Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones?

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-robbins/is-your-favorite-ice-crea_b_686629.html


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This has gotten me thinking about, of all things, ice cream, and of how Monsanto's clammy paws can be found in some of the most widely selling ice cream brands in the country. These brands could break free from Monsanto's clutches. So far they haven't, but maybe this is about to change.

Ben & Jerry's gets all their milk from dairies that have pledged not to inject their cows with genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH). Why, then, can't Haagen Dazs, Breyers and Baskin-Robbins do the same?

Starbucks now guarantees that all their milk, cream and other dairy products are rBGH-free. So do Yoplait and Dannon yogurts, Tillamook cheese, Chipotle restaurants, and many others. But ice cream giants Haagen Dazs, Breyers and Baskin-Robbins continue to use milk from cows injected with rBGH, a hormone that's been banned in Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and all 27 nations of the European Union. As if to add insult to injury, Haagen Dazs and Breyers have the audacity to tell us, right on the label, that their ice cream is " All Natural."

We have Monsanto to thank for rBGH. Monsanto developed the artificial hormone and marketed it aggressively for years, before selling it in 2008 to Elanco, a division of the Eli Lilly drug company. Of course, Monsanto (and now Elanco) wants us to think the hormone is in every way completely satisfactory and safe. Monsanto's party line has consistently been that there is "no significant difference" in the milk derived from cows who have been dosed with the hormone compared to those who haven't.

Pardon me for not swallowing Monsanto's hooey, but if that's so, why have so many countries outlawed rBGH? Are these countries all run by ignorant Luddites who oppose technology and progress? Or might there actually be compelling reasons?

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Monsanto and its allies have a grand vision. They are intent on controlling the world's food supply. Don't let them. And don't let them cram their genetically engineered products down your throat. Even in a product as tempting and sweet as ice cream, that's no treat.
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long ago I gave up milk including ice cream because it didn't taste good anymore and was full of toxic stuff. even organic doesn't taste good.

some times I get really hungry for ice cream and miss not eating it.

[monmouth]

1. I saw a recipe recently for making your own ice cream at home, your

ingredients and it didn't come from The Food Network although I would check there also. I noticed it because you did not need an ice cream maker. I think it was Yahoo as my e-mail comes on there. It was a small ad but will try to find it. Haagen Daz??? Oh noooooooo....

[ensho]

2. home made is fine if you can find uncontaminated milk to make it

with

[slampoet]

6. The Best Ice Cream i ever had was the MIT recipe that uses Liquid Nitrogen to cool the cream

and doesn't need a typical ice cream maker. The extreme low temps also let you pack the ice cream with more milk fat than regular water-salt-ice cooling methods.



It's not exactly safe, sane, or environmentally sound but it is good.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. thaks for the article. that will help kill my ice cream cravings.

I loved Blue Bell Ice Cream.
Until I realized it is made with HFCS.

I liked Breyers, until I realized they were whipping it with so much air in it.
Ever seen a half cup of Bryers ice cream ( like vanilla) when it melts?
there is a layer of foam on top which remains suspended when you poke at it.

Dannon Vanilla yogurt has been my ice cream replacement for a long time now.
My hips thank me.

[NoNothing]

4. Purity of Essence

Ice cream, Mandrake? Children's ice cream!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. The presence of "cream" and "hormones" in the same sentence made me think all the wrong thoughts. nt

[valerief]

7. Thanks. Breyers All Natural label mislead me. It's B&J from now on. nt

[arikara]

8. All natural means absolutely nothing

in labeling. Lots of companies use that scam. Read the ingredients, you will see that its full of things you don't want to eat.

I have a champion juicer. They come with an attachment you can use to make ice cream, sherbet or whatever. All you do is make the juice, add whatever type of milk you want, bits of whole fruit etc, freeze into ice cubes then run it through the juicer. Comes out just like soft ice cream but you know what's in it. I don't know if other juicers do this too.

[cpompilo]

9. Awesome Banana Ice Cream - it's just bananas!

Peel and slice very ripe bananas and freeze the slices. After they are frozen, place sliced bananas in a food processor or blender and whiz until smooth and creamy. You will probably have to stop the machine a few times to push the bananas onto the blades.
It has the consistency of soft serve ice cream! And it's just bananas!
I sometimes add strawberries to the bananas, or mango, for a "tropical" flavor. Enjoy!

[nilram]

12. sounds great, I'm gonna try it!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Nuclear event in Vermont.

Ben & Jerry's ice cream found to contain nucleuses.

[mikelgb]

11. Nuclei