A couple of days ago in one of the grrlathlete newsletters I recommended that people give goat’s milk an honest try (If you don’t receive the grrlathlete newsletters, I’ve put a sign-up box on the top right column of my blog).
Since then, I’ve had more than a few people ask me to elaborate on why.
Well, firstly, because most of us have been drinking cow’s milk since the age of two. Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against cow’s milk per Se, except that for many of us, we have been drinking it for more than a couple decades! So switching it up for a change may not be a bad idea.
Aside from the novelty, here are a couple more reasons that goat’s milk deserves a fair test…
Goat’s milk is the milk of choice in most of the world.
Because the protein in goat’s milk has a different make-up than the protein in cow’s milk, many people with cow milk allergies can tolerate drinking goat’s milk .
Compared to cow’s milk, goat’s milk has similar amounts of protein, fat, iron, vitamin C and vitamin D. Goat milk has more natural vitamin A, more vitamin B , and less lactose.
Unlike cow’s milk there is no need to homogenize goat’s milk. While the fat globules in cow’s milk tend to separate to the surface, the globules in goat’s milk are much smaller and will remain suspended in solution.
So give goat’s milk a try. I’m not claiming that it’s some miracle food, but rather a tasty drink that many people are missing out on.
BP
