Comments on: Bittersweets: Schools combat cupcake menace http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/ Your source to discuss and learn about education in Atlanta, Georgia and the nation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 7finder.com http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-59374 7finder.com Wed, 26 May 2010 05:00:29 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-59374 <strong>Exercise limits: Just 1 in 5 children live near parks...</strong> ATLANTA -- Health officials state one reason so many American children are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise. Only about one in five homes have parks within a half-mile, and about the same number have a fitness o... Exercise limits: Just 1 in 5 children live near parks…

ATLANTA — Health officials state one reason so many American children are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise. Only about one in five homes have parks within a half-mile, and about the same number have a fitness o…

]]> By: healthykids http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-15683 healthykids Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:31:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-15683 Parents should NOT bring in cupcakes to feed other people's children at school. This is not about Big Government telling parents what they can and cannot feed THEIR OWN kid. The school system SHOULD tell parents they cannot bring in food to feed OTHER PEOPLE'S children. This actually gives parents more control over what their children are eating when they are at school. Sending in food to the classroom is an outdated custom that does not meet the needs of today's children. We have more childhood obesity, diabetes, and food allergies than ever before. It is also a safety issue for all children. When parents send in food it is totally unregulated, no one knows where it's come from or what's in it. Children can celebrate at class parties with fun activities and games, not just sitting and eating junk food. Parents should NOT bring in cupcakes to feed other people’s children at school. This is not about Big Government telling parents what they can and cannot feed THEIR OWN kid. The school system SHOULD tell parents they cannot bring in food to feed OTHER PEOPLE’S children. This actually gives parents more control over what their children are eating when they are at school. Sending in food to the classroom is an outdated custom that does not meet the needs of today’s children. We have more childhood obesity, diabetes, and food allergies than ever before. It is also a safety issue for all children. When parents send in food it is totally unregulated, no one knows where it’s come from or what’s in it. Children can celebrate at class parties with fun activities and games, not just sitting and eating junk food.

]]> By: Echo http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13476 Echo Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:16:51 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13476 Many people seem unaware that the school (I think the Princ. discretionary fund?) gets a cut of vending machine money. We have vending machines every few feet it sems. I think at last count there were almost 30. And it does seem lke the kids on free/reduced meals spend more $$$ at these machines...hot cheetos for breakfast is pretty common (and gross!) Many people seem unaware that the school (I think the Princ. discretionary fund?) gets a cut of vending machine money. We have vending machines every few feet it sems. I think at last count there were almost 30.

And it does seem lke the kids on free/reduced meals spend more $$$ at these machines…hot cheetos for breakfast is pretty common (and gross!)

]]> By: Meme http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13460 Meme Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:03:41 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13460 Catlady, you hit the nail on the head. Catlady, you hit the nail on the head.

]]> By: madmommy http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13453 madmommy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:51:14 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13453 When I look back at my childhood, we didn't have soda or vending machines at our school and if we did it was for the teachers only. Soda was only a treat when we went out to eat or to a family gathering, not an everyday occurance. We had recess twice a day both in the morning and afternoon and had a full lunch period where you ate as fast as you could so you had plenty of time to play. Then changed clothes once we got home and went outside to play some more. Kids today just don't move and I think it's wrong to not teach them the importance of balance between what you eat and how much you move. Now, if crap is all these kids are getting, then yes do away with it. I try my hardest to off-set what my daughter might eat at school with healty items at home and I think everyone else should as well. You are what you eat and how much you move. When I look back at my childhood, we didn’t have soda or vending machines at our school and if we did it was for the teachers only. Soda was only a treat when we went out to eat or to a family gathering, not an everyday occurance. We had recess twice a day both in the morning and afternoon and had a full lunch period where you ate as fast as you could so you had plenty of time to play. Then changed clothes once we got home and went outside to play some more. Kids today just don’t move and I think it’s wrong to not teach them the importance of balance between what you eat and how much you move. Now, if crap is all these kids are getting, then yes do away with it. I try my hardest to off-set what my daughter might eat at school with healty items at home and I think everyone else should as well. You are what you eat and how much you move.

]]> By: catlady http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13448 catlady Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:13:44 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13448 Maureen, let the teachers tell you about the kids on free lunch who cannot afford their food yet bring 2-3$ per day for junk snacks. Maureen, let the teachers tell you about the kids on free lunch who cannot afford their food yet bring 2-3$ per day for junk snacks.

]]> By: catlady http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13447 catlady Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:12:31 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13447 HOME is supposed to be a place where we establish a model environment, IMHO, HOME is supposed to be a place where we establish a model environment, IMHO,

]]> By: MsCrabtree http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13420 MsCrabtree Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:32:31 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13420 Oh the memories of the early 60's. Did anyone notice there were no obese kids in those school photos? Yet, back in those days, we all stopped at the soda shop after school for a coke and whatever. My dentist even gave out ice cream certificates if you didn't holler while he drilled your teeth sans novacaine. Yes, we WALKED home. No buses where I lived. Got home, changed clothes and went OUT to play for a couple of hours, stickball, stoopball (NYC childhood), hide and seek, running races, etc. etc. We were active enough to burn off the calories. Who had a TV in their bedroom? Your mother sent you to your room to do your homework and read while she and dad watched Perry Mason. We went to school, minded our teachers, and learned. I long for those days. Oh the memories of the early 60’s. Did anyone notice there were no obese kids in those school photos? Yet, back in those days, we all stopped at the soda shop after school for a coke and whatever. My dentist even gave out ice cream certificates if you didn’t holler while he drilled your teeth sans novacaine. Yes, we WALKED home. No buses where I lived. Got home, changed clothes and went OUT to play for a couple of hours, stickball, stoopball (NYC childhood), hide and seek, running races, etc. etc. We were active enough to burn off the calories. Who had a TV in their bedroom? Your mother sent you to your room to do your homework and read while she and dad watched Perry Mason. We went to school, minded our teachers, and learned. I long for those days.

]]> By: Old School http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13418 Old School Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:20:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13418 Just watched it, jimdear, and suddenly realized there was this aroma coming from the kitchen. . . hubby's cooking Carribbean Chicken sans Fat. Just watched it, jimdear, and suddenly realized there was this aroma coming from the kitchen. . . hubby’s cooking Carribbean Chicken sans Fat.

]]> By: high school teacher http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/04/bittersweets-schools-combat-cupcake-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-13386 high school teacher Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:28:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2030#comment-13386 jimd, he has a stomach virus, so chicken fat might not be the right song today. Maybe tomorrow! jimd, he has a stomach virus, so chicken fat might not be the right song today. Maybe tomorrow!

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