goat milk

[Guest Guest_efgh]

How much calcium does goat milk have as compared to cow's milk?

 

Chemar, do you still give goat milk to your son? Do you buy organic goat milk or pasteurised? Was curious to know if it has the same nutrition and CALCIUM (especially) as cow's milk.

 

Robin,

 

glad to note that your son does not react to goat milk. do you give him plan goat milk too or only goat cheese?

 

Jean

 

How is your son doing with goat's milk? Planning to start that for my son tomorrow..

 

ronnas

 

Since your son reacts badly to dairy, have you considered trying goat's milk?

[Frank_Sm1th]

Hi efgh-

 

There's probably nothing to this, but about 10 years ago I heard that goat's milk and chronic fatigue syndrome were somehow related. Not that many goat's milk drinkers were suffering fom chronic fatigue, but that many chronic fatigue sufferers had consumed goat's milk. I don't remember any of the details, but it made enough of an impression on me that I've never touched goat's milk or cheese.

 

I've not heard about this in years; if there's really truth in it, there've been years to research it. I don't think it's even called chronic fatigue syndrome anymore; fibromyalgia is either the new term or it's a similar condition.

 

If I were you, I'd do a Google search to see if anyone anywhere thinks there's anything wrong with goat's milk.

 

Good luck,

 

Frank

[Guest Robin O]

EFGH, we have only tried the goats cheese on pizza. The milk is a little strong for my sons taste.

 

I will look into the information by Frank. I have never heard about this.

 

Let us know how its goes with the milk if you decide to try it.

 

Robin

[Guest Guest_efgh]

Frank, thanks for your info. Will do a google search on goat's milk before trying on my son.. looks like the best option is to "stay away from any kind of milk (joking) what about sheep's milk, how many of you have tried it? Heard its the safest form of milk for people with allergies....

Ronna

Does your son react to eggs too? How do you make sure he gets enough protein?

[Claire]

Frank, please post what you find on goat's milk, thanks.

 

 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. Too much to keep up with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I will try soy milk in the pancakes next.

 

Claire

[Chemar]

ummmmm

 

I had enough VERY knowlegable naturopaths recommend goats milk to me for me NOT to take this one too seriously!

 

We dont use it anymore as we have NO dairy allergies.......however, it is WIDELY used as the milk of choice in many other parts of the world.

 

here is a good page of info on it

 

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=f...dspice&dbid=131

[Phyl]

Chemar, I agree with you. In Greece, and other countries around the Mediteranean Sea, feta cheese from goats has been eaten by people for centuries. If there were a problem from it, you'd think someone would have noticed and they'd have stopped. (At our house, we love goat and sheep cheese.)

[Frank_Sm1th]

Hi all-

 

I finally found the time to do a Google search on goat's milk and found absolutely NOTHING to back up what I'd heard against goat's milk years ago when chronic fatigue was a "new" disorder.

 

Now that I've learned about how goat's milk/cheese is probably better than cow products, we will probably be enjoying some goat products around our house real soon.

 

I think that people with chronic fatigue often have dietary problems; the goat's milk connection may have been part of their efforts to avoid cow's milk allergies/intollerance.

 

Frank

[Ronnas]

Ok I have read "somewhere" that if you have a dairy allergy then goat's milk is not the best choice as it is similar to cow's milk...I will try and dig the info up but at one time I distinctly remember not choosing goat's milk for this reason.

 

I use soy milk for cereals etc. Kurt does not like to drink this milk. I use SO GOOD ice cream and this is good. I use rice dream in baking as I am trying to alternate as I am concerned about kurt developing a sensitivity to soy.

 

Kurt is not picky so he has always just eaten whatever I give him.

 

Kurt does not tolerate eggs. For protein he eats peanut butter on lots of stuff (apple, bananas etc)...skippy peanut butter does not have corn. Kurt eats meat almost everyday. He loves stir-fry's and he likes shrimp and chicken in it. Even though his diet is limited I think he probably eats a more balanced diet than most kids.

 

Ronna

[Chemar]

Ronna

 

it is people who are LACTOSE INTOLERANT who have to avoid all animal milk, as there is lactose in all of them

 

goat's milk, like cow's milk, does contain the milk sugar, lactose, and may produce adverse reactions in lactose-intolerant individuals. (Goat's milk is only slightly lower in lactose than cow's milk, with 4.1% milk solids as lactose versus 4.7% in cow's milk.)

 

However, people who are ALLERGIC to dairy, benefit from goat's milk as it does not seem to have as many allergen's as cow's milk

 

That link I posted before is VERY informative

so here it is again

 

 

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=f...dspice&dbid=131

 

 

HTH

[Guest Guest_efgh]

Chemar, thanks. For some reason I am unable to open this link on goat's milk though I am extremely interested in knowing the contents of this site. Others, are you able to get into that website?

 

thanks ...

[Chemar]

lets try that link again

 

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=f...dspice&dbid=131