Gilbert Cruz' 2008 article discusses that Chocolate Milk has been removed from many lunchrooms at schools according to some nutrition experts. These nutrition experts argue that chocolate milk is contributing to a childhood obesity issue. They also assert that an 8-oz serving of reduced chocolate milk has the same calories as an 8-oz can of Coke. Even though chocolate milk brings happiness to the children at school, they do not know the risk that is behind chocolate milk. Many people are not satisfied with this banning of chocolate milk especially the Dairy Industry so they gave approximately $1 million campaign "Raise Your Hand For Chocolate Milk." They believe that they should not get rid of chocolate milk since they have been serving milk at school for a very long time. A National Dairy Council video on youtube asserts that chocolate milk only has 60 more calories than white milk does, and that children do not grow obese overnight. Gilbert Cruz seems to be undecided of what to think regarding this conflict because he gives data of people against chocolate milk and people who think that chocolate milk should still be served in schools. Gilbert Cruz purpose is not to make schools ban chocolate milk but to give the Pro's and Con's of serving Chocolate Milk to children at school.
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Application Question: Should they ban Chocolate Milk because it has 60 more calories than regular white milk?
Style Question: Does Gilbert Cruz pro's and con's make people have a different opinion regarding Chocolate Milk ?
it really all depends on how much calories the rest of the contributing meal has;if it is generally low,then those 60 calories aren't really hurting anyone.but that's where the problem lies;the food served is just as fattening as the milk that makes the food palatable.while chocolate milk should not be banned,regular white milk should just be more encouraged and promoted.chocolate milk shouldn't be banned,just limited to consumption to our country's children and their growing waist sizes.
ReplyDeleteI really feel they should not ban chocolate milk because if it only has 6o more calories than white milk , than it would not contribute to obesity in a large quanity. Plus milk is not as fattening as the other foods they sell like chips and different snacks they put in vending machines. So I think they should keep chocolate milk. Its harmless !
ReplyDeleteI really dont think they should ban chocolate milk at schools as the National Council video says children do not grow obese overnight. Schools already banned the good snacks in school already like regular chips, many juices, soda, and candy; why would they want to snatch away one of the few good snacks we have left. The chocolate milk isnt the reason these children are fat, its actually the children's fault, they consume food like they're a hoover vacuum and in the end pretend like they are the victim in the situation when in fact they are the culprit. SMH(shaking my head)
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