this is awesome !

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Great article

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Thanks for the info.

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Great info ~ Thanks Annie.

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Milk makes me phlegm filled. Bleh.

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Costco has their own organic milk, its three times the price of the regular, but you get 3 1/2 gallons for that, and we split it between two houses, one with children, so there is the right amount. Otherwise, it would go bad so there would be no savings.

I'm upset that the organic babyfood from an organic company is over twice the cost of Gerber Organics.

These folks are pricing themselves out of the market for most people.

I want my infant grandsons to have all organic food and use organic products exclusively, as did their mothers, until they get into school (culture shock!! The first thing they learned at school was TWINKIES!!)

Its important for them to have a good, strong base.

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* Sorry, I meant "animal feed" rather than cattle feed!!

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I'd like to add a comment, to set people straight who are delluded about that idea that vegans who consume soya products are ruining the environment.

Of all the soya beans produced in the world 90% go into cattle feed. And if the whole world was to go vegan (however unlikely that idea is!) 50% of soya production would have to be cut.

On top of those facts, many vegan soya products are ethically sourced (e.g. Alpro don't buy soya harvested from the rainforest).

I hope that sets those misinformed people straight. Vegans tend to care about the environment as well as the animals we share it with and the majority of us will make sure we are aware of where our food comes from. It's the large scale, greedy, corporate companies who farm animals for milk, eggs and meat and only give a damn about making as much money as their greedy schemes can who are the main reason for rainforest soya harvest.

And on the subject of cows milk, it was meant for a calf to grow big and strong as quickly as possible. So it will never be healthy for us no matter how it's produced. And as long as it's production continues, mummy cows and their babies will continue to suffer.

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Jennifer L,

I assume you aren't 'a man named Jennifer' so of course you can afford to consume soy products. You don't have to worry about 'man breasts'!!

AND I guess you don't worry about the environmental risks of a soy monoculture either?

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Of course if you need more convincing about totally avoiding dairy then take a look at White Lies (http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/campaigns/whitelies/wlreport01.shtml). That should be enough to convince anyone.

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