Should milk be part of the school meals programme? 

A valuable source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, the National Dairy Council has issued a call for milk to become part of the Hot School Meals Programme

Research says that only 4% of Irish children and teenagers meet their recommended dairy intake. Picture: iStock 

Do you remember school milk? Back in 1982, what is now known as the EU School Milk Scheme was launched in Ireland and rattling crates of neat little glass bottles with foil tops started to arrive in primary schools. Some kids loved it, some not so much so.

As a child, I wasn’t a fan, but something must have stuck. Now, especially with two teenage daughters in the house, my family consumes high quantities of dairy, including milk.