Dairy

An observational study conducted in 51 elementary schools from seven school districts in California, Colorado and Illinois evaluated the impact of the schools' decision to eliminate or reduce access to flavored milk offered with school meals. Removing flavored milk for one to five days resulted in an average 37.4 percent decline in total milk consumption; the children purchased 26 percent less milk and threw away 11.4 percent more of the milk they purchased. …

Recent nutrition studies conducted by researchers at University of Missouri found that study participants who consumed a high protein breakfast made up of eggs and pork "reported a decrease in hunger and an increase in fullness" throughout the day when compared to those who consumed a breakfast containing moderate protein levels and those who skipped breakfast altogether. …

The Legislature’s rules review committee refused to give final clearance Tuesday to broader regulations sought by the state Agriculture Department over South Dakota’s handful of dairies that generate raw milk for retail sale. …

Evergreen Packaging announced the launch of the fall 2013 Made By Milk Carton Construction Contest, themed "Transportation." Schools across the United States can win up to $5,000 by having classroom teams design and construct creations made from empty school milk cartons, which students save from their school lunches. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2013. …

VOSKOS® Greek Yogurt gave away over 9,000 cups of Greek yogurt as part of the "Student Strong – A Feed The Children Rebuilding Event" in Moore, Oklahoma. VOSKOS was one of the partners who joined forces with the Oklahoma City based organization, Feed The Children, to host an event for the families who have children that attended the two schools that were destroyed by tornadoes earlier this year.  …