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3-A-Day of Dairy Products

Monday, June 29th, 2009

It seems that families (children especially) are eating less then half their recommended intake of dairy. Research has shown that a daily intake of dairy (3 servings a day), can help strengthen bones and help maintain better bodies.

You and your family can easily cover this recommended dairy intake, by simply eating 3 servings of cheese, milk or yogurt a day. This will give your body exactly what it needs, in order to maintain a strong and well balanced growth.

Cheese - A perfect and well loved dairy product

Cheese - A perfect and well loved dairy product

Dairy provides 9 nutrients which the body must regularly take in. These nutrients are Calcium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Protein, Vitamins A, D and B12, Riboflavin and Niacin.

Keep checking back, as we’ll be bringing you more information on how to easily consume your daily nutrients.

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French Cheese

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

One of the most popular and well loved cheeses, is the French cheese. 56 of these cheeses are covered by the ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (protecting the names of these regional foods, as well as assuring that those foods have been legitimately created in their related/promoted country), French cheese is looked upon as a fine luxury, a cheese enjoyed by millions around the world.

French Cheeses are produced under four categories:

Fermier – The French cheese is created and matured on the actual farm, where the milk is produced

Artisanal – The French cheese is produced on a farm, but in much smaller quantities. Milk is used from the farm of origin, but milk may also be bought in from other farms.

Cooperative – A main dairy will join and share production of French cheeses, with multiple milk producers in the area. Much larger Cooperatives, producing very large quantities of cheeses, may be looked upon as ‘Factory Made’.

Industriel – French cheese created in an actual factory, where the milk may be bought in from farms all over France.

One of the 52 protected French cheeses

Bleu d'Auvergne - One of the 52 protected French cheeses. Artisanal produced.

The Ideal Cheese Blog will bring you more on French cheese, as well as examples of French cheeses from the four production categories, very soon.

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Beer Cheese Festival

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

This Saturday will see the start of the Beer Cheese Festival, being held at downtown Winchester at 10am. The festival will include arts and crafts, great food from local restaurants and will also offer live music throughout. Of course, the main attraction is Beer Cheese and the hosts are expecting a huge turn out, due to great interest in the festivals marketing.

Over 30 businesses will open around the town that day, adding a great incentive for friends and family to stop by the festival. As well as the well organised store openings, the festival will offer over 40 arts and crafts vendors and over 20 Beer Cheese vendors, all setting up their booths on the main street.

Main attractions will be the Beer Cheese Competition, where amateur chefs can win surprise gifts and cash prizes and Red Bull, bringing their professional skateboard team along, with talk of a skateboard competition for festival visitors.

For more information on this fantastic Beer Cheese Festival, head over to The Winchester Sun

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