Frankly, I'm pleased that the mother had packed a nice lunch for her daughter, rather than buying who knows what kind of swill the school served! Now, I am perhaps being unfair in saying that about the school's cafeteria, but if I were to judge by my school's menu, I can't imagine the lady's school would be much different. I am rather picky about what I eat, choosing to bring my lunch to school each day rather than eat stuff from the cafeteria. I probably would pack something similar to what the mother did ... except for the fact that I'm "low-carbin') it these days.A mother is outraged after school officials told her 4-year-old daughter that her home-packed lunch was not healthy enough to eat. What was so unhealthy about her lunch? Trace Gallagher reported that a lunch inspector at the school told the girl she couldn’t eat her turkey sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice. Instead, providing the girl with a USDA-approved lunch with the following guidelines: one serving of meat, one serving of grains, and two servings of fruit or vegetables. Outrage After School Tells Mom Her Child’s Lunch Is Unhealthy and Unacceptable
When the girl returned home from school, her unopened lunch contained a note from the school saying that her lunch didn’t meet the guidelines and a $1.25 bill for the replacement lunch. The mom was outraged and anonymously wrote to the local newspaper and called a state representative. The North Carolina representative called the school which apologized, because in fact the lunch did meet all the USDA requirements.
In her statement to the newspaper, the mother argues that the issue isn’t whether the lunch meets any requirements but rather says, “Don’t tell my kid I’m not packing her lunchbox properly. I pack her lunchbox according to what she eats.”
So, yes, the school said a mistake was made; but, who was the nitwit that made the determination that the lunch was unfit for human consumption?
"Lunch inspector?!?" Who and what the hell is that?!?
It seems like the Food Police have been on the prowl as of late. Here are some related stories
- Food Police Target Schools with Cameras:
A new scheme in Texas public schools has cameras tracking students to monitor what and when they eat.
The US federal government via the US Department of Agriculture granted schools in Texas $2 million in funds to place high-end cameras into San Antonio schools that can read barcodes on students’ cafeteria trays.
“We're going to snap a picture of the food tray at the cashier and we will know what has been served," Dr Roberto Trevino of the Social and Health Research Centre in San Antonio told Reuters. “When the child goes back to the disposal window, we're going to measure the leftover."
The goal of the program is to fight increases in childhood obesity by providing information on student diets to parents and nutritional experts who design school lunch programs. The program will track calorie counts as well as other nutritional details.
- Food Police & Lunch Box Privacy: Recent news articles out of Great Britain reveal that staff members in a Gloucestershire school district have become a food-police force. They were secretly opening children's lunchboxes and photographing the contents. They then scored the various lunches for nutritional value and sent notes to the parents advising them on how to pack healthier meals. Their one concession to the Englishman's cherished privacy was that they didn't identify which child each photographed lunch belonged to.
- Jolly Rancher lands Brazos ISD third-grader in detention for a week:
ORCHARD, Texas – A third-grader at Brazos Elementary was given a week’s detention for possessing a Jolly Rancher. School officials in Brazos County are defending the seemingly harsh sentence. The school’s principal and superintendent said they were simply complying with a state law that limits junk food in schools.
- A crackdown on Bake Sales in City Schools: There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City’s latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the cut. In an effort to limit how much sugar and fat students put in their bellies at school, the Education Department has effectively banned most bake sales, the lucrative if not quite healthy fund-raising tool for generations of teams and clubs.
And the list goes on and on. Just try googling "food police" and see what comes up!
Now, I am a bit of a health nut, having been passionate about healthy eating and life style since my college days. But, c'mon on! -- who didn't live for bake sales at school? Now, I will say at my old elementary school, the bake sale was only on Friday's, and it seems we kids "back then" didn't eat all the snacks and junkfood that are so prevalent these days.
But, will Big Brother -- SHOULD Big Brother -- control what we eat? Is putting food in our mouths the ultimate personal right? Are we willing to hand that right over to the government? We do need to police ourselves and quit overindulging. I think we, collectively as well as individually, need to examine why our society seems to take everything to extremes.
Why are we overeating? Is it a "middle finger" to all the PC crappola in life these days? Odd how despite the government pushing low-fat diets since the 80's we've grown fatter.
Why are we overeating?
That is what WE need to figure out ... and not permit Big Government to conform to its notions of what is right and wrong. Otherwise, I think we will continue to overeat -- even more!
Rebellion. Rebellion against what? Frustration. Frustration with what?
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