As families become more and more health conscious, concerns about the effects of pesticides, chemical residuals, and antibiotics in foods have been raised. As a result, many people are turning to organic products, including organic milk.  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides national standards to help consumers. Dairy facilities are routinely inspected by the USDA for sanitation and quality.
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As I walk down the dairy aisle, I notice the varied milk products readily available for my family to enjoy.  Whole milk, skim milk, chocolate milk, soymilk, even organic milk.  With so many varied products to choose from it’s easy for me to quickly grab the familiar 2 % and leave the isle without another thought.  However, my curiosity has now gotten the best of me, and I would like to share the differences of choices we have in the dairy isle.
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As an expectant mother I was determined to be as prepared as possible.  I enrolled my husband and I in parenting classes, I read the books “What to Expect When Expecting” and after finishing that informational book I read “What to Expect In The First Year” and I probably would have read on if I wasn’t so engrossed with the many trends taking over the baby scene at the time.  The biggest eye catching trend for me was the ‘organic’ trend I found many of my parent friends falling into.
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Organic Milk has grown in popularity ever since the mid 1990’s. It produces a 6 percent market share in the dairy industry with over a billion dollars in sales in 2005. There are many different opinions out there on the internet and in research papers for and against organic milk. I am going to outline 7 reasons for organic milk here in this article. (more…)