The USDA has proposed a ban on chocolate milk in school cafeterias due to rising levels of childhood obesity in the U.S.
, which includes less added sugars in school lunch and breakfast programs to "reduce children's risk of chronic disease.", "This approach would reduce exposure to added sugars and would promote the more nutrient-dense choice of unflavored milk for young children when their tastes are being formed."
Some commenters applauded the effort and voiced support to strengthen nutrition standards at schools, while others condemned the plan and said it should be left up to parents and families individually to make those dietary decisions.Monday that "flavored milk is a challenging issue to figure out exactly the best path forward."
In it, the association wrote that dairy companies would "deliver milk's 13 essential nutrients to America's students while reducing calories and added sugars in flavored milk."
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