… And flavoured milk also takes a hit

The Ontario Ministry of Education’s ban on sugar drinks in high schools will eliminate 500 ml chocolate milk containers starting next September, citing its sugar content. Dairy Farmers of Ontario hopes to get this changed and notes that this trend appears to be sweeping in from the United States. Officials in West Virginia, for example, are determined to clean up the state’s reputation, right or wrong, as having the least healthy diet in the United States.British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s primetime six-part TV show Food Revolution on ABC had an effect. He declared flavoured milk to be no healthier than a soft drink because of added sugar.

Better Farming - October 2010