One Milk,

Please
Many people like to drink
milk. Milk is a good choice
because it is very good for
your body. It is important
to have milk or other dairy
foods every day.
• Cheese and yogurt are
dairy foods. Ice cream
is part of this group
too. No matter which
kind of dairy food you
choose, you are doing
something good for
your body.
• Milk is very important for humans.
• New babies can drink milk right
away.
• Milk helps babies grow. It can also
help protect babies from getting sick.
• The milk can come from a baby’s
mother.
• It can also come from animal. Like
cows. Some milk comes from beans.
• Milk has lot of calcium. All
human need calcium.
Calcium is a vitamin that
keeps your teeth and bone
strong.
• Iron keeps your body
healthy. It is important to
drink milk while you are
growing. The nutrients
your body gets from milk
will help you stay strong in
the future.
Write Healthy if the picture is an example of healthy food, Write Unhealthy if it is
not healthy.
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Milk
Essay
1. Write a paragraph that explains why milk is important.
2. What do you think will happen if you are always drinking soda instead of milk?
3. What is the effect of milk in our bones?
4. What is the effect of milk in our teeth?
5. What will you say to someone who doesn’t want to drink milk?
6. What do you prefer healthy foods or junk foods? Explain your answer.
• Draw two foods you like to eat from the dairy group then explain why you want
to eat that food.