A New Love For Goats

It’s no secret that I love cheese. I really do. And, apparently I just love dairy as a whole seeing as my last post was about milk. Other than the brief stint I had with veganism two years ago that ended in an epic fashion over my mom’s homemade macaroni and cheese, I’ve pretty much always been a fan.

Recently—well, by recent I mean in the past year—I’ve gotten more and more into goat’s milk cheese. True, I love me some good sharp Wisconsin cheddar, but there are a lot of benefits to the goat that I previously was unaware of.

First of all, goat’s milk is a complete protein. That means it contains all of the essential amino acids that our bodies need and love. However, what it doesn’t contain is all of the fat as cow’s milk. The fat molecules in goat’s milk are teeny tiny (about 1/5th of the size of the molecules in cow’s milk) and this makes the milk more tolerable to our digestive systems. This is why some people that are lactose intolerant can consume goat’s milk no problem. It’s also why there is no cream separation like what you get if you’ve ever milked a cow (I have not) or if you enjoy cream top yogurt (I do not). I do, however, enjoy goat cheese on virtually everything in existence, which is why I’m writing this article in the first place.

Did you know rumor has it that goat cheese can prevent cancer? I’m making that up. But not really. Goat’s milk does contain a high evolved form of Vitamin A, which has been known to have cancer preventing properties.

Do I drink goat’s milk plain? No. But I don’t drink cow’s milk either. I don’t really drink milk, period, but that’s a whole other story for a whole other post. The purpose of this post is to declare goat cheese as superior to cow’s cheese. Before I moved to California I had no idea that a hard goat cheese even existed, let alone how delicious it is….especially when drizzled with local truffle honey. Try it to believe it—it will change your life. That was last Fall though and now here I am, a wee bit heavier but all the happier for enjoying my cheese to the fullest. Amen.