Persuasive Essay On Chocolate Milk

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Chocolate milk has been in the school many years now. Should it stay or leave forever? One side thinks it is unhealthy, on the other hand some people will only drink chocolate milk. People like chocolate milk. If it’s gone, then kids will get less calcium. They can burn off the extra sugar from the chocolate milk by exercising. More health problems will come from the loss of chocolate milk because of the loss of calcium in the students’ bodies. I think chocolate milk should stay because many people like chocolate milk. If the school gets rid of it, then many people will get disappointed. I think this would probably make the school have a drop in income from lunch since 16 out of 19 people in my class like chocolate milk and would care if it’s gone. “In fact, it’s pretty much only with breakfast cereal that any kid would choose white milk.” said Mannie Tarenworth. Some people say that chocolate milk has more sugar than soda. I …show more content…

Critics argue that chocolate milk is soda dressed up. It might be true that it has some sugar in it. Still all in all, chocolate milk has less sugar and more nutrients in it than soda. “Research shows that children who drink flavored milk meet more of their nutrient needs, do not consume more added sugar, fat and calories and are not heavier than non milk drinkers,” says Ms. Dobbins. The loss of money spent on chocolate milk would affect the schools budget and drop the amount of extra cash the school can spend even more than the students’ health from sugar. Maybe it’s correct now and doesn’t need any changes. Some people say that children would choose plain milk over chocolate milk if not given a choice but I challenge this. Kids would switch to soda and affect their bodies even more than if they just kept chocolate milk. Maybe just leave things as they are or change things and take away the only source of calcium some kids will

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