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Non-organic: the healthy choice!
Most organic milk is ultra high pasteurized (UHP) meaning it is heated at very high temperatures to kill all bacteria in order to extend its shelf life- typically 30-90 days if refrigerated (but only until the product is opened). This is so that the milk (which may be twice the cost of non organic) can be shipped long distances and then stored on grocer's shelves for long periods without spoiling.
But in keeping with the "no free lunch" theory, the unfortunate by-product of the UHP process is the killing of almost all the healthy enzymes in milk that are GOOD for your body!
So here's the choice: non-organic milk from cows treated with hormones and antibiotics or organic without healthy enzymes?
Uh, pass the OJ please.....
(Note: There are a few brands of organic milk that do NOT use UHP, though most do and many do not disclose this on the packaging.)






Comments
10:22am
In New York City all of the milk (organic or non-organic) is Ultra High Pasteurized, except for one... EcoMeal. Aside from the milk I have when I go to Belgium, this is the best milk I have tasted. It's Organic, goes through the High Temperature Pasteurization process, and comes from grass-fed cows. The sad thing is not a whole lot of stores carry this brand of milk, so most New Yorkers are stuck with UHP Milk the normal blend of hormones, antibiotics, and the residual pesticides that come from cows eating grain.
3:12pm
Very interesting .... can you tell me which stores in NYC sell this brand? I live in Greenwich Village.
8:30am
Green Goddess, I made a mistake its EcoMeal not EcoFarm, and there is some information here:
http://www.ecomeal.com/index_HomeDelivery.htm
8:30am
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