Banning sugary or unhealthy foods for children?
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Banning sugary or unhealthy foods for children?
When it comes to cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, or large doses of caffeine, it is generally illegal to give it to children or at least to sell it to them directly. Sugar is arguably more addictive and arguably leads to more deaths than many if not all of those other items. Do you want sugary or unhealthy foods to be banned for children in the same way? Why or why not?
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I agree - how would it even be enforced?! I think it's ok in moderation, but it's better to promote healthy eating. I don't think the government needs to tell me what to eat. People have to take responsibility, although I do agree with the concept that there shouldn't be so many additives in foods or the promotion of junk food. I like the addition in recent years of calorie counts on restaurant menus. It's a real eye-opener.TeaAndSpooks wrote:I think 'banning' it is probably not something that will ever happen in my lifetime (how would they even enforce that?). Processed junk and food additives have been around for a while. I personally try to eat organic, avoid additives and growth hormones when it comes to what I eat, and if I have kids I will definitely try to encourage that with them. But if they want a cosmic brownie every once in a while, I don't think I would tell them no. It's okay to treat yourself, but consuming junk food and fast food EVERY day is so so bad for the human body, and I wouldn't let my children do that.
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I remember that whole issue with Bloomberg trying to ban soda! I thought it was over the top, even though I am not a soda drinker and think most sodas contain a crazy high amount of sugar. One thing I liked about this book was that it brought out the importance of parents instilling good eating habits in children.emilyjune2011 wrote:"Banning" sounds difficult. Like others have said, how could that be enforced? Like in New York, when Bloomberg tried to ban soda? Everyone went crazy. I think a lot of progress has been made just encouraging people to be healthier and showing the effects on the body when you consume nothing but sugary and unhealthy foods. And really, it's all about moderation. Banning the food just seems extreme to me, I suppose.
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I agree, that really hit home with me. My parents never encouraged healthy habits and it was really difficult for me to learn how to take care of myself in college.bookowlie wrote:I remember that whole issue with Bloomberg trying to ban soda! I thought it was over the top, even though I am not a soda drinker and think most sodas contain a crazy high amount of sugar. One thing I liked about this book was that it brought out the importance of parents instilling good eating habits in children.emilyjune2011 wrote:"Banning" sounds difficult. Like others have said, how could that be enforced? Like in New York, when Bloomberg tried to ban soda? Everyone went crazy. I think a lot of progress has been made just encouraging people to be healthier and showing the effects on the body when you consume nothing but sugary and unhealthy foods. And really, it's all about moderation. Banning the food just seems extreme to me, I suppose.
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That's good! Drinks weren't a big issue in my house, but prepackaged foods were a main staple in our dinners. Mom just didn't have time to cook real meals. Which makes this topic interesting. Would "banning" sugary or unhealthy foods prevent parents from giving it to their children? Or does that just mean making sure they can't get it at school or for themselves?bookowlie wrote:When I was growing up, my mom hardly ever had soda in the house. She used to serve iced tea or lemonade with meals. Those drinks also contain sugar, but certainly not as much as soda. In our house, soda was more of a drink to have at the movies or with pizza.
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That was never even brought up in the book.
Fast food joints, and convenience stores are problematic, but even pharmacies are sugar pushers when it comes to checkouts.
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I agree, I think it's up to parents to enforce eating habits and standards, I don't think the government should ban categories of food. I DO think that sugary and unhealthy foods shouldn't be options at schools, though. I don't see any reason why schools should be encouraging children to eat icky, processed and sugary foods.kimmyschemy06 wrote:I'm not sure it would be possible to ban 'sugary or unhealthy foods'. I think healthy eating habits begin at home. The grown-ups should set a good example on eating what's good for the body until such time that the child can discriminate by himself which food to eat and which to avoid.