The War On Chocolate Milk
LatestThe debate over healthy school lunches has shifted to chocolate milk, which has long been presented as a clever way to trick kids into drinking something that’s good for them. Now some districts are banning flavored milks over their sugar content, saying they’re actually promoting childhood obesity.
The Associated Press reports that Florida recently considered a statewide ban and other districts are replacing flavored milks that contain high-fructose corn syrup with brands that use sugar. (Did they learn nothing from that condescending commercial created by the Corn Refiners Association?!) The superintendent of Los Angeles Unified, the country’s second-largest school district, says he’s pushing to remove chocolate and strawberry milk by the next school year. Well, clearly American children are on the road to ruin if strawberry milk is on the menu. Back in my day our only options were chocolate or “white” milk — either way, you were getting thick and fatty whole milk. (There was always one kid who put in a special request for 1%, but his effort to be healthy was rewarded with plenty of snack-time bullying.)