Dairy Facts

• Dairy products contain nutrients. Nutrients are needed by your body
   
• Dairy products are a source of calcium and protein
   
• Calcium is needed to build stronger bones for longer and protein helps build and repair your muscles
   
• All you need is 3 servings of dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt or maas) to get your 3-A-DAY™
   
• You need to use 10 liters of milk to make 1 kg of cheese!
   
• Almost 99% of the calcium in your body is found in your bones and teeth
   
• Your bones can be seen as a calcium storage tank – consume enough calcium to fill your tanks so that your bones are stronger for longer
   
• Calcium doesn’t just help you build strong bones and teeth – it also helps with blood clotting so that you can stop bleeding after you have cut yourself
   
• Osteoporosis (brittle bone disease) is the disease where bones lose calcium and becomes weaker. To ensure that your bones stay strong, fill your bones with 3-A-DAY™dairy
   
• 3-A-DAY™ has been mathematically calculated to ensure that you get the correct amount of calcium for your body
   
• Your skeleton becomes nearly seven times bigger from the time you were born to a teenager

To keep up and see if you have had your 3-A-DAY™, how about keeping a record.
(download the activity "Dairy as part of a balanced diet" - Afrikaans (12.8 Mb) | English (12.5 Mb))

How about becoming a dairy detective and monitor if you family members have had their 3-A-DAY™? (download the activity "EveryBODY needs 3-A-DAY™dairy - Afrikaans (3.8 Mb) | English (4.0 Mb))

Did you know that by having 3-A-DAY™ dairy, you can unravel the secret message? See if you can decode the secret message!
(download the activity "superBODY with nutrient-packed dairy" - Afrikaans (3.9 Mb)| English (3.8 Mb))