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One teacher said "It is just as much about educating parents as it is the children." Even though the teachers say that this is a good way to encourage healthy eating habits, it is sending a message to the parents to prepare the lunches, not the children who receive them.
It is noted by some experts that the teachers are not following an official direction to inspect lunches, but that they have taken it upon themselves. How long it will continue before parents protest - or conform - remains to be seen.
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8-14-2006 @3:40PM Jean Marie Selman said... I think we need to do all we can to get our children to grow up healthy and strong. All of this sugar turns into fat and makes our children sleepy during class.
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8-14-2006 @4:35PM Dmnkly said... I support healthy eating for kids as much as the next person. But this is yet another disturbing example of the growing trend of people taking it upon themselves to decide for others what should and should not be eaten. The trend towards food police grows day by day. I'm sorry, but telling a parent that they're not allowed to give their kid a cupcake with frosting for a birthday treat is asinine.
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8-14-2006 @5:05PM calamari said... Where in Midnight Oil to write a protest song when you need them?
How patronizing of the teachers to assume that parents don't know a cookie is different from a carrot stick. Perhaps a parent who packs both wants the child to have both.
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8-14-2006 @6:32PM mimi said... Somedays a cookie or treat in my lunch box was the only thing I had to look forward to in an otherwise miserable day at school. I was educated in Australia and things certainly have changed, the school bakesale was a frequent occurance with toffies lamingtons, spongecakes, anzac biscuits, cupcakes, lemonbars all being pretty standard fare.
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8-15-2006 @7:47PM April said... Nice thought- but food nazis digging through lunches & taking out fruit rolls? Sifting through kid's lunches is not going to change the breakfast & dinner they eat. If they start the day with Froot Loops & end it with hamburgers, fries & ice cream, an apple in the middle won't make much difference. What if a lunch is all "junk?" Does the kid go hungry, or are they provided with healthier options? And birthday cake without frosting? Sweet Jesus- is nothing sacred?
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8-15-2006 @8:39PM honipeye said... This is absolutley ridiculous. How dare the teachers make assumptions for our families decisions in their eating habits. Unfortunately, some families cannot afford anything more than a inexpensive Little Debbie cupcake or homemade biscuit cheaply made from sugar and flour, Saving some fruit and veggies for the dinner plate. Who are they to make my budgeting and meal planning decisions!!
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8-15-2006 @11:26PM connie branchau said... its nice that we have started to understand that the kids need less fat foods and more exersize,but why not let them have the special cupcake and then a game of kick ball or something to work it off. our budget cuts have taken physical exersize out of the school so how can we bitch the kids are overweight?
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9-05-2006 @4:30PM Rose said... I think this is another ridiculous step by the food fascists. I attend secondary school and, I admit, eat very unhealthily, however, I am actually underweight - this labelling of some foods as 'bad' can only lead to eating disorders such as anorexia amongst already image-conscious teens: are the starving stars of Hollywood not enough to make us realise that being seriously underweight is just as big a problem as obesity? I know if a teacher inspected my lunch, it would only make me bring even more 'forbidden' food - choice is essential, as we are old enough to make our own decisions and accept the consequences - it is not the place of our government to control what we eat. My parents are happy for me to eat chocolate etc, within reason, and they would be appalled if if was told not to eat something by an interfering teacher when it is none of their business what I eat.
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