Milk's Nutrition Advantage
Get the nutrition advantage by enjoying a healthy diet! A healthy, balanced diet gives your body the nutrients it needs to function well and to help keep you healthy and feeling great!
Having a healthy diet is simple. Choose lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grain cereals and lean meats, and include plenty of nutrient-rich dairy foods. The Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults provide simple recommendations to help you choose healthy foods and achieve a balanced diet.
The Dietary Guidelines recommend including milk and other dairy foods for all of the essential nutrients they provide to the diet. Milk foods are the richest source of calcium in the Australian diet, as few foods provide as much absorbable calcium. It is important to remember that there is so much more to milk than just calcium. It naturally provides a package of more than 10 essential nutrients . Milk can supply more than 15% of your daily requirements for many nutrients.
So drink up - and get the milk nutrition advantage!
The Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults
National Health and Medical Research Council
Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods
- Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits
- Eat plenty of cereals (including breads, rice, pasta and noodles) preferably wholegrain
- Include lean meat, fish, poultry and/or alternatives
- Include milk, yogurts, cheeses and/or alternatives. Reduced-fat varieties should be chosen where possible
- Drink plenty of water
And take care to
- Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake
- Choose foods low in salt
- Limit your alcohol intake if you choose to drink
- Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars.
