{"id":433334,"date":"2022-04-17T21:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eric-adams-backs-off-proposed-chocolate-milk-ban-for-now\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T21:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:52:13","slug":"eric-adams-backs-off-proposed-chocolate-milk-ban-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-backs-off-proposed-chocolate-milk-ban-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eric Adams backs off proposed chocolate milk ban &#8212; for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34c8e422ab7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34c8e422ab7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-backs-off-proposed-chocolate-milk-ban-for-now\/#%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_backs_off_proposed_chocolate_milk_ban_%E2%80%94_for_now%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eric Adams backs off proposed chocolate milk ban &#8212; for now&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_backs_off_proposed_chocolate_milk_ban_%E2%80%94_for_now%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Eric Adams backs off proposed chocolate milk ban &#8212; for now&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams is backing off his proposed ban on chocolate milk at least for now \u2014 and instead urging Congress to pass a law allowing vegetarian alternatives in select New York City schools, according to a letter obtained by The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adams \u2014 who follows a mostly vegan diet and has already scheduled plant-based menus in city public schools \u2013 assured a nine-member, bipartisan group of New York\u2019s Congressional delegation that he won\u2019t push for a ban on chocolate milk, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>But he said he intends to pursue a pilot program, as well as federal legislation, requiring plant-based meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy administration is committed to empowering our students and their parents with the information and resources needed to make healthy choices for themselves and for our city,\u201d the city mayor wrote in a letter dated Thursday, April 14 addressed to the New York delegation obtained by The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are preparing for stakeholder engagement with our school communities to provide feedback on all aspects of our school food program. In the interim, we are not making any determinations about chocolate milk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s chief executive also said that he\u2019ll grant school principals the authority to decide whether they want to axe flavored milk in their own schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elise-stefanik.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Representative Elise Stefanik has spoken out against the proposed Chocolate milk ban in New York Public Schools.\" class=\"wp-image-21934749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elise-stefanik.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elise-stefanik.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elise-stefanik.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Representative Elise Stefanik has spoken out against the proposed Chocolate milk ban in New York Public Schools.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Brochstein\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt the discretion of the school principal, individual schools may choose to remove flavored milk from their menu as long as they continue to offer milk with every meal in accordance with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirements,\u201d his letter said.<\/p>\n<p>But upstate Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik blasted Adams\u2019 letter as nothing more than a distraction from his true aim to replace dairy with \u201cvegan juice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA temporary hold on the decision to ban chocolate milk in schools, thanks to our bipartisan efforts, is a win for Upstate New York farmers,\u201d Stefanik told The Post in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-getty.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams said he intends to pursue a pilot program, as well as federal legislation, requiring plant-based meals.\" class=\"wp-image-21934760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-getty.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eric Adams said he intends to pursue a pilot program, as well as federal legislation, requiring plant-based meals. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She continued, \u201cBut make no mistake, any effort of Mayor Adams to ban chocolate milk and replace it with vegan juice is an absolute non-starter and will be opposed by parents, families, kids, and New Yorkers. I will continue to lead the effort to protect real dairy products in schools for the sake of our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik \u2013 the No. 3 GOP member in the House \u2013 already introduced federal legislation requiring all schools to offer chocolate milk, in response to Adams\u2019 intended ban.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said he favors federal legislation sponsored by Brooklyn Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez that would permit a healthy food pilot program in schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chocolate-milk-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The lawmakers cited in their letter studies showing that drinking chocolate milk helps kids consume essential nutrients and key vitamins. \" class=\"wp-image-21934765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chocolate-milk-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chocolate-milk-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chocolate-milk-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The lawmakers cited in their letter studies showing that drinking chocolate milk helps kids consume essential nutrients and key vitamins. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cThis legislation amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act by establishing a pilot grant program for school food authorities to provide healthy and climate friendly plant-based meal and milk options for students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respectfully urge you to prioritize discretionary funding for a pilot program to provide healthy drink alternatives in school lunch programs and to direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to commission a report examining the relationship between flavored milk consumption and health outcomes of students,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Adams was responding to a letter penned last month 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 begging the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s mayor to reconsider his proposed ban on chocolate milk in the city\u2019s public school dairy program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/vegan-juice.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The city\u2019s chief executive also said that he\u2019ll grant school principals the authority to decide whether they want to axe flavored milk in their own schools.\" class=\"wp-image-21934778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/vegan-juice.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/vegan-juice.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/vegan-juice.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The city\u2019s chief executive also said that he\u2019ll grant school principals the authority to decide whether they want to axe flavored milk in their own schools.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawmakers cited in their letter studies showing that drinking chocolate milk helps kids consume essential nutrients and key vitamins. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudies have also shown that flavored milk consumption is not associated with weight gain or even a higher total daily sugar intake in children,\u201d they wrote in their letter.<\/p>\n<p>A recent survey from the International Dairy Foods Association found 90% of voters living in the five boroughs who send their kids to public schools support keeping low-fat flavored milk in public school meal programs.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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