Eating For Health

So many parents are not giving kids real cow’s milk at meals.   And many adults have forgotten that their bodies need milk too, at least 2 glasses of cow’s milk or dairy servings a day.   What about chocolate milk?   Most people know chocolate milk has added sugar, but are there any health benefits to drinking chocolate milk?   What about the chocolate milk at Fast Food restaurants?   I had a student who wouldn’t drink chocolate milk from Fast Food restaurants as he thought this milk was high in fat.   Is it? What are some health benefits of chocolate milk ?   Nutrition – yes, chocolate milk made from cow’s milk has some added sugar but it also is a good source of nutrients. Protein – each cup of chocolate milk provides 7 grams of protein.   There is also a chocolate milk by Slate that provides about 14 grams of protein per cup.   And milk provides a high-quality protein that provides casein and whey. Minerals – real chocolate milk...

So much has been written about strengthening one’s immune system.   An important thing to do in the era of COVID.   Recently I wrote about Vitamin and Supplements to Boost Your Immune System , describing how vitamins C and D, the mineral zinc and the herb, turmeric,   can be helpful in boosting one’s immune system.   But just this week, I read an article about how drinking cow’s milk can help one in the fight against COVID.   Not plant-based milks like Almond milk, oat milk, rice milk, but real cow’s milk. Does cow's milk help fight COVID? What has the research on milk found? As far back as June 2021, research was being published in Frontiers of Immunology outlining how the proteins in cow’s milk may be helpful in the fight against COVID.   More recently, an article published in the Journal of Dairy Science (February 24, 2022), found that a protein in cow’s milk helps us fight off some viruses, bacteria and other disease-causing organisms.  ...