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Are there any elementary schools that focus on a healthy diet/eating?
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Anonymous
| We very rarely plan on dessert (we almost always have fruit after dinner), but if the kids ask for it, which usually happens once or twice a week, they can have ice cream or cookies or whatever we have in the house. I'm not opposed to sweets; I just don't think they need to be getting them so often in school. |
Anonymous
| We don't have dessert at home. The obsession of "what's for dessert/how much do I have to eat to get it" drove me nuts. I just stopped buying anything remotely dessert like (other than fruit/yogurt). It only took about 2 weeks for everyone to adjust. That was 3 yrs ago. |
Anonymous
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Our elementary school in Fairfax County has made changes in the last few years. Parents are no longer allowed to bring in any sugary treats to celebrate birthdays, where before it felt like there was something every other week - doughnuts, cupcakes, cookies, candy... |
Anonymous
Washington Yu Ying has very healthy food policies. No chips, no candy, cakes, etc. in lunches; no cupcakes for birthdays. Also, they are a nut free school. They were the first to use Revolution Foods, which provides healthy lunches. |
Anonymous
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I reaalllly hope our elementary school moves in this direction and am glad to hear it happening at other schools. Kids don't need so much sugar. I would prefer to save cupcakes for class parties, but if parents bring them for birthdays it would be nice to say regular size or mini only. There seem to be cupcakepetitions. I've seen moms bring in jumbo cupcakes with gobs of frosting. Growing up we are those smallest cupcakes with a small think later of icecream on top...why the need to give kids 3 times the sugar with mega cupcakes?
I would loooooooove to see more places embrace gardening as a teaching tool. The kids could learn about plants and growth and they could sample the joy of fresh vegetables. Trears in moderation are fine, but school parties and even class cupcakes seem to have turned into festivals of sugar. |
Anonymous
| Yikes ^^^^^^^ typo city...sorry |
Anonymous
| At the school I used to go to children are welcome to bring cakes and candy into school for birthdays, but then these items are sent home with the child rather than being eaten in class. That way the parents decide whether or not the child can eat it. Of course I probably would have eaten it on the way home and then not told my mom... |