We drink organic milk. No hormones, no anti-biotics. I don't want the hormones, and my husband is allergic to penicillin. Plus, it tastes better. We drink Organic Valley or TJ's organic (which is probably private labelled OV) Their chocolate milk is awesome and is corn syrup free!
Girls are menstruating earlier and earlier. Milk is one of the reasons why. With Walmart, you must again look at why things cost what they cost. Organic Milk is $5/gallon. Kemps (good quality non-organic) is about $3.50-$4/gallon. Wal Mart Milk is what, $2.50/gallon? Doesn't that make you wonder?
We've been switched for a year now and I don't think it impacts our grocery budget all that much. We drink 1-2 gallons a week, so yes that is $40/month on milk. But it tastes so good I make my own hot chocolate and skip Starbucks, so it's worth it.
Also, did you know that in Illinois (where I live) they are forced to put a disclaimer on the non-rbst milk that says it's no different than milk that has rbst? They don't have that law in WI. Milk can freely be labeled RBST-free in WI.
They say that RBST is just the hormore that the cows get after they give birth, so they produce a lot of extra milk. They just give it all the time. So rather than *some* of the cows excreting that hormone, *most* of them are. |