Is it the fact that it's "processed" or is it the sugar?
I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. (NOTE: if I do need to lose weight, I follow Atkins....easiest diet I ever had).
The only thing I keep doing (from Atkins) is that I only consume non-sugared beverages, which for a southerner is damn hard since I prevent myself from having sweet tea.
If kids are "hopped-up" on sugar (and caffeine), and sitting in a classroom with a teacher whose primary motivation is their union contract negotiations, I can't say I'm surprised their attention spans (and grades) suffer.
You say:
"But anything that helps us with the Children I am all for"
This is a very DANGEROUS attitude...one that is used by politicians (particularly Dems) to manipulate the public. This results in the situation in many cities where the public schools' per student cost is well above the cost of a decent private school education, and yet the students graduate as morons.
Remember, the most valuable thing a child can have is a loving (and married) biological Mother and Father (Female/Male...yeah, I said it). I speak from experience. I had no financial or social advantages growing up, but what I have are two parents who stayed together, and loved me (although I look back and think they may have spoiled me with attention a little too much). I am the first person in my Father's family to graduate college, and become moderately successful (through hard work, a value taught me by my family).
Your choice as an adult. But I met you did not eat that cr*p when you were in the rangers or had at least some food that would see you through, I remember taking a load of Marine recruits out on a nice sunny march, the idiots had filled there water bottles with soft drinks not water, LOL they did suffer good object lesson though
re :If kids are "hopped-up" on sugar (and caffeine), and sitting in a classroom with a teacher whose primary motivation is their union contract negotiations, I can't say I'm surprised their attention spans (and grades) suffer.
Most teachers I have met are very dedicated to the children, and it was the same teachers different diet that saw a marked improvement.
re :Remember, the most valuable thing a child can have is a loving (and married) biological Mother and Father
Never said it wasn't, but sometimes you have to deal with the world the way it is and not how you would like it.
And I have found that the children with the worst diet were the worst behaved.