• Healthy Living

    Every Child is Unique,
    Special, Different

It’s Always Milk O’Clock

Anytime’s a good time for milk

  • Morning

    Jumpstart Your Day

    Milk gives you the protein to help fuel your day.  And gram for gram, milk has more of it than eggs, bacon, oatmeal or OJ. And let’s face it, cereal without milk?
    That’s just sad.

  • Afternoon

    Make your Workout Work Even Better

    Not only is milk better at rehydrating you than sports drinks, it has also been shown to help reduce fat mass and boost muscle mass.

  • Evening

    Bring on the Chili Peppers

    In a battle of the chemicals, casein beats capsaicin. Or in plain English, the proteins in milk overpower the stuff that makes chili peppers sting. 

  • Nighttime

    Sayonara Insomnia

    Milk contains an amino acid (tryptophan, fyi) that can help you fall asleep. Even better, milk also has melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep cycle. So goodnight and pleasant dreams.

  • Morning

    Jumpstart Your Day

    Milk gives you the protein to help fuel your day.  And gram for gram, milk has more of it than eggs, bacon, oatmeal or OJ. And let’s face it, cereal without milk?
    That’s just sad.

  • Afternoon

    Make your Workout Work Even Better

    Not only is milk better at rehydrating you than sports drinks, it has also been shown to help reduce fat mass and boost muscle mass.

  • Evening

    Bring on the Chili Peppers

    In a battle of the chemicals, casein beats capsaicin. Or in plain English, the proteins in milk overpower the stuff that makes chili peppers sting. 

  • Nighttime

    Sayonara Insomnia

    Milk contains an amino acid (tryptophan, fyi) that can help you fall asleep. Even better, milk also has melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep cycle. So goodnight and pleasant dreams.

MILK PRICE CALCULATOR

Are you being smart with your milk money?

  • Step 1

    Which type of milk
    do you buy?

  • Step 2

    What size containers of [step1] do you purchase?

  • Step 3

    How many [step2] of [step1] do you consume in a month?

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Real Facts vs. Fake ‘Facts’

Can you tell the difference?

  • One
    Test your knowledge

    Drinking milk causes acne

    Real
    or
    Fake

    Fake!

    There’s simply no scientific evidence that drinking milk makes a breakout more likely. In fact, many studies are now finding that components of milk protein have been shown to decrease acne–significantly.

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  • Two
    Test your knowledge

    Plant-based alternatives are just as nutritious as real milk

    Real
    or
    Fake

    Fake!

    In their dreams. Despite all their added nutrients, plant-based alternatives—whether soy, almond, rice, flax or whatever—can’t duplicate the benefits that real milk delivers naturally. 

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  • Three
    Test your knowledge

    Plant-based alternatives often contain additives, particularly sugar

    Real
    or
    Fake

    Real!

    Though their marketing often claims that they’re more “natural” than real milk, many varieties of plant-based alternatives have added sugar—sometimes quite a bit. And when it comes to additives, sugar is just the tip of the iceberg. Almond milk, for example, has 14 ingredients, while real milk has just three—milk and vitamins D and A.

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Did you know?

Milk’s lesser known body benefits

Water is for water parks. Did you know that milk is 50% more hydrating for thirsty kids than water?


Milk could boost brain power. Researchers recently found that milk drinking adults outperformed non-milk drinkers at memory and other brain function tests.

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