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Pat Baird
Posted inEducation, Politics

Op-Ed: Don’t include chocolate milk in school lunch sodium bill

by Pat Baird

I am writing in regard to the recent House Bill No. 5566 that proposes to prohibit added sodium in drinks offered in Connecticut Schools. Chocolate milk will be eliminated from all Connecticut schools menus because there is no chocolate milk formulation in place without added sodium. As president of the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, […]

Posted inCT Viewpoints

Op-Ed: Don’t include chocolate milk in school lunch sodium bill

by Pat Baird

I am writing in regard to the recent House Bill No. 5566 that proposes to prohibit added sodium in drinks offered in Connecticut Schools. Chocolate milk will be eliminated from all Connecticut schools menus because there is no chocolate milk formulation in place without added sodium. As president of the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, […]