Ban Government—Not Sweets—in Schools to Combat Bureaucratic Obesity

By Vicki Alger • Monday July 28, 2014 4:27

http://blog.independent.org/2014/07/28/ban-government-not-sweets-in-schools-to-combat-bureaucratic-obesity/

In recent weeks states have been grappling with a host of unintended consequences stemming from new USDA regulations affecting food and beverages available in schools. Chocolate milk was a near casualty in Connecticut. Earlier this month one Washington state school district threw in the towel and banned birthday cupcakes in classrooms. Instead of baked treats, students can share gifts of pencils with their classmates instead, according to school officials……. Maintaining a healthy weight is a goal we can all share, but burying schools, students, and parents in tons of red tape is no way to combat obesity. Perhaps the best way to shed some pounds at school is to shrink the federal government’s involvement back down to its constitutional size.…….To Read More…..