Comments on: Should Chocolate Milk Be Banned?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:06:19 +0000

I think they should ban everything even remotely tasty, because no one ever in the history of the world has ever desired that which they cannot have.

By: Ben Eshbach

Ben Eshbach — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:45:13 +0000

Chocolate milk on Fridays!

By: Kathy Howe

Kathy Howe — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:46 +0000

As with most things, moderation is the key. Is there a good balance of foods served in the cafeteria….fresh fruits and vegetables?

By: birdfeed

birdfeed — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:55:10 +0000

Not just chocolate milk, but all dairy milk should be banned. It is unnatural and inhumane for humans to drink the infant formula of another species.

By: pwscott

pwscott — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:09 +0000

When I was a kid in school you could only get it on Wednesday. 5 cents a half pint. It was something we looked forward to. It was never the same after I grew up. :p

By: dealhuntr1

dealhuntr1 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:12:53 +0000

When I was in school we used to smuggle chocolate drink mix in anyway.

My son, who’s always been underweight should be able to supplement his calories with chocolate milk. He normally picks healthy choices otherwise. He loves salads. I think I may just pack his lunch instead. I’d rather he had a warm lunch.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:09:46 +0000

BAN chocolate milk in schools? Is this a joke post?
Just feed them bread and water then. How about instead of banning something that could be bad for you in excess, teach the children how to make decisions. My cafeteria had ALL sorts of junk food when I was growing up. In fact my favorite meal was pizza and french fries on Fridays. It didn’t matter though because I was taught how to eat right and I went outside and played!
Banning chocolate milk is like prohibition for kids. If they have bad habits, they’ll just go get their fix somewhere else.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:05:28 +0000

If they didn’t have chocolate milk in the schools when I went, I wouldn’t have had any dairy in my diet all those four years. 60 freaking calories isn’t worth freaking out over. Instead of getting rid of all of the ‘bad’ things in our children’s diets, why not teach them moderation and self control? It’s a hell of a lot more helpful than depriving them of their childhood altogether.

By: Zaulankris

Zaulankris — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:36:06 +0000

Ew, milk. I say ban it all, unless it’s organic its full of icky growth hormones, antibiotics and who knows what else.

It’s true that calcium is found in more natural sources of food, ones that do not contain such additives or sugar.

No other animal other than humans will continue to nurse from another species for all its life, it’s just not natural. We will not suffer any harm if we just eat properly in the first place.

By: Lewen

Lewen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:23:20 +0000

My school also offered chocolate milk only on fridays. but it was so sweet up to 1/3 of kids still choose the white 2% instead

By: ilandrah

ilandrah — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:15:15 +0000

Seriously, can’t we just let kids enjoy their childhoods without imposing all of these unecessary dietary requirements upon them at every turn.
Moderation is a great thing to learn, and kids do need to have their diets moderated by responsible adults, but I am really tired of having two healthy young children who are forced to miss out on treats because other parents are apparently incapable of enforcing a healthy diet at home and seem to expect other authority figures to impose it for them.

By: Corvine

Corvine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:13:11 +0000

it’s not 170 calories, at least not at my high school… first of all, the chocolate milk doesn’t come in 8-oz servings. It comes in tiny servings that leave you thirsty (4-6 ounces?). Second, my school has fat-free chocolate milk. I don’t know if the 110-calorie white milk referenced is skim, 2%, or whole, but if it’s whole that means the estimate is even higher than the reality.

By: BlessedBlogger

BlessedBlogger — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:57:05 +0000

I don’t mind the chocolate milk as long as that’s what it actually is. Are the ingredients low-fat milk, chocolate and a small amount of sugar? Or is it a bunch of fillers, chemicals, chocolate ‘flavor’ and tons of sugar? Not all chocolates are equal. I eat a piece of organic dark chocolate every single day but I wouldn’t touch a Hershey bar with a ten foot pole. A chocolate milk does not a fat kid make. What’s important is the quality of the food and the overall diet.

By: g.park

g.park — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:51:51 +0000

Kids need to learn how to make good decisions, and resist temptations. If we put too many artificial limits on their options, then they won’t be able to make good choices when they’re out on their own.

Also, 60 calories is hardly something worthy of a ban, especially for children.

By: GeneBunny

GeneBunny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:49:59 +0000

Call me crazy, but a school-aged child gaining five pounds in a year doesn’t sound like a bad thing.

By: TFT

TFT — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:42:04 +0000

Ban it!

By: amberae

amberae — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:43:03 +0000

Chocolate milk is said the be the perfect after workout drink. It has a great balance of carbs and proteins. Secondly, these kids are not getting fat from school meals like parents are complaining about, it the parents that allow their kids to be fat.

By: harm

harm — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:09 +0000

In elementary school, I recall only being allowed chocolate milk on Fridays. Good compromise?