My pantry contains cheese all-year round and I know many moms who also include cheese and other dairy products in their weekly grocery. Dairy is no doubt a staple, and now many products, brands and packages are making their way to local stores. Which one should we choose? For caring moms like us, we always choose the top of the line, and fortunately it’s easy to spot those ones because they have a seal: Real California Milk.
The seal can be found on different types of cheeses. Dairy products in groceries like Unimart, Robinsons Supermarket, Merkado and SM Hypermarket plus membership shopping giants S&R and Landers give you a wide range of dairy choices carrying the seal. With the Real California Milk seal, it’s a stamp of assurance that you’re getting a true blue dairy product from America’s leading dairy state.
Spot The Seal
Here are some examples of cheeses where you can find the Real California Milk and Real California Cheese seal.
California is not just home to the Golden State Warriors, but to 1,300 dairy farms, 99% of which are family-owned. Generations have carefully tended and cared for the cows, their pastures and farms to produce only high quality dairy products.
In this recipe, I used Yanni Grilling Cheese which has the hint of Jalapeno and has the Real California Milk Seal
Northern California’s climate offers a lot of pasture-based grazing while in sunny Central and Southern California, farms use free stall barns. Fans and misters keep the cows cool, and they have access to shade, food and water 24/7. Dairy farmers throughout the state ensure that the cows are healthy, comfortable and safe as cows that are under stress typically produce little to no milk at all.
California now ranks first in the US for total milk production, and for producing butter, ice cream, non-fat dry milk and why protein concentrate. It ranks second in yogurt and cheese production, but leads in the production of Mozzarella, Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses.
But the most important thing to know is that these dairy products carry a lot of nutritional benefits. Products with the Real California Milk seal mean that they were made exclusively with California milk and are power-packed with calcium, protein and other nutrients in each serving.
One of my favorite dishes which can’t be perfected without delicious cheese slices is the chicken cordon bleu. And you know, it was my eldest who cooked this dish at home for the first time. It’s so easy to prepare and I’m sure your kids will love it too. It’s a complete meal in itself and can be eaten anytime of the day.
5-step Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
- 4 pcs medium sized chicken breast fillet (make them thinner by using a chef’s mallet or rolling pin)
- 2 pcs medium egg (beaten)
- 4 thin slices cheese (preferably with Real California Milk or Real California Cheese seal)
- 1 pcs ham (cooked)
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp cooking oil for frying
salt and pepper for seasoning
Season breast fillet with salt and pepper.
Layer one breast fillet with a slice of ham and cheese
Roll the fillet/ham/cheese. You may use a toothpick to keep the rolled slices in place.
Dip the roll in beaten egg and then to bread crumbs. Do this twice.
Fry the rolls in cooking oil and then slice before serving.
This recipe is very easy to prepare and will be a perfect school “baon” dish for your kids!
If you want to learn more about Real California Milk and Real California Cheese, visit www.Real CaliforniaMIlk.com or join the conversation at https://www.facebook.com/RCMph/ . Better yet, drop by the supermarket to check out products with the Real California Milk and Real California Cheese and give it a go. Your family will be much healthier for it!
This post is sponsored by Real California Milk.
