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Know the Facts about Milk!

• On average, an 8 ounce serving of school flavored milk has just 122 calories
• Flavored milk contains the same nine essential nutrients as white milk, including vitamin D, calcium and potassium—“nutrients of concern” that most kids fail to get enough of, according to the dietary guidelines for Americans.
• Milk options are skim, 1%, and fat free chocolate. Offering these helps kids learn food and nutrition lessons, and research suggests “choice” helps boost kids intake of nutritious foods. For example, Cornell University researchers found that children ate more carrots when they were offered a choice between carrots or celery, compared to when they only were provided carrots!
• Flavored milk “counts” as a serving of dairy—and most Americans fall far short of the recommended three servings for kids ages 9 and up.
• A study showed eliminating flavored milk (in our case, fat free chocolate milk) from elementary schools resulted in a dramatic drop in milk consumption (35%), which means many children will miss out on essential nutrients that milk provides.