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School bans sack lunches
I found this and thought I would see what you guys thought of it.
Re: School bans sack lunches
Yeah, I really don't agree with this at all.
I'm all about health but I don't think the school has a right to ban lunches brought from home. A kids food choices are between them and their parents, IMO.
I could see banning sodas perhaps, as it might make classes difficult to teach after lunch with kids hyped up on sugar and caffeine.
Here are my two issues with this (among many others I am not immediately thinking of I'm sure):
1.) PRICE -- How much does a school lunch cost? $2 - $5...what if a family doesn't qualify for a reduced or free lunch but cannot afford a school lunch everyday. I'm sure a sandwich and some chips are probably cheaper than a school lunch.
2.) NUTRITION -- If the school claims they are doing this for "health reasons", prove it. If I was the parent I would want to know exactly what the school is serving that is healthier than what I would make my child. I know when I was in school and bought a school lunch, it consisted of things like chicken fried steak, mash potatoes and a roll....I don't know who is the nutritionist at my old high school but that sure as heck isn't even CLOSE to "healthy"
All in all I think it is a very bad idea, and I see it being dropped pretty quickly because of parent outrage.
This was my first thought when reading the article: what if parents can't afford the daily lunches?
We had vending machines starting in junior high and a bunch of people at my table had cokes with their meal so I say if they want to start somewhere, get rid of the vending machines that are filled with coke and candy bars. In high school, they added a milk vending machine- that got more business than the coke machines.
USDA guidelines actually bans selling carbonated beverages to students so most of our vending machines have been gone for years. There's no more candy or sugary non-carbonated beverages. I have access to candy in the lounge but I don't go down there.
This exactly! I vote they take out all vending machines, soda and snack food alike and only have vending machines that offer WATER!!! Buummm Bummm Bummm!!
We need to start making it easier for children to come into contact with healthier options! We can't all sit around and complain that their are so many obese children when they have soda and candy available to them all day....
Julie - did they really ban them? That's great!
I am with Chelsea. I always took my lunch because we had a baked potato bar with all the fatty toppings, a line with the "daily special" that was usually something fried. We even had a "snack shack" that the most popular item was a pepperoni hot pocket, soda, and chips.
We also got "pizza and coke" Friday's in many classes as rewards. I remember drinking several 20 ounce cokes a day because multiple teachers would do it on the same day.
It was really, really bad.
Really!? It's also been almost 7 years since I graduated so I guess I am not paying attention. That's great. I was going to say they could put vegetables in the vending machines, a la Dwight.
I agree with the price argument. I don't think you should be able to ban a child from bringing food from home unless you are offering a free lunch. Also, you do not control what they eat for breakfast, dinner or on the weekends, so really how much of an impact are you really making??
I also am for banning snack machines/soda machines. I'm with Tiffany. I drank a ton of coke when I was in HS - as a reward.
My .02.
We could be fined 2X the daily take in the cafeteria if we're caught selling:
sugary items
fried foods
and a whole list that I'm sure I don't know.
At my high school, they started getting rid of the cokes/snack food my last semester there so I'm sure its gone now.
I agree with yall on the price front. I bring my lunch pretty much everyday to school because I would rather spend my 3-4 dollars on food I actually like and is healthier. I think lunch used to be 2 or so dollars when I was in high school, so I'm thinking it is probably $2.50 now.