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Promoting Healthy Eating

Access evidence-based resources to support nutrition counseling and patient education. Browse printable handouts and infographics, concise science summaries, and family-friendly nutrition videos designed to help healthcare professionals communicate practical, research-informed guidance on dairy nutrition and healthy eating. 


Science Summaries

Research-backed insights on dairy’s role in health and wellness.  

The Role of Dairy Foods in Bone Health Across the Lifespan

This science summary examines the evidence linking dairy foods to bone health across the lifespan, highlighting how the unique combination of nutrients and bioactive compounds in milk, cheese, and yogurt can support bone development, maintenance, and fracture prevention from childhood through older adulthood.

Dairy Foods – First 1,000 Days through Adolescense

This science summary reviews the evidence supporting the role of dairy foods in childhood health, highlighting their contributions to growth, brain development, bone health, nutrient adequacy, healthy weight, and overall well-being from pregnancy through adolescence.

Science Summary: Lactose Intolerance

This science summary reviews the latest evidence on lactose intolerance, including its prevalence, diagnosis, health implications, and personalized management strategies that can help individuals continue to enjoy nutrient-rich dairy foods while meeting their nutritional needs.


Handouts & Infographics

Ready-to-use nutrition-related resources to help educate patients, families, and caregivers. 

Practitioner Preview:

Lactose Intolerance

This practitioner preview explains lactose intolerance, including its symptoms, diagnosis, how it differs from a dairy allergy, and practical strategies for helping patients continue to meet their nutritional needs while managing lactose sensitivity.

Lactose in Dairy Foods

This infographic compares the lactose content of popular dairy foods, highlighting lactose-free and lower-lactose options that can help people with lactose intolerance continue to enjoy the taste and nutrition of dairy.

Lactose Intolerance (English)

This educational resource explains lactose intolerance, differentiates it from a dairy allergy, and provides practical strategies for enjoying dairy foods while meeting important nutritional needs.

What’s In Your Glass?

This infographic compares dairy milk, lactose-free milk, and plant-based beverage alternatives, providing an at-a-glance look at their nutrient content, naturally occurring vitamins and minerals, and cost per serving to help consumers make informed beverage choices.

Feeding Your Toddler Kit

The toddler stage, 12-23 months, can present plenty of challenges at the dinner table. Children are learning what they like and don’t like. Download our helpful handouts, translated into multiple languages, to learn tips on how to make every sip and bite count.

English

Dairy Every Day is a Healthy Way

This parent-friendly educational resource highlights the important role dairy foods play in supporting children’s growth, brain development, bone health, and immune function, while providing age-specific serving recommendations.

Spanish

Dairy Every Day is a Healthy Way

Este recurso educativo para padres destaca el importante papel que desempeñan los alimentos lácteos en el crecimiento infantil, el desarrollo cerebral, la salud ósea y la función inmunitaria, al tiempo que proporciona recomendaciones de porciones adecuadas según la edad.

How Does the Dairy Food Matrix Support Health?

This infographic explains the dairy food matrix—the unique combination of nutrients and bioactive components in milk, cheese, and yogurt—and how these interactions may support bone, muscle, digestive, and cardiometabolic health as part of a healthy eating pattern.

How Does the Dairy Food Matrix Support Childhood Health?

This infographic explains how the dairy food matrix—the unique combination and interaction of nutrients and bioactive components in dairy foods—can support children’s brain development, bone health, digestive wellness, healthy growth, and overall well-being throughout childhood


Videos

Short, engaging videos with practical nutrition tips for families. 


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