Organic milk vs hormone free
Neither milk will have the hormone added, but the hormone “free”-only will still have pesticide residue. Organic milk comes from cows fed an organic diet – grain or grass. In most cases, organic cows are treated better, while conventional cows don’t have much room to move around. So that means healthier milk since cows treated better tend to be healthier anyway, thus not needing antibiotics, etc.
Benefits of Organic Milk
Benefits include less pesticide contamination, more vitamins and antioxidants, improved quality of breastmilk and prevention of asthma and eczema in children. Horizon milk is not really organic, which is really sad considering it is the best selling brand of organic milk. So if you choose to stay/go organic, you can choose a good brand — for example, Stonyfield Farm or Organic Valley.
We eat the “dirty dozen” fruits and veggies (mostly these are the ones where the outer skin is exposed like peaches, grapes, strawberries, potatoes, apples, etc.) These are the ones that will have the most pesticides and bananas for example, do not have near as many pesticides since it is protected by a thick peel. You don’t have to go 100% organic on everything. But milk is one of those areas where the benefit definitely shows organic to be better.
