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Flavored Milk Banned in LA School District
Fox News ^ | 04/28/11 | SoCal SoCon

Posted on 04/28/2011 5:51:51 PM PDT by SoCal SoCon

The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District says he wants to stop offering chocolate- and strawberry-flavored milk to students as part of an attempt to curb childhood obesity.

Superintendent John Deasy appeared with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on Tuesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and said he will recommend the ban to the board of education by July.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: liberalfascism; obesity
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Nanny State Alert.
1 posted on 04/28/2011 5:51:58 PM PDT by SoCal SoCon
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To: SoCal SoCon

How did it get there in the first place??


2 posted on 04/28/2011 5:52:49 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SoCal SoCon

Why not just let the kids bring their own food from home?

Whatever mom wants her kids to eat would be none of the state’s business.


3 posted on 04/28/2011 5:56:16 PM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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To: SoCal SoCon

It’s too bad that the teachers, principals, and superintendents don’t have the same commitment to ensuring each child gets a grade 12 education by the time they leave grade 12.


4 posted on 04/28/2011 5:56:16 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: SoCal SoCon

It’s too bad that the teachers, principals, and superintendents don’t have the same commitment to ensuring each child gets a grade 12 education by the time they leave grade 12.


5 posted on 04/28/2011 5:56:30 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: SoCal SoCon
It would be nice if the Los Angeles Unified School District showed as much interest in the fact that so many of its students are performing below national averages for their grade.
6 posted on 04/28/2011 5:56:45 PM PDT by bwc2221
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To: Jonty30

Too bad I can’t delete duplicate responses.:)


7 posted on 04/28/2011 5:57:31 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: SoCal SoCon

White Milk. Breakfast of Champions.


8 posted on 04/28/2011 5:58:01 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Sacajaweau

Chocolate and Strawberry cows obviously.


9 posted on 04/28/2011 5:58:27 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: I_Like_Spam

I agree, of course then you will have to listen to, “But some parents won’t send their kids any food.” And that’s true. And I don’t have an answer for that.


10 posted on 04/28/2011 5:58:41 PM PDT by brytlea (A tick stole my tagline....)
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To: SoCal SoCon

Fat Free Chocolate Milk is da bomb


11 posted on 04/28/2011 6:03:25 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: brytlea

so??

What are food stamps for?


12 posted on 04/28/2011 6:04:39 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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Drink a liter after morning an evening workouts.....it IS the bomb for endurance an muscular health.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20100604/chocolate-milk-refuels-muscles-after-workout


13 posted on 04/28/2011 6:09:21 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: SoCal SoCon

Anything public school is child abuse, including meals.


14 posted on 04/28/2011 6:12:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: Squantos

cool!


15 posted on 04/28/2011 6:12:41 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: SoCal SoCon

If my daughter doesn’t have strawberry or chocolate flavored milk, she’ll drink juice or soda instead. How does getting rid of the flavoring help her?
Making the food taste bad will not make the kids want to eat healthy.


16 posted on 04/28/2011 6:12:50 PM PDT by tbw2
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I’m sure that’s an answer, but what I was saying is people would say that bad parents wouldn’t bother to give the kids anything to take. I’m not saying it’s a good excuse for a school lunch program, I”m just telling you what they will say. And it’s true, there are parents who won’t bother. They will say they don’t have time, or they will tell the kids to make their own and they will forget or won’t bother. Right now the schools do give kids without a meal something to eat. Without a school lunch program they will either have to have something else there to feed them or just let them not eat. I suspect many teachers will just reach into their own pockets and feed them (I would) but I don’t know.
It’s just a thought. Look, we have taken care of people’s needs for so long I suspect there are large numbers of irresponsible people who would fall into this category. Anyway, it’s what the argument would be. And the answer “Well, it’s their kids, and their problem” will only get you called mean. Doesn’t matter if you’re right, it won’t get any traction with the public.


17 posted on 04/28/2011 6:18:57 PM PDT by brytlea (A tick stole my tagline....)
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To: SoCal SoCon
BANNED!

What Idiots! We dont have anything else to worry about.

18 posted on 04/28/2011 6:22:43 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Jonty30
Too bad I can’t delete duplicate responses.:)

Too bad you post duplicate responses. :)

19 posted on 04/28/2011 6:23:40 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Racist Mudda******!


20 posted on 04/28/2011 6:24:43 PM PDT by mylife
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