To make sure you’re getting enough calcium every day, First Choice dairy products are a great way to go.
A good source of calcium, these products can help to prevent diseases like osteoporosis. The fact that they’re delicious too is merely a bonus.
What is osteoporosis?
Do you think you are suffering from osteoporosis? This disease can cause the bones in your body to weaken when they lose minerals such as calcium. In time this will reduce the bone-marrow density of your bones, which causes bones to become fragile and break easily. While there are often no noticeable symptoms until after serious damage has occurred, osteoporosis can now be diagnosed before any symptoms develop.
Why is calcium so important when it comes to preventing osteoporosis?
Your bones gain strength until you are 30 years old. After that, your bones need all the calcium and vitamin D they can get, as your bones start to slowly weaken.
First Choice has a great range of dairy products to give your family all the healthy and delicious calcium-rich products they need to strengthen those bones.
5 great dairy products to strengthen your bones:
1. Long Life Milk
Most of us use milk every day, whether it’s for that first cup of coffee in the morning or with cereal before school or work.
First Choice milk products are available in full-cream, low-fat and skim-milk variants. All variants come in a 1-litre and a 1,5-litre pack with a screw cap for easy opening.
First Choice full-cream milk is also available in a 500ml tear-top pack, a 250ml Edge pack with an attached straw, as well as a 200ml pack. All variants are sold in an outer carton for bulk-buying convenience.
2. MILKI Flavoured Milk
You’re never too old for flavoured milk! MILKI is offered in 250ml and 200ml single packs and six-packs.
This delicious full-flavoured, full-cream milk contains 20% less sugar than the previous First Choice flavoured milk and contains no added colourants. The 250ml range comes in chocolate, strawberry, cream soda, toffee, coffee, vanilla, cookies & cream, chocolate malt and choc mint. The 200ml packs are available in chocolate and strawberry flavours.
3. Cream
Whether you are whipping up a quick dessert or putting on your baking apron, cream always comes in handy. The smooth First Choice UHT real dairy cream is available in a 1-litre and 250ml pack.
Once opened, the cream should be stored in the fridge and used within four days. All variants are sold in an outer carton for bulk-buying convenience.
4. Amasi
This flavoursome and versatile product can be enjoyed on its own or used in desserts, scones and even fried chicken!
First Choice Amasi has a smooth texture and a slightly sour taste. It’s available in 1-litre, 2-litre and 5-litre jugs.
5. High-Protein Recovery Milk
This great high-protein drink is perfect for those with an active lifestyle. Drink this to replenish your energy after an especially vigorous exercise session.
First Choice High-Protein Recovery Milk contains 16,5g protein per 250ml serving, which is about double the protein content of regular milk.
For more information about First Choice dairy products visit http://ift.tt/2uQFkir or follow @FirstChoiceSA on Facebook and Twitter. To buy some great gifts click HERE to visit the First Choice online store.
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