We received a memorandum from the school nurses today. We are now forbidden to give our kids any type of food that contains sugar. Cupcakes, candy, cookies, you name it. Now, I know that many school districts are trying very hard to make sure that their children are eating healthy (at least at school) and that many of them have already instituted restrictions.
However, what makes this unbelievable is that I don't think most people would believe what they serve the kids for breakfast here. Frosted Flakes cereal, Pop Tarts, Sugar Smack cereal, etc., on a regular basis. Hmmm. I THINK they contain sugar. Just a little bit, wouldn't you say? I know that I treated such food as a snack, not a meal when my kids were young.
The hypocracy of this top-down edict is astounding. So I guess the teachers take the fall again, while the district just does as it pleases.
