Source:  National Dairy Council

Click over to NDC’s blog, The Dairy Report, for continually updated news and expert commentary on dairy, nutrition and science. Recent posts of interest include: 

• A guest post by Aurora Buffington, nutrition educator for the Southern Nevada Health District, about engaging children and families in nontraditional settings, such as the grocery store, to educate them about making healthy choices a part of their every day routines.
• A guest post by Connie Mueller, former Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Bloomington Public Schools in Bloomington, Ill., on the importance of flavored milk in schools.
• Insight on a recent study conducted among obese children in Iran that has shed new light on using dairy-rich diets for weight-control and improvement of metabolic syndrome risk factors in young children.
• An update on Fuel Up to Play 60’s strategies for engaging youth in health and wellness, highlighting the energy the program brought to this year’s School Nutrition Association annual meeting.