Tiffany utilized a "Come and Take It" sign while introducing an amendment that would ensure children retain "access to delicious and nutritious" flavored milks.
Why must it be one or the other? They should both be gone. There is no ābalance.ā Chocolate milk and fruit juice are not healthy options, especially for children. Full stop. If it must be milk, plain 2% milk is sufficient to get the nutritional benefits.
And we havenāt even considered if the milk in question has been sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup.
not healthy options, especially for children. Full stop
I think youāre making this far more black and white than it needs to be. Fruit juice and sweetened milk can easily be part of a very healthy diet. Unless youāre a professional athlete, no one is watching their diet close enough for 8-12oz of juice to be an issue.
Weāre not talking about adults, though, athletic or otherwise. Weāre talking about children, and having a healthier diet in childhood gives better health outcomes as adults (e.g. forming good eating habits).
Having juice or sweetened milk on a regular basis trains your body to crave it and affects your gut health negatively. Additionally, and this is anecdotal, I canāt imagine itās helping anyoneās behavior in school.
And as far as ādiet watchingā goes, take a look at European school lunches; generally far healthier and more well-rounded than what we find in the US, all because they give a fuck what their kids eat. Plus, I can assure you many parents are watching their kidsā diets as much as they can.
Schools shouldnāt be confounding the health efforts of parents. This is just shilling for the dairy industry disguised as lawmaking, plain and simple.
Seems like to make any kind of sense weād have to accurately define āhealthyā. Foods are healthy or unhealthy in context for the most part.
Is chocolate milk āunhealthyā compared to water? Depends what youāre looking for, it has added sugar but also provides solid macros and decent amounts of vitamins.
Sure, and I agree with your premise, but at that point, why not just drink plain milk? The added sugar is superfluous on top of the lactose (plus, we havenāt even covered the extra processing of the chocolate or artificial flavors that are all too common in American prepackaged foods).
But whatever the case, the politician making this āstandā isnāt doing it because he wants to ensure kids get the macros they need; heās in the pocket of dairy lobbyists.
Why must it be one or the other? They should both be gone. There is no ābalance.ā Chocolate milk and fruit juice are not healthy options, especially for children. Full stop. If it must be milk, plain 2% milk is sufficient to get the nutritional benefits.
And we havenāt even considered if the milk in question has been sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup.
I think youāre making this far more black and white than it needs to be. Fruit juice and sweetened milk can easily be part of a very healthy diet. Unless youāre a professional athlete, no one is watching their diet close enough for 8-12oz of juice to be an issue.
Weāre not talking about adults, though, athletic or otherwise. Weāre talking about children, and having a healthier diet in childhood gives better health outcomes as adults (e.g. forming good eating habits).
Having juice or sweetened milk on a regular basis trains your body to crave it and affects your gut health negatively. Additionally, and this is anecdotal, I canāt imagine itās helping anyoneās behavior in school.
And as far as ādiet watchingā goes, take a look at European school lunches; generally far healthier and more well-rounded than what we find in the US, all because they give a fuck what their kids eat. Plus, I can assure you many parents are watching their kidsā diets as much as they can.
Schools shouldnāt be confounding the health efforts of parents. This is just shilling for the dairy industry disguised as lawmaking, plain and simple.
Seems like to make any kind of sense weād have to accurately define āhealthyā. Foods are healthy or unhealthy in context for the most part.
Is chocolate milk āunhealthyā compared to water? Depends what youāre looking for, it has added sugar but also provides solid macros and decent amounts of vitamins.
Sure, and I agree with your premise, but at that point, why not just drink plain milk? The added sugar is superfluous on top of the lactose (plus, we havenāt even covered the extra processing of the chocolate or artificial flavors that are all too common in American prepackaged foods).
But whatever the case, the politician making this āstandā isnāt doing it because he wants to ensure kids get the macros they need; heās in the pocket of dairy lobbyists.