Dairy Foods for Active Kids

Dairy foods for active kids brochure
Dairy foods are a tasty, healthy and fun way for kids to fuel up before activity and recover after activity. For more information and recipe tips, check out the Dairy foods for active kids brochure*

Exercise and sports perfomance
No matter your age, no matter your stage – whether you’re an elite athlete or exercising for general health and fitness – you’ll find all you need to know about nutrition for performance here.

Secondary Analysis of the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, CSIRO, 2009, revealed only one out of five children aged 4-11 years are achieving 3 serves of dairy daily as recommended by the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, 1998, as part of a balanced diet across all food groups.
Baird DL, et al 2011, Dairy food intake of Australian children and adolescents 2-16 years of age: 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Under review.
National Health and Medical Research Council, 2011, Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand Including Recommended Dietary Intakes, viewed 22 November 2011, http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/n35syn.htm
National Health and Medical Research Council, Food for Health. Dietary Guidelines for Australians: A Guide to Healthy Eating. 2003, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government: Canberra: Australia.
Volterman K, et al 2011, Children and Exercise XXVII: The Proceedings of the XXVIIth International Symposium of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology, N Armstrong and C Williams (Eds.). Chapter 13: Ability of milk to replace fluid losses in children after exercise in the heat. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 101-105.
Commonwealth of Australia, 2004, Department of Health and Ageing (2004) Australia’s Physical Activity Recommendations for 5-12 year olds, Canberra.