The healthy obsessed moms

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Anonymous wrote:We had a group of these moms at our school. We quietly went along with the planning since they were so vocal...but then we simply showed up at the class party with Halloween cupcakes and other normal Halloween junk food treats. Guess what the kids chose?

We were the older, more veteran moms BTW.

Yes, this the way to do it. The domineering mom wants to bring in oranges and another healthful item, let her. Someone else should bring in cupcakes or cookies or brownies without announcing it ahead of time. Done.

We don't eat many sweets at our house, and no one at work has a candy bowl or brings cake in. I think the idea of bringing junk food (or any food, really) as a snack after a kids' sports game is bizarre. But people need to have some perspective. Halloween is all about letting loose and having treats. It shouldn't be a battleground.

+1. The focus on healthy food should be the norm - day-to-day, school lunches, snacks at home etc. - with the Halloween party the exception where treats are allowed. But something tells me the domineering mom wants all treats banned at any event her precious children are a part of.

I'm the non-American PP. It's actually one of my worries that my kids will end up becoming obese because of how normal junk food is in the US. Even in my office, people bring in doughnuts to share in the morning and it's not once in a while. Not to mention that I'm one of the few normal-weight folks in my department. I feed my kids healthy food but I have no control when they go over to a neighbor's house or at their school unless I'm also there, but I'm not a helicopter mom so I just let them be. So I get the healthy food mom in the OP's description. Instead of vilifying her, maybe see her point of view? Maybe expand the list of healthy items like homemade banana-zucchini muffins etc?

Nothing homemade allowed in most schools
Again, it is Halloween. 1 of 2 parties all year in school. Like another mom said. I am against junk and sugar drinks for sports snacks (I hate any snacks after sport) and multiple birthdays a month (our school thankfully stopped that) and always make my kids lunch so they eat healthy. I do allow treats here and there and the 2 class parties the kids get each year should be one of them.

The mom is on a power trip.

Wait, what? No snacks after sports? That's just mean, if we are talking about vigorous exercise. I have a hard time getting enough food into my young athlete and I love when there are post practice snacks because she will actually eat.

[Anonymous]

I would find the biggest cupcakes absolutely smothered in orange frosting. With a plastic Halloween ring on top, just to add to the insult. I would walk in and put them right next to the orange slices and kale chips.

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Anonymous wrote:Reading this thread as a non-American, I think it's no wonder why this country has an obesity crisis.

You're obnoxious.

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It’s funny that health mom suggests the prepackaged processed snack. Why not rent a popcorn machine or buy one for all of $50 and the minuscule cost of unpopped kernels? The idea is the same - an alternative to straight junk - but it’s a hell of a lot more fun and festive than slapping a vending machine packet on a kid’s desk and calling it healthy because it has “smart” in the name. Kids could sprinkle their own toppings - seasoned salt, cinnamon sugar, Parmesan, cheddar dust, whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s funny that health mom suggests the prepackaged processed snack. Why not rent a popcorn machine or buy one for all of $50 and the minuscule cost of unpopped kernels? The idea is the same - an alternative to straight junk - but it’s a hell of a lot more fun and festive than slapping a vending machine packet on a kid’s desk and calling it healthy because it has “smart” in the name. Kids could sprinkle their own toppings - seasoned salt, cinnamon sugar, Parmesan, cheddar dust, whatever.

Some people consider popcorn terrible for you as well! Straight carbs..

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Anonymous wrote:If the school has their own policy that is one thing. But for probably every other class in the entire school to have a treat for the party, and this mom decides to use her child's class as a platform for fruit on Halloween, well is insufferable and ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a group of these moms at our school. We quietly went along with the planning since they were so vocal...but then we simply showed up at the class party with Halloween cupcakes and other normal Halloween junk food treats. Guess what the kids chose?

We were the older, more veteran moms BTW.

Yes, this the way to do it. The domineering mom wants to bring in oranges and another healthful item, let her. Someone else should bring in cupcakes or cookies or brownies without announcing it ahead of time. Done.

We don't eat many sweets at our house, and no one at work has a candy bowl or brings cake in. I think the idea of bringing junk food (or any food, really) as a snack after a kids' sports game is bizarre. But people need to have some perspective. Halloween is all about letting loose and having treats. It shouldn't be a battleground.

+1. The focus on healthy food should be the norm - day-to-day, school lunches, snacks at home etc. - with the Halloween party the exception where treats are allowed. But something tells me the domineering mom wants all treats banned at any event her precious children are a part of.

I'm the non-American PP. It's actually one of my worries that my kids will end up becoming obese because of how normal junk food is in the US. Even in my office, people bring in doughnuts to share in the morning and it's not once in a while. Not to mention that I'm one of the few normal-weight folks in my department. I feed my kids healthy food but I have no control when they go over to a neighbor's house or at their school unless I'm also there, but I'm not a helicopter mom so I just let them be. So I get the healthy food mom in the OP's description. Instead of vilifying her, maybe see her point of view? Maybe expand the list of healthy items like homemade banana-zucchini muffins etc?

Nothing homemade allowed in most schools
Again, it is Halloween. 1 of 2 parties all year in school. Like another mom said. I am against junk and sugar drinks for sports snacks (I hate any snacks after sport) and multiple birthdays a month (our school thankfully stopped that) and always make my kids lunch so they eat healthy. I do allow treats here and there and the 2 class parties the kids get each year should be one of them.

The mom is on a power trip.

Well last time it was Duck donuts and gatorade - for 7yr olds. So no, I think if kids want a snack after playing 50min the parents can bring one

Wait, what? No snacks after sports? That's just mean, if we are talking about vigorous exercise. I have a hard time getting enough food into my young athlete and I love when there are post practice snacks because she will actually eat.

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The problem is that Halloween now goes on for the entire month of October and every event is crammed with sugar. One day of sugar overload is fun. Thirty days is waaaay too much. Then Christmas descends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s funny that health mom suggests the prepackaged processed snack. Why not rent a popcorn machine or buy one for all of $50 and the minuscule cost of unpopped kernels? The idea is the same - an alternative to straight junk - but it’s a hell of a lot more fun and festive than slapping a vending machine packet on a kid’s desk and calling it healthy because it has “smart” in the name. Kids could sprinkle their own toppings - seasoned salt, cinnamon sugar, Parmesan, cheddar dust, whatever.

I'm pretty sure this is a big no-no for liability/allergy/etc. reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is that Halloween now goes on for the entire month of October and every event is crammed with sugar. One day of sugar overload is fun. Thirty days is waaaay too much. Then Christmas descends.

This is the elementary forum. Not the preschool forum.

Elementary kids eat treats and no one usually bats an eye.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s funny that health mom suggests the prepackaged processed snack. Why not rent a popcorn machine or buy one for all of $50 and the minuscule cost of unpopped kernels? The idea is the same - an alternative to straight junk - but it’s a hell of a lot more fun and festive than slapping a vending machine packet on a kid’s desk and calling it healthy because it has “smart” in the name. Kids could sprinkle their own toppings - seasoned salt, cinnamon sugar, Parmesan, cheddar dust, whatever.

I'm pretty sure this is a big no-no for liability/allergy/etc. reasons.

I am sure it is not an issue.

Our school has done sundae parties before.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question OP, why is this so important to you? If you're so hell bent on giving your kid a load of junk, why can't you just wait until after school hours to do it?

Do you not have anything else to do with your time? Do you secretly want to sabotage everyone else's kid? Do you want to make sure that everyone else's kid is eating junk too so you don't need to feel bad about it? I'm honestly trying to understand your reasoning and none of the things I can think of make any sense to me.

Your kid is in 5th grade you said? You don't think they can survive without junk for a few hours while they're at school? You think they'll die without a halloween party with junk food because just dressing up isn't enough?

I'm saying this in the nicest possible way, but I really think it's time for you to step back a bit from your kid's life. They will survive a day without junk food. Really. And they'll also survive a halloween without you planning out their class snack. I promise.

Sure the kids will survive and be really disappointed too. I think you sound like more like a micro-manager than the person who originally posted.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a meeting after school to go over snacks for 5th grade Halloween party and game ideas. One mom dominated the entire meeting and said we should only do smart pop and oranges for the kids. I am all for healthy options, but it is Halloween. Another mom said maybe one halloween cookie and this lady shut it down. I have been thru 3 kids in up to 5th grade and have never seen an oranges as the main halloween party snack. There are no allergies.

Does anyone else ever deal with dominating moms like this? Are most schools now doing just a fruit for parties?

It is halloween and they will have PLENTY of candy anyway, no need to add more.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a meeting after school to go over snacks for 5th grade Halloween party and game ideas. One mom dominated the entire meeting and said we should only do smart pop and oranges for the kids. I am all for healthy options, but it is Halloween. Another mom said maybe one halloween cookie and this lady shut it down. I have been thru 3 kids in up to 5th grade and have never seen an oranges as the main halloween party snack. There are no allergies.

Does anyone else ever deal with dominating moms like this? Are most schools now doing just a fruit for parties?

It is halloween and they will have PLENTY of candy anyway, no need to add more.

sure they will have plenty. but seriously you're going to give kids oranges for their halloween treat at school? that is just sad.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is that Halloween now goes on for the entire month of October and every event is crammed with sugar. One day of sugar overload is fun. Thirty days is waaaay too much. Then Christmas descends.

Halloween goes on for the whole month?