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Getting to the Bottom of It

SavvyMoms love information, but sometimes we know there is just too much of it. Take food for example. Trying to get to the bottom of what is healthy for our families can be a daunting task.

The folks at Neilson Dairy understand this and have gone the extra mile to keep us moms informed and up to date on the benefits of DHA Omega-3, the fatty acid that supports the normal development of the

! Together with SavvyMom.ca, Neilson Dairy has developed the DHA Omega-3 Get Savvy Section outlining the benefits of this important nutrient. We also invited moms to ask questions about DHA Omega-3 and Neilson Dairy Oh!, fresh milk with DHA Omega-3 in every glass. Ask any mom what her number one priority is and the answer will sound something like “keeping everyone safe and healthy”. That’s why the Q & A section of the Neilson Dairy Oh! website is such a great resource.

And SavvyMoms are asking all kinds of good questions:

Are there any added hormones in Neilson Dairy Oh! milk? Do the cows receive additional hormones to produce more milk? And the answer is ‘no’. Neilson Dairy Oh!™ milk is naturally produced by Ontario dairy cows. The use of growth hormones in dairy cattle is not permitted in Canada.

How does the milk become rich with DHA Omega-3? Is it the cow’s diet?
Selected Ontario dairy cows are fed a unique diet containing DHA Omega-3, developed by a team of experts at the University of Guelph, with support from Dairy Farmers of Ontario. The source of DHA Omega-3 in the dairy cattle’s diet is fish meal, which has been incorporated into Canadian dairy cattle feed as a protein source for many decades. In the case of Dairy Oh! cows, the DHA Omega-3 is protected within the feed to allow it to survive the cow’s digestive system and pass through into the milk.
 
The result is pure, fresh, delicious milk with naturally occurring DHA Omega-3 in every glass.

It’s a fact that young Canadian children are seriously lacking DHA Omega-3. A recent study* shows 95% of Canadian pre-schoolers are not getting the DHA Omega-3 they need for the normal development of the brain. Since our bodies can’t produce it, we need to get it from the food we eat. The primary dietary source of DHA Omega-3 is cold-water fish—such as salmon, mackerel, halibut, herring and tuna—not necessarily your toddler’s first choice.

So if you are one of the rare moms who can get your kids to eat fresh fish, we salute you. But even that might not be enough, and that’s where Neilson Dairy Oh! milk comes in. A child who drinks two 250ml servings of Neilson Dairy Oh! milk a day will get up to 40 mg of DHA Omega-3—more than half their adequate daily intake.

And there is so much more to learn. So if you’re looking for clarity on DHA Omega-3, read through the site and don’t be shy about asking questions on the Q & A page. It’s definitely easier than looking for the needle in the healthy food information haystack.

You can find Neilson Dairy Oh! Milk at your local Loblaws, No Frills, Canadian Superstore, Zehrs, Fortinos, Sobeys, Price Chopper, Your Independent Grocer and ValuMart in Ontario and it’s available in 1%, 2% and homogenized milk, and 1% chocolate milk. Neilson Dairy Oh! is also available in a convenient single-serve, lunch-box size bottle.

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