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Get to Know Dairy

Find out all the reasons to love dairy foods such as milk, cheese, yogurt and whey or maybe even find a new favorite like cream, butter, ice cream and kefir.

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Types of Dairy

Milk

Milk

Milk offers nutrients and benefits to help you achieve your wellness goals.
Cheese

Cheese

Endlessly versatile, sometimes surprising and very delicious, cheese is a crowd pleaser. Find out why.
Yogurt

Yogurt

Go beyond breakfast and discover all yogurt has to offer throughout your day.

Whey Protein

Whey Protein

Learn why whey is loved by athletes and wellness enthusiasts alike.

FAQs

We’re setting the record straight with a collection of the most common facts, myths, and misperceptions about dairy.

What Are The Different Types Of Cheese?

Is Milk Good For You?

How Long Can Yogurt Sit Out?

Does Dairy Cause Inflammation?

Can Babies Have Yogurt?

What Is Dairy’s Surprising Tie To Renewable Energy?

Can Babies Have Cottage Cheese?

Why Is Milk Pasteurized?

Does Milk Have Gluten?

Does Milk Contain Vitamin D?

For You

Get to Know Dairy

Whole Milk, Low-Fat Milk, 2 Percent and Skim: How are They Different?

Milk

Whole Milk, Low-Fat Milk, 2 Percent and Skim: How are They Different?
Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why

Milk

Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Sustainable Nutrition

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies

Yogurt

When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies
Is Chocolate Milk Better Than White Milk For Kids?

Childhood Nutrition

Is Chocolate Milk Better Than White Milk For Kids?
Is It Good To Drink Milk Before Bed?

Dairy Nutrition

Is It Good To Drink Milk Before Bed?
Is Feta Cheese Good or Bad For You?

Dairy Nutrition

Is Feta Cheese Good or Bad For You?
How Much Sugar Is In Milk? Chocolate, Whole, Skim and More

Dairy Nutrition

How Much Sugar Is In Milk? Chocolate, Whole, Skim and More
Why Is Milk Part of School Meals?

Dairy Nutrition

Why Is Milk Part of School Meals?
Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers

Milk

Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers
Chocolate Milk Nutrition Facts: 13 Essential Nutrients

Dairy Nutrition

Chocolate Milk Nutrition Facts: 13 Essential Nutrients
When Can Babies Have Milk and Dairy Foods?

Milk

When Can Babies Have Milk and Dairy Foods?

Is Whole Milk Healthy? Nutrition & Health Facts

Milk

Is Whole Milk Healthy? Nutrition & Health Facts
Science Summary: Milk as a Recommended Beverage

Dairy Nutrition

Science Summary: Milk as a Recommended Beverage
The Many Types of Swiss Cheese

Cheese

The Many Types of Swiss Cheese
What are Cheese Curds & What Do They Taste Like?

Cheese

What are Cheese Curds & What Do They Taste Like?
What’s The Latest FDA Regulations On Whole Milk Dairy Foods?

Milk

What’s The Latest FDA Regulations On Whole Milk Dairy Foods?
Science Summary: Dairy & Lactose Intolerance

Health & Wellness

Science Summary: Dairy & Lactose Intolerance
Science Summary: Yogurt & Your Health

Health & Wellness

Science Summary: Yogurt & Your Health
What Is Gouda & What’s So Good About It?

Cheese

What Is Gouda & What’s So Good About It?
Yogurt Consumption and Improved Lactose Digestion

Nutrition Research

Yogurt Consumption and Improved Lactose Digestion
The Ultimate Cheese Platter Guide

Cheese

The Ultimate Cheese Platter Guide
Greek Yogurt For Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance

Greek Yogurt For Lactose Intolerance
What to Know About Cheese and Your Health

Cheese

What to Know About Cheese and Your Health
Can Babies Have Cottage Cheese?

Cheese

Can Babies Have Cottage Cheese?
Is Milk Good for You?

Milk

Is Milk Good for You?
Can Babies Have Yogurt?

Childhood Nutrition

Can Babies Have Yogurt?
How Much Protein Is In 1 Cup Of Milk?

Milk

How Much Protein Is In 1 Cup Of Milk?
Cheddar Cheese: Know your Cheddar Better

Cheese

Cheddar Cheese: Know your Cheddar Better
Get to Know Parmesan Cheese

Cheese

Get to Know Parmesan Cheese
Everything You Need to Know About Mozzarella

Cheese

Everything You Need to Know About Mozzarella
5 Weird and Unique Ice Cream Flavors To Make At Home

Ice Cream

5 Weird and Unique Ice Cream Flavors To Make At Home
Butter May Improve How Good Cholesterol (HDL) Works, New Study Finds

Butter

Butter May Improve How Good Cholesterol (HDL) Works, New Study Finds

Does Butter Have To Be Refrigerated?

Butter

Does Butter Have To Be Refrigerated?
What Is Ghee Butter?

Butter

What Is Ghee Butter?
14 Sweet Brownie Treats

Butter

14 Sweet Brownie Treats
What is clarified butter? How can I make it?

Butter

What is clarified butter? How can I make it?
What is Butter?

Butter

What is Butter?
NDC’s Top 10 Science-Based Articles of 2016

Butter

NDC’s Top 10 Science-Based Articles of 2016
Can Butter Be Frozen?

Butter

Can Butter Be Frozen?
How to Soften Butter

Butter

How to Soften Butter
Introducing the 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Winners

Butter

Introducing the 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Winners
How to Make Homemade Butter

Butter

How to Make Homemade Butter
When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies

Cheese

When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies
Is It Good To Drink Milk Before Bed?

Cheese

Is It Good To Drink Milk Before Bed?
Is Feta Cheese Good or Bad For You?

Cheese

Is Feta Cheese Good or Bad For You?
The Many Types of Swiss Cheese

Cheese

The Many Types of Swiss Cheese
What are Cheese Curds & What Do They Taste Like?

Cheese

What are Cheese Curds & What Do They Taste Like?
What Is Gouda & What’s So Good About It?

Cheese

What Is Gouda & What’s So Good About It?
The Ultimate Cheese Platter Guide

Cheese

The Ultimate Cheese Platter Guide
What to Know About Cheese and Your Health

Cheese

What to Know About Cheese and Your Health
Can Babies Have Cottage Cheese?

Cheese

Can Babies Have Cottage Cheese?
Cheddar Cheese: Know your Cheddar Better

Cheese

Cheddar Cheese: Know your Cheddar Better
Get to Know Parmesan Cheese

Cheese

Get to Know Parmesan Cheese
Everything You Need to Know About Mozzarella

Cheese

Everything You Need to Know About Mozzarella
Three Must-Try Mexican Cheeses

Cheese

Three Must-Try Mexican Cheeses
Is Cheese Good for your Heart?

Cheese

Is Cheese Good for your Heart?
Ideas for Pairing Cheese with Beer

Cheese

Ideas for Pairing Cheese with Beer
Can Whole Milk-Based Dairy Foods Be Part of Healthy Eating Patterns?

Cheese

Can Whole Milk-Based Dairy Foods Be Part of Healthy Eating Patterns?
5 Weird and Unique Ice Cream Flavors To Make At Home

Ice Cream

5 Weird and Unique Ice Cream Flavors To Make At Home
Do You Know ... the Types of Cream?

Ice Cream

Do You Know ... the Types of Cream?
Cold, Caffeinated and From Your Kitchen

Ice Cream

Cold, Caffeinated and From Your Kitchen
Random Acts of Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Random Acts of Ice Cream
10 Incredible Things You Didn’t Know About Ice Cream

Ice Cream

10 Incredible Things You Didn’t Know About Ice Cream
How Is Ice Cream Made?

Ice Cream

How Is Ice Cream Made?

What Is Ice Cream?

Ice Cream

What Is Ice Cream?
When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies

Yogurt

When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies
Science Summary: Yogurt & Your Health

Yogurt

Science Summary: Yogurt & Your Health
Yogurt Consumption and Improved Lactose Digestion

Yogurt

Yogurt Consumption and Improved Lactose Digestion
Greek Yogurt For Lactose Intolerance

Yogurt

Greek Yogurt For Lactose Intolerance
Can Babies Have Yogurt?

Yogurt

Can Babies Have Yogurt?
Greek Yogurt As A Substitute For Common Ingredients

Yogurt

Greek Yogurt As A Substitute For Common Ingredients

Yogurt

Get Cultured on Fermented Dairy Foods
Can Whole Milk-Based Dairy Foods Be Part of Healthy Eating Patterns?

Yogurt

Can Whole Milk-Based Dairy Foods Be Part of Healthy Eating Patterns?
Trainer to the Stars Sees Dairy as Key to Fitness

Yogurt

Trainer to the Stars Sees Dairy as Key to Fitness
Do You Know ... What Is Quark?

Yogurt

Do You Know ... What Is Quark?
Do You Know ... What Is Icelandic Yogurt?

Yogurt

Do You Know ... What Is Icelandic Yogurt?
How Much Dairy Per Day Do We Really Need?

Yogurt

How Much Dairy Per Day Do We Really Need?
Dairy Fat Might Help Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Yogurt

Dairy Fat Might Help Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Study: Reduced-Fat & Whole Milk Dairy Can Be Enjoyed for Healthy Aging

Yogurt

Study: Reduced-Fat & Whole Milk Dairy Can Be Enjoyed for Healthy Aging
Protein and Healthy Aging, Yogurt and Inflammation and More

Yogurt

Protein and Healthy Aging, Yogurt and Inflammation and More
Yogurt & Dairy May Be Linked to Lower Risk of High Blood Pressure

Yogurt

Yogurt & Dairy May Be Linked to Lower Risk of High Blood Pressure
Whole Milk, Low-Fat Milk, 2 Percent and Skim: How are They Different?

Milk

Whole Milk, Low-Fat Milk, 2 Percent and Skim: How are They Different?
Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why

Milk

Milk Pasteurization Process: What Is Pasteurized Milk & Why
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Milk

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies

Milk

When To Introduce Dairy Products To Babies
Is Chocolate Milk Better Than White Milk For Kids?

Milk

Is Chocolate Milk Better Than White Milk For Kids?
How Much Sugar Is In Milk? Chocolate, Whole, Skim and More

Milk

How Much Sugar Is In Milk? Chocolate, Whole, Skim and More
Why Is Milk Part of School Meals?

Milk

Why Is Milk Part of School Meals?
Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers

Milk

Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers
Chocolate Milk Nutrition Facts: 13 Essential Nutrients

Milk

Chocolate Milk Nutrition Facts: 13 Essential Nutrients
When Can Babies Have Milk and Dairy Foods?

Milk

When Can Babies Have Milk and Dairy Foods?

Is Whole Milk Healthy? Nutrition & Health Facts

Milk

Is Whole Milk Healthy? Nutrition & Health Facts
Science Summary: Milk as a Recommended Beverage

Milk

Science Summary: Milk as a Recommended Beverage
What’s The Latest FDA Regulations On Whole Milk Dairy Foods?

Milk

What’s The Latest FDA Regulations On Whole Milk Dairy Foods?
Science Summary: Dairy & Lactose Intolerance

Milk

Science Summary: Dairy & Lactose Intolerance
Is Milk Good for You?

Milk

Is Milk Good for You?
How Much Protein Is In 1 Cup Of Milk?

Milk

How Much Protein Is In 1 Cup Of Milk?

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