Nutrients
This nutrient in milk and milk products builds strong bones.
What is Calcium?
Cattle are an example of this because of their 4 stomachs.
What are ruminant animals?
Made from fermented milk with special bacteria added.
What is yogurt?
On average, each cow produces 8-10 gallons of milk per day. That is over ______ glasses per day.
What are 100 glasses?
Heifers are female dairy cattle that have not given birth to a calf. After a heifer gives birth, they are called this.
What is a cow?
Most milk is fortified with this nutrient which helps your bones absorb calcium.
What is Vitamin D?
A heating and cooling treatment for milk that kills disease producing bacteria and protects its purity and flavor.
What is pasteurization?
This is the sugar in milk.
What is lactose? (Lactase is the enzyme that breaks down lactose.)
Name an example of cheese.
Parmesan, Cheddar, Brie, Monty Jack, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Swiss, American, Blue...
Male dairy cattle are called this (they do not produce milk).
Hint: They do not play basketball nor from Chicago. :)
What are Bulls?
This nutrient in dairy food helps to build, maintain, and repair the body's tissues.
What is Protein?
A dairy cow spends __ hours per day eating,
__ hours chewing her cud,
and __ hours sleeping. (Hint: all same #)
What is 8 hours each?
This is the part of a dairy Cow that produces, stores, and dispenses milk.
What is the udder?
This is what cows are said to do when they return chewed food from their first stomach to their mouth to continue chewing.
What is ”chewing the cud?”
This nutrient in milk varies depending on what type of milk it is.
What is Fat? (1%, 2%, Skim milk, Whole milk)
Dairy cows turn this into milk within 2-3 days.
What is grass?
Explain why soy milk does not belong to the milk group.
Milk comes from a female mammal. It comes from a soybean plant.
The main ingredients for ice cream are: milk, cream, sugar and this. Hint: It is also America’s favorite flavor of ice cream.
What is Vanilla?
Dairy cows drink 30-50 gallons of water a day. That is about an entire ________ full of water.
What is a bathtub?
Whole milk is the only milk that contains fat. True or False
False
When milks separates into tiny lumps. (this happens in the cheese making process)
What is curdle?
Milk that comes right from the cow.
What is raw milk?
This is a terrible headache coming from eating frozen foods too fast.
What is a brain freeze?
* Daily Double* 97% of all U.S. dairy farms are family-owned and operated. Who runs the farms?
FARMERS!