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In the end, Anderson says, it’s all about balance. “We’re trying to find a happy, healthy medium for our students,” she explains. “We want the food in their bellies rather than going into the garbage can.”

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"Obesity disproportionately affects kids from low-income families—students who are already most likely to be relying on schools for breakfast and lunch five days a week. Those kids may not have access to nutritious food at home."

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"Obesity disproportionately affects kids from low-income families—students who are already most likely to be relying on schools for breakfast and lunch five days a week. Those kids may not have access to nutritious food at home. "

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"childhood obesity rates, which have more than tripled in the U.S. since the 1970s. Today, one in five American kids ages 12 to 19 are dangerously overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those kids are at greater risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other conditions"

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"Students who eat nutritious food show improvements in concentration, thinking skills, and energy. They also tend to behave better in class."

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Reason 4: Nutritious foods like CM actually help students' brains.

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Reason 4: Nutritious foods like CM actually help students' brains.

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"Health experts say milk is a good source of protein and calcium, nutrients that kids need for healthy development."

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"one school district in South Dakota, for example, reports that its students toss 65 percent of their fruits and vegetables."

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"health experts’ [warn] about the nation’s growing obesity problem"

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The picture shows that lunches have gotten healthier. There is little fatty food, many lunches are fresh, and really milk is the only item that has sugar.

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Reason 3: School lunches have gotten healthier, CM is really the only treat. 

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Reason 3: School lunches have gotten healthier, CM is really the only treat. 

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"children would be more likely to choose plain milk over chocolate, if not given the choice' (2).

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Kids can get these nutrients from plain milk. For example, "plain milk also contains vitamins children need such as vitamin D" (2).

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Ann Cooper, the head of nutritional services for a Colorado school district, claims that CM, "works as a treat in homes, but doesn't belong in schools" (1).

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Reason 3: CM should be a treat not a staple because obesity is a growing problem in the US.

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Reason 3: CM should be a treat not a staple because obesity is a growing problem in the US.

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"when kids drink chocolate...milk every day at school, they're getting nearly two gallons of extra sugar each year. That's really bad for their health" (1)

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"one tiny carton of chocolate milk has approximately 30 grams of sugar." A mini can of coke only has, "25 grams of sugar" (1).

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"some children consume as many as 10 or even 15 cartons of chocolate milk in a week at school" (1)

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Reason 2: Getting rid of CM will hurt milk sales.

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Reason 2: Getting rid of CM will hurt milk sales.

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On student says, "the only time I get chocolate milk is when I go to school" (1)

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"too much milk can make a child feel too full to eat foods like greens, hummus and beans that offer nutrients found in dairy products" (3)

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In one school they, "installed a dispenser that keeps milk colder and is more fun...than grabbing a carton. And it saves money" (3).

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Reason 2: There are other ways to get kids nutrients without the added sugar.

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Reason 2: There are other ways to get kids nutrients without the added sugar.

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"saying we need to add sugar and flavoring to milk to get kids to drink it is like saying we need to feed kids apple pie if they don't like apples"(3).

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"it's outrageous to serve an eight-ounce drink that can contain more than five teaspoons of sugar- almost as much as a cup of soda or apple juice" (2-3)

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"elementary school children drank 35 percent less milk at school on average when flavored milk was removed" (2)

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Ann Marie Krautheim who works for the National Dairy Council says, "there is a vocal minority that is looking at flavored milk from one sole angle, which is sugar content... Parents need to consider the total nutrient package"(2).

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"milk sold in schools accounts for 7 percent of all milk sales in the country"(2)

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"elementary school children drank 35 percent less milk at school on average when flavored milk was removed" (2)

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"milk provides a host of nutrients, including calcium, protein, and vitamin D, which studies show is deficient in about three-quarters of teenagers and adults" (2).

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"flavored milk also contains cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup" (1).

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"chocolate milk can contain about twice as much sugar as plain low-fat milk"(1).

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In NY schools, "fat-free chocolate milk fills nearly 60 percent of the 100 million cartons served each year" (1).

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Author: Scholastic

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Why is the debate over changes to school lunch requirements so heated-and how will the rules affect you?

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Source 2: Chocolate Milk: More Harmful than Healthful

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Source 2: Chocolate Milk: More Harmful than Healthful

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Author: Jonathan Smith

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Source 1: A School Fight Over Chocolate Milk

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Source 1: A School Fight Over Chocolate Milk

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Author: NY Times

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A School Fight Over Chocolate Milk (Published 2010)

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Flavored milk has emerged as both villain and victim in a cafeteria drama that pits the dairy industry, administrators and parents against one another.