Cool off this summer with Ice Cream!

July is National Ice Cream month. Did you know that 98 percent of American households consume ice cream annually? Ice cream is enjoyed in a variety of ways, from sundaes to parfaits, milkshakes to floats. And who can forget the ever-popular ice cream cone?

With a multitude of flavors and toppings available today, there is a scoop out there to serve everyone’s tastes. Celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month by grabbing a scoop or two today.

Ice cream in its simplest form is made from cream, sweetener and flavoring. The unique creamy texture of ice cream is produced by rapidly freezing and mixing methods. For homemade ice cream, this is done in an ice-cream freezer with paddles that mix in air while chilling. In a commercial freezer, blades or “dashers” mix and aerate the ice cream. When the ice cream becomes partially frozen with small crystals and agitation incorporates air into the mixture, increasing the volume. Aeration of ice cream helps to keep it soft enough to scoop. But if too much is added, it can become undesirable.

To keep your ice cream at its best, store it in the freezer away from the door to prevent repeated melting and re-freezing.

America’s favorite flavor is vanilla with chocolate in a close second. Today there are a wide range of flavors, including some unique ones with more of a savory profile, available to try.

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Ice cream’s origin is uncertain, though Marco Polo brought a recipe for a frozen dessert home from the Orient. In the United States, the first written reference to ice cream is a description of strawberry ice cream enjoyed in Maryland in 1744.

Fun facts about the founding fathers include that George Washington spent more than $200 on the treat during the summer of 1790 – a very expense dessert during that time. Thomas Jefferson has been credited with introducing the “French style” ice cream made with eggs to America.

July Ice Cream Month was officially declared by Ronald Reagan on July 10, 1984.

Wondering how you can best celebrate this month? First, take a trip on Pennsylvania’s Ice Cream Trail, featuring Pennsylvania produced ice cream. We are fortunate to have one trail stop featured with Manning’s Farm and Dairy. There are also several other ice cream shops featuring local dairy.

Make sure to stay cool this summer and celebrate dairy’s best summertime treat ice cream.

‘Cheese-y’ holiday entertaining

Think outside of the box, or the cheese plate, when creating dairy appraisers for your holiday table.

While a cheese plate with crackers are a quick and easy way to serve up dairy products and get the 9 essential nutrients needed in a diet, here are some creative sides to consider.

For the calorie conscious family recipes can easily be lightened by substituting lowfat or nonfat dairy products.

A cheese ball can be served up or shared at a holiday party or given as a unique holiday gift.

Cheese Ball

8 ounces of cream cheese, softened

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon dry onion soup mix

½ cup finely chopped nuts

Directions:

Combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and onion mix in a mixer bowl. Beat until blended, scraping the bowl occasionally. Shape the mixture into a ball or a log. Coat with nuts. Chill. Serve with assorted party crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.

Fruit Dip

1 small jar marshmallow crème

1 8-ounce package of cream cheese

Choice of grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, or other sliced fruit

Directions:

Let cream set out until soft enough to beat. Beat cream cheese and marshmallow crème together until smooth. Refrigerate ½ hour. Dip fruit.

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Holiday drink ideas

Christmas is truly a joyful time for families. Children count down to Santa’s big night. And for one brief holiday, magic is in the air. Holiday cooking and baking continue to play a key role in many holiday celebrations.

As we gather around our holiday tables, the Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess Riley Campbell and Dairy Maid Jewel Tyler want to encourage everyone to make sure to use real dairy products in all of their cooking.

For the calorie conscious, family recipes can easily be lightened by substituting lowfat or nonfat dairy products.

Candy Cane Hot White Chocolate

12 cups of milk

9 oz. white chocolate, chopped

1 cup crushed red and white peppermint candies

Whipped cream

Bring milk to simmer in heavy large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium. Add white chocolate and crushed peppermints. Wisk until smooth. Pour into mugs. If desired, top with whipped cream.

 Eggless Eggnog

8 cups lowfat milk

1 (3 oz.) package of fat-free French Vanilla instant pudding

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

In a large bowl, mix the pudding with 1 cup of milk. When pudding is formed, add the rest of the milk and the remaining ingredients and mix well. Chill.

– From 2011-12 Wyoming-Lackawanna County Dairy Princess Katelyn Hug. #PADairyPrincess

There’s Still Time to Celebrate Ice Cream Month

By: Emma Loch, Wyoming Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess 

As July comes to a close its not too late to Celebrate National Ice cream month.  While you may have missed national vanilla ice cream day on July 23^rd there is still time to stop on by your favorite local ice cream shop.  Some may say, but is ice cream healthy, why is there an entire month to show case it? In July of 1984 President Ronald Regan signed the resolution proclaiming July as National Ice Cream Month.

     Ice cream when eaten in moderation, helps you get essential nutrients that your body needs, such as bone strengthening calcium, phosphorus which aids in blood pressure, protein to help repair and build tissue such as hair and nails.  And last but not least it contains vitamin A, Vitamin B2, and vitamin B12 Vitamin A will help with healthy skin, bone metabolism, a better functioning immune system and will allow your eyes to function in low light and for colored vision both vitamin B2 and vitamin B12 help your body metabolism breaking down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.

  So, please head to your local ice cream shop, enjoy some ice cream and know you are supporting a local business.  Dairy farmers work very hard so we are able to have dairy products in our diets. It takes 12 pounds of milk to produce 1 gallon of ice cream and around 90% of Americans have ice cream in their freezers.  The number one favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla followed by chocolate.  Chocolate syrup is the worlds most popular topping.  The average American enjoys bout 48 pints of ice cream a year.

 

Dairy Princess Emma Loch and Dairy Miss Jewel Tyler will be at the Mill City Dairy Bar Sunday July 29^th from 5p.m. to 7p.m.  They would enjoy having the opportunity to visit with you at the Dairy Bar. 

 

Here is a recipe I found on teachnet.com:

This recipe is enough for one student, so that each student can make their own.

1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2-quart size Zip-loc bags
1-gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
a hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well!

Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again, let all the air escape and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.

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Rice Pudding Part Two

Today’s recipe is yet another rice pudding suggestion from 1993-94 Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess Rebekah Garrison.

Rice pudding is a great dairy treat, but there are plenty of ways to add dairy to your diet. You can drink it with an 8-ounce serving of milk or take it outside the glass. The ounces can add up throughout the day. It’s as simple as pouring milk on your breakfast cereal, a café latte, or into a fruit smoothie.

Here are 24 ways to collect your dairy throughout the day.

1.      Bypass the bagel at breakfast. Have a bowl of cereal instead.

2.      Grab a carton of milk at your favorite fast food drive thru instead of a soda.

3.      Substitute milk for recipes. Remember one cup equals 8 ounces.

4.      Satisfy your chocolate cravings with a glass of whole or low fat chocolate milk instead of a chocolate candy bar.

5.      Sip on a cappuccino or latte instead of a black coffee.

6.      Order a glass of milk at lunch.

7.      In cooler weather, warm up with a mug of hot chocolate.

8.      Whip up a smoothie made with milk or yogurt, fruit and ice for an easy breakfast or afternoon snack.

9.      Make soups and chowders with milk instead of water.

10.   Milk your dessert with puddings or custards, like the rice pudding recipe listed below.

11.   Order a milk steamer with a shot of syrup at your favorite coffee house. Or make one at home with the recipe from the American Dairy Association North East listed below.

12.   Enjoy a banana and glass of milk for a mid-morning break.

13.   Add milk to risotto and rice dishes for a creamier texture.

14.   Order a milk-based soup like corn chowder, potato, leek, or cream of broccoli as a first course at dinner.

15.   Running errands all day or busy day at the office? Grab some milk and a granola bar.

16.   Freeze strawberry or chocolate milk in popsicle containers for a milksicle treat.

17.   Having a late dinner? Drink a glass of milk to take your appetite.

18.   Instead of a dessert, order an after-dinner coffee drink made with milk. See caramel frappe recipe below for some dairy inspiration..

19.   Order chai tea with milk.

20.   Take a break with an iced vanilla latte. Or a milkshake. Yum!

21.   Recharge after a workout with a grab-and-go bottle of chocolate milk.

22.   Make a “mocktail” in a goblet with milk and sugar-free hazelnut syrup.

23.   Too tired to cook? Fix a bowl of whole grain cereal topped with milk and a handful of berries for a no-fuss, nutrient- packed dinner.

24.   Make old fashioned oats with milk instead of water.

Rebekah Garrison’s recipe is as follows.

EASY RICE PUDDING

1/2 C. rice

1/2 C. sugar

Dash of salt

1 ½ quarts MILK

1/2 C. raisins, optional

1/2 tsp. nutmeg, optional

Mix all ingredients. Pour into 2-quart casserole and bake at 3000 for 1 1/2 hours. Serves 6 to 8.

 Vanilla Milkshake

2 cups vanilla ice cream

1 cup whole milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a blender, combine ice cream, milk and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Note: You may want to soften the ice cream first for easier blending. If you like thinner milkshakes, blend for a longer time, or add more milk. If you like thicker milkshakes, blend for a shorter time, or add more ice cream.

 The Traditional Milk Steamer

3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) Torani  Orgeat (Almond) syrup

1 cup 1% low-fat or fat-free milk

Pour syrups into 20-ounce chilled stainless steel pitcher. Add cold milk, then steam. Serve in mug.

If using stovetop, heat syrups and milk in saucepan over medium-low heat; do not boil. If using microwave, heat syrups and milk in large, shallow bowl for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk rapidly until milk is airy and frothed. Add espresso shot and serve in mug.

Source: American Dairy Association North East

 Caramel Frappe

½ cup strong coffee

½ cup whole milk

1 Tbsp. Caramel Syrup

2 cups ice

Pour ingredients into blender pitcher. Blend to desired consistency. Pour into cup and garnish with whipped cream, if desired.

 Don’t forget your dairy. Milk is high in calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin and vitamin D, and is a good source of high-quality protein and vitamin A. An adequate intake of calcium helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Studies show calcium in dairy products can aid in the prevention of hypertension and colon cancer. Milk makes it easy to meet daily calcium needs.

Whole milk naturally contains vitamin A in the milkfat, but reduced-fat, low-fat and nonfat milks are fortified with 2,000 International Units of vitamin A per quart. Most fluid milks are fortified with 400 IU of vitamin D per quart, which improves calcium absorption. While milk contains some cholesterol, milk can easily be incorporated into the diet without exceeding recommendations of 300 mg of cholesterol per day.

So, enjoy a glass of milk or add it to a recipe to make sure you get your required three-a-day of dairy every day in a wide variety of ways.

 

Promoting Dairy at FFA Ag Day

 

The Tunkhannock Area High School’s FFA held their Elementary Agricultural Education Days on June 6th and 7th at Tunkhannock Area’s four elementary schools. The Wyoming/Lackawanna County Dairy Princess, Emma Loch, and Dairy Maid Jewel Tyler were in attendance both days to help educate the students. Elementary Ag Days has been an activity of the Tunkhannock Area’s FFA for years. It is meant to expose students, ranging from Head Start to 3rd grade to all different aspects of agriculture.   At this year’s event, there was a horse, pig, chicken, market lamb, donkeys, dairy calf, The Dairy Princess Court, and a planting station where students discovered soil and plant care. The children went home with knowledge of agriculture and a plant to nature and watch grow.

As part of this event Dairy Princess, Emma, talked to the students about animal care, reinforcing what they learned about the Holstein calf.  The students learned that, just like they need certain nutrients in their diets cattle also need these things.  Cattle need protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, energy, many of the same things our bodies need.  The students helped make a Total Mixed Ration, or TMR, like the cattle would eat substituting human foods to represent the things cattle eat. Farmers feed TMR so their cattle eat a nutrient balanced ration in every mouthful she takes. The students used mini shredded wheats, representing the forage in the diet.  They used Corn Puffs to represent corn, which the cattle use for energy.  Honey smacks were representative of soy for protein.  Raisins were used for minerals, and Fruity pebbles for vitamins.  They also used M&M’s to represent the water in the diet. Emma also asked the students how much water they think a cow drinks in a day.  The answers ranged from 1 gallon to 5 gallons.  A cow will drink a bathtub full of water a day.

Dairy Maid Jewel talked to the students about the importance of dairy in their diets.  They need protein to build strong muscles, calcium and vitamin D to build strong bones, were some of the things they talked about.   FFA member, Rae Anne Carpenter who was the 2016- 2017 Dairy Princess, came along on Friday to help Jewel out.  The ladies did Tie Dye Milk with the students.  What is tie dye milk you ask?  To do this activity you need a few items.  A plastic plate or shallow bowl, milk, food coloring q-tips, and liquid dish soap.  Place enough milk to cover the bottom of your plate, we used disposable plastic plates, place a drop of the different food colorings into the milk.  Next dip the q-tip into the dish soap, gently touch the food coloring spot with the q-tip and watch the colors move.  The dish soap breaks up the fat molecules in the milk making the food coloring spread and move.

The children loved interacting with the calf, donkeys, chicken, lamb and horse, they listened very well to all that the speakers had to say.  The Dairy Princess Promotion team would like to thank the Tunkhannock FFA chapter for the invitation to attend as well as for their assistance along the way.

— Emma Loch, Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess

“FARM SHOW IN JUNE” CELEBRATES DAIRY MONTH

 

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvanians gathered today at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to kick off Dairy Month with the annual “Farm Show in June” celebration on June 5. Guests savored free, world-famous Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Farm Show Milkshakes, live music, dairy calves, selfies, Pennsylvania ’s Dairy Princess royalty, and guest appearances by former Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver Jason Avant and former “The Voice” contestant Olivia Farabaugh.

 Teaming up with Feeding Pennsylvania food banks, corporate partners, and the public, Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers called for all Pennsylvanians to join them to help end hunger statewide through the Fill a Glass with Hope initiative, the first statewide charitable fresh milk program in the U.S. that offers fresh milk to families in need. Attendees were encouraged to donate to Fill a Glass with Hope® with every $1 donation providing on average eight glasses of fresh milk distributed to clients through Feeding PA and its statewide network of food banks.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, presented a Proclamation from Gov. Tom Wolf for June Dairy Month.  “Choosing Pennsylvania milk is good for the health of our people and communities, and giving back through the ‘Fill a Glass with Hope’ campaign is even better,” said Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. “Today’s event reminds us that by working together, we can make a positive impact on both the lives of Pennsylvanians and the future of our dairy industry. It also reminds us of the importance of relationships within the dairy industry—the relationships between producers and the consumers who depend on them for local, nutritious, high-quality products for their families. ‘Fill A Glass with Hope’ helps to build such relationships with more Pennsylvania families so they too can benefit from our strong dairy industry.”

 More than 1.6 million Pennsylvanians are at risk for hunger and nearly half a million of them are children. One in five Pennsylvania children goes hungry every day. To help alleviate hunger, Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and charitable food assistance organizations partnered to launch Fill a Glass with Hope 2015. To date, the program has raised more than $1 million and provided more than 7 million servings of fresh milk across the state. Partners include the American Dairy Association North East, Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania, individual donors, and corporate leaders.

“There’s nothing better on a hot June day than sipping one of our fresh, delicious milkshakes,” said Dave Smith, executive director of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the producer of those world-famous vanilla and chocolate milkshakes. “We’re proud to celebrate the vital contribution our dairy farmers make to growing healthier communities and a vibrant economy in Pennsylvania’s rural communities. And, with all of us teaming up, we are helping to pour fresh milk across our state to families in need.”

Every 10 dairy cows support one job in Pennsylvania. A single 8-ounce glass of real milk packs 8 grams of protein, virtually unrivaled by any beverage alternative. Milk also contains nine nutrients essential to building strong minds and bodies. Milk is also the Commonwealth’s official state beverage and chocolate milk is the official beverage of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

“We created ‘Farm Show in June’ to celebrate the incredible abundance, diversity, economic impact, and nutritional benefit of Pennsylvania’s number-one industry – agriculture,” added Chris Herr, executive vice president of PennAg Industries Association. “Our farm families have made Pennsylvania a national leader in milk-based products like butter, Swiss cheese, and ice cream.”

 “We are so grateful for the compassion, leadership, and support of Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers in making Fill a Glass with Hope a national model in hunger prevention,” added Jane Clements Smith, executive director of Feeding Pennsylvania. “Pennsylvanians have been incredibly generous in supporting this initiative which largely benefits those Pennsylvanians most in need of nutritious food – families, children, and the elderly.”

Lebanon County dairy farmer Stacey Copenhaver, who is featured in the new Choose PA Dairy: Goodness That Matters media campaign added, “We are proud to be dairy farmers in this great state of Pennsylvania.  It is an honor to produce fresh, local milk for so many communities in our region, as well as to support local jobs and the economy.  As a dairy family, we are dedicated to ensuring that delicious and nutritious milk continues to flow from our farm to other Pennsylvania families and to support hunger prevention programs like Fill a Glass with Hope.”

Also announced was a special partnership with the Outdoor Advertising Association of Pennsylvania. Billboards will appear across the state throughout the summer and into September, which is Hunger Action Month, encouraging Pennsylvanians to help tackle hunger and donate to the Fill a Glass with Hope® campaign to feed Pennsylvania children.

The festivities ended with a celebratory milkshake toast. To donate, please visitwww.feedingpa.org/milk. Farm Show in June is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, American Dairy Association North East, PennAg Industries Association, Feeding Pennsylvania, and the Center for Dairy Excellence.

 

The ceremony bolstered the Choose PA Dairy: Goodness That Matters campaign launched by dairy leaders and farmers last month to promote the health benefits of consuming fresh, local milk and the powerful economic impact of dairy farming in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s dairy industry supports 52,000 jobs statewide and generates nearly $15 billion in economic activity.

Dairy leaders and farmers in May unveiled Choose PA Dairy: Goodness That Matters, a multimedia campaign to highlight the benefits of consuming fresh, local milk and to help grow and support dairy jobs in Pennsylvania. Consumers can find places to purchase PA milk at www.choosepadairy.com and are encouraged to look for the PA Preferred logo or the plant code 42 on milk containers to assure it was produced and processed in the Keystone State. A statewide television, radio, and billboard advertising campaign for PA Dairy is underway.  Campaign sponsors are The Center for Dairy Excellence; PA Dairymen’s Association; American Dairy Association North East; Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania; PA Dairy Princesses Program, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and the Lebanon County Dairy Promotion Program, and with the participation of the PA Department of Agriculture.

A Buttery Idea to Bake for Your Family

From the dairy to you, milk goes through strict quality controls to ensure freshness, purity and great taste. Today’s recipe suggestion is a butterhorn recipe from 1985-86 Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess and Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Jill Kutz.

Butter is a concentrated source of milk fat with some water and nonfat milk solids. It is made from milk, cream or both of these ingredients. Common salt may or may not be added.

BUTTERHORNS

1 C. BUTTER

2 C. small curd COTTAGE CHEESE

2 C. flour

1/8 tsp. salt

Beat well the BUTTER and COTTAGE CHEESE in electric mixer. Add flour and salt; blend well. Refrigerate overnight. Divide into 3 portions. Roll on lightly floured board, as a pie crust. Cut into 8 triangles with a pizza cutter or table knife. Starting on the larger end, roll into butterhorn shapes. Then gently curve the tip ends inward to form a slight C. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, allowing 2-inches of space on all sides. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown. Frost with BUTTER frosting. Recipe follows.

BUTTER FROSTING:

1/3 C. BUTTER

5 T. CREAM CHEESE

1 lb. pkg. confectioners’ sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/8 tsp. salt

1 T. MILK or CREAM

For BUTTER frosting, cream BUTTER and CREAM CHEESE well, and 1/3 of the confectioners’ sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add the rest of the sugar, vanilla, salt and MILK or CREAM. Beat very hard in mixer and frost rolls. Makes 24 servings.

—     Jill Kutz, 1985-86 Wyoming-Lackawanna Dairy Princess and 1985-86 Pennsylvaia Alternate Princess

Entertaining With Dairy

Summer brings picnics, barbeques and family gatherings. As you travel to your next event, consider making Garden Dip as an easy appetizer to share. This recipe is from 1981 Lackawanna County Dairy Princess Lisa Robertson.

On average, Americans consume only about two servings of dairy daily. Adding one serving of dairy every day can help Americans get the nutrients they need in an easy and affordable way.

This recipe features sour cream, a traditional topping for baked potatoes added cold along with chopped fresh chives. It is used as the base for some creamy salad dressings and can also be used in baking, added to the mix for cakes, cookies, biscuits, doughnuts and scones. Sour cream can also provide the base for various forms of dip used for dipping potato chips or crackers, such as onion dip.

Sour Cream is the product resulting from adding lactic acid bacteria to pasteurized cream at least 18 percent milk fat. One tablespoon of sour cream contains about 26 calories and 2.5 grams of fat. Cream is often thought to provide only fat, but it also contains vitamin A and some riboflavin and calcium. One tablespoon of cream contains 10 to 30 milligrams of calcium, depending on the product.

GARDEN DIP

1 C. SOUR CREAM

1/2 C. mayonnaise

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Sugar to taste

1/2 C. minced green onion

1/4 C. minced radishes

1/4 C. minced cucumber

1/4 C. minced green pepper

Blend ingredients into small bowl. Place in center of serving plate and surround with vegetables.

 

—     Lisa Robertson, 1981 Lackawanna County Dairy Princess

 

 

 

Celebrate World Milk Day

June 1 marked the start of June Dairy Month, but the first day of this month-long celebration had extra meaning. It’s World Milk Day.

World Milk Day is a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has been observed on June 1 each year since 2001. The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector.

All dairy milk provides nine essential nutrients. In addition to naturally occurring, high-quality protein, milk contains other nutrients including B vitamins for energy, vitamin A to help maintain a healthy immune system as well as calcium and vitamin D, both that work in concert for bone health, according to Milk Life.

In fact, milk is the top food source for calcium, potassium and vitamin D, three of the four “nutrients of public health concern,” according to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines — nutrients that many Americans, including children, are most lacking in their diets. Since more than 90 percent of the U.S. population falls short of the recommended three daily servings of milk and milk products, including this fresh, simple and wholesome beverage at mealtimes can play an important role in healthy eating and well-being through adulthood.

On June 1, the Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess Emma Loch and her court celebrated by promoting dairy at the Scranton Health Fair. They visited with people encouraging them to include milk a part of their daily diet.

While World Milk Day has concluded, people can still lift a glass of milk to celebrate a dairy farmer and toast to their good health.