Dairy Makes Sense has fabulous money saving recipes and ideas to help you stretch your holiday budget without sacrificing taste or nutrition brought to you by the Midwest Dairy Association. Here are just a few of the menu and entertaining tips from moms who work and live on Midwest dairy farms.
· To save money, buy cheese in block form and slice or cube it yourself. Or use holiday cookie cutters to create festive shapes, and save the scraps for casseroles.
· Expecting overnight company? Serve a berry breakfast smoothie instead of empty-calorie gourmet pastries to maximize nutrition without breaking the bank.
· Plain, low-fat yogurt makes a great, calcium-rich base for holiday dips! Buy yogurt by the quart and save, then flavor with dry ranch seasoning or soup mixes and serve with veggies.
· Remember to serve milk with every meal, not just holiday cookies. At about 25 cents a glass, it packs a lot of nutrients for the money.
And if you are looking for a wonderful way to feed a lot guests during the holiday season, try this Pepper & Egg Brunch Bake. Doesn’t it look delicious? The best part is it can be made ahead of time. It will feed 12 people at only $.79 per serving! I love anything that can be made in advance so I can enjoy my guests versus spending all my time in the kitchen cooking for them. Don’t you?
The Midwest Dairy Association would like to offer my readers a gift bundle to start your new year off right!
Included is a $25 gift card for Cub Foods, apron, coupon holder, cheese knife, measuring spoons, grocery pad, refrigerator magnet, recipe booklet and free product coupons from Crystal Farms, Land ‘O Lakes and Kemps Dairy! All of these brands are prominent within Minnesota and the Midwest.
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The Midwest Dairy Council would like to give FOUR of my readers a dairy prize pack as shown above!
MAIN ENTRY: Visit Dairy Makes Sense and tell me something you learned!
Want more entries? (How can you resist?) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.
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This contest will end on 1/4/10 at 11:59 pm CST. US residents only. Please be sure that you live in an area where you can redeem these coupons or have a Cub Foods. (or at the very least know someone who does) The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.
Disclosure: I received the same prize pack as will be provided to the winners. This has no bearing on my completely honest post above and was not influenced by any type of monetary compensation.
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It takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk.
It takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk.
This is something that I learned.
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I would love to win this to make a great start to the New Year!
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Nutrient-rich dairy foods offer more nutritional value per calorie than many grocery alternatives. With nine essential nutrients, few foods can match dairy’s unique nutrition package. great to know
I learned it costs dairy farmers almost twice as much to produce the milk than what they are getting paid for it!
A one-ounce cube of cheese contains 8 grams of protein, which is more than an egg. Thats amazing!
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Although i am vegetarian,we are not Vegan and i think that Dairy and Calcium are important in our diet!! Those recipes sound great:)
I learned that MDC has joined more than 50 national organizations to promote healthy school environments. Action for Healthy Kids works to reduce childhood obesity and overweight by improving the nutrition and physical activity in schools.
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I learned the it costs dairy farmers more to produce milk than they get paid for it.
There are eight grams of protein in a one ounce cube of cheese!
3 cups of brocolli to equal one glass of milk
I learned how important milk really is and the essential vitamins it has!
I knew milk had a great amount of calcium, but here from The Midwest Dairy Association, “It takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk.”
And when it is put that way, WOW- fabulous source of calcium!
I want to win this because I think the cow is adorable and I could really use the $25 card for Cub!
i learned that it takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk
I learned it takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk.
I would be so happy to win this because Cub is one of my favorite places to shop. They have a great selection of cheeses in their deli area. We also have 4 little boys and go through a LOT of milk so the gift card would be nice and the apron is so cute!
I learned that it takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one glass of milk. We LOVE milk in our family of 6
Thank you for the chance to win.
Good luck to everyone!
I like that they have teacher lesson plans. THank you
I liked the recipes, grew up on a dairy farm, so I appreciate all the farmers do.
I learned that one cup of milk has the calcium equivalent of 3 cups of broccoli.
I learned that it takes 3 cups of broccoli to equal the calcium in one cup of milk.
I found that an 8oz. glass of milk delivers 9 essential nutrients.
9 essential nutrients from every glass of milk-wow!!
I learned that dairy foods have 4 of the 7 nutrients that americans are missing the most.
I learned an 8oz. glass of milk delivers 9 essential nutrients!
The nutrients in milk can help lower high blood pressure. I did not know this.
I would like to win this because I really do love cheese!
this would be such an awesome win for me. i LOVE dairy! on the site i learned how to make veggie lasagna in the slow cooker!
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i’d love to win this because i LOVE dairy!
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According to a recent poll, more than half of consumers say price, not nutrition, is the most important factor when grocery shopping in today’s economic environment.
I learned that Today, it costs dairy farmers almost twice as much to produce a gallon of milk as they are getting paid! thanks!
Dairy products provide four of the seven nutrients that Americans miss the most (calcium, potassium, magnesium and vitamin A).
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i would like to win beacuse it is such a neat prize and i love dairy
one serving or yogurt provides more protein than a protein bar and chocolate milk helps refuel your body after a workout by providing more essential nutrients than the average sports drink
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I learned an 8oz. glass of milk delivers 9 essential nutrients.
I learned an 8oz. glass of milk delivers 9 essential nutrients. I love milk!!
Dairy products provide four of the seven nutrients that Americans miss the most (calcium, potassium, magnesium and vitamin A).
http://www.dairymakessense.com/recipes/creamy_wild_rice_mushroom_soup.aspx I learned that they have awesome recipes such as this one for creamy wild rice mushroom soup