Enjoy Delicious Raw Cheddar Cheese & Reap Many Health Benefits Too!

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WE LOVE CHEESE in our house! My children love cheese on everything I make and my husband loves it even more! So we go through a lot of cheese in our house.

However, for me, my goal is to not only make a delicious meal but make it as nutritious and healthy as I can. I do that lately using Organic Pastures Raw shredded cheese in our meals! It tastes delicious and I know it is the healthiest cheese out there!

Organic Pastures truly raw cheddar, is made from the highest quality Grade A, organic, whole raw milk.

Why raw milk? 

More and more consumers are now eating foods that are unprocessed, unpasteurized, and unchanged from what nature intended. Consumers are seeking out dairy products that do not cause milk sensitivity, are easy to digest, and contain all their vital nutrients. Their organic, raw milk from pasture-grazed cows contains highly beneficial nutrients, including: CLA, OMEGA-3 fatty acids, beneficial bacteria, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and so much more!

I am absolutely LOVING this raw Cheddar shredded cheese from Organic Pastures! We use it on everything and the whole family is healthier because of it! I also love that it doesn't contain any Cellulose or Natamycin like a lot of mainstream shredded cheeses!

This TRULY RAW cheddar cheese is made with 100% organic, Grade A, raw whole milk from cows that pasture-graze, daily. This creamy cheddar has a delicious milk aroma, with a delightful flavor that offers a rich cheese tasting experience. This raw cheddar is handcrafted; artisan made using traditional cheese making techniques, and only seasoned with kosher sea salt.

They believe in keeping their products TRULY raw, which is why they never warm the raw milk above 102 degrees F. Many so-called “raw cheeses” are actually heated to temperatures just under legal pasteurized temperatures of 161 F, denaturing proteins, enzymes, and killing beneficial bacteria.

I love all the extra benefits we get from this raw cheese that we love to eat:  enzymes, protein, heart healthy fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and beneficial bacteria that help build our immune system. Even people with lactose allergies can eat this with no problems!

If you love dairy but want to make it the healthiest and most beneficial for your family, you have got to check out the Organic Pastures products, especially their new shredded cheese! Not only are the products made with the utmost care and concern, but their company is very friendly and I loved talking with them. I really hope to visit their California farm someday with my kids!

Buy It:

You can purchase Organic Pastures raw milk products at many Farmer's Markets in California or order it to be delivered right to your door!

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How To Get Your Children to Drink More Milk

Do you have troubles getting your children to drink their milk? Luckily my son is pretty good about drinking his milk but even he needs some encouragement sometimes!

Sadly, most kids and teens don’t get enough protein, calcium or Vitamin D. The good news is that milk is a great source for all these nutrients. Did you know that children ages 4–8 need 19 grams of protein a day and those 9–13 years old need 34 grams?

Well, if you need help with your children and milk being friends, check out these great tips below from Milk Unleashed!

Kids Drinking Milk Tips

• Check out this great calendar of hot chocolate ideas for every day of the month! Try flavors like marshmallow, toasted coconut, peppermint or peanut butter. Yum!
• Once a child turns two, you can introduce one percent or skim milk to cut back on fat. Kids ages two through eight need two cups a day, and those ages nine through 18 need three cups a day to fuel their fast-growing bones.
• As a treat, try the flavored milks — like chocolate, strawberry or vanilla.
• Mix flavored milk with white milk for a mildly sweet treat.
• Since we eat/drink with our eyes, add a drop of natural food coloring to make white milk fun!
• Many moms have success adding a bit of juice to milk. May not sound appealing to us, but plenty of kids will drink milk with orange or grape juice added.
• Add milk to fruit yogurt to make a drinkable yogurt.
• Heat up chocolate flavored milks to make hot chocolate, rather than the packets that require hot water.
• Blend fresh fruit and milk to make healthy smoothies.
• Mix milk and orange juice and freeze in pop molds for a tasty cool treat.
• Make oatmeal with milk instead of water.
• Opt for cereal with milk for breakfast. Let kids use a straw to drink up the milk in the bowl after the cereal is gone.
• Put it in their lunchbox. If it's there, they will be more likely to drink it.
• Milk is a delicious base instead of water in some soups, too. Tomato and most of the creamy varieties taste great made with milk.
• Be a role model. Kids will be more likely to want milk if they see you drinking it.
• Stock the refrigerator (and pantry) with flavored and white milk in single serving cartons for a healthy snack on the go.
• If possible, get kids started on milk as soon as you get off of formula or breast milk. They'll get habituated into drinking milk, and soon it'll be one of their favorite drinks.
• Hear from moms who have discovered shelf safe milk as an easy way to ensure their kids have a nutritious beverage anytime, anywhere.

So make sure to make drinking milk on the go really easy by grabbing and packing shelf safe milk packs wherever and whenever you go somewhere! They are so handy and my son loves drinking out of the straw!

Buy It: You can purchase shelf safe milk at your local retailer!

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Give Out Milk This Halloween, Not Candy!

Happy Halloween!!!

Kids just love Halloween, but every year parents face a nutritional challenge…candy, candy and more candy. One way to get a sweet but nutritious treat into the hands of little ghouls and goblins is by giving them single serving cartons of shelf safe flavored milk.

It’s real Grade A milk, packaged in milk boxes that don’t need refrigeration until they are opened (like juice boxes). Available in chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and white chocolate, kids love it, and an 8 oz. carton provides 9 grams of protein and 15 other essential vitamins and minerals.

And…it turns out, Chocolate Milk is the Official Beverage of Halloween. So parents can feel good about dropping one of these into a trick-or-treat bag!

Yes, it isn't it awesome! Now you can stick cartons of milk into your diaper bag, lunch box, or in the car so you don't have to worry about keeping them cold and you can drink them anywhere, anytime!

So how does it work? Shelf safe milk is Grade A fluid milk that requires no refrigeration until the package is opened, thanks to ultra pasteurization and special Tetra Pak cartons that preserve all the wholesome goodness of milk. Now kids can get the vitamins and nutrients of milk anytime, anywhere.

And I love that they also offer organic milk in these Tetra Pak! My son has absolutely LOVED drinking milk from a straw in his very own milk container and I feel great knowing he is still drinking organic milk!

My son doesn't eat candy, so I definitely know what he will be having this Halloween - Organic milk in a Tetra Pak! You can make the switch too (and your dentist will thank you!) :)

 Here is my son LOVIN' his Organic Milk in a Tetra Pak while rocking his Halloween Costume!

Buy It: You can purchase Shelf Safe Milk at your local grocery store on the SHELF!

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