Raw Milk?
Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Oh boy…what am I talking about? This is a raw vegan site isn’t it?
Yes it is, but in all honesty, and because raw animal product consumption seems to be such a hot topic right now, I really wanted to write about this. I’ve been doing some experimenting lately for the sake of health. Curiosity usually gets the best of me when I hear about a new food, superfood, or study and I just have to try it out for myself.
Just a quick background: I haven’t had milk in about 5 years because I discovered I was lactose intolerant (it made me gassy to be quite honest). My milk journey has gone from: 2% milk to non-fat to organic non-fat to Lactaid, to soy milk, to almond milk, to fresh homemade almond milk, to adding in some store bought organic kefir, and now just yesterday, to fresh raw grass fed cow milk!
I had already aligned with the idea in my head and felt good about it before I ordered it from a local co-op that has raw dairy products. (I do not recommend anyone do anything they don’t feel happy and/or excited about.) I received it from my friend just two days ago and tried it out. It was awesome! Full fat, whole milk definitely would have scared me into a corner four or five years ago. But this milk had no label on it and it came in glass, not a carton. This was a food of a completely different vibration than the pasteurized, homogenized stuff found in stores. I actually feel as though something really electric is in my fridge right now. And I had NO reaction. Zilch. I even had it after a small meal, probably miscombining it, and still no negative side effects. I’m still really amazed and appreciative of this. It goes to show that raw milk is of a completely different nature than cooked milk.
I’m not quite sure if it will be a regular food in my diet but I’m excited to make some new foods with it. I have enjoyed kefir (not raw) in the past on various occasions and have already make coconut kefir several times. Milk becomes much more medicinal when you make kefir from it because of all the friendly bacteria you’re now taking in. So I just ordered some more kefir starter to make my own raw kefir. I bought Donna Gates Kefir Starter from Amazon. I can’t wait to make it!
If you’re interested in obtaining some raw milk near you, I’d check out these two sites, the second one if you’re in Chicago. It’s nice to have options :)
Confused about milk now? Check out this funny video and laugh at it all! (Not suitable for kids)
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