I had the opportunity to review Dean’s Dairy products and I took it. I mean, they were going to send me free products to try. I would be crazy to pass up the offer to help my grocery budget out a little.

When I received my packet with the free product coupons I went to the Dean’s Dairy website immediately. The first thing I saw made me kind of laugh. I knew my friend would be totally jealous of me since she uses TruMoo milk pretty much every single day for her kids. Go figure!  I may or may not have said something to her about it.

I did not know TruMoo was Dean’s. Nor did I know Lehigh Valley is Dean’s. I have used Lehigh Valley cream and half  n half in the past and been happy with it. We decided to give TruMoo a try. I am really picky about my chocolate milk. Those “famous” store brands just don’t cut it for me since they taste like water with chocolate added – lots of chocolate to mask the water, you know?

TruMoo is good. It isn’t as creamy as full fat obviously but with 1% milk it is still surprisingly rich.  The chocolate flavor is just right and my kids LOVED their special treat since I don’t usually splurge on chocolate milk.

I generally shop at a farm that pasteurizes their own milk to sell because I know where it comes from. I actually can see the cows in the pasture that produce my milk. I love that.  What I learned about Dean’s makes me much more comfortable pulling their milk off the grocery store shelf.  Dean’s Dairy has a “Five Point Purity Checklist”.

1)Their farmers pledge not to use artificial growth hormones. While no significant difference has been shown in milk from cows treated with the artificial growth hormone rbsT and non treated cows, I still feel more comfortable with milk that is rbST free.

2) The cows are fed a nutritious diet.

3) Dean’s rejects any milk that contains commonly used antibiotics. (Another thing I am glad to skip.)

4) They test for quality at every key step, ensuring they maintain quality from start to finish.

5) The milk is cold shipped from the dairy to the store within hours. (Have you wondered just how long it has been from the time your milk was produced to the time you grab it off the cooler shelf?)

Dean’s is currently offering a sweepstakes. From now until Mother’s Day, Dean Dairy is giving away one $100 grocery gift card each week.  Here’s how to enter.

Like Dean’s Dairy on Facebook and fill out the entry form.

Post a comment on this blog post to let us know you entered. (Optional but we would love to hear your thoughts on it.)

Make sure to share the offer with your friends!

Good Luck! I hope some of my readers win.