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Readers boiling about school ban on bake sales
Boston Herald ^ | 05/08/2012 | Laurel J. Sweet

Posted on 05/08/2012 6:20:01 AM PDT by Silentgypsy

The state’s declaration of war on cupcakes in the classroom went over like a lead souffle with Herald readers who voted resoundingly with their stomachs in an online poll yesterday.

Readers pummeled bans on bake sales, pizza parties and ice cream socials during the school day — with 95 percent of those participating in the poll bucking the rule.

“It’s really a shame for them to dictate to us what (our children) eat,” said baker extraordinaire Hillary Souza of Mansfield, whose Veronica’s Treats have been featured on “30 Rock” and “The Today Show” and gobbled up by health-obsessed celebrities.

“My philosophy with my daughter is to teach her how to eat well. But if she wants a cookie — one cookie, not three — I’m not going to say no,” Souza said of 10-year-old Veronica, her Internet company’s namesake. “You have to allow yourself to splurge on something.”

The Herald reported yesterday state education and public health official’s tough-cookie clampdown on treats served and sold beyond school lunch programs begins Aug. 1.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bostonherald.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: bakesales; ban; nannystate
When I was a young mom, even the local gangstas did not tangle with the mothers of the PTA. Prediction: the leftists are messing w/the wrong people.
1 posted on 05/08/2012 6:20:09 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

When cupcakes are banned, only criminals will have cupcakes?


2 posted on 05/08/2012 6:21:17 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: libertarian27; metmom

Ping


3 posted on 05/08/2012 6:22:41 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy
Colorado gives away $2B to welfare for illegal Aliens and can not find $100m for schools without raising taxes. Blackmail, Control, Immoral politicians?
4 posted on 05/08/2012 6:30:45 AM PDT by mountainlion (I am voting for Sarah after getting screwed again by the DC Thugs.)
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I see the invisible hand of the Mass Teacher’s Union behind this. No Bake Sales mean less Parental Involvement. The key phrase is “Competitive Foods”. That could be construed as lunch from home as well. The MTA hates competitive food, parents and schools.


5 posted on 05/08/2012 6:36:34 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: mountainlion

I see the invisible hand of the Mass Teacher’s Union behind this. No Bake Sales mean less Parental Involvement. The key phrase is “Competitive Foods”. That could be construed as lunch from home as well. The MTA hates competitive food, parents and schools.


6 posted on 05/08/2012 6:36:53 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Silentgypsy

>>“It’s really a shame for them to dictate to us what (our children) eat,” said baker extraordinaire Hillary Souza of Mansfield, whose Veronica’s Treats have been featured on “30 Rock” and “The Today Show” and gobbled up by health-obsessed celebrities.

Dear Hillary: News Flash! Your School Committee is elected. You have the ability to toss-out Libtards making these decisions. If you and your like-minded neighbors can’t be bothered to vote, stop complaining.


7 posted on 05/08/2012 6:38:09 AM PDT by pabianice (ame with)
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To: Silentgypsy

I packed my lunch. Even then, I would go through the Cafeteria line and get cookies. They made the best cookies. One time at lunch my friends wanted to see how many I could eat. So I went through the line with a tray full of cookies (my friends paid). I think I ate 18. The lunch lady just laughed. I was maybe 7% body fat then. Basketball practice worked it all off.

25 now and in great shape. And by having the freedom to choose what to eat when younger, I can make better decisions today.


8 posted on 05/08/2012 6:40:33 AM PDT by justice14 ("stand up defend or lay down and die")
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To: Silentgypsy

I’m sure the Kool-Aid still has sugar in it.


9 posted on 05/08/2012 6:41:29 AM PDT by ILS21R (John Locke: When the social contract is broken, the people must revolt.)
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To: Silentgypsy

But Massachusetts has Romneycare. That means that the health of an individual is a concern to all, and eating poorly can contribute to bad health, which hurts everyone in Romneycare.

Ordering what food can and cannot be eaten when in the care of the education collective is compassionate care for the health collective.

Plus, a bake sale is, implicitly, a new social organization. All social organizations must be coordinated with all the others, at least for fairness if not for coherency.


10 posted on 05/08/2012 6:49:29 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: Silentgypsy

Unfortunately, we see this as a progression of liberalism into such everyday matters as a school bake sale.

Liberalism is about someone, some allegedly superior power, telling us what to do, what to eat, what to drink, what kind of car to drive, what house to live in, etc. so as to move our world to the utopia the liberals dream of.

Liberals dream of a world with no school bake sales. Their goal is to fight junk food, apparently. Because they have some lofty goal, the methods used are not supposed to be questioned, because the people imposing same are liberals. We’re supposed to be in awe of liberal thought and liberal ideals.

As someone else noted, we can vote out these liberal idiots on school boards who come up with this claptrap. As long as we have elected officials making these decisions, they can be voted out.


11 posted on 05/08/2012 7:43:44 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Silentgypsy

Now that the state nanny has gotten to messing around with the eeeeeevil sweet tooth, it’s waaar?


12 posted on 05/08/2012 3:17:41 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Silentgypsy

From my cold, dead, chocolate-smeared fingers!


13 posted on 05/08/2012 3:19:38 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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But Massachusetts has Romneycare. That means that the health of an individual is a concern to all, and eating poorly can contribute to bad health, which hurts everyone in Romneycare.

Exactly!

This gives the government the entree to dictate what goes into your body, not you.

It isn't about health.

It's about CONTROL.

14 posted on 05/08/2012 3:26:45 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
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To: Billthedrill

Oh, you betcha! Good to see you!


15 posted on 05/09/2012 11:30:03 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: SaraJohnson

Nobody gets between me and my butterscotch brownies.


16 posted on 05/09/2012 11:32:05 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

Nobody gets between me and my butterscotch brownies.


That would probably be a grave sin in heaven, too. :)


17 posted on 05/09/2012 1:42:27 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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