No Bake in Bake Sale

Recently the Panel for Education Policy in New York City voted to ban home made items from being allowed in school bake sales. At the same time they approved items such as Pop Tarts, Doritos and other pre-made items.  The vote was unanimous.  The Department of Education says they are monitoring the calories of individual items so kids won’t exceed a certain amount. Parents argue whats to stop kids from buy 5 or 6 different treats and eating them all.  They also say this is a way to get corporations into schools for profit.

There was a time when ketchup was considered a vegetable. The Department of Agriculture said each meal has to come with a vegetable and they mandated the Department of Education to do this. Ketchup, however, is not a vegetable, it’s sugar.

This is all an example of using laws for non-solutions.  We either look for solutions or we are causing a problem.

If you have health concerns don’t pick and chose when you deal with it because then things don’t make sense.

Solve the problem, don’t just cause another problem. Don’t have the Dorito guy be able to sell where mom’s cupcakes don’t.  That’s another problem, not a solution.