Re: [SPAM] Re: Diet transition issues

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to add a slight disagreement to the comment about goat milk

protein being similar to cow's milk protein. It is a different protein

altogether than the cow's milk and much, much easier to digest. It's so easy to

digest that it is supposed to be safe enough to give to infants. Most people

don't have a problem with it.

Also regarding the unpastuerized goat cheese... wouldn't it be OK if you cook

it? Just wondering.

And thanks Caroline for the wealth of information.

Sincerely,

April

[Guest guest]

April,

I have heard the same as you, that goat's milk is a different protein from

cow's (bovine).

I have heard that soy protein is very similar to cow's.

Kristy

Re: [sPAM] Re: Diet transition issues

I just wanted to add a slight disagreement to the comment about goat milk

protein being similar to cow's milk protein. It is a different protein

altogether than the cow's milk and much, much easier to digest. It's so easy

to digest that it is supposed to be safe enough to give to infants. Most

people don't have a problem with it.

Also regarding the unpastuerized goat cheese... wouldn't it be OK if you

cook it? Just wondering.

And thanks Caroline for the wealth of information.

Sincerely,

April

[Guest guest]

The only downside we've experienced to goat's milk is

about lactose intolerance. Seemed to be just

digestive discomfort, not an immune trigger, also.

The proteins are supposed to be safe except in rare

cases.

So a reaction could be lactose and not an allergy.

HTH-

--- April Jagnow <april@...> wrote:

> I just wanted to add a slight disagreement to the

> comment about goat milk protein being similar to

> cow's milk protein. It is a different protein

> altogether than the cow's milk and much, much easier

> to digest. It's so easy to digest that it is

> supposed to be safe enough to give to infants. Most

> people don't have a problem with it.

>

> Also regarding the unpastuerized goat cheese...

> wouldn't it be OK if you cook it? Just wondering.

>

> And thanks Caroline for the wealth of information.

>

> Sincerely,

> April

>

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> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

April,

It think we're both right here... from what I've read, due to its different

protein setup, goat's milk IS supposed to be easier to digest than cow's, as

you said... but it does share trace amounts of casein (an allergenic

protein) and a similar level of lactoglobulin (another allergenic protein).

So all in all, I agree with you that is easier to digest and less likely to

cause allergic reactions. At our house we're doing goat milk with one child

who couldn't have soy and soy milk with the other.

Here's what I just found on askdrsears.com ....

Different protein.

Goat milk protein forms a softer curd (the term given to the protein clumps

that are formed by the action of your stomach acid on the protein), which

makes the protein more easily and rapidly digestible. Theoretically, this

more rapid transit through the stomach could be an advantage to infants and

children who regurgitate cow's milk easily. Goat's milk may also have

advantages when it comes to allergies. Goat's milk contains only trace

amounts of an allergenic casein protein, alpha-S1, found in cow's milk.

Goat's milk casein is more similar to human milk, yet cow's milk and goat's

milk contain similar levels of the other allergenic protein, beta

lactoglobulin. Scientific studies have not found a decreased incidence of

allergy with goat's milk, but here is another situation where mothers'

observations and scientific studies are at odds with one another. Some

mothers are certain that their child tolerates goat's milk better than cow's

milk, and mothers are more sensitive to children's reactions than scientific

studies.

By the way, that's a good question about cooking the goat cheese... I've

thought about that as well... I'll try to ask Dr. G at our next phone

consult and post what I find out.

Caroline

> From: April Jagnow <april@...>

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> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:22:59 -0600

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> Subject: Re: [sPAM] Re: Diet transition issues

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> I just wanted to add a slight disagreement to the comment about goat milk

> protein being similar to cow's milk protein. It is a different protein

> altogether than the cow's milk and much, much easier to digest. It's so easy

> to digest that it is supposed to be safe enough to give to infants. Most

> people don't have a problem with it.

>

> Also regarding the unpastuerized goat cheese... wouldn't it be OK if you cook

> it? Just wondering.

>

> And thanks Caroline for the wealth of information.

>

> Sincerely,

> April

[Guest guest]

Last week at Dr. Goldberg's office, I asked Dr. G. about using sheep's

cheese and he said it should be fine. I have found several sheep's cheeses -

feta, Kaloumi, etc. - that are milder tasting than using goat cheese for

cooking,

pizza, etc.

mary