Comments on: Soda Sales to Schools to End http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:30:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-55 MInTheGap Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:48:42 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-55 It's amazing how many weblogs around here are focusing on the glories of anorexia, but that's a topic for another day. Certainly, children drink a lot of soda-- a lot of eating out rather than mom's home cooking if you ask me! We had soda with saucy meals like pizza, spaghetti, and hamburgers, but for us (growing up children of a mom who was raised on a farm) we drank lots of M-I-L-K. It’s amazing how many weblogs around here are focusing on the glories of anorexia, but that’s a topic for another day. Certainly, children drink a lot of soda– a lot of eating out rather than mom’s home cooking if you ask me!

We had soda with saucy meals like pizza, spaghetti, and hamburgers, but for us (growing up children of a mom who was raised on a farm) we drank lots of M-I-L-K.

]]> By: Mary http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Mary Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:45:40 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-54 My jaw dropped when an acquaintance put her chubby 5 yo on a diet before Kindergarten...not wanting him to automatically be the object of teasing. My jaw didn't drop as much from the fact that he was on a diet (he was huge), as from the fact that she was so proud she'd weaned him from drinking a 2 liter of soda DAILY to half of one daily. ??? How/Why on earth would you let your child have that kind of freedom with pop! Growing up, my dad had a 2 liter of Sprite on hand that I rarely imbibed on! Didn't know I was missing anything. In fact, Sprite was medicinal in our house! I OD'd on soda in high school when I worked at DQ and got drinks free...2 months of that and I teetotaled once again. I, for one, am eternally thankful that my mom kept the focus OFF POP. We love water! A pet peeve of mine is all this talk of diet in the same breath as children. By focusing so much on "diet" are we just asking for epidemic sized problems with anorexia and bulimia? Self esteem is so fragile in children! Less food, more action. Get off the couch. Mary Mary My jaw dropped when an acquaintance put her chubby 5 yo on a diet before Kindergarten…not wanting him to automatically be the object of teasing. My jaw didn’t drop as much from the fact that he was on a diet (he was huge), as from the fact that she was so proud she’d weaned him from drinking a 2 liter of soda DAILY to half of one daily. ??? How/Why on earth would you let your child have that kind of freedom with pop!
Growing up, my dad had a 2 liter of Sprite on hand that I rarely imbibed on! Didn’t know I was missing anything. In fact, Sprite was medicinal in our house! I OD’d on soda in high school when I worked at DQ and got drinks free…2 months of that and I teetotaled once again. I, for one, am eternally thankful that my mom kept the focus OFF POP.
We love water!
A pet peeve of mine is all this talk of diet in the same breath as children. By focusing so much on “diet” are we just asking for epidemic sized problems with anorexia and bulimia? Self esteem is so fragile in children!
Less food, more action. Get off the couch.
Mary
Mary

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-51 MInTheGap Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:36:31 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-51 That is pretty funny-- can't let *that* milk go bad! That is pretty funny– can’t let *that* milk go bad!

]]> By: John C. http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-50 John C. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-50 At my high school they left the soda machines unplugged until after school. I always thought this was funny because the milk machine stayed on all day... the same machine with the triple chocolate whole milk drink and similar drinks with just as much, if not more sugar in them! At my high school they left the soda machines unplugged until after school. I always thought this was funny because the milk machine stayed on all day… the same machine with the triple chocolate whole milk drink and similar drinks with just as much, if not more sugar in them!

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-49 MInTheGap Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:12:04 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-49 It's definitely a child training issue that government feels like they have to do. It's more and more like what I've talked about before-- government thinks your kids are their children, not yours. It’s definitely a child training issue that government feels like they have to do. It’s more and more like what I’ve talked about before– government thinks your kids are their children, not yours.

]]> By: Leticia http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/05/soda-sales-to-schools-to-end/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Leticia Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:31:05 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=473#comment-47 I never really liked carbonated drinks they always left me feeling a bit thirsty, so I definitely stayed away from the vending machines unless I had skipped breakfast and was starving. Most parents need to packt their kids healthy lunches or snacks. I used to carry honeynut cheerios as a snack or those delicious breakfast bars that they quit making, much to my dismay. I never really liked carbonated drinks they always left me feeling a bit thirsty, so I definitely stayed away from the vending machines unless I had skipped breakfast and was starving.

Most parents need to packt their kids healthy lunches or snacks. I used to carry honeynut cheerios as a snack or those delicious breakfast bars that they quit making, much to my dismay.

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