News UCAN Use - National Dairy Month!

June is National Dairy Month, a 30-day reminder to make sure you’re eating and drinking the dairy products you need.

MyPyramid.gov recommends that most adults consume three cups of milk per day for calcium and vitamin D to build strong, healthy bones and help prevent a decrease in bone mass. Milk keeps your tooth enamel strong, too.

Be creative! You don’t have to just drink your milk. Eat products that are made with milk to get the same benefits. Incorporate low-fat dairy products into every meal and you’ll see it’s not hard to reach your recommended amount.

Add cheese to your morning omelet or low-fat milk to oatmeal. Try cottage cheese or plain yogurt with fruit for a snack with lunch. Look to ethnic cuisines for recipes with different cheeses than you’re used to, like queso blanco in Mexican food.

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Banana – Berry Smoothie
(from Cooking Light available at http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&...)

This power breakfast which boasts more than 300 milligrams of calcium - provided by the powdered milk, yogurt, and calcium fortified orange juice! Additional nutritional benefits come from potassium-rich banana and antioxidant-rich berries. Frozen berries ensure a thick, creamy consistency, but you can also use fresh ones. Other frozen fruits, such as peaches or mangoes, work well, too.
Yield: 3 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
Ingredients:
1¼ cups calcium-fortified orange juice
1¼ cups frozen mixed berries
1 cup sliced ripe banana
½ cup vanilla fat-free yogurt
1/3 cup nonfat dry milk
1 tablespoon sugar
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Nutritional Information: Calories: 204 (3% from fat); Fat: 0.6g (sat 0.2g,mono 0.1g,poly 0.2g); Protein: 6.6g; Carbohydrate: 45.6g; Fiber:3.3g; Cholesterol: 2mg; Iron: 0.6mg; Sodium: 71mg; Calcium: 327mg

Carrie H. Demcher, MS/RD/LD
University of North Texas
Student Health and Wellness Center Dietitian
1155 Union Circle #305160
Denton, TX 76203-5017
Phone: 940.891.6745
e-mail: carrie.demcher@unt.edu