Should Chocolate Milk Be Allowed In Schools

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Is chocolate milk healthier for kids? Some schools are debating about the benefits of chocolate milk. They have gone as far as banning chocolate milk in schools. Why is this subject so controversial? According to celebrity chef and food activist, Jamie Oliver, chocolate milk has as much sugar in it, as a candy bar does. Yet, according to data from the dairy industry, milk consumption in 58 different schools that have dropped or limited flavored milk from their cafeterias, have decreased 35%. If this is the case, how are kids getting the nutritional needs like calcium and vitamin D met? Joy Bauer, a nutrition expert, says that schools should not be giving these higher sugar drinks to the kids. If this is the only way to get kids to drink