New nutrition rules may be no party for students<http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_708212.html>
Excerpt: The cake, cookies and candy at the school parties you might remember will become a no-no if the state approves new nutrition guidelines. Parent organizers would have to pick just one sweet treat per party and will be encouraged to order anything else from a menu of healthy snacks from their district's food services department. "I'm frustrated to hear that (the state) felt like they'd have to do that," said Michelle Sierk of Hempfield, president of the parent-teacher organization at West Point Elementary near Greensburg. The group already encourages parents to find creative ways to limit sugary snacks. "We tell the party moms to send in one sweet snack, something salty, something healthy and one drink," Sierk said. "We try to regulate ourselves in the sense that it's our kids." The Pennsylvania State Board of Education expects to vote this spring on new nutrition guidelines for food served at school, said Adam Schott, the board's executive director. Districts would have to comply by fall 2012, he said. The proposed rules came about through an ongoing review process. Though not as bad as the Happy Meal Nazis in SF or the Fat Police in Baltimore, another example of Nanny State Politics. J - It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. - David Hume ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:331438 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
