goat's milk vs. cow's milk

[Guest guest]

Is goat's milk *really* more digestible than cow's milk as current thinking

goes? It's almost as though cow's milk is considered poison, but goat's milk,

an elixir. I'm breastfeeding but can only produce half so I have to supplement

and I'm considering making Sally Fallon's recipe for formula but you should see

people's mouths drop open in shock and horror when I tell them about it. It

sounds as though Sally thinks raw cow's milk is actually preferable to raw

goat's milk. Since I haven't been able to source raw goat's milk yet, it looks

like I have no choice anyway but to make the cow's milk formula.

Astrid

[Guest guest]

Goats milk proteins are smaller than cows milk protein. A baby's

system generally cannot digest these big proteins yet, the body sees

these as foreign and tries to get rid of them any way possible. Some

babies will actually get a tummy ache or show other symptoms of being

sick as their bodies are trying to get rid of these proteins. Many

babies are ready for cows milk when they are 9 months old, but some

are not ready until they are 18 months old. I fed my second child

goats milk until she was 15 months old because she could not handle

the cows milk. (The reason Peanut butter should not be given to

children under the age of one because Peanut butter protein is so

large as well)

--- In @y..., " Astrid Froese " <astrid.froese@s...>

wrote:

> Is goat's milk *really* more digestible than cow's milk as current

thinking goes? It's almost as though cow's milk is considered

poison, but goat's milk, an elixir. I'm breastfeeding but can only

produce half so I have to supplement and I'm considering making Sally

Fallon's recipe for formula but you should see people's mouths drop

open in shock and horror when I tell them about it. It sounds as

though Sally thinks raw cow's milk is actually preferable to raw

goat's milk. Since I haven't been able to source raw goat's milk

yet, it looks like I have no choice anyway but to make the cow's milk

formula.

>

> Astrid

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi April,

That's why I sent back my cow, Star, and have these goats now. That's just

one of the reasons. It is much quicker to strain goat milk kefir because of

the softer curds. The kefir falls right through. It used to take me a

whole hour to strain four jars of kefir made with cow milk. There was a lot

of stirring involved to get the kefir to go through the strainer and all

that splashing when dumping it into the strainer. I can strain four jars of

goat milk kefir in 10 minutes. Not only that the goats themselves are much

easier to take care of and milk.

Here's a quote from Donna from the raw dairy list telling the difference

between a cow and a goat. I thought it was hilarious. But it is not funny

when you get hurt.

I would not have one <a cow> if I didn't also have the equipment to safely

handle them. Even the most docile, gentle cow can hurt you bad if

you get between her and what she don't want to do.

Cows smell like, COWS; they have flies like Egypt has locust; their

manure is very wet and profuse; bulls are deadly dangerous; wherever

they are there is going to be boot sucking, knee deep mud; need a

stock trailer to a haul them; if they step on your foot it's probably

broken; if new momma decides she don't like you looking at her

calf? you better go climb a tree REAL fast; they can kick like the

proverbial mule; and so forth and so on. I have spent way more of my

life around cows than I have goats and it's the dead broke, gentle

cows that will HURT you really the worst because you'll not be

expecting it. Been there, done that, and have scars, broken bones,

etc... as visual aids. In my resilient youth I also loved horses,

but as I aged, I don't bounce or heal as easy so have dropped the

horses. Further down the line, I am sure I will also have to drop

the cows as I slow down. But, a friend of mine is in her early 90s

and STILL has her Oberhasli goats!!!

Donna

Safehaven Nubians

Dandridge, TN

Marilyn,

who told you a lot more than you probably wanted to know

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 3:25 AM, April McCart <sweetlotuscreations@...>

wrote:

> I recently found a source for raw goat's milk and started making kefir

> with

> it. I have noticed quite a difference in the kefir. The GM kefir is much

> smoother and thicker, more like cream. It also doesn't separate when I

> remove the grains and leave the kefir to sit on the counter. It also has

> a

> much better smell to it. I was making the GM kefir for my grandson, but

> I'm

> thinking I may switch to it also.

>

> Is this common for GM kefir?

>

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[Guest guest]

We've gone through four gallons of the raw goat's milk now and none of it

had any " smell " to it. I've tried the goat's milk kefir and have not

noticed a bad taste either. Now, the powdered goat's milk that we were

using for my grandson...OMG!! That stuff STANK!! But it did help clear up

his eczema very nicely so we just learned to live with it. The allergist

that recently saw my grandson said it was probably the best thing my

daughter did was to take him off the formula and put him on goat's milk.

--

April

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Priscilla Bird <pdotfu@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Marilyn and all. I never strain the kefir anymore, but I have a piece

> of whatever you call the starter that never breaks or splits although I

> pull it in half once in a while, so I just fish it out with a spoon and go

> from there. When I tried straining it did take forever and was too much

> bother. As for goat's milk I never could get used to the smell/taste of

> it. Ewe's milk cheese seems much nicer than goat, but have never had

> sheep's milk. I wonder if it would be as odd to me as goat's. I can

> certainly see the utility of keeping goats over a cow.