Schools to ban chocolate milk over added sugar [Low, 360p] Chocolate Milk: Good Or Bad For Kids? Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk! Schools may ban chocolate milk over added sugar. By Christina Hoag, Associated Press Updated 5/11/2011 1:20 PM | LOS ANGELES — Chocolate milk has long been seen as the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down, but the nation's childhood obesity epidemic has a growing number of people wondering whether that's wise. Damian Dovarganes, AP Damian Dovarganes, AP Many argue that the nutritional value of flavored low-fat or skim milk outweighs the harm of added sugar.
With schools under increasing pressure to offer healthier food, the staple on children's cafeteria trays has come under attack over the very ingredient that makes it so popular — sugar. Some school districts have gone as far as prohibiting flavored milk, and Florida considered a statewide ban in schools. Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second-largest school district, is the latest district to tackle the issue. "Chocolate milk has been unfairly pegged as one of the causes of obesity," said Julie Buric, vice president of marketing for the Milk Processors Education Program. Dairy Nutrition FAQ - Flavored Milk. Sugar overload. Connect.readingandwritingproject.org/file/download?google_drive_document_id=0B7PXj8NvHO5ZWFRVSzRQOU5ZdU0.