wow finnaly a good idea
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_re_us/soft_drinks_schools
My high school I think is not allowed the sell soda, but they got around it by selling a pretzel for 80 cents and getting a free pop with it. I doubt its legal to do that, but, our school does it.
[quote]Valar Morghulis wrote:
My high school I think is not allowed the sell soda, but they got around it by selling a pretzel for 80 cents and getting a free pop with it. I doubt its legal to do that, but, our school does it. [/quote]
I didn’t think the people who ran the schools were that smart.
'bout fucking time.
I think this is fucking pointless and will solve nothing. It’s a knee-jerk reaction so do-gooders can sit around and circle jerk each other.
You have been able to buy Cokes at schools for ages. This is not the reason that kids are fat.
15 years ago when I was in school, the canteen menu consisted of pies, sausage rolls, pasties, donuts, chocolate milk and soft drinks, and yet obesity wasn’t a problem.
This will solve nothing.
It won’t solve anything, but at least they are doing something about it. Step in the right direction. Not every thing done in this world has to be the end all solution.
Its gotta start somewhere.
[quote]Massif wrote:
I think this is fucking pointless and will solve nothing. It’s a knee-jerk reaction so do-gooders can sit around and circle jerk each other.
You have been able to buy Cokes at schools for ages. This is not the reason that kids are fat.
15 years ago when I was in school, the canteen menu consisted of pies, sausage rolls, pasties, donuts, chocolate milk and soft drinks, and yet obesity wasn’t a problem.
This will solve nothing.[/quote]
I agree.
Guess what the number 1 food item ordered by students is? (at my old school)
French fries
That’s not to mention that kids today are lazy bastards who rather play xbox all day instead of playing outside in the neigborhood, getting exercise and learning social skills.
BTW, when I was in 7th grade I sold cans of soda out of my backpack. I made about $20/wk profit and since I wasn’t a trouble maker, the teachers didn’t say too much.
[quote]KiloSprinter wrote:
Massif wrote:
I think this is fucking pointless and will solve nothing. It’s a knee-jerk reaction so do-gooders can sit around and circle jerk each other.
You have been able to buy Cokes at schools for ages. This is not the reason that kids are fat.
15 years ago when I was in school, the canteen menu consisted of pies, sausage rolls, pasties, donuts, chocolate milk and soft drinks, and yet obesity wasn’t a problem.
This will solve nothing.
I agree.
Guess what the number 1 food item ordered by students is? (at my old school)
French fries
That’s not to mention that kids today are lazy bastards who rather play xbox all day instead of playing outside in the neigborhood, getting exercise and learning social skills.
BTW, when I was in 7th grade I sold cans of soda out of my backpack. I made about $20/wk profit and since I wasn’t a trouble maker, the teachers didn’t say too much.
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That’s nothing, my cousin is in grade 7 and is making over $100 a week doing the same thing. He has workers, WORKERS! I was shocked, that boy is going to be one evil capitalist billionaire.
In year 5 he made $40 selling home made sherbert, he got shut down when parents started complaining about ‘white powder’ being sold in school.
As far as taking soda out of schools, I think it’s pointless and that the government shouldn’t regulate this sort of thing. I mean eating/consuming food is a primal function of living and they’re trying to tell us what not to drink, shouldn’t we be allowed to make decisions for ourselves? And if a kid really wanted to drink a soda, I’m sure he could get his hands on one. To me, this just shows how much trouble we have making an impact on today’s youth. I feel that lack of education about nutrition is the main reason why the majority of Americans are obese.
[quote]jacross wrote:
KiloSprinter wrote:
Massif wrote:
I think this is fucking pointless and will solve nothing. It’s a knee-jerk reaction so do-gooders can sit around and circle jerk each other.
You have been able to buy Cokes at schools for ages. This is not the reason that kids are fat.
15 years ago when I was in school, the canteen menu consisted of pies, sausage rolls, pasties, donuts, chocolate milk and soft drinks, and yet obesity wasn’t a problem.
This will solve nothing.
I agree.
Guess what the number 1 food item ordered by students is? (at my old school)
French fries
That’s not to mention that kids today are lazy bastards who rather play xbox all day instead of playing outside in the neigborhood, getting exercise and learning social skills.
BTW, when I was in 7th grade I sold cans of soda out of my backpack. I made about $20/wk profit and since I wasn’t a trouble maker, the teachers didn’t say too much.
That’s nothing, my cousin is in grade 7 and is making over $100 a week doing the same thing. He has workers, WORKERS! I was shocked, that boy is going to be one evil capitalist billionaire.
In year 5 he made $40 selling home made sherbert, he got shut down when parents started complaining about ‘white powder’ being sold in school.[/quote]
Both are great stories!
This is total crap. This is america, its a free country and you ought to be allowed to spend your money on what you want. And I really hope that nobody brings up “well, our tax dollars will pay his hospital bill” - the solution to that is to stop paying the damn hospital bill.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
This is total crap. This is america, its a free country and you ought to be allowed to spend your money on what you want. And I really hope that nobody brings up “well, our tax dollars will pay his hospital bill” - the solution to that is to stop paying the damn hospital bill.[/quote]
Yes because you really are allowed to spend you’re money on whatever you want, can’t you?
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
This is total crap. This is america, its a free country and you ought to be allowed to spend your money on what you want. And I really hope that nobody brings up “well, our tax dollars will pay his hospital bill” - the solution to that is to stop paying the damn hospital bill.[/quote]
Nobody stopping them from spending their money, they are just not being enablers of a bad habit. There seems to be very good evidence of a link between poor nutrition and behavorial problems, cognitive ability, etc.
Let’s see, we want Johnny to sit still and listen in class, but let’s make sure he pounds a two liter of Coke first - that’s bound to help…
[quote]GT625 wrote:
I feel that lack of education about nutrition is the main reason why the majority of Americans are obese.[/quote]
In that case, I would think this would be a reasonable step toward rectifying that…
They are kids. Hate to tell most of you with your “This is America and we have freedom to choose” rants but kids don’t really get to make choices about anything. The government fully feels that until kids reach a certain age they are mindless bodies that need to be directed in every way. It wouldn’t be the first time that they have put limitations on school aged children that they could never put on other adults. Oh, wait there was that prohibition thing.
Did anyone actually read the article?
This is a deal among soda makers, brokered by the Clinton Foundation - not a government regulation for fuck’s sake.
[quote]KiloSprinter wrote:
Massif wrote:
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Guess what the number 1 food item ordered by students is? (at my old school)
French fries
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I think that is America’s most popular vegetable.
Look, I agree that government is involved in much too much of our lives, but I am having a tough time being against this inititative. Most of us would agree that you should avoid soda and that it is a significant contributor to childhood obesity, but then get up in arms when someone decides to do something about it. These are government run schools funded by taxpayer dollars. You don’t like it, tell your government representatives.
On the other hand, if you really want to make a positive difference, let’s push to get the rest of the crap food out of them as well. If a kid wants it so bad, he can still buy it after school; why not start the education process by setting a good example in the school?
The government puts an age limit on driving, purchasing firearms, drinking alcohol - ostensibly because with maturity comes responsibility (as faulty as that line of reasoning may be). I didn’t look up the statistics, but it is probably safe to say that obesity and the health related problems kills as many people or more than any of those. I am having a difficult time seeing how this is infringing on the kiddies rights…
[quote]Peter Pigsticker wrote:
Did anyone actually read the article?
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Sorry man, I just drank a two liter pepsi and had some fries - I couldn’t concentrate…