4PM LA schools may ban chocolate milk.

According to the story, LA schools Superintendent John Deasy is pushing to remove flavored milk from school menus because it is too high in sugar content. But as the story points out, the concern is that the kids who currently drink chocolate milk won’t just switch to white milk but rather to something else altogether and therefore miss out on the calcium, Vitamin D, and nutritional value of the milk. Remember, the key for any proposed change in something you don’t like is to make sure that there’s actually a plausible superior alternative. I know that for our boys, they like milk, but Ethan in particular loves chocolate milk and will drink as much as we give him. Interestingly, a friend of mine actually told me recently that chocolate milk has become the fad rejuvenating drink for kids who play sports because it replenishes everything they sweat out when exercising, particularly carbs for muscle energy. Good enough for athletes, good enough for school kids, I say. Plus, it’s yummy.