Leave that Fat in Your Dairy!

First off, to my children, I'm sorry.

I learned at our Chinese Medicine nutrition workshop that skim milk is a disgrace (nutiritionally speaking) with all the other milk choices available. Lowfat yogurt should be an embarrassment. And let's not even talk about low fat sour cream!

I became aware during our Chinese Medicine Nutrition workshop that "the previous generation", which is MY generation, did a great disservice to their children (including mine) by having them drink adulterated dairy products. We should have allowed, and encouraged them, to drink WHOLE milk and all the dairy products with all the fat left in them. Also, it would have been better if we allowed them to drink the NON-pasteurized stuff, too, so they could improve their guts anaerobic bacteria. It is also believed that pasteurization has helped produce a generation that is lactose intolerant. But no, we listened to the recommendations at the time and fell into the trap of thinking low fat would be better for us. Now we are learning it was a LIE!!! Yes, a LIE!!

The BEST course would have been letting our kids drink straight from the cow, or at least get milk straight from a local dairy with cows chewing on the grass with music playing around them singing songs (think happy cow).

I can't believe all the things I'm learning that I did wrong! I may need to go to the bar and sulk away with a fat loaded and sugar infested milkshake swirled with lots and lots of vodka to help flush away my new found guilt.

Leave that Fat in Your Dairy!