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[quote=Anonymous]This thread is kind of shocking on DCUM.

I can't imagine any of you are addressing poverty the same way: the solution being to make sure your own kid is educated so that he/she can get a good job and not worry about anyone else. This is NOT an individual problem. Yes, of course, pack your kids' lunches, that is what I will do when my children are old enough to go to school. But I also think that improving school nutrition is hugely important. So many of our nation's kids get free breakfast and lunches, in some cases all year round. I think adults should be able to do what they want, but kids don't need those same kinds of freedoms. Just as we regulate what they learn, we should regulate what they eat at school.

And kids learn norms - if it is the norm to eat crap and have constant exposure to crap food each day they will learn it's okay and it's just normal. That is unfortunately the problem with many adults who think that it is normal to eat at McDonald's three times a week, which millions of Americans do. If you look at how the obesity epidemic has tripled in the past 20 years, it's not rocket science to think about how our environment has changed. Portions have gotten bigger, eating all the time is acceptable, never eating at home or eating food out of a box is completely normal to people. Hence, the health issues we are facing. There is no excuse for this in public schools, absolutely none.[/quote]

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