I haven't seen a single compelling reason to include cupcakes and other junk
foods in school birthday celebrations.
Not exact matches
In the past seven years, we've learned how to create gluten - free versions of our favorite
foods and traditional Jewish
foods and how to navigate through restaurants,
school and
birthday parties gluten - free.
In addition to concocting
birthday magic, I have been busy helping out with the
Food & Fun classes at my son's elementary
school.
As Vicki Glombecki concluded
in her Philly mag «
Food Nazi» story, «Sending
in birthday treats [to
school]... made me feel like a good mom.»
Every district participating
in the federal meals program is required to have a written policy that includes nutrition guidelines for all
foods available at
school (hello,
birthday cupcakes!)
Nothing
in the Smart Snacks rules affects classroom or
birthday treats (since they're not offered for sale) but the rules did effectively put an end to junk
food fundraising during
school hours, a development which hasn't been popular with some Texans.
But last night i sent an email to our elementary
school principal asking for permission to send out my own survey to quantify parents» views on
birthday treats and
food rewards, as well as chocolate milk and a la carte junk
food in the cafeteria.
Nothing
in the TSNP
in any way restricted what parents could feed their own children, whether the
food was provided
in a home - packed lunch, a snack brought from home for a child's consumption at
school, or as
birthday treats sent
in by a parent or grandparent.
I've written a lot over the years (really, A LOT - see the Related Links below) about junk
food in school classrooms, whether distributed by teachers as rewards for good behavior and academic performance or served as part of
birthday or classroom... [Continue reading]
I want to thank the reporter, Claudia Feldman, for taking time to speak with me about issues I — and most of you — care so much about: trying hard to feed our kids well
in a less - than - healthy
food environment; improving
school food; and yes, my pet peeve of
food in the classroom for
birthday treats or performance rewards.
Many of us know first hand that
school classrooms can be an unexpected source of sugar
in our kids» daily lives, whether due to parents bringing
in birthday cupcakes, junk -
food - heavy classroom celebrations or teachers handing out candy rewards.
He / she and I have clashed over the persistant use of junk
food in school classrooms, the practice of bringing
in birthday cupcakes to
school, the improvement of
school lunch standards and more.
And if you're particularly concerned about the junk
food offered to your kids in their school classrooms, such as food served at birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.&ra
food offered to your kids
in their
school classrooms, such as
food served at birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.&ra
food served at
birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk
Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.&ra
Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.»
And for some parents, that means returning kids to classrooms rife with unwanted candy rewards,
food - based classroom
birthday celebrations, junk
food sold «a la carte»
in the cafeteria, vending machines with sugary juice and sports drinks, and highly processed, chemical - laden
school meals.
It also happens to be the
birthday of one of my
food heroes, Janet Poppendieck, whose seminal book Free For All: Fixing School Food in America led directly to my starting this blog back in 2
food heroes, Janet Poppendieck, whose seminal book Free For All: Fixing
School Food in America led directly to my starting this blog back in 2
Food in America led directly to my starting this blog back
in 2010.
From the
birthdays of every kid
in their class at
school, to Valentine's Day, Halloween, Easter, etc., there are more than enough opportunities for kids to get the message that fun and celebration = unhealthy tasty sweet
foods.
my goal is to lose 50 pounds by my
birthday in december.since i have
school it is alot harder to eat 5 times a day and buy all the
food necessary for this plan.....
Parent Satisfaction On the one year
birthday of the free
school meal introduction in UK schools, the School Food plan released survey results on the value of free school
school meal introduction
in UK
schools, the
School Food plan released survey results on the value of free school
School Food plan released survey results on the value of free
school school meals.
Recognized by the Dole
Food Company for her efforts to improve student nutrition, both
in her
school, and
in other state
school districts, Mosso knew she had won a huge victory when one of her students showed up on his
birthday with a fruit tray instead of cupcakes!
With an understanding of
food labels and the allergy policies at your
school or service, you can help to minimise the risk for affected children while helping all kids to safely participate
in group
food situations — such as
birthdays and other celebrations.