July topic: Down at the dairy – exploring latest bone health research, NEW dietary guidelines & culinary tricks.
This month’s chat was proudly supported by Dairy Australia and National Healthy Bones Week coming up on 4-10 Aug.
The theme for this years’ National Healthy Bones Week is – Say Cheese
We welcomed special guests from Dairy Australia, dietitian Blake Robinson APD tweeting from @dairydietitians and culinary expert Amanda Menagazzo @thedairykitchen plus Nutrition Science Manager, Dr Roxanne Portolesi @DrRoxP.
Questions:
Did you know? The minimum recommended dairy serves have recently increased, yet research shows that 8 out of 10 Australian adults failed to reach the previous targets.
Q1. What do you feel are the common barriers to eating more dairy? For you? Teens? Women?
Q2. Smart solutions: List your easy, tasty tricks with milk, yoghurt and cheese? Recipes please?
Q3. The dairy case, plus boutique and artisan products are growing in popularity – do you have a top product pick?
Did you know? 1.2 million Australians have osteoporosis and 6.3 million have osteopenia.
The Medical Journal of Australia recently published an evidence-informed strategy to prevent osteoporosis
Q4. Do you have any practical ideas on how to increase dairy intake?? After dinner cheese board? Cheese sandwich in your kids lunch box? Your favourite cheese toastie in the cooler winter months?
Q5. Let’s open it up to any other nutrition or culinary questions you may have for our dairy experts tonight?