Chocolate Milk is NOT a Recovery Drink

It has been another exciting week as part of The Milk Revolution!

Room 13 is a grade 2 class in our school.  They have been very involved in our Milk Revolution.  This report was written by one of those amazing grade 2 students:



Milky Kookybrain stopped by to help us write the post.


From a Dietician's View
By Milky Kookybrain


During a conversation about The Milk Revolution, Mrs. Flasha asked: ”Is chocolate milk a good recovery drink?”  I emailed Mrs. Flasha’s cousin, Jill the dietitian asking if chocolate milk is a good recovery drink. This is the response I received:

Thank you for your question.  I think "The Milk Revolution" is a great idea, and I'm glad your class is getting involved!

White milk and chocolate milk have the same nutrition:  lots of calcium, protein, vitamins and minerals.  However, chocolate milk has a bunch of extra sugar added!  After you do a lot of physical activity, it is a good idea to have a healthy snack.  It can be a drink (like milk), or it can be a healthy snack that has at least two Food Groups from Canada's Food Guide.  You could try:

• A glass of milk and a banana
• Crackers and cheese
• A peanut butter sandwich
• A homemade smoothie with milk, fruit and ice

So, you could have chocolate milk as a recovery drink after you exercise.  But white milk has all of the same nutrition without the added sugar.  Sounds like a better choice to me!

Let me know if you have any more questions!


Jill is a Registered Dietician

So...
Adults keep telling us that we need chocolate milk when we're being extra active, but a dietician (whose job is telling people what is good for them to eat) says that's not the best choice.  Chocolate milk is NOT a recovery drink.  We have proof!

Thoughts about the email:
~"I'm really happy that other people are getting involved."
~"Yes!  We were right!"
~" I feel relieved."
~"I told you so."
~"I feel like we've finally proved the grown-ups wrong."
~"Do you want to change your milk now for healthy bones and teeth?"

What is on the horizon?
Our grade 2 class is selling buttons and stickers during the week of June 13-17.  They are $1 and have a Milk Revolution message.  All the money raised will go to the Slave Lake Fire Relief Fund.

Today Mrs. Swelander did a radio interview with Dean Thorpe from CFCW Radio about The Milk Revolution.  It may possibly air on Monday, June 13, 2011 between noon and one o'clock.  You can visit their website here.  Mrs. Swelander also did an interview with The Edmonton Examiner.  You can read the article here.

Episode 3 of MooTV officially began filming today.  We hope to release it before the end of June.  Watch out for the return of LegoTV and Sassy Cow.  Episode 4 is half-written.  Do you want to be part of it?  You can film a video clip, or take a picture or send us a note and we'll include it.  Send it to themilkrevolution@gmail.com

Are you watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution?  It's assigned homework in our class.  You want to watch closely because you never know where the faces of our little Milk Revolutionaries may turn up next!  You can catch episodes in Edmonton on Access or ABC.



This entry for the photo challenge was sent in by Jessica at the Royal Alberta Museum.



Our Photo Challenge Winners



White milk-it knocks you out.

Thank you to everyone who entered the challenge.  We would like to congratulate our Photo Challenge Winners, Mrs. Flasha's Grade 2 Class!  They've won autographed copies of Kristilyn Robertson's "One Glass at a Time (The Milk Revolution Song)" and will receive a special certificate.

It's never too late to take a picture and send it in.  We would like to keep posting all through the summer, so send in your revolutionary pictures that feature you being healthy and making healthy choices.  Be sure to include your name (or Superhero name) and the location of the picture.  You can email pictures to themilkrevolution@gmail.com  We will feature pictures all summer long!

We are working on episodes of MooTV that we can release over the summer, even though we're not in school during July and August.  Would you like to be featured in an episode?  First, make sure you have permission from your parents.  If you are a teacher and want to participate, you can think of a creative way to hide your students' faces.  Still photos can be sent to themilkrevolution@gmail.com  Video recordings can be saved in .wmv or .avi files and sent to themilkrevolution@gmail.com  If they are too large to send electronically, send an email for further instructions.  Be sure to include your names (Superhero names are acceptable), location and if you're a school, include your school name.  Maybe you want to dance for the dance sequence?  Maybe you have a segment that is educational or funny?  Maybe you have an idea, but don't know how to put it into action?  We'll help!

Surprise! Surprise!

Our morning started off like every other.  We were working and reading and learning to use a new computer application when Ms. Lundell (our principal) showed up at our door to say we had some very special guests to see us.  It's a good thing our classroom was clean because the District Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Mark Liguori and our School District Board of Trustees Board Chair, Mr. David Colburn stopped by to hear about The Milk Revolution.  We shared our blog, MooTV episodes and the progress we've made since Mr. Liguori's last visit.  After we presented everything, Mr. Colburn asked our class lots of questions about everything we've learned about health and wellness.  Mrs. Swelander was very impressed with how eloquent and factual students were with their answers even though they'd had no time to prepare.

Edmonton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Mr. Mark Liguori (left) and District Board of Trustees Chair Mr. David Colburn couldn't leave our classroom without taking a picture with our milk carton.

Mr. Colburn liked our presentation so much that he said he wants to help us spread the word throughout our school district.  We are hoping this means we will be invited to present to the Board of Trustees.  We are so happy that adults are listening to our message and realizing how important this is.


Now, for the second surprise... Mrs. Swelander sent a very extra special permission form home with us today (that parents need to return by June 3 please) so we can record a important video clip.  We're not going to tell you what it's for yet, but it is going to be FANTASTIC!  Maybe you can guess by leaving us a comment below.


We also want to thank everyone who has visited our blog and MooTV over the past few days.  We were waiting to hit 15 000 visits so we could celebrate, but we missed it in all the excitement of our guest visits.  We'll celebrate at 20 000.  We love to read all the comments from all the people around the world.  Please leave us a comment or ask a question because it keeps us on our toes.