These nonprofit organizations provide dairy product promotion and nutrition education services. Good Reasons to Choose Chocolate Milk Chocolate milk is packed with nutrients such as high quality protein, calcium, riboflavin, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin A, niacin, and, when added, vitamin D, as well as several other essential nutrients. Check out the Nutrition Facts Label on a container of chocolate milk. Chocolate milk's availability increases milk and nutrient intake. Research studies involving school children indicate that when chocolate milk is included on the menu of school meals, more milk is consumed and intake of nutrients such as calcium and riboflavin increase.
Chocolate milk is convenient.
It's great as a between meal snack or with a meal anytime, anywhere. There's no evidence that intake of chocolate milk interferes with children's appetite. In a study involving preschool children, drinking chocolate milk did not displace intake of other foods in the meals. National Dairy Council. Among Children age 8 to 13.