Chocolate Milk in Schools

The National Dairy Council begins a formal campaign to keep chocolate milk in schools around the country entitled Raise your Hand for Chocolate Milk. This is in response as many schools consider or enact a ban on chocolate milk and other flavored milks claiming it is adding to the obesity epidemic, as it contains more calories and sugar than non-flavored milk. The Dairy Council's campaign makes the case for the nutritional value of milk and the concern that kids who don't like non-flavored milk won't drink white milk and thus miss out on valuable nutrients. Please see the links below to articles discussing this issue from the Huffington Post, New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the National Dairy Council"s Raise your Hand for Chocolate Milk campaign's website.

The Great Chocolate Milk Debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-ponessa-fratello/the-great-chocolate-milk-_b_698950.html

A School Fight Over Chocolate Milk
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/dining/25Milk.html?scp=1&sq=chocolate milk&st=cse

Raise Your Hand for Milk
http://www.raiseyourhand4milk.com/

Crying Over Spilt Chocolate Milk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/sns-health-chocolate-milk-debate,0,733950.story