June is officially Dairy Month, and this summer the refrigerated aisles of your grocery stores will be hopping with not only the delicious, nutritious dairy selections, but with the exciting June 6th release of the new DreamWorks Animation movie Kung Fu Panda. 

Storing Cheese Properly 

June Dairy Month is the perfect time to consider these storing tips, and increase the enjoyment of your favorite cheeses.

• Cheese should be kept at temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees F.
• New wrapping should be used each time a cheese is rewrapped.
• Cheese should be stored in an airtight container or plastic bag to avoid picking up aromas from other foods.
• Mold on cheese does not mean that it is spoiled. Just remove approximately 1/4" from each moldy side of the cheese.
• Cheese is best stored in the refrigerator as close to the bottom of the appliance as possible – the vegetable compartment is ideal.
• Hard cheeses keep much longer than soft cheeses.

Adults 18 and older need 30 minutes of physical activity on five or more days a week to be healthy; children and teens need 60 minutes of activity a day for their good health.

Did You Know?

• Milk and dairy products are the most readily available sources of calcium, providing about 73% of the calcium in our food supply.
• One cow produces about 350,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
• About 300 varieties of cheese are sold in the U.S.
• The average consumer purchases cheese about 15 times per year at the grocery store.
• More than 10 pounds of milk goes into one pound of cheese.

Source: Dairy Facts, 2006, IDFA

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