Posted on 08/03/2014 9:34:08 AM PDT by Innovative
But the sales won't be so sweet starting this fall. Campus bake sales—a mainstay of school fundraisers—are going on a diet. A federal law that aims to curb childhood obesity means that, in dozens of states, bake sales must adhere to nutrition requirements that could replace cupcakes and brownies with fruit cups and granola bars.
The restrictions that took effect in July stem from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act championed by first lady Michelle Obama and her "Let's Move!" campaign. The law overhauled nutrition standards affecting more than 30 million children.
The law also required the U.S. Department of Agriculture to set standards for all food and beverages sold during the school day, which includes vending machines, snack carts and daytime fundraisers. It allowed for "infrequent" fundraisers, and states were allowed to decide how many bake sales they would have that didn't meet nutrition standards.
Without state-approved exemptions, any treats sold would have to meet calorie, sodium, fat and other requirements. The law permits states to fine schools that don't comply.
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There is no way this is legal, some school district has got to take this on.
I’m sorry, I must have missed the part of the constitution that allows the Federal government to control what people eat.
It should be a law that the first family has to STFU till they are out of office. No one wants to hear what the un-elected has to say. Especially since my sasquatch translator is on the blink.
Federal schools are child abuse.
I’m sure 100% of the people who attend those bake sales get at least 97% of their dietary intake from the products sold there.
Cough, cough, cough...
Isn’t it sad to realize that some people are so dumb, that they can’t recognize a “treat” when they see one? People don’t live off cup-cakes. They have one once in a while.
Most people don’t live off Big Macs, or Whoppers either. They have one once in a while.
You can take all the “treats” off the shelves, and some folks will still be fat. They eat too much of every type of food. You can’t legislate or issue edicts to eliminate stupid.
You can certainly ensconce stupid from the top, by acting like you can control obesity through government interdiction.
I’m really tired of the do-gooder Left mentality.
Here comes more Hope and Change, and loss of freedom.
Every day I resent Obama and his supporters more and more.
There is no way this is legal, some school district has got to take this on.
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Agreed.
We can all discuss junk food and whether too many cupcakes are a good idea. But the key issue is— are school bake sales really an area which should be controlled by the federal government???
Liberals believe this because they passed that law. This sort of thing could be a potent issue in elections. Democrats are the party of fascist control over all areas of life. Republicans are a party of freedom and personal responsibility and limited government. GOP should pledge to repeal nonsense such as a law which dictates standards for school bake sales.
I wonder how much research has been conducted on rebound-overeating. I know from personal experience that being forced to eat a “healthy” diet as a child causes a person to overindulge in the “junk” foods that they never were allowed to eat as a child. I’ve fought against obesity all my life for just that reason and know people who are fat because of it.
Quite simply, the government’s responsibility to the citizens ends at ensuring a safe food supply and teaching basic nutrition. It is not the government’s place to dictate food choices. As the control-freak politicians become more successful in their efforts to control every bite that every child in school eats, I wonder how much worse the obesity problem will become?
If there is a real desire to fight obesity, how about taking a look at lifestyle and food choices back before obesity started skyrocketing? Kids aren’t playing outside any more; recess time at school has been reduced in favor of more academics. Now we have obese under-educated kids. Maybe it’s time to look at what *was* successful.
“We use prepackaged food because it has to have nutritional requirements posted,” said Keli Gill, president-elect of the Arkansas PTA, where the state has had nutrition standards for bake sales for a few years. “Items like apples are perishable and don’t last as long, so we don’t want to waste money and have it go bad on us.”
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Oh, this is ‘rich’ .... The Mooch is driving people to pre-packaged food with all the preservatives, additives, etc. So much for the fresh fruits & veggies & the WH Kitchen Garden ......
I had a health food nut mother who never allowed us to have so much as a piece of cake - talk about joyless living. The first five years out of the house, I indulged in total junk food. Now, it’s an even keel - a little bit of junk and mostly healthy food. Fie on health Nazis and their running dogs!
Control the food, control the fuel, control the energy, and you literally will have a country by it’s balls, and at your mercy. Marx knew this, Stalin knew this, Hitler knew this, hell even FDR knew this. And ALL of these “edicts, rules, and regulations” originate from federal agencies under control of the executive branch. But everybody will comply with all of these regulations because virtually every politician is a spineless, gutless traitor, bought and paid for by K street, and all in for carving out their niche in the new oligarchy.
If you want to see what the US will look like in 10~15 years, take a look at mexico and south america, because that is our fate.
GOP should pledge to repeal nonsense such as a law which dictates standards for school bake sales.
Did it not have to have the approval of RINOs to pass this in the first place?
Our grandparents would be shooting by now.
The only sensible thing to do is ignore federal law, and eat the cupcakes too.
If a corporation can be a person, can the federal government be an idiot? Yes, and a virus that screws up the program.
We have already had instances where food Nazis have gone through school lunches brought from home and rejected them as being “unhealthy” forcing kids to eat the typical school lunch crud. Having participated in my kids fund raisers for band and orchestra I know that chocolate bars, popcorn and candy are easy to sell and generally give a good return for the organization. Why does the federal government have to stick its nose into this?
Don’t forget control of healthcare —deciding who gets treated.
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