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Why don't schools teach kids more about nutrition?

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  • #32
    starbelgrade
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    mickrock wrote: »
    Most of the stuff taught in school is crap that has no relevance to real life.

    Which can't be said for nutrition.

    Most of the stuff you are taught in school doesn't need to have any relevance in real life.

    School education is supposed to give you a broad education in a number of academic subjects.

    The real life stuff is what you learn for yourself from your peers & parents, the way it should be.


  • #33
    mickrock
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    starviewadams wrote: »
    They also had some guy who had AIDS come in and tell us the story of how he contracted it,but in the end he revealed he was an actor.

    It wasn't Rock Hudson, was it?!


  • #34
    TheUsual
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    Lia_lia wrote: »
    It's down to the parents really. Most overweight children I see have overweight parents sooo..


    And overweight dogs too for some reason.

    They looks so damn cute trying to walk and breathe.


  • #35
    starviewadams
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    That would have pissed me off no end.... they try & teach you something by basically bringing in someone to tell you a fucking lie?

    Jesus H.

    Yeah we were all a bit pissed off when he told us because he had been quite convincing and we all felt terrible for him.

    Think we got off at 12 that day though so we weren't that upset about it!


  • #36
    The Davestator
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    tempura wrote: »
    I have two school going children. They are educated about nutrition at school.

    They are not allowed to bring anything unhealthy into school.

    Its not the schools sole responsibility to ensure that children eat a healthy diet. They input what informatin they can.

    Its the parents responsibility to make sure their children eat a heatly diet.


    Look back 25 or 30 years ago, I honestly dont remember seeing an obese child when i was a kid.


    Sign of the times. Sad but true.


    For the record, my kids are healthy.

    You say they are not allowed to bring anything unhealthy into school. I'm sure the school allows white bread sandwiches with plastic meat and cheese. Kids would be better off eating the corner of their desk from a nutrition point of view.


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  • #37
    double GG
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    Thanks for the replies. I do agree it should be started at home too, but then again I'd say most parents haven't a clue about anything nutritional.


  • #38
    starbelgrade
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    TheUsual wrote: »
    And overweight dogs too for some reason.

    They looks so damn cute trying to walk and breath.

    Have you ever tried to take an overweight dog for a walk?

    It's a real drag.


  • #39
    Logical Fallacy
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    The Davestator wrote: »
    You say they are not bring allowed to bring anything unhealthy into school. I'm sure the school allows white bread sandwiches with plastic meat and cheese. Kids would be better off eating the corner of their desk from a nutrition point of view.

    Ah Crunchy Desk Corners, one of Kellog's less than stellar products.


  • #40
    Keith186
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    A lot of parents don't know about nutrition the same way they wouldn't know about history and you wouldn't expect them to teach that at home so why not teach it in school for one term a year?

    If all the population were health conscious and educated then there wouldn't be so many obese children and the threat of an obesity epidemic.


  • #41
    endacl
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    Ah, back safely in the AH zone.... crunch desk corners.....


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  • #42
    Dudess
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    Schools are in loco parentis though, so while it's the parents' responsibility first and foremost, the kids are in school a hell of a lot. It's good that some schools have a healthy eating policy - my friend was only saying there's opposition to it from parents re her son's school, as they feel the school has a cheek to dictate... yet if something happened to their kid during school hours they'd hold the school responsible, so which is it to be?
    I think a nutrition lesson is a good idea - and could be done in an interesting, fun way.


  • #43
    TheUsual
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Have you ever tried to take an overweight dog for a walk?
    It's a real drag.

    Skatebaords dude, get with the program !


  • #44
    tempura
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    The Davestator wrote: »
    You say they are not allowed to bring anything unhealthy into school. I'm sure the school allows white bread sandwiches with plastic meat and cheese. Kids would be better off eating the corner of their desk from a nutrition point of view.

    I was guessing someone would say that ! Acutally no, the plastic meat and cheese is strongly advised against.

    Im fortunate in that my children go to a very progressive school. Educate together. Pity theres not more of these schools. They are streets ahead of many schools.


  • #45
    tempura
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    double GG wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies. I do agree it should be started at home too, but then again I'd say most parents haven't a clue about anything nutritional.

    Bloody hell !

    Thats a huge statement to make.

    On yer bike nipper !


  • #46
    Dionysus
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    Speaking of Kellogs and the rest of the food industry, some of you might remember a few years ago in Britain the Food Safety Authority attempted to introduce a more transparent "traffic lights" labelling system on food as the GDA system which the industry preferred was too obscurantist. The food industry giants like Kellogs successfully resisted the state's attempt to legislate for more transparent labelling.

    This is why you'll now see the food industry's own GDA measurements on products rather than the more transparent state "traffic lights" labelling. If the much larger British state cannot stand up to these food companies on the issue of labelling, it's unlikely the Irish state will be doing so. Hopefully, the EU will have the power and the will to legislate for EU-wide transparent nutritional information.

    A quick google and this is the story I'm thinking about:

    Label wars: GDA vs traffic lights (4 January 2007)


  • #47
    Dayo93
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    he He thinlk I was in the wrong threads


  • #48
    mickrock
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    double GG wrote: »
    I do agree it should be started at home too, but then again I'd say most parents haven't a clue about anything nutritional.

    What do you consider a healthy diet to be?


  • #49
    strobe
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    Is it on the LC? Is there a test question paper that covers it? Need I say more?

    DRLFTW.


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