Dairy Labs

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Dairy Labs

• www.3aday.org

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3aday.Org
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Dairy Lab Ideas

• Taste test milk, yogurt, cheese, cheese pair
• Yogurt substitution (Lemon Yogurt Bars)
• Fat Free Cheese Quesadilla, Pizza
• French Toast, Crepes w/ yogurt
• Mac and Cheese
• Cream based soups
• Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

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Top 10 Ways to Dairy

• 1. Make it milk with meals
• 2. Jump start your morning with cereal, milk,
  fruit
• 3. Add cheese and veggies to sandwiches
• 4. Make oatmeal, soup, rice with milk
• 5. Assemble a pizza

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Top 10 Ways to Dairy

• 6. Dip into yogurt
• 7. Stock grab-and-go snacks
• 8. Load up recipes with veggies
• 9. Create a yogurt and fruit parfait
• 10. Savor some chocolate milk.

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Tortilla Rollups

• Flour tortillas
• Colby-jack stick cheese
• Salsa, if desired
• Place one stick of Colby-jack cheese near edge
  of flour tortilla. Roll tortilla around cheese.
  Fasten with a toothpick. Microwave till cheese is
  soft. Dip in salsa. Note Could substitute
  mozzarella string cheese for Colby-jack.

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Orbiting Orange Satellite

• Colby-jack cheese snack sticks
• Large seedless grapes
• Strawberries
• Orange

Unwrap cheese sticks and place on cutting board.
Cut cheese stick into 6 equal pieces. Put king
size wooden pick through a grape, then cheese
cube, and then a strawberry. Place kabobs on
plate to serve. Or stick in the skin of an orange
for an orbiting orange satellite!
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Have It YOUR Way Smoothie(serves 1)

• 1 cup unsweetened, frozen berries or frozen fruit
  of choice
• 1/2 cup 100 orange or pineapple juice OR
  strawberry milk
• 3/4 cup fruit-flavored, low- or non-fat yogurt
• Blend all ingredients well in blender.
  Enjoy!

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Yogurt Fruit Parfait

• Layer yogurt, low-fat granola and fruit in
  whatever proportions youd like.
• Add some nuts and youve included a 4th food
  group. A sprig of mint is optional!

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Summary Messages

• 2005 Dietary Guidelines recommend three servings
  of low-fat dairy daily.
• Dairy provides much more than calcium a
  nutrient package that keeps bones strong and
  prevents osteoporosis.
• Additional benefits of dairy include a reduced
  risk of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular
  disease and lower BMIs in children.

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• A growing body of evidence supports dairys role
  in adult weight management supported by sound
  science.
• Milk is a safe, nutritious and economical source
  of the nutrients that our bodies need, esp.
  calcium that is typically lacking in our diets.
• There are no alternatives to dairy products
  they contain a unique package of nutrients and
  Americans love dairy products.