General Child Nutrition

Top three reasons cheese is important in child nutrition programs.

The primary objective of the federal child nutrition programs funded by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act is to assist the nation’s children and underprivileged adults in meeting their basic nutritional needs in order to protect them from deficiencies that may negatively impact their current and long-term health.

Top three reasons flavored milk is important in child nutrition programs.

Top three reasons lactose-free milk is important in child nutrition programs.

The effects of visible cheese on selection and consumption of food groups to encourage in middle school children.

Our kids are becoming unhealthy and sedentary, yet budget cuts and the pressure to boost test results mean physical education and school teams have been reduced or slashed altogether. So how can we give our young people a fighting chance at good health?

The National Dairy Council® conducted a national survey to find out what moms really think about their kids’ nutrition and how schools can “make the grade” by offering a variety of nutritious food and beverage choices.

The National Dairy Council® conducted a national survey to find out what moms really think about their kids’ nutrition and how school health professionals can make a difference by implementing a variety of nutritious food and beverage choices

Milk contains nine essential nutrients, making it one of the most nutrient-dense beverages you can enjoy. Drinking 8 ounces of delicious, satisfying milk can help get you on your way to meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommended three servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products a day.

An 8-ounce serving of milk, flavored or not, gives kids as much as...

Since 1992, when the first School Nutrition Dietary Assessment (SNDA) was conducted, a large number of schools have stopped offering higher fat (whole or 2%) milks as lunch options, and an increasing proportion of students are selecting lower fat milks (1% or nonfat).

Background and Objectives; Summary of Findings; Possible Ways Forward.

There’s a nutrient powerhouse in a variety of flavors that today’s kids love. That beverage is milk, delivering 9 essential nutrients, including some that appear to be seriously lacking in children’s diets today.