FOOD GROUPS:MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

FOOD GROUPS• We can classificate the food groups according to:

Origin: Animal or vegetableOrganism functions: energetic, structural and regulatoryDepends on their nutritive content: milk, meat, vegetables…

• Now, we will follow our classification according to their nutritive content:

Milk and milk products.Meats, fish, eggs and vegetables.Potatoes, cereals y derivatives.Vegetables.Fruits.Fats, oils y nuts.Sweet sugars.

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

• Between the foods that compose that group, we can destacate:

Milk: whole milk, skimmed, semi-skimmed, powder, condensed…Yogurt: whole yogurt, semi-skimmed and skimmed.Different cheeses: sheep, goat…Cream.Curd.Butter.Custard.Milk shakes: Vanilla, cocoa…Dairy desserts puddings, ice cream, rice pudding…

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS:

• This group is characterized by:

Contains proteins with a high biological quality.

Contains lactose which helps the development of intestinal flora.

Has got a low quantity of fat (3-4%), except cheese , which has got more than

30%.

Containing short fatty acids easily absorbed.

Give us calcium and phosphorous.. They are a very important calcium sources.

They are sources of D, B and A vitamin.

Has got animal origin.

Has got a correct digestibility.

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS:• Milk and milk products are a very important food that everybody must consume every day.

• The calcium input is vital for our bones develop and health.

• A diet which has not got a daily input of calcium, may provoca problems in children growth and development or even demineralization in adults.

• This group is located in the third level of the nutritional pyramid (the post is published in our blog). The recommendations are consuming 2-4 racions/day of that type of food.

CAUTIONS ABOUT THE CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

We should be careful with:

• In case of dyslipidemia or obesity, we recommend changing the whole milk by skimmed milk. And also eat cheese with a low amount of fats.

• In case of lactose intolerance, we must change normal milk by other which has got a low amount of lactose or even by soymilk.

• People who has lactose intolerance can eat yogurt or cheese, because they has got a low lactose amount.

• Pay attention to natural foods in the milk sector and which may contain bacteria and other microbes if they have been treated.