By: Maggie Kirwan
As spring turns into summer, school will be letting out, and it will be even more important for parents to involve dairy products into children’s daily diets.
During the school year, children’s bodies become used to a fixed amount of dairy products attainable at school. It is healthy to keep a consistent diet so once the summer begins, and outdoor activity heightens, dairy intake should stay steady to keep children’s growing bones nice and strong.
Along with the summer comes warmer weather. To add nutrition to the usual refreshing drink, make a yogurt smoothie instead of a juice smoothie.
Remember 3-A-Day is the healthy way!
Recipe created by 3-A-Day of Dairy.
Makes one serving.
Prep time five minutes.
Ingredients:
4 to 7 ice cubes.
1 cup (8 ounces) plain fat-free yogurt.
¾ cup mango slices in extra light syrup, drained.
1 teaspoon sugar substitute (optional).
Mango slices for garnish (optional).
Place ice in bottom of blender. Add yogurt, mango and sugar substitute, if desired.
Blend ingredients until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with mango slices, if desired.
Serve immediately.
Mango slices can be found in jars in your grocery store’s produce section.
Nutrition facts per serving for individual food:
Calories 180.
Total Fat 0 grams.
Saturated fat 0 grams.
Cholesterol 5 milligrams.
Sodium: 140 milligrams.
Calcium 30 percent daily value.
Protein 11 grams (10 grams from dairy).
Carbohydrates 40 grams.
Dietary fiber 2 grams.

