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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s 5 meals a week of 21. Make the other 16 healthy and don’t worry about the 5[/quote]

And what about when it’s university free breakfast too? Now that’s 10 meals of junk per week provided. Thanks public schools.  [/quote]

They're going to start eating whatever they want as they grow older (outside of the house) anyway, so mainstream american junk food is not something you can physically shield them from forever. Just try to model healthy eating while they're still at home so they can circle back to it as adults.[/quote]

You aren’t wrong.  But still, schools shouldn’t be providing it.  Not only do they give out two meals per day of garbage but then every incentive at [b]school is candy, pizza, or donuts in between the junky meals. It’s ridiculous and normalizes this food as staples[/b] [/quote]

Where is this? I’m in Arlington and the schools don’t give out food for anything (I think in large part because food allergies). I’ve volunteered for a number of class parties/school events and it’s always just crafts and fun music, maybe a movie running during a party. Even Valentine’s and Halloween there is no candy. When there are incentives it’s stuff like extra recess or an extra library book.

Sometimes there is a PTA run event with pizza, but you have to buy the pizza and I don’t think pizza for dinner on occasion is end of the world.

I’m surprised there are schools still hanging out junk to kids in this day and age.[/quote]

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