#NDCDome at #ploughing: Block 3/ Row 21/ Stand 306
Broadcaster and designer Brendan Courtney joins the National Dairy Council at the National Ploughing Championships on Wednesday 24th September from 12 noon until 3.00pm. He will launch two new consumer leaflets on ‘Nutrition and You’ for adults and for children from the NDC which are supported by the INDI (Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute).
Brendan will be live on stage in conversation with Dr. Catherine Logan on ‘Being the Best Version of You’ with guidance on healthy eating, activity, grooming, fashion and communication (12 noon, 1.30pm and 2.00pm).
Celebrating World School Milk Day
Wednesday 24th September is also World School Milk Day, designated by the UN (United Nations, FAO), providing a platform for the NDC to highlight its role in the School Milk Scheme.
“National surveys showed that 42% of Irish teenage girls and 23% of Irish teenage boys have insufficient calcium intakes; and that 37% of girls and 28% of boys aged from 5 – 12 years of age in Ireland had insufficient calcium intakes in their diet,” says Caroline O’Donovan, Nutritionist with the NDC.
“These trends are worrying. Milk is among the best dietary sources of calcium and the School Milk Scheme has a significant role to play in terms of influencing dietary habits and thereby helping alleviate some of the nutrition related public health issues facing Irish society,” says Caroline O’Donovan.
“Children and teenagers need effective encouragement to switch to healthier eating and snacking habits and to get back to the basics of the Food Pyramid.”
A team of TY students from Ard Scoil na Tríonóide, Rathstewart, Athy, Co. Kildare who won the top prize in the National Dairy Council’s Milk It Awards in May 2014, will see their winning project featured in a television advert ‘sMoolicious’ on TV3/3e, to coincide with World School Milk Day.
Dairy Diversity & Action Packed Programme at NDC Dome
Chef Phelim Byrne will showcase the many versatile ways we can enjoy Irish milk, yogurt, cheese, butter and cream in some tasty recipe ideas at four free cookery demonstrations each day of the ploughing. They are taking place in the NDC Dome at 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm, with themes including “Baking Bliss,” “Love The Leftovers,” “Meals in Minutes” and “Afternoon Tea.”
Food and farming broadcaster Suzanne Campbell and eight-time All-Ireland hurling Champion Eddie Brennan will be with the National Dairy Council at the ploughing on Thursday, 25th September, from 12 noon until 3.00pm.
You can find out more about the work of the National Dairy Council on its website www.ndc.ie. You can also find the National Dairy Council on Facebook/NDCIreland or follow on Twitter @NDC_ie