“Vegan” Adams May Ban Chocolate Milk In Schools

Patch New York reports:

A bipartisan group of New York City’s congressional representatives this week tried to moooo-ve Mayor Eric Adams to reconsider a potential chocolate milk ban.

Children who drink flavored milk consume more nutrients than non-milk drinkers, among other health benefits extolled in a letter written and signed by the delegation — and published on the National Milk Producers Federation’s website.

More than two-thirds of milk served in schools is flavored, and represents a key way for children to get nutrients such as calcium, vitamin D and potassium, the letter argues.

The New York Post reports:



“As Members representing both rural and urban communities, we are committed to supporting the dairy farmers, producers, and agriculture partners across New York, while also ensuring that children in NYC schools have access to critical, life-enhancing nutrients,” the Congress members said.

The letter was signed by Democratic Reps. Antonio Delgado, Grace Meng and Sean Patrick Maloney and Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Claudia Tenney, Chris Jacobs, Tom Reed and John Katko.