Food Culture Wars Rage Over Chocolate Milk as Eggs Go Green

Cattle graze in a field at Plurenden Manor Farm dairy farm in Ashford, U.K.,

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

The food culture-wars keep raging. Is organic better? What about sugar? And how happy can we make our chickens?

This week the battle is coming to a head over chocolate milk. U.S. schools supply kids with low-fat, flavored milks in a push to get them drinking the nutrient-rich beverage. But scrutiny has been plaguing the educational institutions, with critics asking whether they’re doing more harm than good by handing out the sugary concoctions.