Author: Kaili Acosta

Milk Is For Me Workshop
Learning Goals
Identify sources of calcium. (Calcium-Rich Foods)
Become familiar with the fat content in milk choices. (Milk is for Me Foods)
Become familiar with benefits of consuming dairy. (Benefits of Dairy Foods)
Be aware that certain dairy products have added fat, sugar, salt and should me limited. (Dairy Foods to Limit)

Benefits of Dairy Poster

Opening Question:
Do you drink milk?
Discussion:
Decreases risk of osteoporosis.
Refer to the 2 pictures and ask if they know the difference between them (show the bone model.)
Refer to the containers of calcium for a healthy adult and an adult with osteoporosis. Let the participants hold the containers and feel the difference.

Milk is for Me Poster

Ask participants what type of milk do they drink?
You can also ask participants to raise their hands if they drink whole, 2%, 1% or fat free milk.
Ask participants if they know how much fat is in the milk they drink.
Explain that we should aim for drinking 1% or fat-free milk after the age of two.
Talk about what can happen as a result of too much fat in their diet. (increased risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and weight gain.)

Display milk models
Explain the yellow portion represents the calories from fat (whole milk – half the calories come from fat).
Don’t line up the milk models from least to greatest fat. Mix them up.
For lower grades you can have them do it as a class.
Call a participants to come up to the front of the class to try their luck and match the correct number with the corresponding number on the nutrition facts poster.
You can give multiple participants a chance to guess.
Once the last participant has had their turn. Reveal the correct answers by putting the correct number corresponding with the correct nutrition facts.
(Optional) If you consume the recommended amount of servings of milk a day by making a small change you can reduced the fat as well as calories over a week by: (Can write facts on the board)
Whole to 2% = 63g fat and 630 calories/week
2% to 1% = 63g fat and 630 calories/week
1% to fat free= 42g fat and 420 calories/week
Whole to fat free= 168g fat and 1,470 calories/week—(Roughly reducing 1/2 lbs a week).

Calcium- Rich Foods Poster

Opening Question:
Have you ever tried any of the foods on this poster that are also rich in calcium?
Discussion:
Talk to the participants about how some foods are naturally rich in calcium and how others have it added (fortified.)
Ask them if they have ever tried any of these foods. If not explain how they can incorporate them into their diet.
Explain to the participants how they can read the label to see how much calcium is in the food. (Refer back to the Milk Is For Me section.)

Dairy Foods to Limit Poster

Opening Question:
Why do you think we should limit these foods?
Discussion:
Talk to the participants about what dairy foods contain extra sugar, fat, salt and why we should limit them.
Explain there may be misconceptions about certain foods (green box), that are thought to be dairy products but are not and do not contain calcium.

Youth Activity
Have the kids roll the activity dice and do the various types of activity.
Emphasize that is important to exercise and weight bearing activities actually help to strengthen our bones.
Closing: Behavior Change
Ask the participants: “now that they have this information would they be willing to try milk with less fat in it?”
Complete intent to change form (see example below)
Ask to sign-up for class series