Many communities and schools have made news by adopting a "no junk food" policy, and a concerted effort is being made to promote healthy eating among children.
However, kids know a thing or two about artful dodging around adult rules.
The latest word on smuggling by school children isn't drugs or weapons, but junk food. Kids buy snack foods and bring them into school and sell them to other children for a profit. Some kids will get together and pool resources to buy snack foods and share them amongst themselves.
[Standing on soapbox--danger, danger]
Banning or forbidding food will not make healthy eaters, it will just drive up the market value of junky foods. If you want your kids to eat well, educate them (and yourself). Be a good example, and don't demonize foods or food groups. Make good food choices available, and involve your child in some of the food buying or preparation activities.
It's not as crazy as it sounds, and it really works.
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-- Posted by: Fhwrkmqi at July 16, 2009 7:53 AM