Type of milk you drink regularily

[badger]

GLC, how do you process goat's milk properly? I hear pasteurization kills off most of the goodness, but I don't think I'd want to drink it straight out of the animal in case it's contaminated with something, you know?

And I'm glad to know that "goaty" is actually a term. Better than saying "farmy".

[GLC1968]

GLC, how do you process goat's milk properly? I hear pasteurization kills off most of the goodness, but I don't think I'd want to drink it straight out of the animal in case it's contaminated with something, you know?

And I'm glad to know that "goaty" is actually a term. Better than saying "farmy".

Basically, there are two main factors. Cleanliness and speed of cooling. The faster the milk is taken below 40F after milking, the fresher it remains. Cleanliness means keeping the goat, the equipment and even the barn clean. Except for a simple filtering - you are kind of drinking it straight out of the goat!

I believe I did a post about processing milk in my blog back when we first started. It's not that detailed, but it gives you an idea.

http://simplemetamorphosis.blogspot....n-freezer.html

Basically, for us the steps are:
1) clean the udder/teets and our hands
2) milk the goat and then cover the bucket (one errant fly or leaf off a tree could ruin the whole batch)
3) dip the teets (to avoid mastitis)
4) strain the milk (through a milk filter into sterile glass containers)
5) chill it (ice bath combined with freezer)
6) wash and sterilize the equipment for the next milking

And if you want it skimmed - that's a whole long list of additional things to do! It's actually a major pain which is why I taught myself to tolerate whole goats milk in my coffee and on my cereal. Laziness.

[tangentgirl]

I drink 1% milk in my coffee and in my cereal. After long rides, I'll mix up a recovery drink of milk, chocolate ovaltine and whey powder in the magic bullet. Every once and again, I'll have a glass of milk when I'm feeling hungry and shouldn't raid snackland. It's a decent, healthy filler-upper.

[Owlie]

I drink 1%, but I usually stick chai concentrate, cocoa powder or matcha powder and sugar in it. Not one for plain milk. (Or I microwave it with a little vanilla, almond extract and sugar. Tasty.) I do pour it over my cereal. If it's just me, I use 1% in my tea as well. If it's me and DBF, we use 2% in the tea--he drinks 2% exclusively and will go through a gallon in less than a week.

[Bethany1]

I love milk. Half and Half, cream, 1%, 2%,j chocolate, you name it, I love it. If I'm feeling naughty I'll add cream instead of milk to baking or cooking. My grandpa had dairy cows and I'd inhale the fresh milk and cream.

I have one small..err big problems though and it stops me from drinking milk. My brothers and dad would swig from the jug and it totally grossed me out. It's one thing to finish off the milk and another to just swig and put it back in the fridge.

When I had toddlers and we were literally starving it was "save the milk for the kids" and I never really touched it. Generally if I want milk, I go buy a small carton for myself now. My kids and DH don't swig so I'm not as leary but I still have that starving mentality of "save the milk for the kids" 15 years later.

[Titania]

I rarely drink milk. More often than not, it makes me sick. I do use it in my coffee, and I use skim.

[goldfinch]

When I started my weight loss journey I decided that I was going to eat foods that taste really good, but limit the quantity. However, I was cutting out most sugars and refined products, so sweets were out and also bread, except for very occasional treats. I began drinking whole milk. I drink a lot less of it than skim and it tastes 10 times better to me. Helps me stay with a low calorie program. Blueberries and whole milk with a stevia/plant based sugar substitute--my favorite breakfast.

[GLC1968]

My answer has changed since last year. Now we use nothing but raw, whole (~5-6%) goat's milk. We rarely drink it but it gets used in coffee or smoothies or in recipes.

No more skimming it, saving us a ton of time!