(MEREDITH) -- A national online survey by Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy says 7% of American adults believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Statistically, that's 16.4 million people. According to the Washington Post, it is equivalent to the entire population of Pennsylvania and some.
Food & Wine reported that the survey took place in April and included more than 1,000 adults.
The survey found only 5% of people don’t drink milk at all, and 95% have a form of cheese in their fridge.
Additionally, 25% said they have visited the grocery story before 6 a.m. to buy milk, so while some Americans may not know where their milk comes from, they know where to get it.
The Washington Post report continues: “At the end of the day, it’s an exposure issue,” said Cecily Upton, co-founder of FoodCorps, educating students about nutrition. “Right now, we’re conditioned to think that if you need food, you go to the store. Nothing in our educational framework teaches kids where food comes from before that point.”
According to FoodCorp, the past 20 years has seen a major movement toward re-educating Americans on both nutrition and where food actually comes from in this country.
FoodCorp works with more than 100,000 students in 2017. The Washington Post reports that the USDA Farm to School Program has awarded $5 million in grants to agriculture education in the public school system. Nutritionists a part of the program continue to work with children to teach them healthy eating, agriculture and how to tackle both heart disease and obesity.
June is National Dairy Month.
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Food & Wine reported that the survey took place in April and included more than 1,000 adults.
The survey found only 5% of people don’t drink milk at all, and 95% have a form of cheese in their fridge.
Additionally, 25% said they have visited the grocery story before 6 a.m. to buy milk, so while some Americans may not know where their milk comes from, they know where to get it.
The Washington Post report continues: “At the end of the day, it’s an exposure issue,” said Cecily Upton, co-founder of FoodCorps, educating students about nutrition. “Right now, we’re conditioned to think that if you need food, you go to the store. Nothing in our educational framework teaches kids where food comes from before that point.”
According to FoodCorp, the past 20 years has seen a major movement toward re-educating Americans on both nutrition and where food actually comes from in this country.
FoodCorp works with more than 100,000 students in 2017. The Washington Post reports that the USDA Farm to School Program has awarded $5 million in grants to agriculture education in the public school system. Nutritionists a part of the program continue to work with children to teach them healthy eating, agriculture and how to tackle both heart disease and obesity.
June is National Dairy Month.
More @ source
