Category Archives: Dairy

Probiotic Foods: Achieving Eubiosis

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Dec 2006 and updated Mar 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Whole Foods (About) Menu; 2. Culturing, Curing & Fermentation (Menu); 3.  Cultured Dairy (Menu); Includes: 1. Bugs in the gut; 2. Foods to provide & feed probiotics; 3. … Continue reading →

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Milkcow’s Calf Blues

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Tuesday, July 8, 2008 (Photo, right, cropped from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Whole Foods Menu; This blog post was originally part of my podcast blog which linked a tune with a pertinent article. In this case, the tune … Continue reading →

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Dairy Cow Anomalies

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2007 and updates Jan 2015 Photo, right, of holstein cows, by D. Morgan, used with permission; See also: 1. Whole Foods Menu; 2. Food Safety & Pasteurization; 3. Humane Dairy Farms vs CAFOs Includes: 1.. Genetically Engineered Hormones (rBGH); 2. Breeding Freak Cows; 3. ‘The Devil … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Commercial & Ultra-Pasteurized Milk

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Close your eyes and imagine a dairy farm. Do you see a cheerful red or white barn surrounded by rolling hills of green, grassy pasture, with cows contentedly chewing their cud?  Well, that’s … Continue reading →

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Why Pasteurize Milk?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Raw milk provides many healthful benefits, much of which is lost with pasteurization. This is discussed in more detail in Raw Milk: A Real, Raw, Natural and Perfect Food, but what follows is a summary … Continue reading →

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Raw Milk: A Real, Natural & Perfect Food

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Back in the days when raw milk was the norm and milk was delivered by the dairy to your door, milk was a beloved and healthful beverage. After all, Mother’s milk is the … Continue reading →

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Humane Dairy Farms vs CAFOs

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2007 (Photo, below right from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Whole Foods Menu Close your eyes and imagine a dairy farm.  What do you see?  Do you see a cheerful red or white barn surrounded by rolling hills … Continue reading →

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Why Milk?

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2007  (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Whole Foods Menu; 2. Food Safety & Pasteurization. Back when I was a kid in the 1950s, a refrigerator without milk, butter, and cream was an empty refrigerator. Everyone drank milk. Every … Continue reading →

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Advantages of Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished (Pastured) Meat

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, May 2008; updated July 2017 (Photo, right, from American Grassfed Association (5)) Many people today look for meats labeled “All Natural,” or “Organic,” to avoid added hormones and antibiotics.  In the case of poultry, savvy consumers also look for … Continue reading →

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Chemically-Altered Fats

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, January 2007 (Photo, right, from I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.com (9)) This article discusses three types of chemically-altered fats (synthetic fats): Partially-hydrogenated fats (Trans fats), such as margarine and vegetable shortening, which have been making negative headlines of late, and for good … Continue reading →

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