by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Baby Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
vitamins added to commercial pasteurized organic milk because commercial dairy farms raise cows inside buildings (many chained down all their life), thus not getting any fresh air or sunshine, and given grains to eat (not grass), all of which results in their milk...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
They are fed commercial grains, soy meal, corn, and cottonseed meal that a cow’s stomach was not designed to digest. This causes digestive stress and illness to the animals requiring continual doses of antibiotics. Hormones cause even more stress and illness as...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
Raw milk from grass fed animals is a living food packed with live enzymes, minerals, and vitamins. Grass-fed animals make milk high in vitamins A and D, CLA, Omega-3 fatty acids, and beta-carotene. Easily digested by those intolerant to dairy (digests itself)...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Nutrition
In brief, yes, RAW goat milk can be used successfully, but it should be made according to the official, time tested and proven recipe for homemade infant formula in order for it to match breast milk’s protein/fat/water/nutrient ratios. Many moms including...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Nutrition, Breasfeeding
From Weston A Price Foundation Based on 36 ounces Breast Milk Cow’s Milk Formula Goat Milk Formula Liver-Based Formula Calories 766 856 890 682 Protein 11.3g 18g 18g 15g Carbohydrates 76g 79g 77g 69g Total Fat 48g 52g 54g 36g Saturated Fat 22g 28g 30g 16g Mono...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Baby Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
• Nutrient content of goat milk is slightly less than cow milk but goat milk is more digestible because the fat molecules are one-fifth the size of those from cow milk — making it easily tolerated by those with compromised digestive systems. • Seventy-two...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Kids Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
In a study of 14,893 children aged 5-13, consumption of raw milk was the strongest factor in reducing the risk of asthma and allergy (whether the children lived on a farm or not). The benefits were greatest when consumption of farm milk began during the first year of...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Nutrition
Q: I am desperate not to feed my 24 week old infant commercial formula which contains high fructose corn syrup, soy, and hexane residue (from Life’s DHA). So I’ve been making my own infant formula, but she vomited twice after eating nutritional yeast...
