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CUPCAKE Ban?

By Jackie Burrell
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 at 11:14 am in Schools.

Birthday Cake (Bob Fila, Chicago Tribune, MCT Direct) Birthday treats are on the firing line once more as schools tussle with childhood obesity. This time, it’s a Minnesota school that has declared itself a cake-free zone. Last year, it was New Jersey and before that, schools in some parts of Massachusetts. It’s not an easy decision to make, school administrators say, but health issues and the time involved in ya know, singing “Happy Birthday” and passing out treats was getting in the way of instruction. Meanwhile, down in Texas, parents lobbied and managed to get a “Safe Cupcake Amendment” included in the state’s school nutrition legislation. The measure may not have been a piece of cake, but it passed, allowing parents to continue bringing sweet treats for classroom celebrations. Now we’re curious - does your school allow birthday treats? And if not, what do you bring instead?

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2 Responses to “CUPCAKE Ban?”

  1. HealthyVendingforStudents Says:

    Occasional, celebratory treats are hardly the cause of child obesity in America. It is the everyday habits developed by the children of negelecful, lazy or overly busy parents that is the problem.

  2. d Says:

    Our school is anti-sugar/chocolate/fun. So we ended up bringing muffins (from scratch thank you very much) and fruit kabobs. I would have loved to bring cupcakes though.

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