Guest guest Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi, some of the schools here in Australia have started on this theory. The school my older children went to in Adelaide stopped selling sweets and junk food at the canteen. The school my daughter is currently in Western Australia has a Sip and Crunch program. We parents are sent home reminders quite often telling us that we are only to supply our children fruit, vegetables and crackers as snacks and sandwiches with healthy fillers – not jams (you may call it jelly) or sugar based spreads. Dried fruit, popcorn, treats of any kind are not encouraged. Children are also to drink water, no soft drink or flavoured waters (cordial) I have also worked in Child Care where parents who send junk food, sweetened drinks and sugary treats can be refused care. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm in Canada and a lot of the schools don't sell "junk" foods. They aren't even allowed to sell chocolate bars as a fundraiser anymore. I think it's kinda going overboard...kids eat 5 out of 21 of their weekly meals at school. I don't think it's those 5 meals that are making kids fat...it's also what their parents are feeling them the other 16 meals out of the week. Looking for a X-Mas gift? Everybody needs a Flickr Pro Account! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I have to say that I think it's a good idea for schools to stop selling junk. HOWEVER, for schools to completely police the food that parents send from home, or to refuse childcare because of snacks, is wrong. For a long time it was very difficult getting my daughter to eat anything at school. I've mentioned a bunch of times that my kids have autism, and she was having trouble transitioning to a school environment. So she'd go from breakfast to dinner without eating. Finally, she started eating at school, but only chips and dry cereal. But she eats. And she sits at the table with the other kids while she eats, and that is a HUGE step forward for her. When she's home she eats plenty of veggies, fruits, and protein, and we make sure she gets her calcium and other nutrients. If her teachers didn't allow the chips and cereal, she probably still would not be eating. > > Hi, some of the schools here in Australia have started on this theory. The > school my older children went to in Adelaide stopped selling sweets and junk > food at the canteen. The school my daughter is currently in Western > Australia has a Sip and Crunch program. We parents are sent home reminders > quite often telling us that we are only to supply our children fruit, > vegetables and crackers as snacks and sandwiches with healthy fillers - not > jams (you may call it jelly) or sugar based spreads. > > > > Dried fruit, popcorn, treats of any kind are not encouraged. > > > > Children are also to drink water, no soft drink or flavoured waters > (cordial) > > > > I have also worked in Child Care where parents who send junk food, sweetened > drinks and sugary treats can be refused care. > > > > Sharon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 I am not in favor of any 'intrusive' law that seeks to dictate behavior. Most laws really do not PREVENT an event from happening, they only end up punishing - AFTER the fact, when something happens. Another point that displeases me is that the illusion that some EXternal entity can or should 'enFORCE' what people either choose otherwise OR let slide their responsibility to choose in favor of an 'authority'. Laws such as ones like this break the link between cause (parent/child choices) and effect ('unhealthy' eating) and we all know where that leads to - disordered eating!! Additionally, as I have learned from IE, each person, and especially children, need to stay in tune with their own body needs and retain the responsibility for their own eating if they are to have any chance in remaining as 'normal' an eater as possible. I would prefer to leave such decisions for what a child eats to remain in the hands of the child, with their parents good guidance, instead of with some faceless, uncaring 'socially' minded do-gooders who want to make THEIR points and have the rest of society proclaim them 'right'. NO THANK YOU. > > Check out this article from the NY Times. I'm curious to know what the rest > of you IEers think about laws governing what our children can eat at school. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/us/02school.html?_r=1 & hp & oref=slogin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I don't mind if they make junk less available. However, they are, as usual, wrong about what constitutes 'junk' Diet drinks, sugary (even without added sugar)juices and skimmed milk are the wrong direction. i want my son to have natural sweetners, hormone free *whole* milk, good salt and safe, *saturated* fats. After all the damage they have done since they started 'messing' with what we eat, how can they still have the idea that fake is an improvement on nature????? Of course not. If messing with it *this* much is not working and only making us sicker and fatter - we'll make it even more fake and messed with. yeah...that's the ticket. That'll work. - > > Check out this article from the NY Times. I'm curious to know what the rest > of you IEers think about laws governing what our children can eat at school. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/us/02school.html?_r=1 & hp & oref=slogin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 The more propaganda against obesity, the more people are becoming obese. How long will it take for people to notice this? It's been like this for decades. The more " campaigns " are run, the fatter people get. Looks like a kind of protest. I definitely don't like being told what to eat, when to move and what kind of lifestyle I have to live. Just leave me alone. And I think a whole lot of people might be thinking the same, thought maybe not always consciously. Regards s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 That sounds like healthy diet rebelling to me. I too do not want to be TOLD, I am perfectly able to be responsible for myself and find it insulting to think otherwise of me. Hang in there S. it sounds like you are sorting things out for yourself and making progress too. Katcha > > I definitely don't like being told what to eat, when to move > and what kind of lifestyle I have to live. Just leave me alone. > Regards > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Yeah, I think we're all getting a little tired of having all these so-called " experts " giving advice on every aspect of our lives. It feels like " they " think we're all a bunch of lost children who can't think for ourselves, and I think that DOES bring on a feeling of wanting to rebel. The other day I saw a woman on tv showing the viewers how to clean out our purses!!!! Um, I think I know HOW to do that, even if I haven't done it in a while. Or ever,lol! > > The more propaganda against obesity, the more people are becoming obese. > > How long will it take for people to notice this? It's been like this for > decades. > > The more " campaigns " are run, the fatter people get. Looks like a kind > of protest. I definitely don't like being told what to eat, when to move > and what kind of lifestyle I have to live. Just leave me alone. > > And I think a whole lot of people might be thinking the same, thought > maybe not always consciously. > > Regards > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Katcha wrote: > Hang in there S. it sounds like > you are sorting things out for yourself and making progress too. Doesn't look like that to me at the moment *sigh*. Oh well, there will always be lows... Regards :-) s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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