Hi there this is Monica Reinagel welcome to the nutrition divas quick and dirty

tips for eating well and feeling fabulous in recent years goat milk has gone from a fairly rare specialty item to one that's

available in most large grocery stores. And whenever you see an exotic,

costly alternative to a mainstream food item, it's easy to assume that it must be better or better for you.

So today, let's take a closer look at the differences between goat milk and cow milk and what nutritional advantages, if any, goat milk might offer.

Now one of the first things you'll notice is that goat milk is two or three times more expensive

than cow's milk. Mostly that's because it's still a pretty small niche market.

So the goat milk producers don't enjoy the same economy of scale as those who produce cow's milk.

In today's economy though, in order to get me to spend three times as much for something,

you're going to have to convince me that it's superior in some sort of significant way.

Now, I am often willing to spend more for something simply because it tastes better,

such as really good chocolate.

And goat milk definitely tastes different than cow milk, but whether it tastes better or not is really a matter of preference. I suspect it has a lot to do with what you're used to.

To someone used to drinking cow milk,

goat milk can taste sort of funky.

Personally, while I enjoy that goaty taste in cheese,

I find it a little off-putting in the glass, but again, that's

completely subjective. Now people who sell goat milk often point out that goat

milk is higher in protein, Vitamin A, calcium, and potassium than cow's milk, which it is.

Of course, they usually don't mention that goat milk is lower in folate, b12, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids. But you know what, it doesn't really

matter because all of these nutritional differences are quite small. I'd really consider the two to be nutritionally equivalent.

Goat milk is also said to be more digestible and less likely to cause sensitivity or

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