«All of the dairies involved have been supplying other
national dairy food groups and were looking for alternatives,» said Beston's chief executive, Sean Ebert.
The first food group featured in the Challenge is
the Dairy Food Group.
Last week we focused on
the Dairy Food Group and physical activity.
It has spiked a lot of interest, especially with the presumed removal of
the Dairy Food Group, and the focus on Plant - Based Proteins over meat.
In its place — MyPlate, a simple place setting to help everyone visualize eating a healthy meal with the five food groups (fruit, vegetable, grains, protein and
dairy food groups).
Of course, if your kids don't drink milk, you can substitute other things from
the dairy food group, such as cheese and yogurt or other foods high in calcium and vitamin D.
Regular cream cheese, cream, and butter are not considered part of
the dairy food group.
Chocolate milk, like regular milk, is part of
the dairy food group.
Because the protein in soymilk is similar in quality and quantity to that provided by dairy milk, the USDA counts calcium - fortified soymilk as part of
the dairy food group.
The little blue circle of USDA's MyPlate illustrates
the dairy food group.