The Discover Dairy website is accessed through www.dairy.edu.au/discoverdairy and is part of Dairy Australia’s new Kids Education program designed to highlight the health benefits of consuming three serves of dairy a day.

The free website features resources for teachers and their students, canteen staff and parents. Teachers can source lesson ideas and activity sheets to include as part of their curriculum, canteen staff can access information to encourage students to make healthy lunch and snack choices, and parents can also use the site to reinforce positive eating habits at home.

The first Discover Dairy module, ‘Unbeatable Bones’, covers the importance of building and maintaining healthy bones with further modules planned for release in the coming months.

Dairy Australia dietitian Maree Garside said that some children are at greater risk of poor bone health because they are not consuming the recommended intake of calcium and dairy foods.

“In today’s environment, where childhood obesity is a major concern, schools have an important role to play in promoting healthy eating to students.  A healthy diet can help children achieve their full potential,” Ms Garside said.

“According to the last National Nutrition Survey  more than half of all Australian children did not meet their recommended dietary intake of calcium and 82 per cent consumed less than three daily serves of dairy foods.

“Dairy foods are not only the richest source of calcium but also provide children with many other nutritional benefits.  Dairy contains 10 essential nutrients necessary for good health, and because dairy foods taste great it’s easy to enjoy them every day,” she said.

Three serves of dairy a day can help children achieve their recommended dietary intake of calcium and obtain other vital nutrients important for maintaining healthy bones.

So for healthy kids, Discover Dairy today at: www.dairy.edu.au/discoverdairy.

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