Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is our school's policy, somewhat long-standing, that kids are not supposed to bring in candy, cookies, Little Debbie's, anything like that. They do. My kid asks why he can't have X in his lunch or for snack, I tell him, that's the rule. I think it's a really dumb rule, and probably hurts more than it helps. But it's the rule, so we'll follow it.

Why does it hurt more than help? Hell, when I was a kid my lunch box was full of crap.

It's for health reasons, to encourage healthy eating and discourage obesity. Forbidding cookies doesn't seem like a good way to go about doing that, IMO.

Plus the kids in this area (fairfax county) are not obese. They are not even fat. Look around at your elementary schools and you will see this is true.

We do not have an obesity epidemic in this area. Overall, we are an affluent, active, educated community.

A literally bite sized snickers in the lunch of kids who are not overweight, have access to healthy food, and who are playing sports or doing active activities year round is not a bad thing or something to be banned.

Banning it makes it forbidden fruit ratyer than teaching kids treats in moderation.

Our school has a no candy/sweets rule. I think it's fine - is it really so problematic for you that your kid doesn't get a cookie/sugar in the middle of the day?

My kids are allowed to have a piece of Halloween candy at breakfast and one with dinner. It is fine. They are happy. No one is losing out on anything.

Anonymous wrote:Is this "school" as in, daycare/preschool, or are we talking about an actual elementary school.

They can send guidelines, but I don't have much tolerance for so-called policies like this.

I agree.

I tell my kids that they will eat what I send and if the teacher has an issue she can send me an email.

Anonymous wrote:No candy, no nuts, no fresh fruit. Ludicrous, stupid Nazi rules!

No fresh fruit? I pack that every day.

No candy, no nuts, no fresh fruit. Ludicrous, stupid Nazi rules!

Anonymous wrote:I’m ok with no nuts, etc., but you cannot tell me what to put in the lunch, healthy or not. If they really want to control what the children eat, they should make better hot lunches so I wouldn’t have to pack one every darn morning!

I am the OP and I agree. It is a public school, not private. The school lunches are terrible.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care one way or the other.

+1 Less candy doesn't sound like a bad thing. I wouldn't care either.

I’m ok with no nuts, etc., but you cannot tell me what to put in the lunch, healthy or not. If they really want to control what the children eat, they should make better hot lunches so I wouldn’t have to pack one every darn morning!

I think it's a great rule. We all eat too much candy (myself included). I have a DS in preschool and they allow juice if it's 100% juice. I don't pack juice in DS lunch and he constantly complains that one of his classmates always has juice in his lunch and it's not fair. I just keep telling him that he can't always have what others have and I'm sure there are some things he has that friend doesn't have.

I don't care one way or the other.

Our preschool had a rule about no candy or sweets in lunches, except for the week or two after Halloween when kids could bring in one piece a day. I was okay with that -- if I'm choosing and paying for a program, I live by their rules.

Our elementary school has no rule, and I'd be pretty annoyed if they started policing lunchboxes to that level. Setting rules about allergens or not sharing food makes sense from a safety point of view, but going beyond that seems too intrusive and overbearing for a public school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is our school's policy, somewhat long-standing, that kids are not supposed to bring in candy, cookies, Little Debbie's, anything like that. They do. My kid asks why he can't have X in his lunch or for snack, I tell him, that's the rule. I think it's a really dumb rule, and probably hurts more than it helps. But it's the rule, so we'll follow it.

Why does it hurt more than help? Hell, when I was a kid my lunch box was full of crap.

It's for health reasons, to encourage healthy eating and discourage obesity. Forbidding cookies doesn't seem like a good way to go about doing that, IMO.

I like the rule. We all eat way too much junk as it is (myself and kids included).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh. I never thought of packing a candy in the lunchbox.

See, some of us don't even worry about things like that.

How proud you must be.

Ha! No. I just feel very boring.

Anonymous wrote:I don't normally send sweets to school but I've always let my kids take 1 small piece a day for a few days after Halloween. I think it's fun. But one loud mom complained and this year we don't have any sweets for the parties and no candy at school.

My kids will survive but I'm annoyed at the loud-mouth whiner mom. Well, she's annoying anyway, but this adds fuel to the fire.

^^ she heard one mom brought candy to one of the parties and marched down to that classroom to identify the culprit. She aggressively asked every parent in the room if they brought it. Crazy town.