One of my favorite family traditions I have had growing up has been taking cattle to Chick-Fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day, with my siblings and cousins. At the Cow Appreciation Day Celebration, I enjoy having casual conversations with visitors to explain just how much farmers respect and care for their animals. After the event ends, it..
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Come one. Come all! The American Dairy Association Indiana is excited to open the Dairy Bar on August 3rd and we want you to feel the magic up close. “Step Right Up! The Greatest 17 Days of Summer” is this year’s Indiana State Fair theme. August 3-19 will be gleaming and glittering with gold..
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On Monday, July 16th, we joined our friends at McDonald’s to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. We’ve all heard the notion to “pay it forward,” but why not sweeten the act of kindness by adding ice cream to the mix? With the help of McDonald’s owner/operator Mohommed Moalikyar, we decided to “(Soft) Serve it Forward” by..
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If you had 15 minutes to ask a dairy farmer anything, what would you want to know? Dietetic Intern Kylie Mennel had her questions ready. My name is Kylie Mennel, and I am a dietetic intern at the American Dairy Association Indiana. I have some background knowledge on dairy nutrition, but I am looking for..
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Inquiring minds want to know: Is there a difference between custard and ice cream? Frozen treat connoisseur and Dietetic Intern, Cassidy Moye gives us the scoop. Summertime is a time for water parks, barbeques, and ice cream! Whether it is on a cone, in a dish, or as a shake, ice cream is a staple in..
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As we say goodbye to a very successful June Dairy Month, we usher in a very favorite month in the dairy world, National Ice Cream Month! In an effort to properly celebrate what is to come in July, we thought it was only fitting to share a delicious ice cream cake recipe. We went ahead and..
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For thousands of years, people have nourished their bodies with the creamy, nutrient-rich power of yogurt. The yogurt aisle continues to expand as the cultures of the world share their unique styles. With so many new options to choose from, wouldn’t it be nice to know what the subtle differences are? Dietetic Intern Adrianne Damler takes..
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Before we swapped Greek style yogurt into recipes to bump up nutrition, there was cottage cheese. Traditionally it’s been thought of as a “diet food” along with grapefruit and rice cakes of decades past. Perhaps with good reason, given its ability to provide high quality protein and other vitamins and minerals in a low-calorie package..
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Nutrition students (Dietetic Interns) regularly spend time with us to learn more about how community programs work with people to provide information. While they are here, they get to learn more about where dairy foods come from and ask questions that maybe don’t come up during class time. We say, there’s no such thing as a..
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If you plan it, they will come. At least that’s what we hoped heading into our Dairy Farm Open House this past Saturday. The event took place at the Haynes Family Dairy Farm in Garrett, Indiana. We hosted about 1,000 guests at the farm for the open house. People traveled from all over the Fort..
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