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Americans are not getting the recommended amount of calcium in their diets, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The average person consumes only half of the three recommended daily servings of dairy foods.

• 9 out of 10 women and 7 out of 10 men get less than the current calcium recommendations.


• 2 out of 3 kids don't get the recommended amount of calcium per day.

Calcium is vital for strong teeth & bones and also plays an important role in overall health.

The goal of the 3-A-Day program is to show Moms how to get more calcium in their family’s diets by increasing the average consumption of calcium-rich dairy foods to the recommended 3 servings daily.

• Milk, cheese, and yogurt are three of Americans’ favorite sources of calcium.
  
• Just one serving of these dairy products can provide as much as 20% to 30% of the daily value for calcium.
  
• A recommended serving size of dairy is 8 ounces of milk, 1 to 1.5 ounces of most cheeses or 8 ounces of yogurt.

• The 3-A-Day logo on a dairy product means that one serving of that product will supply at least 20% of the daily value for calcium.
  
• Look for Kraft® 2% Milk Singles and Kraft® American Singles, which have double the calcium of many other process cheese slices.*

*KRAFT® 2% Milk Singles and KRAFT® American Singles are fortified to provide 20% of the daily value of calcium while many other process cheese slices provide 10% of the daily value.