Celebrate the beauty of May Birth Month Flowers with their vibrant and enchanting meanings. Discover the blossoms that represent this special month and the significance they hold.
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June is recognized as National Dairy Month, which started in 1937 to promote drinking milk. It is a great way to start the summer with nutrient-rich dairy foods, including milk, yogurt, or cheese. It can also be either lactose-free milk and fortified soy milk or yogurt. Fat-free or low-fat dairy would be more beneficial to most people.
Dairy products are a natural powerhouse of several essential nutrients that offer many health benefits, such as building and maintaining strong bones, helping better manage body weight, and reducing the risk of high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and certain cancers. The primary nutrients found in dairy are calcium, potassium, Vitamin D, and protein. Dairy needs vary by age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level. The amount also varies for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Other products made from plants like almonds, rice, coconut, oat, and hemp “milk” may have calcium, but they are not a part of the Dairy Group because their nutrition content is unlike dairy milk and fortified soy milk.
Some people feel uncomfortable, such as bloating or gassy after drinking milk. This could be due to lactose intolerance or milk allergy. Lactose intolerant people do not make enough ‘lactase,’ the enzyme that breaks down lactose (primary sugar) in milk during digestion.
People who cannot or chose not to eat or drink dairy products can choose non-dairy sources of calcium. NOTE: The amount of calcium the body can absorb (or take in) from these non-dairy sources may vary.
For more information, see the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025: Food Sources of Calcium.
Daily Amount of Dairy to Consume Daily to Meet Recommended Calcium Intake.
The Amounts Required to Equal 1 Cup of Dairy
Tips to observe
Celebrate the beauty of May Birth Month Flowers with their vibrant and enchanting meanings. Discover the blossoms that represent this special month and the significance they hold.
There’s no doubt that every country in Europe is famous for something – they have their own national symbols like flags, dishes, alcoholic beverages, animals, sports etc. But have you ever thought about the national flowers of European countries?
Gardeners tips would like to pay tribute to the nation’s trees, past and present and all those that use or care for them. The time to pay this tribute must be during National Tree Week which runs from 24th November to 2nd December 2018.
In 2016 the National Garden scheme donated £2.7 million to a range of cancer and other charities. This furthers the charitable objectives of the society ‘supporting charities, in their work in the provision of nursing and caring, and
Lets get to the root of the problem, we seldom get to see roots in action but they are crucial to most plants and trees.
The title of this post gives the game away but I will pose the question anyway. ‘What do Croatia, USA, Germany, UK, Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland, Poland any several other central European countries have in common?’
Virginia creeper is a native North American, deciduous vine, which can easily climb 30 feet or higher. Its tendrils end in oval shaped disks that adhere to surfaces and can damage stucco, the mortar between bricks, and painted surfaces. This highly adaptable plant grows in full sun to full shade. Grown as a groundcover, it can provide erosion control on slopes. Virginia creeper is very drought tolerant and a vigorous grower. To control the spread of this somewhat aggressive vine, prune, mow, or weed whack in the spring.
Virginia copperleaf is a tall, branched summer annual that can grow three feet tall. It takes its name from the copper colored leaves of its late summer color. This weed is a North American native that is found from Maine to Georgia and as far west as Texas and north to South Dakota. It is a member of the spurge family and is poisonous, but it does not have the milky sap that is typical of other family members. The simple leaves are oppositely arranged on the stems when the plant is a young seedling, but they change to an alternate arrangement as the weed matures.
It’s late summer and crabgrass weeds have invaded some lawns. Unfortunately, crabgrass is very difficult to control with most herbicides once it develops a few tillers or branches. There are several species of crabgrass (Digitaria spp.): tropical crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, India crabgrass, large crabgrass, Southern crabgrass, and blanket crabgrass. All of them are summer annuals that germinate primarily in spring, grow during the summer, set seeds, and then die with the first frost.
Step into March with a clear vision for 2020 as we celebrate National Nutrition Month. Choosing nutritious foods and getting enough physical activity can make a significant difference in your health.
Summer, summer, summertime! Summer is the time to be outdoors, gathering with friends and family enjoying nature, and let’s not forget, food. July is the griller’s favorite time of year. Time to showcase your skills, new recipes, and let everyone know who the Grill Master is!
You may be home quarantining or working from home; however, that does not necessarily mean you desire to cook three meals a day with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. August is National Sandwich Month, and sandwiches can be a delicious, nutrient-rich, and quick meal to help save time in the kitchen.