5 Ways to Get Kids to Drink Milk - Tips for Moms & Dads to Instill Healthy Habits in Children

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The Journal of Pediatrics reports that dairy and calcium intakes are inadequate in most four to 18 year-old boys and girls. That's a serious problem that parents must address if we want our kids to grow and develop properly. 

For sure, getting kids to drink milk isn't always easy. By trying these five ideas, though, your chances of having your children drinking a healthy amount of milk every day increases exponentially.

Milk served in a fun glass & mug, MommyBlogExpert.com

Tips for Moms & Dads from Milk Unleashed

• Fill the refrigerator and pantry with flavored and white milk in single serving cartons for healthy snacks on the go
• Pop frozen individual serving shelf safe milk cartons into children's lunch boxes, instead of a juice box
• Offer flavored milk as a special treat, it has the same nutrients and only a small amount of added sugar
• Get creative with white milk by using a drop of food coloring, adding your child's favorite color
• Model for your child, if they see you enjoying milk they will be more likely to want to join you in drinking it

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How To Get Free Stuff On Your Birthday

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by Rebecca Elspas, Teen Blogger

Everyone wants free stuff, that’s a given. But on that one day a year, where it’s all about you, on your birthday, having something special makes it so much better. I just had my birthday, and it was exactly that.

Checking out Sephora, MommyBlogExpert.com

So I love makeup. Especially eye makeup! It’s impossible for me to walk out of Sephora without something in that little black and white striped bag in my hand. I don’t go often, but when I do, I’m on their beauty insider list. And get this, they give you a free gift on your birthday! Not a lame one either, like a cheap lip gloss, which sits in the bottom of your makeup bag month after month, coated in the eyeshadow and bronzer residue.

My Benefit Birthday Gift, MommyBlogExpert.com

I just walked up to the cashier, gave them my phone number, and after a few clicks on their computer, they handed me this little pink box labeled “Real birthday turn-ons!” It was adorable! The makeup inside was even cuter. It’s by Benefit, A pretty little mascara called “They’re real, honest” (get it) and a “Watt’s Up” highlighter. (Gotta love the puns). Not a highlighter for paper, but for your cheekbones! It makes your face glow, and I’ve never really used highlighter before, but it’s actually pretty cool! I look more awake when I use it. That’s gonna come in handy when it’s back-to-school time. Oh, I don’t wanna be reminded!

Benefits makeup at Sephora, MommyBlogExpert.com

On the other hand, I got not only Sephora goodies, but also a scoop of ice cream on my birthday from Baskin Robbins. All for free! I got that scoop of my favorite a pistachio ice cream cone. But you have to print the email Baskin Robbins sends you to redeem the free ice cream, so if you’re signed up to Baskin Robbin’s list, make sure to print out the email beforehand!

Pistachio Ice Cream, MommyBlogExpert.com

Free stuff and my birthday? Win-Win! 

Shout out to pistachio ice cream lovers!

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Shelf Safe Milk Unleashed Review Get Kids to Drink More Milk Anytime Anywhere

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Cookies and milk, kids love 'em. Cookies are so easy to keep on hand and bring anywhere, too, aren't they? Fresh milk, on the otherhand, not so much. It's so important and sometimes very challenging to get kids to drink more milk. Yet, it seems we run out at the most inopportune times and it has to be refrigerated constantly...until now.

My daughter when she was little in cow PJs, MommyBlogExpert.com 

Thanks to Tetra Pak cartons shelf safe milk is finally unleashed because you can buy it in advance and it doesn't need refrigeration. Now your kids can have milk anytime, anywhere.  You read that right. Shelf safe milk doesn't have to be refrigerated before opening because it involves a flash-heating process called ultra-pasteurization to eliminate bacteria. Then it's packaged in Tetra Pak cartons which shield it from air, light and other contaminants.

A variety of shelf safe milk is available, MommyBlogExpert.com

This new kind of UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk that doesn't need to stay in the fridge is the same healthy cow's milk you buy in the supermarket right now, only the way it is processed for consumption is different. In fact an 8 ounce carton of shelf safe milk has 8 grams of protein and 9 essential nutrients including calcium, Vitamins A, D, B12, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, riboflavin, niacin and zinc. It's delicious and comes in plain white for purists. But if your child likes chocolate, tuti fruty or strawberry flavored milk, those flavors and others are all available in shelf safe milk, too.

As a mom who has been there, done that raising four of my own children, I think one of the greatest things today's busy moms of young kids will like about this is that if you stock up, you never have to run out of milk. Instead, you can buy shelf safe milk in bulk. Then just chill what you need now and store the rest at room temperature in your pantry for later. 

Another idea is to freeze single serving packs over night and then let them thaw gradually to cold liquid. Using this freezing and thawing technique your child will always have cold milk in his or her lunch box and your whole family will have access to chilled milk when you're on the run around town or taking a trip.

Milk Unleashed. It's about time.

For more information visit the Milk Unleashed website. You can also follow Milk Unleashed on Facebook and Twitter to learn more.

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