Or why I drank organic milk all through my pregnancy and continue to do so now...
My husband joked that he should have just bought me a cow for what it was costing us each week in organic milk, but during my pregnancy, I was craving the stuff like it was going out of style. It just tastes better than conventional milk in my opinion.
New evidence from a recent study by Quality Low Input Food (QLIF) conducted by Newcastle University in England has also found that levels of antioxidants and vitamins —particularly CLA9 (Conjugated Linoleic Acid, a beneficial fat like Omega3) in milk produced by grazing cows on organic farms in the summer months--was found to be 60 percent or higher than conventionally raised cows.
It makes sense that the levels were highest in the summer because that is when the cows are grazing the most and eating grass and clover. In February the USDA tightened their rules on what is considered “grass fed.” Among other things it says that:
“Animals must graze pasture during the grazing season, which must be at least 120 days per year;”
This is of course in addition to existing rules against the use of pesticides, artificial hormones and antibiotics in organically raised cows.
Organic milk has long been an MBO (must be organic) for me and now there are even more reasons to raise a glass!
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