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Anonymous
Ridiculous! I won't have dairy at all unless it is ice cream, so all school lunches should have ice cream. What kind of logic is that? Kids don't make nutritional decisions; it is up to the parents. |
Anonymous
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The transcript of the hearing is absurd. All the problems facing DCPS, and he wastes time on chocolate milk - because some first graders said they liked it better?!?!?! Well, no shit - not exactly man bites dog news.
FWIW, he focused on the fact that the kids are drinking sugary juices not that they can't get chocolate milk. Isn't a better solution to offer ONLY healthy alternatives at school? Good grief. |
Anonymous
| Anyone else thinking about calling Kwame Brown's office? |
Anonymous
| Maybe the dairy industry offered him a new tricked out escalade if he can get choco milk back in the school. |
Anonymous
| I cannot believe this was an issue. I wasn't that impressed with her answers, either. I got the sense that she was trying to stay neutral, but I wish she'd been a bit more assertive about the absurdity of his position. |
Anonymous
| that exchange was embarrassing. at least kaya tried to keep it on track. |
Anonymous
HAHA! I love this! I think that it is absurd talking about this seriously. It is a decision for some program director not a committee, though if you are going to serve chocolate milk make sure it is LOW fat, and has a very low sugar content. Also, we do not need dairy to survive. Although the quality of food has improved a ton this year, they should be focusing more on teaching children healthy eating habits (bringing them home to the family) and even planting school gardens to understand better where their food comes from |
Anonymous
And that's the bottom line: it's essentially a battle between good education (and public health) policy on the one hand; and some craven asshole of a politician selling a captive audience of children off to corporate campaign donors on the other. |
Anonymous
| I believe that the Healthy Schools Act prohibits serving chocolate milk in DCPS (not, unfortunately, in before or aftercare). So Brown might be making some good coin from the dairy industry, but it'll take others on the D.C. Council to overturn the law. |
Anonymous
| No, the Healthy Schools Act does not address the issue of flavored milk. |
Anonymous
| This STEAMS me. I pulled my kids out of the breakfast program because they were eating froot loops with chocolate milk last year. I let them go back this year because they eliminated sugar cereals and chocolate milk. Why the hell would kids need chocolate milk on their cereal in the morning? Stupidest thing I've ever seen. |
Anonymous
| I'd a hell of lot rather have my children drinking chocolate milk than juice. Juice is for stupid people. |
Anonymous
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Almost anything is fine in moderation, I buy a quart of chocolate milk twice a month or so because my kids like it. We are not a juice household, pretty much water and whole milk but if they have juice when out somewhere I am fine with that.
I fully support providing healthy alternatives in school and education about a healthy diet, but it bugs me that it is an all or nothing proposition. Why do we have to go from fruit loops with cheerios (I agree this is an abysmal breakfast) to an absolute prohibition on certain foods? |
Anonymous
Because kids tend to choose the sugary choices and need guidance in firming their dietary habits. At home, you can limit to twice a month whereas at school it becomes an everyday proposition and the parents aren't there to say, "hey honey, you had candy this morning, you dont need anymore for lunch." |