And the BEST Milk in Cagayan De Oro City Is…

Right below is an infographic from www.weedemandreap.com on the GOOD-BETTER-BEST principle when it comes to buying food.  It is an excellent resource on how we should pick the foods that we eat.  Since this blog entry would focus on dairy, I made a red box around the Dairy portion.
And so, the best milk to drink for optimum health is…

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So I bet you have some questions, such as:

• Is it possible to get the “BEST CATEGORY” of milk in Cagayan de Oro City?  
• Raw milk?  Really?  Why does milk have to be raw to be considered “better” or “best”?
• Why is Low Fat/Skim milk considered “bad” when it’s supposed to be good for you?

I’d be happy to answer the first question for you.  The next two, I can hand you over to some excellent links with a little commentary from yours truly.  So here we go…

Is it possible to get the “BEST CATEGORY” of milk in Cagayan de Oro City?  

Delicious milk from Uptown Cow

Yes!  Better yet, if you live in uptown Cagayan de Oro, you can get it delivered straight to your doorstep.  Uptown Cow does just that every Saturday afternoon.  Plain milk costs only P55/liter, while choco milk costs P60/liter.  As for the BEST Category, Uptown Cow’s milk fits right in:
There is a RAW option (for both plain and choco), where you can get your milk, well…raw.  Price is the same as the regular/pasteurized variety.  Personally, I vastly prefer giving my family raw milk.  Not only is it nutritionally superior (which you will see below), but it also tastes way better, and my lactose-intolerant family members can actually drink it.
The source of the milk is from a dairy farm located in nearby Alae.  Owned by a nice couple who are personal friends of mine, the dairy farm’s cows are not only primarily grass-fed, but they’re pasture-raised as well. (If you're milk is not raised like this, then you may get chemically-laden milk instead)
While they do not have the Organic stamp on their products, I was told that the cows are not fed any growth enhancers or any greatly unnatural stuff.  Again, the cows are primarily grass-fed & pasture-raised, so it doesn’t get any better and more natural than that.
So how can you avail of these products?  Well, you’re lucky if you live in uptown Cagayan de Oro, because there’s where Uptown Cow operates.  Please send me an email here if you’re interested (leave your name and number so that you can be contacted), and soon you’ll get the best and freshest milk straight to your doorstep.  While I deliver on Saturday, the last day for taking orders is Wednesday.  Looking forward to your email.
If you live in CDO, but not uptown, then you can go to the FB page of my source for the milk and ask them if they can supply you where you are.  If you live in the USA, then you can visit www.realmilk.com and they have a list of how you can get it there.
Raw milk?  Really?  Why does milk have to be raw to be considered “better” or “best”?
Yeah, really.  This is quite a controversial stance though, and it would take a great leap of faith to try milk without it being treated to “remove the bacteria” through pasteurization and other heat treatments.  But if you want to find out what really is the “best” then you should be willing to open your mind and explore, even if means going against what is commonly accepted and encouraged.  I mean, everyone once believed that the earth was flat, but not so anymore, right?  (However, Job, written in 2000 B.C  and chronologically one of the oldest books in the Bible, said in verse 26:10 that the earth was round way before Galileo did, but I digress)
So, if you’re willing to go against conventional wisdom and explore how superior raw milk is, then check out this article and this one, too.
Why is Low Fat/Skim milk considered “bad” when it’s supposed to be good for you?
Surprised that low-fat or skim milk is at the worst of the heap?  Well, don’t feel so bad.  A lot people all over the world have been duped, too.  Even me.  But now I’m convinced that it deserves to be there.  Click here to find out why.  Again, open mind is needed.
I think the article linked above is for skim milk from factory farms; but what if you can get skim milk from a pasture-fed, organic source?  Well, that’ll indeed be slightly better, but I suggest you still get it whole.  Why?  Well…in short, fat is not the enemy (now repeat that again and again until you’re convinced).  Then, if the milk you get is truly from a pasture-fed, organic source, then you’re blessed to get one of the best sources of healthy fat out there!  Feel free to reduce your fat intake elsewhere, but don’t reduce it from your top quality milk.
So, here you go.  Also, Uptown Cow can deliver to you the “best” in sweeteners (wild local honey) and the “best” in fats (virgin coconut oil) at great prices.  Again, email me and they will be delivered to your house.
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