Posted on 11/11/2008 10:29:12 PM PST by Pinkbell
(CBS) In California it's still legal to sell cupcakes, cookies and brownies in a bakery ... but not at a school bake sale.
That fundraising slice of Americana - loaded with sugar and fat - has been banned in California schools by government order, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone.
At Piedmont High School, principal Randall Booker has enforced a zero tolerance policy for what used to be a campus tradition.
"I love the bake sales," he said. "I eat them myself. But there are state laws that we just have to abide by."
To combat the epidemic of childhood obesity, new state nutrition guidelines strictly limit the fat, sugar and total calories of any food sold on campus during school days - even before and after school.
At Montclair Elementary, the hall is lined with photos of the annual fundraiser, where eating has always played a central role.
"Food sales are a big part of our community," said Wendy Morrison, the mother of a fifth-grader. "They're more than just the selling of food. It's community coming together."
Morrison mourns the loss.
"It was actually a beloved tradition at the school."
California's effort to get fat and sugar out of school foods goes far beyond the disappearing bake sale tables. School lunches no longer consist of hot dogs, french fries and nachos. Choices now include spinach salad, healthy burritos and grilled chicken.
Principal Booker also says Piedmont High no longer sells soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi.
And the kids miss the junk food.
"Oh, I used to have nachos and sour cream and chili like everyday. They don't sell that any more. But now I have to settle for, like, this whatever," said one student.
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Meddling liberals strike again. I have no problem with the schools offering healthier food in the cafeteria, but banning all junk and bake sales is ridiculous. Expect more of this when the government takes control of healthcare. They want to minimize expenses.
The socialist nanny state marches on...
We are fat because we are wealthy.
Obama is going to “fix” that.
Is Huckabee running the joint?
Civility forbids me from expressing my true feelings abut the Socialists running the schools today.....
Everytime I think that it really sucks to live here in NY, an article like this pops up. I’d take NY over California every time.
Let’s see em ban tortillas, Conchas, Bolillos, Orejas, Empanadas, Churros and Marranitos...talk about riots..
Another one liberty bites the dust.
When are they going to crack down on something that matters? Like out of control government or massive budget busting spending?
Sadly, there is speculation New York may be next:
Cop out. Those bake sales combined with the elementary school carnival were so much fun. I can still remember them.
Or abortion?
Or abortion.
This makes me want to send every kid in California a Ho-Ho.
Time to ban children’s lemonade stands, too!
I’m sure there’s too much sugar in some of that lemonade, and besides, giving those kids any ideas about business, etc. is just too dangerous.
I have a problem with liberals/Democrats banning foods . That is against freedom. And I have a problem with the mere existance of government schools.
By what right Do Democrats steal the money of the creators of wealth and technology like Intel, Dell, Exxon,Wal-Mart, and of working regular Americans, to use that money to brainwash kids in government schools into becoming semi-illiterate Marxist criminals?
The dept of Education is unconstitutional , along wth the thousands of other capital robbing and freedom taking government agencies. These government agencies are a cancer and they must be abolished.
Look at the thousands of government agencies here that do nothing:
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
I read this and thought, "What a shot of sanity." Then, I saw who posted. Still, sanity and common sense are in such short supply it boggles the mind at times. Thanks.
Ok, it sucks just as bad here lol. ;)
I love how gambling is illegal here and yet there are 5 casinos close by.
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