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There is a lot of noise about drinking up on milk and the importance of Calcium in the diet, especially for children. And rightfully so! Children need all the good, healthy nutrition they can get. Milk is a rich source and calcium is what kids need when growing up to develop strong teeth and helping develop denser bones that will give them a super start for a healthy future.
1-3 year olds need 1-2 glasses of milk a day, and 4-8 year olds need
2-3 glasses of milk a day.
The problem is that most children don’t take readily to drinking milk and run for miles! We have some interesting suggestions that will help you get them to make this important session a fun session!
Is Milk only Good for Calcium?
Milk and milk products such as yogurt are naturally rich in nutrients. Aside from Protein, they contain important Minerals and Vitamins,including:
• Calcium
• Vitamin A |
• Phosphorus
• Vitamin B-12 |
• Potassium
• Vitamin D (in fortified milk) |
Strong Bones go a Long Way
If children have enough milk in their diet during growing years, they will have strong, healthy bones. This helps prevent fractures during
childhood, and brittle bones that can be prone to osteoporosis in later life.
That's not all; milk products contain other nutrients that help build strong bones such as Phosphorus, Protein and Magnesium.
More Ways than One to Drink Up
Here are some tips to help you get more milk into your children's diet:
• Lead by example. Have milk and milk products yourself. Not only is it
good for you, your children will want to follow your example.
• Be encouraging and remember that positive reinforcement works much better than negative!
• Serve yogurt and raita with meals.
• Drink milk or lassi with meals instead of soft drinks: if your children
can't eat chillies, the milk content will help!
• If your children complain about the taste of milk, add milk modifiers like MILO or NESQUICK to make it more delicious and nutritious
• Whip up a fresh fruit smoothie
• Make milk based desserts for your kids
• Last but not the least, add some fun and see the magic:
- See who has the best milk moustache
- Get some fun, crazy straws to make drinking milk attractive
- Let them pick out their own special milk glass or mug at the store
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