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Soda at School: How Parents Can Get Kids to Choose Healthier Drinks

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I think that they should put soft drinks back in the schools

tyler of AL 9:33AM October 28, 2011

>Drinking skim or 1-percent milk at home gets children used to the idea that that's what milk really tastes like.
No, drinking whole-fat milk with its natural complement of nutrients and fat-sugar-protein balance will teach them what real milk tastes like.

Samazama of CA 12:18AM May 07, 2011

I found a new healthy chocolate milk mix which is lower in sugar, calories and has probiotics. In fact MojoMilk has 10x the healthy probiotics than yogurt. And the best thing is that MojoMilk is a powdered milk mix made in individual stick packs, so they are ideal for kids lunches. Check it out (www.mojomilk.com) and hopefully schools can get this stuff available for students.

Peter Leighton of UT 12:36AM November 05, 2010

Banning sugary drinks won't make kids healthier. I think the focus should be on healthy families - healthy groceries, making nutritous meals together, being active together. It's about a healthy lifestyle and that means everything in moderation. I don't eat fast food often but sometimes I enjoy a #3 from McDonald's, I would hate to have that taken away by the govenment. http://blog.mydiscoverhealth.com/

JSC1022 of MN 10:56AM November 04, 2010

Schools need to continue to work to eliminate competing vending machines as long as the students are also taught the importance of consuming healthy beverages and why other drinks may not be a good choice. This process needs to start in the home at an early age. Parents are often guilty of giving their children what they want in order to 'pacify the moment' instead of what they really need. Developing good exercise habits is also vitally important.
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Clay Boggess of TX 10:54AM November 04, 2010

The availability of high-calorie beverages in schools is one of the reasons why school nutrition professionals have been calling on Congress to pass S 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. If we truly are serious about decreasing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles for our children, Congress must enact nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools. It is only logical that children should receive the same message about healthy food choices offered in all areas of the school, whether in the cafeteria, the gymnasium, or in vending machines. Check out www.TrayTalk.org for information on how schools are working to provide students with more nutritious options.
SNA President Nancy Rice, M.Ed., RD, LD, SNS

Nancy Rice of MD 2:18PM November 02, 2010

I remember when i was a kid it was skim milk, 2% or chocolate milk and i always got the 2%. I don't think i ever had a soda in elementary school lunch. Give the kids chocolate milk, atleast they will get some calcium, vitamin D and not just pure sugar. parents needs to start teaching their kids to make better choices. learn to make better choices at www.diet-myths.com

kate of IL 1:25AM November 02, 2010

SInce when is whole milk bad for kids? Crazy. See the article by the Kansas University professor in this same publication - He went on a junk food diet and lost 25 lbs. Moral of the story - it's not what you eat but how much. Kids should have whole milk. We are becoming an eating disordered society and this focus on "bad foods" vs. "good foods" is damaging to our children. We should limit the portions. And for goodness sake the cartons only contain 8 ounces each and the same fat as a "healthy" slice of cheese. Cheese good, milk bad??? What kind of science is this? Hope we didn't pay for it......though I am sure we did.

joseph of NC 9:01PM November 01, 2010