Anonymous
12/04/2013 12:04
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:You know what's really funny about this thread?
Cow milk of any color is just not that healthy for a human to consume in quantity.
It is amusing to listen to about 50% of the posters here whine "OMG, kill the pink milk and give us lots of plain miiiiiiiiiilk! A human drinking out of the teat of a cow is such a great idea!"
+1
Anonymous
12/04/2013 11:46
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
I'm in FCPS and I just realized that we don't serve whole milk as an option anymore. Skim milk is SO much worse for kids!!!
Does anyone know what became of that FDA proposed regulation regarding allowing aspartame-laden milk to be labeled milk rather than diet milk? I will flip out if kids are getting fed aspartame rather than real milk!
Does anyone know what became of that FDA proposed regulation regarding allowing aspartame-laden milk to be labeled milk rather than diet milk? I will flip out if kids are getting fed aspartame rather than real milk!
Anonymous
12/04/2013 10:49
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Thanks for caring about this OP! I'm in MCPS district, but our kids are under 5. I'd also be concerned about strawberry "milk". I think it's ridiculous that there is so much junk available at schools. They should be setting the example!
Anonymous
12/04/2013 00:31
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
If that is what it takes to get your child to consume milk and get adequate dairy, then I wouldn't worry too much.
I grew up drinking chocolate milk throughout my school yrs. and never had a cavity until I was twenty five and was always very thin until my thirties.
Am 45 now and still have a clean bill of health Thank God!!!
I grew up drinking chocolate milk throughout my school yrs. and never had a cavity until I was twenty five and was always very thin until my thirties.
Am 45 now and still have a clean bill of health Thank God!!!
Anonymous
12/03/2013 23:37
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:When your kid comes play date at my house guess what ?
Strawberry AND Chocolate milk !!!
That's fine with me - it's a treat at a playdate. But I'd rather not have it available to my kid every single day via the school. And I bet the teachers appreciate kids not having 25g of sugar in a beverage, to say nothing of the sugar in the actual food.
Love,
Someone who actually doesn't stress that much about what her kids eat, but still thinks that a school doesn't need to offer strawberry milk
Anonymous
12/03/2013 23:01
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:Although I understand OP's objection to strawberry milk, I think this is a great teaching point for our children. Either (1) you pack your child's lunch and explain to him/her that you are doing so, b/c you do not think that the school lunches are healthful; or (2) you tell your child that s/he is not permitted to purchase strawberry milk. Children need to learn about nutrition and how to make good choices, why not start early.
As long as there are good choices in schools, I feel that there are bigger issues to worry about than their drinks (but, then again, I have two underweight children, and we still serve them whole milk).
Well, obviously, PP, parents aren't making it a "teachable moment." That's why we have an epidemic of childhood obesity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fet-5oYwus0
Also, you understand "underweight" is not being in a low percentile, right? So many people don't understand this on DCUM, so I worry about our educational system as a whole, not just what they're serving for lunch.
Anonymous
12/03/2013 22:43
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous
12/03/2013 22:38
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
When your kid comes play date at my house guess what ?
Strawberry AND Chocolate milk !!!
Strawberry AND Chocolate milk !!!
Anonymous
12/03/2013 22:27
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:Although I understand OP's objection to strawberry milk, I think this is a great teaching point for our children. Either (1) you pack your child's lunch and explain to him/her that you are doing so, b/c you do not think that the school lunches are healthful; or (2) you tell your child that s/he is not permitted to purchase strawberry milk. Children need to learn about nutrition and how to make good choices, why not start early.
As long as there are good choices in schools, I feel that there are bigger issues to worry about than their drinks (but, then again, I have two underweight children, and we still serve them whole milk).
Exactly, PP, why not start early and serve healthy food in school? Why give kids this mixed message by serving sugary crap? Why does this even need to be an option?
Anonymous
12/03/2013 22:22
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Although I understand OP's objection to strawberry milk, I think this is a great teaching point for our children. Either (1) you pack your child's lunch and explain to him/her that you are doing so, b/c you do not think that the school lunches are healthful; or (2) you tell your child that s/he is not permitted to purchase strawberry milk. Children need to learn about nutrition and how to make good choices, why not start early.
As long as there are good choices in schools, I feel that there are bigger issues to worry about than their drinks (but, then again, I have two underweight children, and we still serve them whole milk).
As long as there are good choices in schools, I feel that there are bigger issues to worry about than their drinks (but, then again, I have two underweight children, and we still serve them whole milk).
Anonymous
12/03/2013 20:58
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:MCPS will stop serving strawberry-flavored milk on January 1!
"Real Food for Kids - Montgomery (RFKM) is pleased to announce that after our advocacy work over the last year, MCPS has decided to stop serving strawberry milk as of January 1, 2014. With 25 grams of sugar and red dye #40, this was not a healthy food product, so we're very happy to see it go. They have also indicated a willingness to discuss lowering the amount of sugar in the chocolate milk with their current dairy provider. If you support RFKM's mission of bringing healthy, fresh and delicious food to MCPS, please send us an e-mail at members"at"realfoodforkidsmontgomery.org with your name and school name and we'll add you to our e-mail list."
Wow!! That is awesome.
My kid just started K this year and I found the strawberry milk a bit strange. Actually, DD mentioned that it tastes weird anyway.
Why would they need to serve that anyway?? 25 grams of sugar. 25!!
Good job RFKM!
Anonymous
12/03/2013 20:14
Subject: Re:How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:Doesn't every kid get free milk at school regardless if they buy or bring lunch?' I would rather them drink flavored milk than soda. I have seen few adults or kids addicted to flavored milk in the same way I have seen them addicted to soda.
If flavored milk is the only bad thing being served at lunch - and I doubt it is - I wouldn't worry too much about it. I would worry more about the overly processed crap being served with the milk that is making up the bulk of the meal.
BTW milk all by itself has sugar in it. Oh and so does fruit - sometimes lots of sugar. Should we ban fruit?
Yes...adults are addicted to sugar drinks. Because...they start expecting their drinks to be full of sugar when they are young kids.
It's weird to me that you use this as evidence that there should be sugared drinks readily available to kids in school.
Anonymous
12/03/2013 20:09
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
When will the stupid anti dye hysteria die out? when everything is a depressing grey or water color?
Anonymous
12/03/2013 20:06
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:MCPS will stop serving strawberry-flavored milk on January 1!
"Real Food for Kids - Montgomery (RFKM) is pleased to announce that after our advocacy work over the last year, MCPS has decided to stop serving strawberry milk as of January 1, 2014. With 25 grams of sugar and red dye #40, this was not a healthy food product, so we're very happy to see it go. They have also indicated a willingness to discuss lowering the amount of sugar in the chocolate milk with their current dairy provider. If you support RFKM's mission of bringing healthy, fresh and delicious food to MCPS, please send us an e-mail at members"at"realfoodforkidsmontgomery.org with your name and school name and we'll add you to our e-mail list."
Yeah! Bravo! Kudos!
Anonymous
12/03/2013 19:51
Subject: How to eliminate strawberry milk at DS' elementary school?
You guys fucking suck. Now I have to go out of my way to buy and pack the strawberry milk that my two elementary aged DCs love.