I have one thing to say about cow's milk, goat's milk etc.

They are created to raise THEIR young, not ours.

I rather raise my kids to be nuts... Hence why we drink nut mylk!

Easy to make:

Take a cup or two of raw almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, sesame seeds... Whatever mylk you want to make. Soak them overnight in water.

Next morning, drain off the water and place the nuts in your blender with a few cups of water (if you want a dash of salt, a little hemp/flax oil and even some agave or honey to sweeten although these are not necessary) - blend.

Strain the mylk and put the pulp back into your blender with more water. Blend.

Strain again. Now set the mylk in the fridge to chill and put the pulp in the freezer to use to make raw cookies later!

You will LOVE this mylk and it's soooooooooooooooooo good for you.
Wow that sounds really nice! I may have to try it.

Let me add that the cattle I get milk from, and my own personal goats, are completely allowed to raise their young with their milk. I would never interfere with that natural part of life! But with proper milking, they will continue to give milk for a long while after weaning their young, especially since they are not forced to breed again immedietly after. Take my goats for example:

They kid, and the kids are properly raised on mommy's delicious milk until weaning time, usually between 8-10 weeks, depending on the kid(s) itself. Then they are seperated or go to new homes, which is tramatic at first, but part of life, I can't keep them all! Then Momma Goat will continue to give milk for up to ten months, though I usually don't allow that to go on so long. They are rebred perhaps halfway through the lactation cycle, then dried off at the end of it, giving them two to three months rest before here comes the new little babies. This is pretty close to the way the cattle are treated by my neighbor. It works great and the goats and cows are happy and healthy!

Anyways, back to the actual milk, I don't drink it. I'm terribly lactose intolerant. My husband, however, LOVES milk, and of course I use it, along with cheese, butter, cream, etc, in cooking and I do like a tiny splash on my cereal. We love ice cream as well! So milk is a must in the house, and I am happy in the knowledge that my milk is clean, healthy, and comes from happy animals. My eggs too!



(Sorry for all the babbling, I just really enjoy this topic!)