Comments on: Weekly Earthlinks, October 6 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/weekly-earthlinks-october-6/archives/161 Facts, opinions and reflections on being a techno-geek granolarancher Mom Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:56:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Suzanne http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/weekly-earthlinks-october-6/archives/161#comment-2288 Suzanne Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:08:25 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/weekly-earthlinks-october-6/archives/161#comment-2288 Okay, organic milk is not better than any other milk. This is a big bugaboo for me. rBST, etc, is the exact same hormone cows produce naturally to lactate. If your milk wasn't coming in and you needed to produce some to feed your baby, you'd probably get a human version of the same shot. Honestly, "organic" milk is just a way for processors to get a dollar more a gallon out of consumers. AND that money isn't passed back to the dairy farmers. So -- since we drink three gallons of milk a day at our house, I think I'll keep buying the $4 version, rather than amping up to the uselessly inflated $5 version. Okay, organic milk is not better than any other milk. This is a big bugaboo for me. rBST, etc, is the exact same hormone cows produce naturally to lactate. If your milk wasn’t coming in and you needed to produce some to feed your baby, you’d probably get a human version of the same shot. Honestly, “organic” milk is just a way for processors to get a dollar more a gallon out of consumers. AND that money isn’t passed back to the dairy farmers. So — since we drink three gallons of milk a day at our house, I think I’ll keep buying the $4 version, rather than amping up to the uselessly inflated $5 version.

]]> By: Heidi http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/weekly-earthlinks-october-6/archives/161#comment-2016 Heidi Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:21:36 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/weekly-earthlinks-october-6/archives/161#comment-2016 Eating Healthy on a Budget...There is no "magic" formula but eating healthy can be done inexpensively it just requires thought, and work. I am working to add more family friendly tips to eating healthy on our blog. It requires actual cooking and time in the kitchen. There are things that can be done to make it easier though...brown rice in a rice cooker, dried beans cooked overnight in crockpot, kids in the kitchen to help as prep chefs, etc. Just keep it simple..if you cook it you know what is in it! And as to kids and cereal..home made granola is a very inexpensive alternative to anything out there! Just my two cents, on one of my favorite subjects. Eating Healthy on a Budget…There is no “magic” formula but eating healthy can be done inexpensively it just requires thought, and work. I am working to add more family friendly tips to eating healthy on our blog. It requires actual cooking and time in the kitchen. There are things that can be done to make it easier though…brown rice in a rice cooker, dried beans cooked overnight in crockpot, kids in the kitchen to help as prep chefs, etc. Just keep it simple..if you cook it you know what is in it!

And as to kids and cereal..home made granola is a very inexpensive alternative to anything out there!

Just my two cents, on one of my favorite subjects.

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