National Dairy Month is a great way to start the summer with nutrient-rich dairy foods. From calcium to potassium, dairy products like milk contain nine essential nutrients which may help to better manage your weight, reduce your risk for high blood pressure, osteoporosis and certain cancers. Whether it's protein to help build and repair the muscle tissue of active bodies or vitamin A to help maintain healthy skin, dairy products are a natural nutrient powerhouse. Those are just a few of the reasons that you should celebrate dairy not just in June, but all year long.
Dairy Activities:
- Dairy Ag Mag
- Dairy Terra Nova
- Young Reader Fact Sheet
- From Moo to You Lesson Booklet
- Dairy Farm Charm
- Ice Cream in a Bag
- Moo Mask
- Shake it up Butter
- Songs and Poems about Cows
- Smart Board Activity: Dairy Fiction or Nonfiction
- Dairy Facts
- Dairy Lessons
- Video: Ice Cream in a Bag, Robin Dunn, Laverne
- Video: Gilmer Dairy Farm
- Dairy Recipes
- Early Developments in the American Dairy Industry
- Say Cheese!
- History of Cheese
- There are over 1,500 kinds of cheese. How many have you tried?
- Midwest Dairy Association-Discover Dairy
- Adopt-a-Cow-Midwest Dairy
- Adopt-a-Cow-STL Dairy Council
- Virtual Field Trip-Dairy Farm