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Dairy foods are best known for providing calcium to help build strong, healthy bones. Milk, cheese and yogurt also provide a number of other important bone-building nutrients, such as protein, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and zinc.

Depending on your age and gender, you need between 1½ and 3½ serves of foods from the dairy food group every day. Read the table below to see how much milk, cheese and yogurt, and/or alternatives is recommended for children at every age.

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Resources - Nutrients in dairy

Learn about how dairy products such as milk, cheese and yoghurt, form one of the five food groups that make up a balanced diet and play an important role in achieving good nutrition throughout both childhood and adulthood.

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