Organic milk – worth the premium?

By mudlark • February 18th, 2007

There’s been a lot of discussion out there about whether or not organic milk is worth what we pay for it. It’s one of the organic foods that has fully entered the main stream. All the grocery stores around me carry at least 3 different brands of organic milk, and US demand has actually become so high that many producers are augmenting their supply with imported organic milk from New Zealand and other countries. So the big question, is it worth it? I just came across a study published in a BBC news report (by no means recent – it’s from 2005) that says organic milk is higher in vitamins.

According to the report,� organic milk is higher in vitamin E, omega 3 essential fatty acids, and antioxidants. It also says that you probably get enough of these in your diet even if you don’t drink organic. But for me, the combined benefit of higher nutritional content combined with the lack of BGH (bovine growth hormones), pesticides, and antibiotics makes it a worthwhile expenditure – at least for my kids’ growing bodies. But regardless if it’s organic or not, milk – it does a body good!