State regulators created an uproar when they considered banning chocolate, strawberry, and other varieties of sweetened milk from schoolhouses three years ago as a way to help shrink the bulging waistlines of children. They delayed that action, and now flavored milk will continue to be sold in Massachusetts public schools under proposed nutrition rules unveiled Wednesday.
“We would have had push-back for sure” if flavors were scrapped, said state Public Health Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett. “Schools and parents tell us kids are throwing away plain milk.”
The rules, intended to bring the state into compliance with new federal regulations, apply to items sold in school snack shops, vending machines, and a la carte cafeteria lines.
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