Understanding the Dairy Group

Natalie from the Beaver County Power-Up Office discusses the dairy group from MyPlate, highlighting foods like milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. She emphasizes the importance of calcium for healthy bones and teeth and recommends three servings of dairy daily. The video explains serving sizes for various dairy products and suggests choosing low-fat options. Different types of cow's milk are compared based on fat content. For more information, viewers are directed to ChooseMyPlate.gov.

Which of the following foods is considered a 'sometimes' food due to added sugar?

• Cheese

• Ice cream

• Yogurt

• Milk

How many servings of dairy are recommended per day?

• Three

• Four

• Two

• One

What is considered one serving of cheese?

• One slice of cheese

• Four cubes of cheese

• Half a cup of cheese

• Two slices of cheese

What is the recommended serving size for ice cream?

• One cup

• Three scoops

• Half a cup

• Two scoops

Which type of milk contains no fat?

• 1% milk

• 2% milk

• Whole milk

• Skim milk

How much fat is in 8 ounces of 1% milk?

• Eight grams

• No fat

• Five grams

• Two grams

Which type of milk is usually represented by a dark blue cow?

• Skim milk

• 1% milk

• 2% milk

• Whole milk

Where can you find more information about the dairy group and MyPlate?

• ChooseMyPlate.gov

• DairyCouncil.org

• HealthyEating.gov

• NutritionFacts.com