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Article: Pleasanton schools call in milk substitute
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- November 26, 2007
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Melissa Ott used to think it would be OK to have milk as long as
her mom didn't know.
But with or without her mom's knowledge, milk from cows gives the
sophomore at Pleasanton's Amador Valley High problems, including
stomach aches, a stuffy nose and a lowered immunity making her
susceptible to illness.
That's why she's happy that her school district this year joined
a small but growing number of districts offering soy milk as an
alternative.
"I hope they start having more," said Ott, who is allergic to
dairy products.
The soy milk alternative came about after a parent at Walnut
Grove Elementary wanted more organic products in the schools, said
Frank Castro, the Pleasanton district's ...