“Chocolate milk is soda in drag. It works as a treat in homes, but it doesn't belong in schools.”

—ANN COOPER, director of nutrition services for the Boulder Valley School District in Louisville, Colo., which has banned flavored milk. Under pressure to make school lunches healthier, other districts are increasingly considering bans on strawberry and chocolate milk, but nutritionists and parents disagree over whether such restrictions make sense. Most national health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Dietetic Association and American Heart Association, argue that the nutritional value of flavored low-fat or skim milk outweighs the harm of added sugar. [via AP]