What

can you do?

Provide milk with meals or with snacks
Offer yogurt-based dips with fresh fruits
and vegetables for a nutritious snack
Encourage children to choose milk with
their lunch at school
Dairy-free? No Problem!
Almond, rice, soy, coconut milk
Fortified Cereals
Fortified Orange Juice
Collard Greens
Kale
Spinach

What were doing at Taconic Hills:

Milk from Hudson Valley Fresh is available daily.
Quality Products
Locally Produced in Dutchess,
Columbia, and Ulster
counties
Locally Processed
at Boice Bros Dairy
in Kingston, NY
Locally Sold from
the cow to the
school in 36 hours.
Sustainable
Agriculture
Award-winning
Certified Kosher
No Artificial Growth Hormones

Lactose-Free milk is available for students who are
unable to consume lactose.

Go Calcium Crazy!

Importance of Calcium
v Improved Bone Health
Proper Bone Development bones develop
throughout a childs
growth process (until
mid-20s). To build bones
that will maintain their
strength throughout a
lifetime, it is imperative
for children to consume
adequate amounts of
calcium and vitamin D.
Maintenance of Bone Integrity if
adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin
D are not consumed in adulthood, calcium
will be pulled from bones, weakening them.
v Dairy Consumption has been linked to a
decreased risk of:
Heart Disease
Type II Diabetes
Osteoporosis
v The potassium content in dairy may help to
lower blood pressure in adults

Calcium Sources
High-Calcium Foods
Portion Size: 1 cup milk, yogurt, pudding;
1.5 ounces hard cheese
(approximately 300 mg calcium)
Milk (Fat-free, low-fat, or whole)
Flavored milk
Yogurt
Cheese
Alternate: Lactaid milk, calcium-fortified
soy beverage, almond milk,
coconut milk, rice milk

Medium-Calcium Foods
(approximately 100 mg calcium)
18 of a 12 cheese pizza
Tofu (12 cup)
Corn tortillas (2)
Broccoli (3 cups)
Refried beans (12 cup)
Almonds (14 cup)

How much do children need?

Age

4-8 years
9-18 years

Calcium need
(mg per day)
1,000
1,300

Servings of Milk to
Meet
2 servings
3 servings