Nutritional quandary: To flavor milk or not
Confronted with a long-running food fight over whether to serve children flavored milk chocolate, strawberry, banana, vanilla in homes and in schools, parents may instinctively want to duck the issue.
But, in the end, theyre going to have to think and act in what they see as their childs best interests.
Opponents of flavored milks view them as nutritional booby traps, unnecessary sources of sugar and fat. School districts across the country have banned these milks from cafeterias.
Supporters of flavored milks emphasize the good-for-you components found in the milk: calcium, vitamins, nutrients.
Kids who wont drink regular milk will often drink flavored milk, they say, arguing flavored milks are better choices than sodas.
Kids are not drinking enough milk, we know that, said Jean Daniel, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We need to look at common-sense ways to reduce calories and fat while getting them the essential nutrients. There has to be a balance.
Proposed regulations governing school lunches look only at the fat content of milks in cafeterias. Only nonfat flavored milks would be permitted as of the 2012-2013 school year if the guidelines are passed, Daniel said.
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