What's grass have to do with yogurt?

Most mornings for breakfast I have been enjoying yogurt with raspberries. My favorite is Trader's Point Creamery Organic whole milk yogurt. Across the bottle is has a label stating, " Made with 100% Grass fed Milk". I decided to do a little research and find out what exactly that means and why it's healthier for us to consume products from animals that are grass fed.

At SustainableTable.com I found information that explained the difference between cows that solely eat grass and cows that eat a lot more, "Pasture-raised (grass fed) animals enjoy a diet free of the unnatural feed additives routinely administered on factory farms. Industrial farms frequently supplement animal feed with a range of byproducts including chicken manure, plate waste from restaurants, and animal blood in order to bolster the quantity and protein content of the feed. "

On the Trader's Point Creamery website it explained how the cows spend 99% of their time in the pastures and are 100% grass fed. They ensure their customers that no synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides are used and their cows never receive antibiotics or synthetic hormones.

Below one of the owners of Trader's Point Creamery explains the nutritional benefits of grass fed cow's milk.

In a recent interview, Dr Kunz said, “We have discovered just how important grazing animals are to human health. When animals are raised on pasture and eat the rich greens, they acquire nutrients that are important to human health: omega-3, fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), beta-carotene and vitamins A and D. When people eat products such as: milk, meat and eggs from grass fed animals, research suggests that the risk of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer is reduced.”

So not only am I going to continue to eat my yogurt because it tastes amazing but now I have learned it's healthier than your standard low-fat sugar filled yogurt. Cheers!


Traders Point Creamery. (2011). Products. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://www.tpforganics.com/products/

The Sustainable Table. (2011). Pasture-raised. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/pasture/