2. What is Milk ? Apart from being the white ‘liquidy’ stuff many people don’t like to drink Milk is a meal on its own.
3. Nutrients in Milk PROTEIN for building and repairing BODY TISSUES, even bones. Helps build ANTIBODIES to fight infection in your body. POTASSIUM is essential for maintaining your body's vital fluid balance. Important for the proper functioning of nerves and muscles. VITAMIN A for healthy SKIN, EYES and NIGHT VISION. Essential for normal BONES and TEETH. VITAMIN D for optimal CALCIUM and PHOSPHORUS absorption. Essential for strong BONES and healthy TEETH. Note: At present, VITAMIN D is added to milk only, though certain brands of yogurts are now made from fortified milk and also provide vitamin D. THIAMIN for turning carbohydrates into ENERGY. Maintains a healthy APPETITE and helps normal GROWTH. RIBOFLAVIN for healthy SKIN, EYES and NERVES. HELPS CONVERT FOOD INTO ENERGY.
4. Nutrients in Milk NIACIN for GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT, a normal NERVOUS SYSTEM and healthy DIGESTIVE TRACT. VITAMIN B 6 helps PROTEIN build BODY TISSUE. Helps produce red blood cells and ANTIBODIES to fight infection. VITAMIN B 12 for healthy RED BLOOD CELLS. Helps maintain a healthy NERVOUS SYSTEM and DIGESTIVE TRACT. PANTOTHENIC ACID helps turn carbohydrates and fat into ENERGY your body can use. FOLIC ACID helps form RED BLOOD CELLS AND GENETIC material for cells. CALCIUM for strong, healthy BONES and TEETH. Helps your HEART beat, MUSCLES contract, NERVES function and BLOOD clot normally. MAGNESIUM for strong healthy BONES and TEETH. Helps convert food into ENERGY and build body tissue. PHOSPHORUS for strong healthy BONES and TEETH. Contributes to the general functioning of your body. ZINC for converting food into ENERGY. Important for tissue repair and growth .
5. Facts A cow udder holds between 25 and 50 pounds of pure milk. A single cow yields about 90 glasses of milk per day or about 200,000 glasses of milk per lifetime. Milk is unique because no other beverage in the world contains as many natural nutrients. Milk would not be frothy without its protein content. Milk costs more than gasoline in many areas of the United States.
