The First Nanny's Food Crusade Revisted

[lazypadawan]

When I posted about The First Nanny's "we can't just leave it up to the parents" statement the other day concerning the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, there were a lot of things I wanted to respond to but instead of several scattershot replies, I'll collect my thoughts here

Comments

[darth_eldritch]

Not all kids eat junk food. We had a salad bar in my high school, and many kids made use of it, even with open campus lunch, more than enough to justify its existence. I ate salad bar almost everyday- I was not a "greasy gopher guts" kind of kid. It was not a logistics nightmare, either- my grandmother worked for the schoolboard as an experienced cook with years in the school cafeterias, and according to her it was no more expensive or more difficult to handle than any of the other foods.

They should get rid of the vending machines, though, and let the kids sell the goodies for their clubs.

[lazypadawan]

I seldom ate junk food when I was in school too and back then, we had no salad bars. I just brought stuff from home.

The only thing that squicks me about salad bars in a school is the germ factor, i.e. kids hacking all over the stuff or someone thinking he's going to be funny by spitting in it. I don't even like salad bars/buffets as an adult.

[darth_eldritch]

Good point about the squick factor. I guess I lucked out and went to school with reasonably well behaved kids, lol.

[whak_hat]

or how bout, instead of banning every food that isn't 'vegan' (which is ultimately where this is going to end up, especially in California) you get the kids outside? How about you get them off the video games and computers and send them outside to play? Create clubs, inspire them to join sports? Bike riding, canoeing and all that jazz.

Fuck off liberal asshats, if my kid wants to eat pizza then so be it (I mean you shouldn't feed them pizza everyday or anything because then they'll come to hate pizza…). If a school person tried to tell me that I couldn't deliver food to my kid I would punch them in the mouth, right then and there. Why the hell is everyone being punished by someone else's diet?

This is the same 'big mother hen' attitude that's cause the fucking gang wars with drugs…only now kids are going to kill one another for potato chips.

[cakemaven]

sinister-looking guy wearing black trenchcoat: hey kid, wanna buy some Cheetos? I got regular AND flaming hot!

[whak_hat]

yeah, while the kid is smoking 'medicated marijuana for depressive issues'

[lazypadawan]

I agree the Obesity Epidemic(tm) is a lot of hype from the media and the nanny staters who want to use yet another crisis as an excuse to further control our lives

[hannahsarah]

Ugh. Feeding issues, the bane of my existence. I used to call my daughter the Picky Picky Princess - until I found out that she has sensory disorders, and that she's actually "orally defensive". She really does try to make herself eat certain things, but she just can't.

This means that her bento has two layers. One is full of cheerios, saltines and graham crackers. I know she will eat those. The other layer has carrot sticks, an apple, some raisins and a tangerine - which she may or may not eat, depending on if she feels up for it. The fruit and veggie layer is strictly for the benefit of the school administration, so they will quit calling me about "making poor nutrition choices". (Yeah, if you think it's so easy, then YOU try getting her to eat!)

I always make sure that she gets lots of good protein, fresh vegetables and salad for dinner, so I figure it balances out.

[eajou]

You've actually gotten phone calls from the school administration?

[hannahsarah]

She goes to a small private school. On the one hand, I'm glad that they take such individual care of the students. On the other hand, it was annoying to have to keep explaining our situation. I guess that's what I get for paying a school to actually give a darn about my kid's wellbeing.