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This is the 6th year that Texas public schools have been dealing with this. They call junk food FMNV - Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value. When it first came out, you could tell that some man had designed the list. A single Skittle was banned, but a giant bag of Fritos was okay (after all, they contain corn - a vegetable!). Chocolate was okay because it contained milk. (OK, maybe a woman decided that!). Teachers even had to remove candy from Valentine's cards if it wasn't chocolate! It has been revised since then, but it's still rather stupid. Teachers can no longer use candy as rewards. We used to give Skittles to reward kids when they were on track, answered a question, etc. Not a whole handful, just a single Skittle. As if that is responsible for the weight problems of America!
 
Here in Arizona, homemade baked goods are officially banned because of food-handling laws. Fortunately, here in Arizona most administrators give the figurative finger to the food-handling laws and let the moms bring the homemade cupcakes to their kids' classroom birthday parties.
 
Lisa in Katy said:
This is the 6th year that Texas public schools have been dealing with this. They call junk food FMNV - Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value. When it first came out, you could tell that some man had designed the list. A single Skittle was banned, but a giant bag of Fritos was okay (after all, they contain corn - a vegetable!). Chocolate was okay because it contained milk. (OK, maybe a woman decided that!). Teachers even had to remove candy from Valentine's cards if it wasn't chocolate! It has been revised since then, but it's still rather stupid. Teachers can no longer use candy as rewards. We used to give Skittles to reward kids when they were on track, answered a question, etc. Not a whole handful, just a single Skittle. As if that is responsible for the weight problems of America!
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Man, I still remember fondly way back in (if memory serves) seventh grade, (and believe me, this is waaaaaaaaaaaaay back :D ) where a teacher offered occasional soda and potato chip parties when we did well. Guess those days are "gone with the wind." I think we had more fun then, though. :)
 
Our "wise" grade school district passed a rule that parents were no longer allowed to send sweets to school for their child to share for birthday celebrations. Their reason: The growing epidemic of childhood obesity.

This slayed me. Yes - our country is definitely getting fatter. But do they really think that prohibiting children from bringing in cupcakes to celebrate their birthday is going to stop, or even slow, this problem? They literally spent months arguing over this on the school board. If they are so concerned, then why don't they offer nutrition education classes for parents? Nope - didn't think of that.

Do they really think that disallowing birthday treats is going to over-ride the influence of what eating habits are taught at home?
 
ponygirlmom said:
Here in Arizona, homemade baked goods are officially banned because of food-handling laws. Fortunately, here in Arizona most administrators give the figurative finger to the food-handling laws and let the moms bring the homemade cupcakes to their kids' classroom birthday parties.
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A strong commitment to common sense is one of many reasons why I like life in the Southwest.
 
I had the same teacher for 3 high school classes that ran back to back--chem II, physics, and trig. We could bring any snack item we wanted, as long as we shared with all, and on the days no one brought anything, he'd let one of us leave school, run to the store and pick up cookies, candy, or chips--our choice.:)
Oh, the good old days!:p
 
DW teaches and there are no apparent rules governing food in SC schools ?. She will often take a bag of mini candy bars and pass them out as little gifts or rewards ? she is constantly receiving gifts of various foods on holidays ? The cafeteria and canteens are trying to provide more ?nutritionally correct foods?:rolleyes: but kids will be kids and will always figure out a way to get their ?fix? ?.. As the Bill Cosby routine says ?Chocolate cake?eggs, milk, flour ?..the perfect breakfast food ?. And I agree?.:D
 
Two years ago, our district here in Southern California adopted the Healthy Students guidelines. As the article states, we are not allowed to sell "unhealthy" foods at school. Sodas in the vending machine have been replaced with juice and sports drinks (which, in some cases have MORE sugar than the sodas! :confused:), candy bars have been replaced with granola bars, and chips have been replaced with baked Doritos and such.

As the adviser to the class of 2011, I've had to work other fundraisers to pay for the dances we're planning: winter formal 2009 and prom 2010. Local eateries allow us to fundraise there after school, which is great. However, we are no longer allowed candy sales. We can only sell granola bars and Rice Krispie Treats. After our Halloween gram sale, kids could only pick up their treats from my co-adviser's room after school. Another organization on campus had a See's Candies sale, but it was order-only, and no one was allowed to order during school hours. Even when the candy came in, the students were only allowed to distribute the candy after school.

Still, I see kids come on to campus with junk food all the time: sodas, hot Cheetos, candy bars, you name it. Just because the school bans "bad" food doesn't mean the kids still won't bring it to school and eat it...or worse, eat this stuff at home. :eek:

I remember when I was a kid, there didn't seem to be an obesity "problem." But again, that was in the age of the dinosaurs before kids had computers and videogames...

Of course, this is all very silly to me. Eating habits start at home. Schools can't fix that.

Food for thought...
 
Being a child of European parents.....there was NO WAY we could waste hours sitting on our butts in front of the TV for too long. We had to play outside in the sun and fresh air. No chips or sodas in the house unless it was a New Years Eve party. We did have good home baking with less sugar and more fruits in it. Chocolate chip cookies were enjoyed in moderation. Candy was never used as a reward. Of course on Halloween we could do as we pleased. I never ever felt deprived, and we don't have anyone in our family who is obese.
In my daughter's schools they received cute stickers as rewards. Thankfully, no candy.
Cupcake birthdays were great, pizza Fridays were great, and bake sales were tradition.
 
Bina said:
Being a child of European parents.....there was NO WAY we could waste hours sitting on our butts in front of the TV for too long. We had to play outside in the sun and fresh air. No chips or sodas in the house unless it was a New Years Eve party. We did have good home baking with less sugar and more fruits in it. Chocolate chip cookies were enjoyed in moderation. Candy was never used as a reward. Of course on Halloween we could do as we pleased. I never ever felt deprived, and we don't have anyone in our family who is obese.
In my daughter's schools they received cute stickers as rewards. Thankfully, no candy.
Cupcake birthdays were great, pizza Fridays were great, and bake sales were tradition.
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So now you sit in front of the computer with snacks and make up for lost time?....:p
 
Bina said:
Someone already beat you to it.;) (fudge)
I have a small daily allocation of sweets later in the day....but morning is for trail mix (seeds, nuts),
an All Bran fibre bar, and a hot chocolate with milk.
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Ah yes, moderation in all things -- well, most things anyway (thinking of that cake you sent me in the birthday thread). :D
 
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