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What is a ‘dairy product’? Where do they come from?

Why might some people have a problem with eating dairy products, and what alternatives might there be?

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Quick-Fire Questions

  1. Why do humans consume milk and dairy products?
  2. Do you consume dairy products or not, and why?
  3. Do you believe humans should consume dairy products or not, and why?
  4. What dairy alternatives would you consume, and why?

Key Words -
Can you use them in a sentence?

Dairy: food or drinks made from or containing milk.

Dairy alternative: foods or drinks made from plant-based milks, often used to replace dairy products in a person’s diet.

Be The Teacher -
Fix this broken sentence!

Diary products are, any food or drink that been maid from the milk of a mammal

Stretch Yourself...

Write a short letter to a cow telling it what you think about dairy products!

Go Create...

Create a chart of the alternatives to cow’s milk. What would each different type of milk go well with? e.g. Almond milk with cereal.

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