The New Look of School Milk Motivates Students to Choose Wellness and Healthier Meals
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA's) recommends three d
aily servings of low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese or yogurt and calls out the Milk Group as a "Food Group to Encourage" – along with fruits/vegetables and whole grains.
Milk is a complete nutrient package with nine essential nutrients and supplies three of the five nutrients the DGA's identifies as low in children's diets: calcium, magnesium and potassium.
More than half of children ages 2-8 and three-quarters of children ages 9-19 do not get the recommended daily servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products. .
Share the New Look of School Milk
Start your exploration of the New Look of School Milk program for your schools right here. Learn more about the program with these PDF print-friendly handouts you can use or share to implement the New Look of School Milk in your school.
Encouraging Milk Consumption in Schools
Milk and other dairy products can and should be an important part of the school experience. The need to encourage milk and dairy consumption at school is clear, given the gap between recommended and actual dairy consumption and the critical relationship between dairy's nutrient package and health.
The New Look of School Milk's successful formula has generated sustained nutritional, wellness and financial returns by serving students a nutrient-rich beverage they also find appealing and great tasting.
Currently, more than 10,000 schools serving over 6 million children offer this value-added enhanced milk program. They have successfully used funds from increased milk sales and meal participation to pay for the added value. Take a close look at the New Look of School Milk and see how it can enhance your child nutrition operation.
Go Green, Get 8 oz Plastic Milk Bottles
Recycling is another excellent reason to get the New Look of School Milk. You can take a leadership role in protecting the environment by serving milk in plastic bottles and recycling them. It's far easier to recycle plastic bottles than paperboard milk cartons.
The New Look of School Milk Is Here!
The first step is to investigate getting milk in plastic bottles from your area dairy processors. Start by downloading the Bidding Milk in Plastic Bottles for FAQs, procurement tips and sample bid sheet.
Next take a look at our “The New Look of School Milk Is Here” directory to find a dairy proccesor in the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania near you . Remember, even if you have tried to get milk in plastic bottles before, it's important to let processors know that you are still interested in getting 8-oz plastic bottles in your school.
Milk Vending - A Healthy Choices for Students on the Go!
Milk vending is an excellent strategy to make sure students have convenient opportunities to make healthy choices throughout the school day and increase their milk consumption.ilk consumption.
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