There is a really cool trick you can try at home with your milk. Go to: www.whereismymilkfrom.com, and type in a 4 or 5 digit code that is printed on every dairy product, next to the "use by date" info.
This will tell you in what plant your milk was bottled (or other product was processed). If that # is 17-284, it comes from Muller-Pinehurst Dairy, a small milk bottling plant located just a couple miles from our dairy, and where all the milk from our cows goes daily. However, I can also find “our milk” under a variety of other labels, some more expensive than others. And, since I’m cheap, I reach for the cheapest brand. Most grocery stores prefer to have single providers that can supply them with all of their milk. So, I've always told people that if you had time to look at the codes on the different brands of milk at the grocery store, you would probably find that they all carry the same code, or were made in the same plant (and therefore, likely came from the same cows).
So, this grocery store trip, I took the time to check, and found that the:
Dean's @ $4.39/gal
Jewel @ $3.59/gal
and Shopper's Value @ $2.99/gal
were ALL bottled in plant 17-38, or Dean's Dairy in Huntley, IL
If you feel loyalty to a brand, those producers will appreciate your loyalty and support, but I'm also happy if you take that extra savings to splurge on an additional pork loin or gallon of ice cream!
It all depends on what you are using the product for and what your taste buds say. For instance, we like “expensive” cheese & ice cream (cause you just can’t get smoked baby swiss or Moose Tracks in the generic brand) It is all one's opinion and ability to make the choice for what they want to buy. However, it is ALL safe, nutritious, and raised by a farmer that cares about their animals. In the last month, I’ve bought milk from Illinois, Iowa & Kansas. Trust me, looking up the code is addictive!
were ALL bottled in plant 17-38, or Dean's Dairy in Huntley, IL
If you feel loyalty to a brand, those producers will appreciate your loyalty and support, but I'm also happy if you take that extra savings to splurge on an additional pork loin or gallon of ice cream!
It all depends on what you are using the product for and what your taste buds say. For instance, we like “expensive” cheese & ice cream (cause you just can’t get smoked baby swiss or Moose Tracks in the generic brand) It is all one's opinion and ability to make the choice for what they want to buy. However, it is ALL safe, nutritious, and raised by a farmer that cares about their animals.
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