Reply #50: I'm a parent and I think this is stupid

[Bettie]

I feed my kids a healthy balanced diet. It sometimes includes (gasp) processed foods and sweets.

Neither is the major portion of their diet, but they each have a favorite "bad for you" food that they get once in a while.

I would not support the school telling me what I may or may not pack in my children's lunches. I am their mother and I am able to make informed decisons on what is or is not right for my kids.

What's next? Will the schools impose Veganism on all children during school hours? Confiscate any sandwich made out of white bread?

And lastly, carrot sticks do not make a kid feel like he or she has had a treat on their birthday! Geez, let the kid have a cupcake for cryin' out loud!

And none of my three kids are fat or even close to it. Two of the three are on the skinny side of normal and the other is right in the middle.