Cupcakes Banned in MA Schools
cPT_Helice
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I live in the only state that has banned school bake sales, thinking THAT'S going to change the obesity problem. And, they want to ban all fundraising for sports teams by selling cookies or candy, no cupcakes or treats given out for birthdays and no banquets for sports, etc. Maybe it would make more sense to have bigger bake sales and raise money to keep phys ed in the schools!
I'm disgusted!
I'm disgusted!
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what crap is that??? Completely absurd.0
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what crap is that??? Completely absurd.
It's total crap from the state that feels the need to control everything we do and how we raise our kids. Do you know that our schools will give condoms to 12 year olds, without the parents knowledge, but these same kids can't be trusted with a cupcake. True story!0 -
what crap is that??? Completely absurd.
It's total crap from the state that feels the need to control everything we do and how we raise our kids. Do you know that our schools will give condoms to 12 year olds, without the parents knowledge, but these same kids can't be trusted with a cupcake. True story!
Sounds like California too! Regulating people severly will not change obesity in anyone! Stupid government!0 -
what crap is that??? Completely absurd.
It's total crap from the state that feels the need to control everything we do and how we raise our kids. Do you know that our schools will give condoms to 12 year olds, without the parents knowledge, but these same kids can't be trusted with a cupcake. True story!
Sounds like California too! Regulating people severly will not change obesity in anyone! Stupid government!
Stupid CONTROLLING gov'!0 -
I am with you. They need to worry more about Physical Education in schools! It is crazy that they have done away with PE but then they turn around and serve them a lunch with 2000 calories in it because "for some kids this is all they will eat today". There seems to be a definate problem and it isn't cupcakes.
and don't even get me started on the condoms......:explode:0 -
I am with you. They need to worry more about Physical Education in schools! It is crazy that they have done away with PE but then they turn around and serve them a lunch with 2000 calories in it because "for some kids this is all they will eat today". There seems to be a definate problem and it isn't cupcakes.
and don't even get me started on the condoms......:explode:
I am so with you here!!0 -
I work for a company that caters meals to schools...just recently we got notified of a HUGE government regulation change to all meals. It should make things verrrrrry interesting....and kids are gonna HATE the new foods!0
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what crap is that??? Completely absurd.
It's total crap from the state that feels the need to control everything we do and how we raise our kids. Do you know that our schools will give condoms to 12 year olds, without the parents knowledge, but these same kids can't be trusted with a cupcake. True story!
How many obese people vs people w/ kids under 18? Parent's clearly aren't doing a very good job with the obesity problem.0 -
The last school lunch I saw consisted of (alleged) chicken nuggets, corn, fruit punch, and canned fruit......I don't think the problem is the bake sales or birthday parties.0
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what crap is that??? Completely absurd.
It's total crap from the state that feels the need to control everything we do and how we raise our kids. Do you know that our schools will give condoms to 12 year olds, without the parents knowledge, but these same kids can't be trusted with a cupcake. True story!
Sounds like California too! Regulating people severly will not change obesity in anyone! Stupid government!
Stupid CONTROLLING gov'!
Move to Texas! We allow our kids to pack heat! ( lol Jk! Texas is a great state though! )0 -
Prohibition worked really well, too0
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Yep, I hate this state too (MA) Can't wait to move out of here.0
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I'm in Ireland, my son's school seems to have a really good structure in place - they all bring packed lunches but their lunch must contain at least one piece of fruit daily. They're not allowed bring crisps (potato chips), soda, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, but on Fridays they're allowed to bring a chocolate bar or a cupcake or bun. I think it's a good way to teach them moderation. They also have swimming, football and gardening (!) during the week.
For all I give out about it, I guess we're actually pretty lucky!0 -
I'm in Ireland, my son's school seems to have a really good structure in place - they all bring packed lunches but their lunch must contain at least one piece of fruit daily. They're not allowed bring crisps (potato chips), soda, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, but on Fridays they're allowed to bring a chocolate bar or a cupcake or bun. I think it's a good way to teach them moderation. They also have swimming, football and gardening (!) during the week.
For all I give out about it, I guess we're actually pretty lucky!
I disagree. I packed my kids lunches every day and I would be really angry with the public schools (gov't run) telling me what I can and can't feed my kids.0 -
How many obese people vs people w/ kids under 18? Parent's clearly aren't doing a very good job with the obesity problem.
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This!
Schools are a place for people to learn academics but also to learn how to live! I agree that there should be more phys ed. but government allocations of funds is a whole different issue. This is an attempt to model healthy choices without the funds !0 -
people complain about how we live in a culture that promotes unhealthy living. How are you going to get upset when someone actually tries to do something about it?0
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Lifelong Masshole here. This doesn't surprise me one bit.
I'm pretty sure people get plenty of baked goods outside of bake sales hahaha...
In my town of Needham, they made the smoking age 21. Now, before we get into a why smoking is bad discussion, look at it from a revenue standpoint. Anyone under 21 just goes to one of the surrounding towns and buys their nicotine there.
Back to the food discussion, we need to get Jamie Oliver into our schools to get children to want to eat healthier and we need to do something about parents feeding their kids hamburger helper legit every night haha.0 -
Back to the food discussion, we need to get Jamie Oliver into our schools to get children to want to eat healthier and we need to do something about parents feeding their kids hamburger helper legit every night haha.
^^ This - I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jamie Oliver and his program. I am sick of big brother feeding crap to our kids in schools and when parents pack a lunch a school has the right to take it away claiming its unhealthy? I am trying to figure out when a turkey sandwich is unhealthy vs pizza and french fries???0 -
WTH did they think would happen when there is no such thing as PE and recess in schools anymore and bus stops are at EVERY single damn corner?0
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This reminds when when I was 8 years old and my mother told me to clean up my room. I would grab everything, throw it in the closet, cram it shut and have her come inspect it. Yeah, it looked good and neat from the outside but once you opened the door, all the crap came out. You can make things look real good if you shove all the real problems out of sight.
This is just another misplaced attempt by the government to make it seem that they are trying to do something about childhood obesity but not actually doing the work. There are many other ways to go about change. How about they start on the school lunch programs?
Figures, the kids who exercise and probably eat that stuff in moderation gets the short end of the stick. That's pretty messed up.0 -
Gotta love our great state - thinking that if they ban cupcakes in school the kids can't them and it will help reduce the obseity problem. Really how about if they put more money into after school activities, such as sports - that is usually the first thing they cut back on.0
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The last school lunch I saw consisted of (alleged) chicken nuggets, corn, fruit punch, and canned fruit......I don't think the problem is the bake sales or birthday parties.
Definitely this. Jaime Oliver did a series about getting schools to change habits to help stop childhood obesity and ultimately he wasn't very successful because the bad foods are cheap, easy and the kids are so hooked on the salts, fats and textures that they refuse to eat real food. Coming from a school where I ate that same crap day in day out I can attest to the fact that it majorly contributes to the problem.0 -
I live in the only state that has banned school bake sales, thinking THAT'S going to change the obesity problem. And, they want to ban all fundraising for sports teams by selling cookies or candy, no cupcakes or treats given out for birthdays and no banquets for sports, etc. Maybe it would make more sense to have bigger bake sales and raise money to keep phys ed in the schools!
I'm disgusted!
Sounds typical for the North East...lol Similar stupidity on the West Coast as well.0 -
I am with you. They need to worry more about Physical Education in schools! It is crazy that they have done away with PE but then they turn around and serve them a lunch with 2000 calories in it because "for some kids this is all they will eat today". There seems to be a definate problem and it isn't cupcakes.
and don't even get me started on the condoms......:explode:
Hard to believe that our educational delivery system is so out of contact with reality!! Teach kids math and MFP...calories in/calories out will cure obesity!0 -
I work in a preschool that recently got orders to switch up the menu planning options to all skim milk, all whole, grains, all fresh fruits and veggies (or canned in natural juice or water), no processed meats, no sweets. Our children and families are also no longer allowed to bring ANY food into the program (including birthday / holiday cupcakes or anything else for that matter). We are not allowed to sell food to our families or ask them to sell food for fundraising purposes.
We thought it would be a tough transition, but guess what...IT WAS HARDER FOR THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS than for the children. Sure, some of them pushed some of the new foods around on the plate a little before they actually tried it, but THEY LOVE some of their new meal components.
The hardest part is finding other great fundraising options... ideas anyone?0 -
Pretty sure these are the same states/schools that eliminate recess in elementary school and reduce Phys Ed. I'm with you, use the funds to support Sports and Phys Ed instead of thinking food is always the issue. Sitting for 8 hours a day does not help these kids with weight issues!0
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While I don't think this decision is going to prove very practical or effective, I do have sympathy for government personnel. When they do nothing, they are criticized for doing nothing. When they do anything else, they are criticized for interfering.
Public health is an incredibly complicated issue, further complicated by the fact that the government's interest in promoting public health competes against the interest of private companies, who profit from our overconsumption and profit again via the weight loss industry. Whenever there are attempts to bring in food regulation (for example, to reduce the sodium in processed foods) it is opposed by lobbyists who use the rallying cry of freedom of choice to defend their "right" to sell whatever food they want.
Another problem is that schools are chronically underfunded in the United States. School boards have not cut funding for gym class and after school sports because they're evil or hate children - they are responding to budget pressure, and they choose to cut gym to keep math. The solution is to properly fund schools, which requires taxing individuals and businesses. If people want to see more programs in schools, they have to be willing to pay for them.
This might be a silly law, but the underlying idea of public policy being used as a tool to encourage public health is not inherently bad.0 -
Insane. Seriously.
No recess, no PE...crap lunches...but "Kids are overweight" and "your kid is hyper". No *kitten*, Sherlock.
My son's school lunches are better than at his previous school, but IMO there is still a LOT of room for improvement - especially in the breakfasts.
But the continually declining amount of time spent at physical activity annoys the heck out of me.0 -
Just goes to further prove that government has little clue on what is wrong.
All this will accomplish is less funding for school programs that are already under funded.
I sold candy and did bake sales to support my school cheerleading program. It paid for our uniforms, transportation to and from away games, and sports drinks during the game (instead of just plain water) just to name a few things. Without that funding I am not sure how the program would have survived. They would most likely have to ask the parents to pay fees for their child to be on the squad. Not all parents can afford that. I know from personal experience that the only reason I did cheerleading instead of dance is that it was free and my mom couldn't afford any extras in the family budget.0 -
I live in the only state that has banned school bake sales, thinking THAT'S going to change the obesity problem. And, they want to ban all fundraising for sports teams by selling cookies or candy, no cupcakes or treats given out for birthdays and no banquets for sports, etc. Maybe it would make more sense to have bigger bake sales and raise money to keep phys ed in the schools!
I'm disgusted!
Not surprising at all. Big Brother alive and well. The future of all of society. People need to wake up about the control we are just handing over to the government...LIVE FREE OR DIE...sorry that was my NH born identity piping up. Carry on.0
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