Balanced Green Living

We recently started drinking organic milk at our house and I must say that my family will never buy non-organic milk again. As you guys know, I love to live green and healthy, but I also don’t want to pay more or sacrifice quality in order to do so. Well, with organic milk, I am getting much better quality but I am having to pay just a little more. So here is my review:

We drink fat free or skim milk pretty much all the time. Whole milk is just too thick, but that’s a preference really. Anyway, my wife and I have been consuming organic produce and organic eggs for a while now because of the better taste. Not long ago we decided to see if we’d get the same better flavor with organic milk and guess what? … we did!

We drink three “brands” most of the time that are available here in NW Indiana. We rotate between them based on what is on sale, or what has a better expiration date.

Stonyfield Farms Organic Fat Free Milk.

http://www.stonyfield.com/index.jsp

Stonyfield is pretty much my favorite taste wise. It has good dairy flavor and is very fresh. It’s hard to describe “fresh taste” over the internet like this, but if you are a dairy drinker like I am , then you know good, fresh, true flavor milk when you taste it. Stonyfield delivers! We find 1/2 gollons of Stonyfield Organic fat free milk for about $3.85 at our local stores.

Meijer Organics, Fat Free Milk

This is the Meijer grocery stores brand. I need to check and see where and who supplies this organic milk for them, but I will say that it has great taste. It is also a bit cheaper because it is packages as a store brand. A half gallon of Meijer organic milk is about $3.50.

Horizon Organic Fat Free Milk

http://www.horizondairy.com/

I rate this one very high with great taste. It is also very consistent from box to box. What that means is that it always tastes the same. Sometimes with any natural or organic foods, the quality control is not as good and the product may taste different each time. but Horizon does a nice job with theirs and the taste is really good. We get 1/2 gallons at our local grocery stores for around $3.99.

What Makes Organic Milk Better?

Here is a definition of organic milk, read it carefully because this is what really matters when it comes to green living. (me, I just care about the taste, but you guys may care more about this stuff as well)

Organic milk is defined by the USDA as milk from cows that have been exclusively fed organic feed, have not been treated with synthetic hormones, are not given certain medications to treat sickness, and are held in pens with adequate space.

Many organic farms also ensure their cows only eat natural grass instead of corn of feed. I am not sure if the milks above are processed this way, but it is something worth noting.