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Only A Nutrition Expert Can Get 7/7 On This Milk Quiz

Basically, humans have been drinking milk for a long, long, looooong time. The [oldest evidence](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-best-milk-a-long-history-of-health-benefits) shows that in Europe and Asia, we've been drinking it all the way back to the Bronze Age (3000 BC).

Humans have been drinking milk since at least the Bronze Age.

Yes, seriously! Reach for a [glass of milk](https://www.gotmilk.com/the-eight-ways-kids-can-count-on-milk) next time you're feeling parched!

Milk has twice the hydrating power of water.

Milk has \_\_\_ the hydrating power of water.

You're probably thinking, _Cool, why does that matter?_ Here's why: Slower digestion means you [stay full longer](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-5-pros-of-protein-in-dairy-milk). Dairy milk helps you eat less and stay satisfied, which leads to more lean muscle and less body fat.

Protein actually helps SLOW digestion.

What's a "complete source of protein"? One that contains [all nine essential amino acids](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-5-pros-of-protein-in-dairy-milk) the body needs to function and build muscle — one like milk!

Yes, milk is a complete source of protein.

What do the milk and the sun have in common? They're both good sources of vitamin D! Dairy milk is one of the only [dietary sources](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-5-pros-of-protein-in-dairy-milk/) of vitamin D, which our bodies typically create by absorbing sunlight.

Milk is one of the only dietary sources of vitamin D.

Milk is one of the only dietary sources of...

A glass of milk [offers](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-5-pros-of-protein-in-dairy-milk/#superpowers) 11% of the Recommended Daily Allowance of potassium — aka the same amount as a small banana.

A glass of milk has as much potassium as a small banana.

How much potassium does a glass of milk have?

A glass of milk [offers](https://www.gotmilk.com/why-milk/the-5-pros-of-protein-in-dairy-milk/#superpowers) 30% of the Recommend Daily Amount of this important mineral, the same amount you’d find in seven cups of raw broccoli.

A glass of milk has as much calcium as seven cups of broccoli.

One glass of milk has as much calcium as \_\_\_ cups of broccoli.

You love milk — you just don't know all the reasons why you're right to!

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You love milk, and you know all the reasons why you should!

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