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Division of Nutrition AssistanceMoo Power to You! An illustration of a cow is placed beside pictures and names of milk products. Suggested Materials
Learning Activities 1. Identify various milk or dairy products. Ask students to bring empty containers of milk products or cut out pictures of various milk products. 2. Examine Nutrition Facts labels to determine the importance of milk. Milk and other dairy foods – such as cheese, yogurt, and frozen yogurt – provide a lot of calcium and other nutrients. Foods that have a lot of calcium are good to eat as a snack or as part of a meal. Calcium is important because it aids in the development of strong bones and teeth and assists in muscle function. Adults need calcium to keep bones healthy. Insufficient calcium in the diet is one of the factors that may be associated with increased risk of a crippling bone disease called osteoporosis. Osteoporosis occurs when bones become so thin and brittle that they break easily. Adequate calcium intake, sufficient exercise, and not smoking all help to slow down bone loss. Also, compare the fat content of different dairy products. For example, examine labels from whole, reduced fat or less fat (2%), low-fat (1%) and fat-free or skim milk to determine amount of fat in each product. Students then may have a taste test with the products to see if they can taste any difference. This activity can be repeated with various cheeses, ice creams/ice milks, yogurts, etc. 3. Visit these web sites: 4. Learn where dairy products originate. Visit a dairy farm, processing plant, petting zoo, or state fair to show students where dairy foods come from and how milk comes from a cow. Visit the dairy section of the grocery store. Remind students that milk comes from cows and that cheese, yogurt, and most of the other foods in the dairy section are made from milk. 5. Prepare dairy products such as butter, ice cream, or a milkshake or a lower-fat smoothie in class. To make butter, take a pint of heavy cream and pour into a quart clear plastic container and tighten the lid. Begin shaking the jar. Pass the jar around the circle of children allowing each child a turn at shaking it. Vigorous shaking is needed. In time the cream will separate. Keep on shaking to get butter. Explain that the butter formed is fat. We need to eat less butter and drink and eat more low-fat dairy products. 6. Host a dairy party. Have a dairy food snack party with cheese and crackers, string cheese, or instant pudding. Complete the party with a cow-mooing challenge among younger students. Children like to hear themselves make fun noises. Ask them what it would be like to be a cow. |
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