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Dairy products include:
- Whole fluid milk
- Low-fat fluid milk
- Flavored milk
- Whole and Nonfat dry milk
- Butter
- Cheese
- Evaporated and Condensed milk
- Frozen Dairy Products
- Sour Cream
- Yogurt
An analysis of the diets of more than 3,000 children, published in the January Journal of Adolescent Health, shows a
positive effect on children’s diets when kids choose flavored milks and yogurts instead of sodas and sweetened drinks.
The study shows that children ages 6 to 17 who consumed more than 6 to 8 ounces of flavored dairy products, such as milks,
yogurts, ice cream and puddings, each day had a better diet than those who regularly drank sodas and sweetened fruit drinks.
Kids who consumed flavored dairy products also took in more calcium, folate and iron, fewer added sugars and less saturated
fat than kids who drank 16 to 25 ounces of sodas and sweetened fruit drinks every day.