Dairy Fun Facts

Sources: Brown's Dairy, Dairy Management Inc., www.WhyMilk.com, www.gotmilk.com

• To get the same amount of calcium provided by a quart of milk you would have to eat one of the following: 126 apples, 154 potatoes, 23 oranges, 38 tomatoes or 60 slices of whole wheat bread.
• It takes 29 cups of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
• The average cow produces 90 glasses of milk each day or about 200,000 glasses of milk throughout her life.
• A cow's udder can hold 25 - 50 pounds of milk.
• Cows were first brought to Plymouth Colony in 1624.
• Milk is sometimes called nature's most nearly perfect food. The best sources of calcium are milk, yogurt, and cheese. About 72% of the calcium in the U.S. food supply comes from dairy foods.These foods also provide protein and several other important nutrients.
• 25 gallons of milk can make 9 gallons of ice cream, 25 pounds of cheese, or 11 pounds of butter. It takes about 29 cups of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
• Calcium in soy milk is not as readily available for the body to use as it is in cow's milk.

Besides milk, other dairy foods you can eat to help you get calcium are:

• Yogurt
• Cheese (like on your sandwich, on pizza, on tacos, or in macaroni and cheese)
• Pudding
• Ice cream