in 45 outbreaks, 1007 cases, 104 hospitalizations and 2 deaths. Yet the reference cited, the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the week of March 2, 2007 (MMWR for 03-02-07), provides no such information; nor is any such information found in any other FDA or CDC document. Numerous requests to the FDA for clarification have not been answered.
--from http://www.realmilk.com/press-release-12mar07.html There is a lot more information at this link, including links to many sources of information on the topic.
Excellent analysis of foodborne illness outbreaks, including from raw milk, here:
http://www.realmilk.com/foodborne.html
For the record of a state government's vedetta against a natural dairy:
http://www.realmilk.com/untoldstory_2.html
Another example of government dishonesty:
http://www.realmilk.com/real-milk-canada.html
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M$I have a friend who drinks only soy milk. She has an allergy to certain parts of cow's milk (it's not the usual lactose intolerance issue).
It's not unusual for Asians to have major lactose intolerance issues, to the point where they can't comfortably eat ice cream, let alone drink milk.
Here's a link to the National Dairy Council. Sure, you can expect them to be a bit biased, but it's a reasonable source for information:
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/nationaldairycouncil
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M$It's superiority to cows milk is mainly due to the fact that whereas a cow eats a paltry 30 something herbs and grassses ,a goat partakes in more than 160 herbs,shrubs and grasses. Most of these herbs have tremendous medicinal value and they are thus transfereed to it's milk. In my part of the world HIV/AIDS Patients are given goats milk exclusively to boost their immune systems and prevent opportunistic diseases from infecting them.
Goats milk is easier to digest,it's less allergenic, helps with the digestive and metabolic utilization of minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium and thus would help prevent diseases such as anemia and bone demineralization .
I have listed some helpful sites below that list the advantages of goat milk vis a vis that of a cow, askdrsears dot com. Basically it has different fat and proteins than a cow,which are more easily digested in the human gut. Less lactose,milk sugar,than cows and higher percentages of essential and trace minerals tahn a cow. For more detailed information on the toggenberg goat the breeding and other miscellenous stuff I find listed british toggenbergs dot com.
To qoute a source "The Toggenburg is a Swiss dairy goat from Toggenburg Valley of Switzerland at Obertoggenburg. They are also credited as being the oldest known dairy goat breed." This basically means they have been a proven source of milk to humans for a very long time. So bassically If you haven't switched to goat milk yet I think I have given you good reason to switch and join my club. I hope this Information is worthwhile.
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Braum's, on the other hand, makes the best chocolate milk I have been able to find since Hershey's stopped making it. It has a solid, chocolatey flavor to it, and has a nice, thick texture (though, granted, this is accomplished with carrageenan). Also, Braum's cows don't use growth hormones.
As for the health issues of milk, there is a lot to think about on both sides. Cow's milk has a very different formula than human breast milk, and just on the face of it, the idea that cow's milk can be a perfect substitute for human milk for children is questionable. But on the other hand, I don't think that cow's milk can harm adults when part of a properly balanced diet. (Though there are some questions concerning the growth hormones that some cow herds are dosed with to increase milk production, I have not researched the matter enough to offer an opinion either way.)
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Calcium, protein, B vitamins, its hard to deny that its good for you; theres so many studies out there that show that making dairy a regular part of your diet is great for weight loss too.
Man this is making me thirsty for a tall glass..maybe with some peanut butter toast on the side :)
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I don't know much about milk to say if it's good or bad for a 35 years old man, but I know this... I can't have my cereal without it!
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Good answer, yet not sure I can 100% always agree! It would be nice to see more answers like this one for all the various milks. This seemed to be the best answer, but that does not mean it's right or wrong.