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Chocolate, Strawberry Milk Off the Menu in L.A. School District
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The Los Angeles Times reports the Los Angeles Unified School District is joining other cities including San Diego, Boulder, Colo., Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., in the war on flavored milk, voting 5-2 this week to ban the stuff from school menus.
And it's not just the milk (low-fat and nonfat plain milk, soy and Lactaid milks will be available) -- the district is making food changes, as well, according to the newspaper. Bye-bye, corn dogs. So long, chicken nuggets. Make way for spinach tortellini in butternut squash sauce and California sushi rolls, food services director Dennis Barrett tells the Times.
The newspaper reports that superintendent John Deasy went on the Jimmy Kimmel talk show earlier this year with chef Jamie Oliver, who stars in the reality show, "Food Revolution," to announce his plan to get rid of flavored milk.
"This is a giant step forward for the health and future of 680,000 kids in Los Angeles, and leads the way for more school districts around the country to follow," Oliver tells the Times.
But not everyone is on the chocolate milk ban bandwagon.
"I think we are demonizing milk," dissenting board member Tamar Galatzan tells the Times, expressing concern that "a TV chef who's trying to get publicity" played into the decision. She adds that juice served at breakfast in the schools is more sugar-loaded than the flavored milk.
So, what's the breakdown? According to the Times, one fat-free cup of chocolate milk served in the district contains 120 calories and 20 grams of sugar; strawberry fat-free milk has 130 calories and 26 grams of sugar; and plain nonfat milk has 90 calories and 12 grams of sugar.
The question is: Is it better to drink flavored milk than no milk at all?
Julie Buric, vice president of marketing for the Milk Processors Education Program, tells the Times an industry-funded study shows the amount of milk can drop 35 percent when flavored milk is taken off the menu.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
6-16-2011 @ 11:50AM
Allister Van Twinkle said...I think this is great news because flavored milk is not better than regular. Once a person gets used to things like flavored milk, chips, candy and other junk food type of foods they loose interest in anything fresh and different. There are people who would not eat seafood or chinese, indian or japanese because they are used to mac and cheese and burgers, which is not right. You cannot crave something you never had. For example, if a kid never had the chocolate/strawberry milk they would never want to think of wanting it.
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6-16-2011 @ 1:53PM
MewMewtwo45 said...You're so full of crap that people can't crave things they've never had, it happens all the time.
I for one feel sorry that one day my future kids may live in a world where they can't get chocolate milk at school. My wife and I both had chocolate milk at our schools and we are not bizarrely unhealthy and are perfectly capable of saying "Hey I think I'd rather have Chinese instead of a burger today."
Jamie Oliver needs to carry his food policing back to Britain and keep it there. I can kind of understand corn dogs, but chicken nuggets? Really? Then again, this is coming from the crazy state that has places trying to ban happy meals. Find something better to do with your time, people.
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6-17-2011 @ 12:24AM
isisreptiles said...I agree with you. This whole nutrition police thing has just gotten way out of hand. I drank chocolate milk as a kid and even ate corn dogs once in a while. The key is moderation, not banning these things entirely.
6-17-2011 @ 10:39AM
europe said...Just look at yourselves USA compared to the rest of the world! That is the reason why you need to change your nutrition policy! You're FAT! And hence dying from diabetes and heart disease like no other country.
And chicken nuggets are disgusting. Pureed fried chicken...er yuck! Try a nice piece of chicken breast instead.
It's exactly because of people like you that you are having these problems. Narrow minded ignorants. But be my guest please...
6-17-2011 @ 10:11PM
MewMewtwo45 said...Funny, I'm not obese nor am I dying from diabetes. You don't like chicken nuggets, fine, but some people do and not just in America. If you want to change narrow minded ignorants, start with yourself and keep your nose out of our country's business.