Fun Facts about Milk
As a mother, you probably have been through the hardest time of your life trying to make your kids drink a glass of milk. The beverage has quite a reputation among kids; which makes it harder for mothers to make them understand the importance of drinking milk.
But did you know that the milk helps your child build a healthy immune system and lowers blood pressure level?
Importance of Milk for growing Children?
Milk is considered to be a wonder beverage that contains almost all kinds of vitamins and nutrients. These include Vitamin B12, A, D, phosphorus, proteins, magnesium, calcium, selenium, carbohydrates, zinc, phosphorus, and riboflavin. If your children do not drink milk at all, they can suffer from health issues like osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break and anaemia, a condition in which the level of red blood cells or the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal.
Milk should be a part of your children’s daily diet. For maintaining a healthy lifestyle and to keep an ideal body weight, a glass of milk on a daily basis is recommended for your children.
Some exciting and Fun Facts about milk
Did you ever think that milk can have “fun facts”? Well, milk does have some exciting and mind-boggling facts that you probably never knew about. So, next time, when your children throw tantrums about drinking milk is, enlighten them with some of these facts and see the magic happen. Here are a few facts about milk that you should know about.
- According to many studies, farmers tend to keep names for their cows. This is due to the reason, because cows who are named and called by their names give more milk than those who are not.
- During the days of the early Olympics in Ancient Greece, milk was considered as a medicine, and the Olympians used to consume it to maintain their vigor.
- In almost every culture, including among Indians, Greeks, Romans, Sumerians, Celts, Egyptians, Mongolians, milk was considered to be the “food of the Gods”. In fact, the earliest Gods of Sumer were known to drink milk to renew strength and immortality.
- Milk is the only complete food that you can live totally on, comprising all the nutrients that are required by your body.
- An average cow can produce approximately 90 glasses of milk a day. This can be summed up to 200,000 glasses throughout her entire life.
- Milk has detoxing abilities. It has purifying properties, which makes it an ideal detox beverage.
- 90% of milk contains water. Drinking a glass of milk can help you rehydrate your body.
- Children who drink milk regularly during their teens and preteens, tend to grow taller. (study source)
- People who drink milk on a regular basis, are smarter. In fact, according to the latest study, most Nobel Prize winners are avid milk-lovers. (study source)
- Milk is a great recovery drink. After an extensive workout or a physical activity, drinking a glass of milk can help you feel better and more satisfied. Milk is a great source of protein, carbohydrates, fats, and other micronutrients. The combination of all these makes milk a primary recovery drink. Probably, a lot more effective than any market-based energy drinks. (study source)
- Here is one for the adults – people who drink low fat or skimmed milk are more prone to weight gain than those who drink whole fat milk.
Don’t you think these facts are intriguing and fun? It is especially highly important for your growing children to add at least a glass of milk on their daily diet plan. Moms should ensure that their children are getting the right kind of nutrients.
But wait a minute! It is not just your children that need all the attention. You moms should also know how to take care of your health.
After giving birth, or sometimes, women after reaching their 30s tend to lose bone density and suffer from bone health issues. Keeping your own bone health mind, you, as a mom, should also drink a glass of milk every day. Calcium is the primary nutrient that protects your body from severe chronic diseases like arthritis, bone loss, or obesity among children. And another fun fact! Almost 72 percent of your calcium needs can be fulfilled by milk.
So, to help prevent such chronic diseases in your and your children, add a glass of milk in your daily diet.