Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias.
The agency opened a comment request in February for feedback on its proposal to revise long-term school nutrition standards, which includes less added sugars in school lunch and breakfast programs to "reduce children s risk of chronic disease."
The proposal states, "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."
More specifically, the USDA suggests limiting the amount of strawberry and chocolate milk in high schools and banning it altogether in elementary and middle schools.
As of time of publication, the USDA had received more than 92,000 comments on the proposal, with opinions from both sides of the debate.
Some commenters applauded the effort and voiced support to strengthen nutrition st
(NEW YORK) A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias. The agency opened a comment request in February for feedback on its proposal to revise long-term school nutrition standards, which includes less added sugars in school lunch and breakfast programs to "reduce children's risk of chronic
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias. The agency
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias.
The agency opened a comment request in February for feedback on its proposal to revise long-term school nutrition standards, which includes less added sugars in school lunch and breakfast programs to "reduce children s risk of chronic disease."
The proposal states, "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."
More specifically, the USDA suggests limiting the amount of strawberry and chocolate milk in high schools and banning it altogether in elementary and middle schools.
As of time of publication, the USDA had received more than 92,000 comments on the proposal, with opinions from both sides of the debate.
Some commenters applauded the effort and voiced support to strengthen nutrition st