Is chocolate milk as nutritious as plain milk?
While chocolate milk has all the same nutritional value as plain milk, the sugar content is considerably higher. The same goes for most flavoured milk or chocolate soy beverages. One cup of chocolate milk contains 26 grams of sugar compared to 13 grams of sugar in plain milk. If your children love drinking chocolate milk, try using regular low-fat milk and stirring in a little bit of “low sugar” chocolate powder or syrup. Making a shake with milk and fresh fruit such as bananas and strawberries is a delicious way to appeal to your kids’ taste buds and provide more nutrients too! Try Anne Lindsay’s tofu blender drink. Are sugary drinks OK? Sweetened beverages, such as soda pop and fruity drinks, contain mainly sugar, water and a lot of calories without any nutritional value. You may want to consider categorizing these types of drinks as “sometimes” foods to be consumed on occasion. Keep the serving size to 250 mL/1 cup. Better yet, keep sugary drinks out of the house altogether to help
