Effects of Visible Cheese
The effects of visible cheese on selection and consumption of food groups to encourage in middle school children.
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Cheese provides essential nutrients that children need every day, including these vital nutrients: protein, calcium, vitamins A, and B12, riboflavin, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage children and adults to enjoy three servings of low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese or yogurt each day. Cheese provides essential nutrients that children need every day, including these vital nutrients: protein, calcium, vitamins A, and B12, riboflavin, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. Cheese is available in a variety of flavors, fat contents and forms to meet the nutritional needs and tastes of today’s students.
The three resources below can help you gain knowledge about cheese as a nutrient-rich food, its beneficial role in health and, as importantly, the menu appeal cheese has for children.
Cheese Handouts
Cheese can fit into almost any eating plan. These seven handouts provide statistics, facts and nutrition information on cheese and how it can help meet health and wellness needs.
Cheese: A Nutrition Plus For Schools
Cheese is a popular menu item with children. The essential nutrients cheese provides improves the nutritional quality of diets. Cheese is a nutrient-rich food and its beneficial roles in health make it animportant dairy food to include in a healthful diet - both at school and at home.
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Usage And Attitudes Towards Cheese
The National Dairy Council, in conjunction with the School Nutrition Association and the Child Nutrition Foundation, conducted a study to assess attitudes and usage of cheese products in school meal programs. The information gained from this study will help the School Nutrition Association and its members better understand the trends and attitudes towards cheese products in schools.
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Cheese: A Valuable Source of Nutrients for the Calories
Although it only contributes about 5% of the calories to the U.S. diet, cheese makes significant nutrient contributions, including 21% of the calcium, 11% of the phosphorus, 9% of the protein, 9% of the vitamin A and 8% of the zinc.
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Cheese and Healthy Eating
Cheese can fit into almost any eating plan. This brochure provides statistics, facts and nutrition information on cheese and how it can help meet health and wellness needs.
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Cheese and Nutrition
Cheese can fit into almost any eating plan. This brochure provides statistics, facts, nutrition information and public health considerations related to cheese and how it can help meet health and wellness needs.
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