Got milk?

In the last week or so, you've probably seen there's been a bit of a debate on whether the Govt should keep giving milk free to kids under 5.

Health Minister Anne Milton had said it was "outdated", "ineffective" and too expensive, whilst experts conuntered saying that it "provides a large amount of nutrients essential for growth, yet with relatively few calories".

Milk is a quick nutritious & delicious snack that was considered the original fast food, with this free milk scheme has been going since the wartimes years of 1940. It is also full to the brim calcium, which children need for strong bones (biology lessons coming in hand) with a portion apparently providing half the daily amount of calcium a child needs.

As child obesity continues to grow, its vital that we continue to push these sort of schemes to kids at an early age, which will really help to encourage good eating in the future. Surely it's an investment in the health of the country. It's all about developing a habit and taste early on, juts like we need to with fruit & veg (solution req'd).

The American Dairy Council are also doing a pretty good thing and promoting "3 a day" for dairy http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/recipes/Pages/RecipeLanding.aspx. Which seems pretty sensible. I guess the only problem with these things is making sure that daily life doesn't turn into one big number remember-athon. 5 a day, 3 a day, etc etc.

It's also great to see celebrities coming out and supporting the campaign (including our favourite Arctic Farm eating singer Pixie).

Go to http://www.makeminemilk.co.uk to support the campaign and make your milk-moustache photo, we thought we'd have a go!




Luckily, our Prime Minister has opposed the scheme and it shall continue! All is good.

In other news, a man from Boston, MA, had a pea pod growing inside his lung, which he originally feared was cancer! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10945050