Fresh Dairy in collaboration with Uganda National Association of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses (UNAPCHN) have today launched a campaign dubbed ‘1-Yoghurt-a-Day’ with an aim of encouraging more children and adults in Uganda to consume Yoghurt as an important step towards meeting their daily milk content requirement.
The campaign will also seek to encourage children and adults to consume yoghurt as a healthy and nutritious snack.
Jolly Rubambarama, a senior nurse and Chairperson UNAPCHN noted that the health and nutrition benefits of consuming 1-Yoghurt-a-Day including calcium, proteins, Vitamin D, Vitamin B2 and B12 and Potassium that all essential for proper body function.
While launching the 1-Yoghurt-a-Day campaign, Caroline Muchobia, the Health and Nutrition Manager, Fresh Dairy said, “One of our key priority areas is Health and Nutrition. We realize that Yoghurt being one of the products we produce is a signature of a healthy diet and lifestyle not only for children but adults. Together with UNAPCHN whose expertise is Pediatrics and Child health, we are driving awareness and disseminating information on the benefits of yoghurt and its contribution towards a healthy lifestyle.”
Fresh Dairy currently produces six flavors of Yoghurt namely: Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, Mango, Plain and Butter Scotch which can be found countrywide.