Milk has at all times been scrumptious and nutritious. But now there’s much more excellent news to share about actual dairy milk.
New info based mostly on up to date USDA databases reveals milk packs 13 important vitamins in each serving, together with zinc, selenium, iodine and potassium, plus 9 extra nutritional vitamins and minerals contributing to well being, immune operate and robust bones and muscle tissues.
“Milk has at all times performed a essential position in well being and wellness as a powerhouse beverage, however new info reveals milk offers extra advantages than we ever knew,” says Karen Doster, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin director of youth and faculty applications.
This is nice info for shoppers seeking to eat a nutritious diet and is an added bonus for everybody who enjoys milk. It’s additionally essential for dairy farmers to share with shoppers whereas discussing the various advantages of milk and dairy merchandise as a part of a wholesome, balanced food regimen.
Dairy farmers proceed to supply the identical healthful product they at all times have, this new info merely means there’s much more wellness in each serving of milk than beforehand understood. Milk remains to be milk and offers the balanced vitamin a physique wants.
Dairy wellness
The new information gives further proof dairy milk has a pure nutrient content material degree few different single meals or drinks can compete with.
“Milk delivers a number of advantages by way of a mighty mixture of pure vitamins aiding in muscle restore, rehydration and replenishment, whereas additionally serving to to construct robust bones and assist immune well being,” says Doster. “And it does so with out the added sugars, colours and flavors which can be present in different drinks.”
Better than the remainder
Milk packs a robust punch in each serving. Milk’s distinctive, pure nutrient bundle contains:
- A pure supply of high-quality protein to construct, restore and preserve lean muscle
- Vitamin A, zinc and selenium to assist a wholesome immune system
- Four B nutritional vitamins – riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5) and vitamin B12 to assist convert meals into vitality
- Calcium, vitamin D, phosphorus and protein to construct and preserve robust bones and cut back the danger for stress fractures.
- Iodine to assist regulate metabolism and is linked to cognitive operate.
- Potassium to assist preserve regular muscle operate and regulate the steadiness of fluids within the physique
Thanks to its wholesome goodness and the dedication of dairy farm households, milk is an accessible, inexpensive strategy to embody important vitamins in human diets, together with many that are critically wanted and sometimes under-consumed.
To study extra about how dairy suits in a nutritious food regimen, go to usdairy.com/dairy-nutrition. To study extra about Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin go to wisconsindairy.org.
About Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin:
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin exists to be a tireless advocate, marketer, and promoter for Wisconsin dairy farmers and to drive demand for Wisconsin’s dairy merchandise. The group represents Wisconsin farm households and works to extend the sale and consumption of Wisconsin milk and dairy merchandise, in addition to construct belief in dairy farmers and the business. Organizational initiatives embody producing nationwide publicity, managing digital promoting, and driving gross sales, distribution and trial by way of retail and foodservice promotions. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin additionally helps in-school schooling about the advantages of dairy and funding for the Center for Dairy Research on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For extra info, go to our web site at WisconsinDairy.org.
