That's Good Milk!

Connoisseur- an expert judge in the matter of taste, yep that's my son Michael. When it comes to the taste of chocolate milk, Michael is the expert, so when daughter Sara brought home non-refrigerated chocolate milk, Michael was a bit doubtful. "That's good milk!" said Michael, after Sara convinced him to give it a try.

Hershey's is one of many producers of un-refrigerated milk.

But how come this milk can be stored on the cupboard shelf rather than the refrigerator? This milk goes through a process called UHT or Ultra High Temperature. This means that milk has been pasteurized at a higher temperature, but for a shorter time, to preserve taste and the 9 essential nutrients we get from milk. It is then packaged in shelf safe cartons that keep out air and light, keeping milk a safe, nutritious beverage that we can enjoy anytime, anywhere. And according to Michael, the connoisseur of chocolate milk, "That's good milk!"

  

To learn more about shelf safe milk, go to Milk Unleashed. Also check out  Real Seal to learn more about the little red symbol you see on the lower right of this milk packaging. Where else have you seen this symbol; in your refrigerator and while grocery shopping? I also wrote about the real seal here.

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The Real Deal

As a child, I spent a lot of time at my friend Kay's house. Her family had a metal insulated box by their back door that collected their fresh milk delivery. How great was that? Since I was a farm kid, we did not have such a delivery service. We did however get Schwans products delivered to our door. "The ice cream man is here!" my mom called. That was back in the 1960's. 

Fast forward to 2012. Jeremy, our Schwans driver, came last week with his delivery truck filled with delicious products, including ice cream. He and I got into a big discussion about real whipped cream vs non-dairy topping, and I am happy to announce that Schwan products proudly wear the REAL® Seal.

The Real Seal is a great tool in the fight against imitation dairy products. Only products made in America with real dairy ingredients are eligible to use it on their packaging. The REAL® Seal logo on dairy products serves as a promise to consumers and food producers that its contents have undergone a rigorous certification process. 

Jeremy delivers the REAL goods!

Shopping at home, or at the grocery store, I always look for the REAL® Seal. I demand good tasting, good quality dairy foods. Don't you?

PS- Schwans was started by a Minnesota dairy farmer!