Comments on: School Food Bans http://kitchenpt.com/2008/05/13/school-food-bans/ Nutrition and Exercise: Your Kitchen PT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Rowan Simpson http://kitchenpt.com/2008/05/13/school-food-bans/#comment-854 Rowan Simpson Wed, 14 May 2008 03:39:43 +0000 http://kitchenpt.wordpress.com/?p=325#comment-854 "... when you are young you are not capable of making rational decisions." And that gets better as you get older? :-) “… when you are young you are not capable of making rational decisions.”

And that gets better as you get older?

:-)

]]> By: DR http://kitchenpt.com/2008/05/13/school-food-bans/#comment-853 DR Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:49 +0000 http://kitchenpt.wordpress.com/?p=325#comment-853 Coke pays the school boards to place the machines in the schools. As they say, Money walks, and... Parents have had to shame the school boards to get them removed. And yet, come time for a new contract, they always have our childrens best interests at heart. I am sure the teachers appreciate trying to teach young kids flying on sugar & caffeine. Coke pays the school boards to place the machines in the schools. As they say, Money walks, and…

Parents have had to shame the school boards to get them removed. And yet, come time for a new contract, they always have our childrens best interests at heart.

I am sure the teachers appreciate trying to teach young kids flying on sugar & caffeine.

]]> By: jeffsher63 http://kitchenpt.com/2008/05/13/school-food-bans/#comment-852 jeffsher63 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:41:19 +0000 http://kitchenpt.wordpress.com/?p=325#comment-852 I think that schools are obligated to provide healthy foods to students (whether it be for them to buy or if provided at free or reduced charge). We lived without soda in our school; I don't see why they had to start making soda available to students. As you say, with school-age children, freedom of choice is not such a good idea, since they are unable to consistently make the right decision without adult input. However, I am vehemently opposed to the government mandating what foods we eat. Most legislation is based on junk science or no science; remember back when margarine was supposed to be much healthier than butter? Now, the trans-fats in margarine are the "bad guys". Same goes for eggs; they used to be bad, now they are good. I think that schools are obligated to provide healthy foods to students (whether it be for them to buy or if provided at free or reduced charge). We lived without soda in our school; I don’t see why they had to start making soda available to students. As you say, with school-age children, freedom of choice is not such a good idea, since they are unable to consistently make the right decision without adult input.

However, I am vehemently opposed to the government mandating what foods we eat. Most legislation is based on junk science or no science; remember back when margarine was supposed to be much healthier than butter? Now, the trans-fats in margarine are the “bad guys”. Same goes for eggs; they used to be bad, now they are good.

]]> By: DR http://kitchenpt.com/2008/05/13/school-food-bans/#comment-851 DR Tue, 13 May 2008 11:24:27 +0000 http://kitchenpt.wordpress.com/?p=325#comment-851 Forget about waiting until the kids are older for a 'junk food' rebound. Some of the kids involved in Jamie Oliver's healthy school meals program have set up a black market in junk food. Here's an article in the Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3828354.ece Forget about waiting until the kids are older for a ‘junk food’ rebound.

Some of the kids involved in Jamie Oliver’s healthy school meals program have set up a black market in junk food.

Here’s an article in the Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3828354.ece

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