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Dairy is a vital component of our diets, for both children and adults alike. Mum Katy Hofstede-Smith is keen to make sure her whole family enjoy great dairy products either on their own or as part of meals, and praises their versatility…
outside and most of their forage-based diet is grown here on the farm. Research has shown that diets based on long periods of grazing outdoors, high forage and low concentrate intakes result in milk that has a higher concentration of omega-3, CLA and Vitamin E than in non-organic milk. So it’s good news for our cows and our customers! Wherever you buy our dairy products you can rest
assured that we always pay our farmers a fair price. Our milk comes exclusively from British family farms and we’ve worked with some of them for over 20 years through our partnership with OMSCo (the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative). Here in T e Valley we think that it’s
important to get enough dairy, whatever your age. Dairy provides you with protein, calcium, Vitamin B12 and iodine to name just a few. 80% of your bones grow before you reach adulthood, so make the mighty white count for you and your family, knowing that you’re getting great taste the right way!”
“A glass of fresh cold milk, a thick indulgent yoghurt or a strong sharp cheese, dairy is one of life’s greatest giſt s to any chef or foodie. It is also pretty vital for our health and wellbeing, but as a victim of the less fat campaign it has had a bad reputation in past years with many people now unsure as to whether they can, should or shouldn’t indulge in dairy treats. Whilst I’m no nutrition expert, nor am I about to wade deep into the arguments of dietary recommendations, there are many health benefi ts to ensuring our diets are rich in dairy. Indeed, in certain groups, such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and post-menopausal women, an increased intake of dairy products and calcium is widely advised. Given the range of ingredients
that make up this group it is so easy to introduce more dairy into your diet, and if you’re feeding a family of fast growing children it is a really important group to include. Children up to 3 need at least 3 portions a day with adolescents requiring 1000mg calcium for boys and 800mg for girls per day. It is, however, really important to ensure that you are not introducing high levels of salt into children’s diets, so including non-cheese options as well will help get the benefi ts you need without the salt levels. Breakfast off ers so many diff erent
ways to include dairy: try milk or yoghurt with cereal and fruit, milky porridge, natural yoghurt with fresh fruit, pancakes with a big dollop of natural yoghurt, cheese omelette or poached eggs with smashed
avocados, chopped tomato and grated cheese. Snacks can include cream
cheese on crackers or as a dip for breadsticks, fruit milkshakes or grilled cheese on toast. Topping jacket potato fi llings such as beans or tuna mayo with a grating of cheese gives you an extra dairy hit without it taking over the entire dish. Pasta cooked with peas, broccoli
and salmon with crème fraiche, fromage frais or Greek yoghurt is always a quick to throw together favourite in our house, and a grating of Parmesan on top, adds to the dairy intake. A dollop of yoghurt, crème fraiche or soured cream on the side of curry, Mexican dishes or Middle Eastern sharing meals with grilled meats, salads and pitta helps to add in dairy without distracting from the main fl avours and textures. Desserts such as milky rice pudding, homemade custard, and homemade low sugar ice-cream or frozen yoghurt (or, for a naughty treat, cheesecake) are all easy ways to add an extra dairy hit to your diet. If you’re concerned about adding
too much fat try low fat yoghurt, or fromage frais instead of cream or crème fraiche and reduced fat cream cheese instead of full fat – however, never choose low fat options for young children. T ere are so many ways to include dairy in your diet, don’t be scared to try new ideas and low fat options and enjoy the huge variety of delicious ingredients that we are so great at producing in the UK.”
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