Midwest Dairy Association

Child Nutrition and Fitness

Dairy foods provide critical nutrients that help improve children’s overall diet and health. Midwest Dairy Council, in partnership with the National Dairy Council, offers the latest science-based information and resources designed to help health care professionals, school nutrition professionals and teachers understand the role of nutrient-rich dairy foods in improving child nutrition.

Activity Sheets (10)
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From Farm to Food to You Activity Tear Pad

Farm to Food to You Tear pads offers fun and games through colorful imagery showing cow care and giving dairy nutrition messages. Recommend for children grades 3-6.

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From Farm to Food to You Coloring Page

A fun coloring page to help you learn about dairy farmers, dairy foods, and dairy farming.

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Fuel Up Games - Crack the Secret Code

Fuel Up on some nutritious snakcs and drink some tasty low-fat milk. Then, use that brain of yours and the code to complete the sentences.

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Educational Handouts (32)
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33 Tasty Dairy Tips

Enjoy 3 servings of milk, cheese or yogurt for stronger bones and to stave off the afternoon slump! Help your kids get on their way to three servings of dairy every day by serving one of these snacks as they arrive home from school or on their way to after-school activities.

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Added Sugars and Nutrition in Beverages

Flavored Milk contributes only 3% of the total added sugars in childrens’ diets, and provides 9 essential nutrients, making it a better choice than many other beverages.

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Bank on Healthy Bones - Color

Osteoporosis,a bone-thinning disease, is preventable! Don’t let it happen to you! Prevention starts early. Good bone health is a lifelong process that begins in childhood. Nearly half of all bone is formed during the teen years.

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Research (19)
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Breakfast for Health

There is a large body of research on the strong links between school breakfast consumption and favorable dietary, health, and educational outcomes among children and adolescents.

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Breakfast for Learning

Scientific research on the link between children’s nutrition and academic performance

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Breakfast for Learning

Scientific research on the link between children’s nutrition and academic performance.

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