This time of year is full of holiday meals shared by co-workers, friends, and families. We often put a lot of thought into the types of foods we bring to these gatherings—but what about the beverages?! Low-fat or fat-free milk is a delicious and nutritious beverage to complete your holiday meal. I tried Eggnog Milk […]
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Making the New Dietary Guidelines a Part of Your Life: Dairy
The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 was released this year. You may ask, “So what does that mean for me?” Find out in this 3rd post, reviewing the Guideline’s Key Recommendations and how to use them in everyday life! Today, we’re going to cover the Guideline’s dairy recommendations, but don’t forget to check out the past posts […]
Raw Milk vs Raw Cheese
What is raw milk? Milk from cows, goats, sheep, or other animals that has not been pasteurized. Pasteurization is considered to be one of the most important food safety practices and is used to treat about 99% of milk sold across the US. The most frequent food illness outbreaks from raw milk are from Campylobacter. […]
American Milk Safe to Drink but being Monitored
The Environmental Protection Agency is actively testing milk samples in California and Spokane, Washington. Tests from last week indicate radioactive iodine from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are present, but at levels far below those at which action would have to be taken. The main concern is Iodine 131 emitted from the nuclear facility. […]