Connecticut Close to Banning Chocolate Milk in Schools

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Connecticut News Station WFSB reports that lawmakers in Connecticut have signed off on a bill, now on Gov. Dannel Malloy’s desk awaiting his signature, that will ban chocolate milk from being served as part of the school lunch program.

The state lawmakers are stating that if they do not make this move, CT could lose federal funding under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids (HHFK) Act. HFFK sets restrictions for nutrition of school meals within the national school lunch program.

Although this would improve the nutrition for students, taking away foods with higher sugar and sodium, many CT residents do not feel this will be a positive change. They argue that if it were not for the chocolate milk, they do not feel the students will drink any milk at all.

To read more about how residents are reacting, visit WFSB’s webpage to watch a video interviewing a local family.