Humanity Officially Stinks.....

Whole milk is nasty.

I drink Fat Free, Lactose-Free milk.

And it makes me better then all of you.

Netherscourge

Last I checked, chocolate milk has more protein than regular. I don't know about school milks, though. Chocolate is much better.BranKetra

Wow, you really are just trying to troll. The milk that is in schools is the kind that they say is fattier than a Big Mac burger. It doesn't matter if you think it's low-fat or not. The regular stuff has even more than that. Try doing some research before trolling educated people.GladlyHandly

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Last I checked, chocolate milk has more protein than regular. I don't know about school milks, though. Chocolate is much better.LJS9502_basic

I'm still confused by the fact that American schools supply food. Here you bring your own stuff, and if you want to buy something from the canteen you can as a treat. I remember the canteen at my primary school was, as is most, run by volunteers and only opened 3 days a week. There you could buy meat pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, etc. However the majority of food you ate during school was that which you brought from home ...

Hopefully public schools can get super important matters like this nailed down quickly so they can worry about the bevy of smaller problems like how they by and large, suck at teaching and stuff like that.

I'm still confused by the fact that American schools supply food. Here you bring your own stuff, and if you want to buy something from the canteen you can as a treat. I remember the canteen at my primary school was, as is most, run by volunteers and only opened 3 days a week. There you could buy meat pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, etc. However the majority of food you ate during school was that which you brought from home ...

daqua_99

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="comp_atkins"]they'll survive just fine without it.Captain_Swosh69

I'm still confused by the fact that American schools supply food. Here you bring your own stuff, and if you want to buy something from the canteen you can as a treat. I remember the canteen at my primary school was, as is most, run by volunteers and only opened 3 days a week. There you could buy meat pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, etc. However the majority of food you ate during school was that which you brought from home ...

daqua_99

I think people need to start being a lot more careful in what they do. I honestly don't see removing chocolate milk from schools as doing really anything to fighting obesity. Yes chocolate will include a lot of calories, but honestly milk has a lot of calories on it's own. Not to mention all the other crap schools tend to offer kids at incredibly low prices I don't see that removing the chocolate from their meal of fries, burgers, and cookies as a true effort to be doing anything constructive.

Omni I definitely disagree with you on the McDonalds thing, but we definitely agree on this. It's just too minimal of an effort in my mind to actually end up being helpful.

Nice, don't come up with anything fact-wise to retort. It's obvious from my previous readings of this thread that all of your retorts are just aimed at making people upset, hence the title of trolling. I'm done here.GladlyHandly

Hopefully public schools can get super important matters like this nailed down quickly so they can worry about the bevy of smaller problems like how they by and large, suck at teaching and stuff like that.

Alter_Echo

[QUOTE="Captain_Swosh69"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And they will continue to take away rights to personal freedom....but hey....we'll survive just fine without it....right?comp_atkins

Fiedler just returned from Mom Congress on Education and Learning in Washington D.C. where there was a lot of discussion on the issue.Omni-Slash

Omni I definitely disagree with you on the McDonalds thing, but we definitely agree on this. It's just too minimal of an effort in my mind to actually end up being helpful.

Serraph105

I think people need to start being a lot more careful in what they do. I honestly don't see removing chocolate milk from schools as doing really anything to fighting obesity. Yes chocolate will include a lot of calories, but honestly milk has a lot of calories on it's own. Not to mention all the other crap schools tend to offer kids at incredibly low prices I don't see that removing the chocolate from their meal of fries, burgers, and cookies as a true effort to be doing anything constructive.

Omni I definitely disagree with you on the McDonalds thing, but we definitely agree on this. It's just too minimal of an effort in my mind to actually end up being helpful.

When I was in sixth grade (2001, not that long ago...) our school cafeteria had all kinds of candy bars for sale, but I'm sure they're gone now. :(

Oh and by the way. For your further edification. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article767631.ece http://www.cspinet.org/nah/11_99/best_and_worst.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-438881/The-Royal-pasty-thats-unhealthier-Big-Mac.html http://www.nowpublic.com/health/big-mac-less-fat-supermarket-salads Do you want more?GladlyHandly

I think people need to start being a lot more careful in what they do. I honestly don't see removing chocolate milk from schools as doing really anything to fighting obesity. Yes chocolate will include a lot of calories, but honestly milk has a lot of calories on it's own. Not to mention all the other crap schools tend to offer kids at incredibly low prices I don't see that removing the chocolate from their meal of fries, burgers, and cookies as a true effort to be doing anything constructive.

Omni I definitely disagree with you on the McDonalds thing, but we definitely agree on this. It's just too minimal of an effort in my mind to actually end up being helpful.

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]

I'm still confused by the fact that American schools supply food. Here you bring your own stuff, and if you want to buy something from the canteen you can as a treat. I remember the canteen at my primary school was, as is most, run by volunteers and only opened 3 days a week. There you could buy meat pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, etc. However the majority of food you ate during school was that which you brought from home ...

LJS9502_basic

That was primary. High school was even better. We had three Coca-cola vending machines, plus a Mars Bar one and a flavoured milk one. They also sold things like pizza slabs, ice creams, etc. However it was all our choice. We were taught about diet in PDHPE and most people made the right choices.

I'm overweight, and I've gained weight over the past few weeks. However I know I can bring it down again with a few solid weeks of gym. Six solid hours a week, plus limiting my fast-food intake to about once every 2 days, and I'll get back down. This sort of thing needs to be drilled into kids. It's about moderation and a ned to exercise.

I think people need to start being a lot more careful in what they do. I honestly don't see removing chocolate milk from schools as doing really anything to fighting obesity. Yes chocolate will include a lot of calories, but honestly milk has a lot of calories on it's own. Not to mention all the other crap schools tend to offer kids at incredibly low prices I don't see that removing the chocolate from their meal of fries, burgers, and cookies as a true effort to be doing anything constructive.

Omni I definitely disagree with you on the McDonalds thing, but we definitely agree on this. It's just too minimal of an effort in my mind to actually end up being helpful.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="daqua_99"]

I'm still confused by the fact that American schools supply food. Here you bring your own stuff, and if you want to buy something from the canteen you can as a treat. I remember the canteen at my primary school was, as is most, run by volunteers and only opened 3 days a week. There you could buy meat pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, etc. However the majority of food you ate during school was that which you brought from home ...

daqua_99

That was primary. High school was even better. We had three Coca-cola vending machines, plus a Mars Bar one and a flavoured milk one. They also sold things like pizza slabs, ice creams, etc. However it was all our choice. We were taught about diet in PDHPE and most people made the right choices.

I'm overweight, and I've gained weight over the past few weeks. However I know I can bring it down again with a few solid weeks of gym. Six solid hours a week, plus limiting my fast-food intake to about once every 2 days, and I'll get back down. This sort of thing needs to be drilled into kids. It's about moderation and a ned to exercise.

That's the thing. I'm not for taking choice away from people. And much of the weight problem comes down to a lack of exercise. So taking a pint of chocolate milk away will do nothing to make people healthy.

LJS9502_basic

Exactly. Oh also, our school did twice the required hours of sports for a year. Instead of the minimum 2-hours a week we had 4 hours of sport. Realistically, 2 hours a week is nothing, and what constitutes "sport" needs to be re-defined. I spent 6 months doing lawn bowls and another year doing ten-pin as my required sport ... there should be a requirement of at least 2 hours of "physical" sport (i.e. involving frequent movement) and then any additional hours could be spent on other things.

what a minute...do some of the people from England think Chocolate Milk = Ice Cream?......Omni-Slash

what a minute...do some of the people from England think Chocolate Milk = Ice Cream?......Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]what a minute...do some of the people from England think Chocolate Milk = Ice Cream?......toast_burner

I **** hate schools like the one in the OP. I don't exactly agree with the idea ofthe school interfering with my personal life and deciding what I should be eating.

[QUOTE="toast_burner"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]what a minute...do some of the people from England think Chocolate Milk = Ice Cream?......surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And a cup of chocolate milk is not going to hurt anyone......maybe we should remove video games and the internet. After all....that doesn't do anything for exercise which children need.Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And a cup of chocolate milk is not going to hurt anyone......maybe we should remove video games and the internet. After all....that doesn't do anything for exercise which children need.majoras_wrath

[QUOTE="majoras_wrath"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"] that's the thing...it;s only a matter of time til the health police come knocking on your door and put regulations on the TV you can watch....amount of time your computer can be on....games can be played....it is after all..better for you....surrealnumber5

From my understanding, dairy and sugar in general isn't the healthiest thing for you. I'm all for trying to educate kids about the benefits of healthy eating, but if this makes them revert from chocolate milk to a can of pop then whats the point?

If schools are so concerned about junk food intake, they should educate children on the matter... isn't that what schools are for?

From my understanding, dairy and sugar in general isn't the healthiest thing for you. I'm all for trying to educate kids about the benefits of healthy eating, but if this makes them revert from chocolate milk to a can of pop then whats the point?

If schools are so concerned about junk food intake, they should educate children on the matter... isn't that what schools are for?

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="majoras_wrath"] :lol: If that isn't the silliest slippery slope arguments I've ever heard, I don't know what is. God forbid the school stops providing chocolate milk in it's own cafeteria. If your kids want it, they should bring it from home.majoras_wrath

what about milk is bad for you?

surrealnumber5

It's only bad for you if you don't get up and do some exercise every once in a while.

Or if you're lactose intolerant. :P

From my understanding, dairy and sugar in general isn't the healthiest thing for you. I'm all for trying to educate kids about the benefits of healthy eating, but if this makes them revert from chocolate milk to a can of pop then whats the point?

If schools are so concerned about junk food intake, they should educate children on the matter... isn't that what schools are for?

qead

I've personally had bad experiences with it, when i was little i was constantly sick and drank milk all the time. Following the doctor's advice, my parents stopped giving me milk, and it actually helped quite a bit

My mother went to a natural path doctor for general wellness, and she suggested that milk and dairy be cut out of our diets entirely. My mom claims she has alot more energy right now, but who knows...

http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/ - I found this with a quick google search... the page is obviously arguing for one side, but it does cite a few research articles that seem pretty telling

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="majoras_wrath"] Then thats not ok. But this is not one of those cases, and I am amused at the over the top "WE'RE LOSING OUR LIBERTY!!!!!" reactions to something like this.majoras_wrath

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maybe our kids should do it twice a day....

i think the problem is the lack of exercise

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maybe our kids should do it twice a day....

surrealnumber5

Fifteen minutes of exercise a day will keep most people healthy. It's that easy.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="majoras_wrath"] :lol: If that isn't the silliest slippery slope arguments I've ever heard, I don't know what is. God forbid the school stops providing chocolate milk in it's own cafeteria. If your kids want it, they should bring it from home.majoras_wrath

[QUOTE="qead"]

From my understanding, dairy and sugar in general isn't the healthiest thing for you. I'm all for trying to educate kids about the benefits of healthy eating, but if this makes them revert from chocolate milk to a can of pop then whats the point?

If schools are so concerned about junk food intake, they should educate children on the matter... isn't that what schools are for?

Serraph105

Then do something about exercise and not worry about a pint of chocolate milk once a day.....

LJS9502_basic

I didn't even get pints in my school...we got a cup and had to pay extra to get any more.

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="qead"]

From my understanding, dairy and sugar in general isn't the healthiest thing for you. I'm all for trying to educate kids about the benefits of healthy eating, but if this makes them revert from chocolate milk to a can of pop then whats the point?

If schools are so concerned about junk food intake, they should educate children on the matter... isn't that what schools are for?

LJS9502_basic

But wouldn't that be 'forcing' kids to exercise? Why can't a healthy diet and exercise be promoted equally?

But wouldn't that be 'forcing' kids to exercise? Why can't a healthy diet and exercise be promoted equally?

qead

There's already forced exercise.