Ana and Evangeline have been seriously cranky and grumpy lately.

[conuly]

Today, as I got Evangeline dressed, I noticed she'd thinned out a little, so I measured them both.

Yeah... they've both grown about a half an inch. No wonder they've been so annoying! Now they're screaming. I have to run us to the store to get groceries to make P I Z Z A (with buffalo mozzarella, a real treat), so gotta go.

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[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

More protein and calcium-rich foods, then. Heh, buffalo mozzarella sounds about right. Whey-protein smoothies would go down well too, I betcha. :)

[conuly]

Dairy intolerance. They can tolerate non-cow's milk dairy, but only in limited quantities. A little goat's milk in their oatmeal, not a big cup of milk every meal, that sort of thing.

Buffalo mozzarella is just about right, though I prefer their yogurt. Thick, heavy (like a very soft cheese - it holds its shape when you take a spoonful!), and full of fat, too, which is good for their little brains. Oh, and it's yummy.

[conuly]

But you're not one of those who thinks cow's milk (and milk in general) is the only source of dairy, right? (Gosh, I hate that misconception. People say it, and then they say they got that idea from the "Got Milk" commercials. Would they accept anything else so uncritically? A lot of them even think those commercials are paid for by the government instead of the dairy council (hello, they sell milk!), though why they trust the government so much to always be honest, I don't know.)

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Definitely not one of those; my daughter and I have milked a whole lotta goats, and I have some local friends who make their own sheep's-milk cheese. Goat's milk is superior to cow's milk in most respects, and also there's this: it's not that hard for an average person to keep a goat or two, whereas cattle take a lot more space, resources and skill in handling. Goat's milk doesn't taste goaty if it's strained and iced right after milking, and it makes wonderful cheese.

Goat milk whey protein (http://shopping.msn.com/specs/oryx-goat-whey-protein/itemid1054800627/?itemtext=itemname:oryx-goat-whey-protein&%3Bfulldesc=1&fulldesc=1) is available, and it looks great, if pricey, but I haven't tried it myself. I've grown leery of soy proteins, because it seems quite a few people have problems with soy (http://www.electroherbalism.com/Naturopathy/Therapies/Diet/Soy/index.htm). Rice milk has no protein, so I don't count it as 'dairy' - it's a grain product, all carbs, just disguised as dairy.

The government puts all kinds of barriers in the way of people buying and selling fresh, raw, unpasteurized milk (cow, goat, whatever), to the point where it's probably either impossible to obtain or insanely expensive in the cities. It's pretty expensive even here where we've got fields of fat organic cows all over the valley. But there's nothing the government can do if people raise their own goats, and if they give the surplius milk to their friends, who give them presents in return.

[conuly]

Let's edit my comment, because I'm a fool. I meant to say (although the cow = all milk group is annoying itself) that you don't think that milk is the only source of calcium. *blushblushblush*