Why Wasting Milk in Schools is a Bigger Problem Than You Think
Mar 7, 2022 · A 2019 article from Hoard’s Dairyman cites the causes of the school milk waste problem as “changes in fat percentages allowed in schools, the pulling of full-fat flavored milk, and general changes in student preferences.”
New school lunch rules save chocolate milk — but not everyone ... - MSN
Flavored milk will remain in the lunchrooms of America’s public schools, according to new Biden administration guidelines, but the food fight will continue on other fronts.
Students reduce waste, sip by sip: Schools try pouches of milk
Feb 8, 2002 · Students said the milk doesn't taste any different from milk in cartons, although one noted that the pouches feel colder. Doug Wordell, food-services director for Spokane schools, says the...
Boy, 12, Busted Over Spilled Milk Incident
Apr 15, 2011 · APRIL 15–A 12-year-old boy was handcuffed and arrested by police when he scuffled with an officer after refusing to clean up spilled milk in the cafeteria of his Indiana middle school.
Should we say goodbye to the school lunch milk carton?
Every school day some 30 million students eat meals subsidized by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Each of them is entitled to 8 ounces of milk, and that milk almost always comes in a carton.
The Case Of The Missing 45 Million Gallons Of Milk - Inverse
Jun 6, 2024 · About 530,000 tons of food and 45 million gallons of milk is wasted in U.S. school cafeterias each year, the World Wildlife Fund estimates, which translates into about $1.7 billion worth of...
Chocolate Milk Is Getting Banned From School Cafeterias - Delish
Jul 20, 2017 · Now, in San Francisco, district officials have made a final decision: No more chocolate milk whatsoever. Beginning this fall in elementary and middle schools, the ban will expand to high...
Tackling milk waste in cafeterias - Clark County Green Schools
Have you ever noticed how much milk is wasted in the cafeteria? Do you see students dumping out all or most of their milk? Are cartons difficult and messy for your custodian to deal with? At Clark County Green Schools, we're working to come up with solutions to the reduce the amount of waste generated by milk served in cartons in school cafeterias.
Chocolate milk can have up to twice as much sugar as white milk and as a result, removing chocolate milk from school cafeterias has been actively debated as a measure to reduce childhood obesity.
There’s No Use in Wasting Spilt Milk – GROW magazine
Jun 11, 2020 · Children drink milk during lunch in a school cafeteria. When K-12 schools started closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a major market for dairy farmers quickly evaporated. Photo: iStock.com/bonniej. The disruption of the farm markets was immediate and difficult to correct quickly, says Stephenson.