June 2015 June: Dairy Month June is a time to celebrate the many health and taste benefits dairy products deliver and the farmers who produce them. National Dairy month started in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk. It was initially created to stabilize the dairy demand when production was at a surplus, but has now developed into an annual tradition. Dairy Is a Nutrient Powerhouse: Dairy foods are full of vitamins and minerals that are important for the health of every family member. For example, the protein naturally found in milk and other dairy foods helps maintain healthy muscles and makes you feel fuller, longer. Dairy foods help build strong bones, control blood pressure, maintain a healthy weight, and reduce the risk of heart disease. Dairy Provides More for Your Money: Dollar for dollar, no other food offers as much nutrition as milk. At about 25 cents per 8-ounce serving, milk is a bargain, especially when you consider all the liquid assets inside — protein, calcium, potassium, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and more. Yogurt can deliver nearly a third of From calcium to potassium, dairy products like milk contain nine essential your daily calcium needs in just one 8ounce serving, and an ounce of hard nutrients which may help to better manage your weight, reduce your risk for cheese, like Cheddar, contains more protein than an egg. high blood pressure, osteoporosis and certain cancers. Whether it's protein to Dairy Farmers Are Committed to help build and repair the muscle tissue of Sustainability: active bodies or vitamin A to help Dairy farmers have a long history of maintain healthy skin, dairy products are commitment to sustainability. They are a natural nutrient powerhouse. Those conservationists and use a variety of are just a few of the reasons that you recycling practices and on-farm should celebrate dairy not just in June, efficiencies to reduce their but all year long. environmental impact. Dairy farmers Child Care Aware® of Kansas is joining in work 365 days a year to ensure celebration with Midwest Dairy Council nutritious milk and dairy products are available to families now and for future to share these real, fresh and natural generations. facts about dairy: Source: MIdwestdairy.com MAKE S'MORES AND SLEEP UNDER THE STARS ON JUNE 27TH! On June 27, 2015, thousands of people across the nation will gather in their backyards, neighborhoods, communities and parks to take part in an annual event that provides a fun-filled evening for all generations to get outside and connect with nature. Since 2005, thousands of people from across the nation have come together the fourth Saturday of June to participate in the Great American Backyard Campout in support of Great Outdoors Month. This event is designed to promote the benefits of camping as a way to connect people with nature and get kids’ outside. Source: www.backyardcampout.org “I TOOK A TRIP” Everyone sits in a circle. One player, the leader, goes around asking each player, "I took a trip. What did I take along?" The players name any object they please. One may say, "a suitcase," another says, "a pickle." Other answers might be "a lunch box," "an alarm clock," a peanut butter sandwich," "your poodle." After each player has named an object, the leader goes around and asks a different question, any question that will be funny, because the players are not supposed to laugh. The leader asks the same question of each player and they each must give the same answer they gave before. For example, the leader asks something like, "What did I travel on?" The answers would come out, "a suitcase," "a pickle," "a lunch box," and so on. Since anyone who laughs is out of the game, the leader purposely tries to think of questions that will make their answers seem funny and silly, such as "What did I wear around my neck?", trying to get everyone to laugh. The player who laughs last wins. Source: http://www.nwf.org/GreatAmerican-Backyard-Campout/Get-Ready/ Games-and-Activities/Games.aspx “Clip and Save” Makes it easy to clip out and save this healthy recipe before recycling your newsletter. Healthy Eats Chocolate Berry Smoothie Servings: 2 Prep time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1¼ cups fat-free chocolate milk 1 cup frozen mixed berries without sugar (blackberries, blueberries and raspberries) 1 container (5.3 ounces) fat-free mixed berry Greek yogurt Preparation Combine chocolate milk, frozen berries, and yogurt in a blender. Blend until creamy. Serve immediately. Nutritional Information per serving Calories 200 Total Fat 0 g Carbohydrate 37g Early Childhood Wellness, a Program of Child Care Aware® of Kansas Protein 12g Fiber 3g Sodium 150 mgs Source: www.dairymakessense.com www.ks.childcareaware.org 1-855-750-3343 Funding for this project was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Kansas Health Foundation, and United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. Child Care Aware® of Kansas is a subawardee to Nemours, who is currently funded by the CDC under a five-year Cooperative Agreement (1U58DP004102) to support states in launching ECE learning collaboratives focused on obesity prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the U.S. Government.
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