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Politically Correct Pop Machines!
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| Jayx1 |
Well its come to this.... Pop and chips are now the devil in our politically correct society.
STOP THE INSANITY! We need to do with the REAL issues in this country fogod sakes! Let the kids have their pepsi because otherwise theyll just go next door to get it and the school loses all that gym equipment money.
| quote: | Snack Attack
Kids who crave the sugar and fizz of pop or the fattiness of junk food are out of luck.
On Wednesday Education Minister Gerard Kennedy said Ontario elementary schools won’t be allowed to peddle junk food or soft drinks in the fall, even if sponsorship deals are in place.
The Toronto District School Board is on the verge of putting the finishing touches on a five-year agreement with Pepsi-Cola worth $6 million. The contract would allow vending machines into the elementary schools.
But Kennedy said the soft drink companies have promised not to stock the machines with pop, chocolate bars or other junk. He explained that there are other brands the companies sell water and juice under, and that there won’t even be a Pepsi logo on the vendors.
The Toronto board says the cash from Pepsi is crucial because it pays for a variety of things such as breakfast programs, athletic events and field trips. |
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| Cal |
I wouldnt want my kids drinking pop, that stuff kills you.
Also, many people don't know this, bu most fruit juices contain more sugar than pop. So if coke/pepsi has like 7 or 8 spoons of sugar in a can, a bottle of juice will average out to about 9 or even 10 spoons. How ed up is that. |
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| smuncky |
i rarely drink pop
and i mean rarely
its mostly water....goood old water
mmm mmmm...sooo tasteless:rolleyes: |
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| The Highroller |
i think it's a good idea. with the decrease in popularity in extra curricular sports, these kids are turning into real fat asses. they need to do something.
i have a cousin who used to be skinny as a stick. now he weighs more than i do, and he's only 12 years old.
he does not have a weight problem
i've gone to pick him up after school before and when i looked in the play ground, i saw sooooo many fat kids. it's getting really bad. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cal
I wouldnt want my kids drinking pop, that stuff kills you.
Also, many people don't know this, bu most fruit juices contain more sugar than pop. So if coke/pepsi has like 7 or 8 spoons of sugar in a can, a bottle of juice will average out to about 9 or even 10 spoons. How ed up is that. |
Sugar isn't bad for you per se, it's the refined sugar they put in pop that's deadly. All fruit contains natural sugars that are actually good for you in moderate quantities (bottle of juice is just fine).
Having said that, if you're talking about crap like Snapple that actually DOES use artificial, refined sugar, then that's going to be equally deadly. I'm talking about drinks like Fruitopia (Canada only), Tropicana, or any of the other "100% juice, not from concentrate" ones. |
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| MarkT |
The problem is that parents don't pack lunches for their kids...they hand them $5 and kids will go to the cafeteria and have a beef patty, chocolate milk or pop, and a bag of chips. That great :rolleyes:
parents are just as lazy as their kids.
I won't even get into it...90% of the population has no idea what proper nutrition is...they still believe the "4 food groups" bull. |
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| angelgirl |
Whatever happened to parents actually parenting their kids. Teaching them about eating healthy, a balanced diet and EXERCISE. There will always be candy and pop available out there for our youth, the problem is the youth today just abuse it as they don't know any better. Teachers, the Education Minister and other people who seem to spend more time with our children then we do should not be responsible this kind of parenting. Set a good example at home by making healthy meals, teach them how to make healthy snacks for themselves, make them understand how important it is to have balance and exercise in their day. It can't be that hard, just pay some attention to what they are putting in their mouths at home, get them off the couch and back onto their bikes and guide them in the right direction.
As Jayx1 said, we need to start focusing on what the real problems are and not allow other people to simply bandaid them because we are to lazy to deal with real issues as parents. |
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| Matt |
omfg angelgirl, your sig rocks!!!!
Frou Frou - Let Go = AWESOME SONG |
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| Jayx1 |
Here's the deal. If kids want pop and junk food they will just go next door to get it. So, why not continue to allow the schools to benefit from the revenue instead? You and I both know that just because they have a vending machine full of unsweetened juice and granola bars.... oh wait those are banned too.... but anyways kids arent going to buy it just because its there, kids are going to buy because they WANT to. Why not offer the CHOICE of junk and healthy food?
You see, the biggest problem with our society today is that we as a society and through our government, take away choice from people in all aspects of life. Im personally sick of it. |
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| MarkT |
I'm with angelgirl...the problem is parenting and the gov't is trying to be a secondary parent. If there weren't cafeterias in schools, some kids wouldn't eat breakfast.
sure it sucks...but look at the stats (especially south of the border). A disgusting # of kids are malnourished and obese...mainly due to poor nutritional education and poor parenting. |
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| Jayx1 |
| Sadly the government seems to keep trying to be our second parent from cradle to grave and increasingly so. Im sick of the government treating all of society as if it were 10 years old. |
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| ericF |
Yes it could be bad parenting, but it could also be attributed to other issues. One of them .... branding!!!
I don't think we should totally remove pop machines from schools because our school system needs the added revenue to run extra curricular events. When I was in high school we had a contract with Coca Cola and our pop machines made our student council over 10 000 a year. These monies were used to buy new school uniforms, to send students on conferences, etc. So in my opinion they should remain within the school, but these machines should offer healthier choices (ie., water, juice, gatorade, etc). |
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