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Ellen and Gonzo - No Desserts for School Kids?
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Ellen and Gonzo - No Desserts for School Kids?

Published:Sun, 13 Jan 2008
Description:Citing sugar high classrooms, and amid concerns about type II diabetes and obesity, Glenville School in Greenwich, CT has banned desserts from the lunch menu. They've also sent home a notice containing the school's "wellness policy" encouraging parents to send only healthy snacks and lunches. Meanwhile, in a cushy studio in Brighton, Ellen O'Brien & John Gonzalez hashed out the merits and pitfalls of the program. And, yes, Gonzo thinks it's crazy.
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" We have moving on we have taken the gloves off the -- to put him back on have to find out about fluff and matter you know Internet chat about. In Greenwich Connecticut this schools have started taking out any choices from the cafeteria that they think aren't good for your kids' psyche -- going at a cupcake -- even for a skinny little kid whose craving their afternoon snack. And they have sent home a wellness seats. Basically a little tipsy to those -- moms are going Greenwich Republica and about a lot of au -- packing lunches. And saying we're not going to be happy if we see too much -- that bad we'd prefer some alfalfa -- and they need damages. 67666868 this planet out there who's tech and that this that it's a big dividing line some -- houses whose acknowledging your house but -- you pay attention to the -- seat and not give your -- cookies. If they otherwise have a balanced -- would -- feel -- people going to feel shame if their kid comes in with a -- senator sandwich in the cookies. And what is being sold in your school cafeteria the vending machines I don't think they -- of soda machines and I school I don't aren't."

" First of all this is getting insane because I promise you this will be this or not been Cambridge. And and Dorchester and neighborhoods near you any day now because people are getting crazy about how we should the the poor kids in my which shouldn't give them that -- I you know what my mom packed me a -- If I had -- matters I have potato chips and -- cookies in my back and I didn't turn out any worse for the wear you know why. Because when I was done ye that I got -- I got up off my butt and I ran around a little while I played basketball like let's."

" On where you've probably had more faith Evans school I had might might and might -- is dead and junior ice on thank you mr. -- mr. talent. We're fabulous and gym teachers and wheat -- that was taken very seriously as a way of you know -- people that's on the -- a sport they're going to -- in high school. And now fitted programs have been cut so yes is like it's written in the cafeteria during study break playing their game boys or whatever -- listen they're -- any eating cupcakes."

" Two things I do not by the argument number one at that school should regulate. What these children are eating I say they want to eat pizza and French fries go crazy. Number two I don't think that the school should be responsible for for as physical education I think you can get just as much exercise when school was done gotten polite. Yet again and go to the park and and get on the monkey bars -- and play basketball I used to do that in my friends almost every day --"

" We're unsupervised plays a lot less common for kids on -- with the problem in -- but -- people just on sending kids out to the school act as much into him -- don't feel safe doing it on how you see where it needs a little different. In many places you don't injury girl that the street to play basketball together you don't play in front of their houses. -- this isn't it's not that it is in Beirut okay it's not that it they're going to go out there and but this morning going to get shot in the -- intensity is like people to keep an eye out for the new gold -- eagle plane who opened a city street in you know that a lot of people around seeing your kids -- on -- But out in the suburbs people don't I'm telling you you don't now. I now. They don't -- their kids out to the playground at the street and say honey have -- street from the street hockey like we did it every kid in my enabling twenty kids outside from the door would be locked no one wanted -- the -- street lights were on. It doesn't work like I don't find it I'm not behind it then all of a sudden things are so terrible and and parents have to be so protective of their children that they can't go out and not burn -- What happened to learn a little street sense. You know I'm -- act checked and then you go well maybe I should have gone over to this -- I want to go to -- I'm -- for that but parents are less likely to send kids up and supervised play if you miss this phenomenon it's unsafe for a lot of people let's bring back to food for 106 -- 72666868. -- declines letting people do want to talk about that's what happening grant who want to be clear is that they started offering ice cream and cookies on them -- twice a week. And instead now they have fruit yogurt as an option but here's here's why. The cookie denies him opportunities week in Austin things changed one of them principals reported seeing these kids in fifth grade. These 105 grade boys slamming the table shouting we want ice cream we won -- became active class on how -- their minds and -- I believe that schools can provide healthy choices instead it take that cigarette want to get an account get an account. Crazy crazy was sugar a year can't make craziness act crazy was you're you're -- Seattle -- out there is little gremlins routed around smashing things that like poke and -- and teaches -- the -- that he ever Ben and class at ten year old won a bunch of -- I was a ten year old at one point forever remembered Elena. There were. Probably fewer bad choices in front of you are probably every probably more nobody when I was a kid nobody when I was a kid said to me you can't eat that cookie you can't eat that ice cream bar used to stuff might seriously it was my job. And I didn't go to class and and -- my teacher runner off chance that ball also definitely had marked as it you had to. Unless it's -- you -- if -- looking at historically all the trends on the average would -- definitely -- more physical activity no doubt about it I took it upon myself to be physically active actress as well possible I was what I'm saying like enterprising and lab thing is that. Fewer of them have physical activity in their lives and they have more bad choices the Coca -- went to make money at -- kids that it could vending machines and that and that. In the hallways who needs it is the evil corporations NL. Listen this is what's happening now they're going to start telling your kids are you want to talk about the children they're going to start telling your kids and you. What you can -- next is -- you can packing your own child's lunch we might as well be socialist in life. After we went to adopt Communist I would like to hear from parents some people comes sacraments that term now -- like my friend Nadine is often helpers the prayer -- menopause for a for all of us that there -- it's very. If she got a note home and it said look when you packing you two kids lunches makes you don't put those -- on a cookies and it would rather see an apple. I think she would probably bristle casinos how to Peter kids don't many other -- problem what to feed my children and not from Auckland. What ever happened to the idea. You want to -- I mean my mom would packed me a -- for those who are unaware that's peanut butter and marshmallow flop and it's a little -- I haven't offered an accounting change slices bread island and all -- almost -- and what has American cultural people -- 7666868 lack. We -- out what are kids in school and should you be able to as a parent or school committee member. Band crap get rid Minnesota's the -- the cookies. And how much influence figure. The school administration have a what you -- it's alliance Steven brown about your next Valentine's out. --"

" Good morning and he has a good afternoon -- The only state and I wanted to make is these teachers and principals were putting all of these rules on these kids. I can understand why they do not after all the rules themselves. -- step outside their smoking or urgent continue to smoke inserts on school grounds. In all of us they just want to control the kids."

" That's exactly right -- may think two things one their power hungry power and added back the kids are rattled sugar it teachers are mad on power and to. They thinks they think you're stupid. They can't make a decision is brilliant and you're right are we ought to help unseat argument for loading up a generation of kids low priority apiece and costing us tons of money in health care system which active account of these on the rise the argument is -- mystery. Well your teachers smoke. So it's okay you might as well all -- a long line and help the people he's saying shouldn't they be examples for the children so if you want to. Required teachers not to smoke on school grounds that I'll meet him."

" All the Bettany is eating cookies. Or having their little."

" Well Steve if they go to the cafeteria it's not like in a separate section for teachers to recent good for the -- Steve. Apparently not for the gander cranky to have to thanks for the call this is was the my grandmother imparted on the let me say something else about that are. Okay this is this is an urban generations decades of people who were weaned on. Peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches on cookies and TD on on ice -- I'm one of them who and -- outside that all my got society was going to fall partly had to save them from this how many decades in its class. Sure there are plenty account number now. I was back -- there -- point yet there were two. Now there are 80% of them because after you eat that junk guns you went outside and played right street hockey kick Bob -- Grover can still don't -- can still do -- the craziest game of la Billy -- pat but back breaking city game we hang -- chain link -- company does that do whatever -- bought outside. It ain't happening -- went in and because until life has changed while you were doing something I don't know what grant writing process -- Texas -- not a parent but if you talk to people have to have organized to protect supervised play they don't feel -- just sending them out to city streets to use a -- dodged -- for me it didn't happen here I'm sitting -- like. It's the Middle East -- don't give me this garbage this is -- aren't telling you cute I grew up playing on city streets out on the -- like most kids don't be easing of organized structured place you'd just it's -- the UC net up in the middle of the street park -- playing it so they have been told. Don't one door down from our our stock parent isn't true this is this obviously at least not --"

" He's not a parent com you're not you're neither I I am 41 years old at all my grandmother every kid in the summer after the you tell it is my friends have kids. I've I it's not like I've never an active I have I have nieces and nephews and I had -- friends how many different sent to a three kids playing organized sports. I have I have a number of and what NHL you about about where they left. I had friends who live in the suburbs of Philadelphia have friends who live in Cambridge how many kids go out playing they tell you that they send them off to the park for hours and attended. We're not appear like a five year old would appear if you're in the tends two eighteen -- year range you gotta go -- love white kid I didn't realize I agree with you but I'm telling you parents and attending the attendant twelve year old kids up the street the plane I hours on I think that you are. -- grossly overestimated. Yes I'm telling you that phenomenon mind if you -- you're losing your -- just like that New York Times magazine -- unsupervised play being lost did you miss the book decades they are over exaggerated anything did you -- your it whether the times where over the point is that the phenomenon you've missed six -- and you're exaggerating that phenomenal -- didn't cut."

" Kids are in front of the TV -- now hours of TV and video are on the rise even though bonds -- missed it missed all the reports apparently Marcia hundreds in front of them. If better than amber it's huge problem -- us and schools want to do something about it sits -- 72666868. Stop having children people because nothing that'll overcome. They'll all get fat and then they won't have any exercise -- will be awful that you're -- if what studies yet you can you can have a you can have studies on the one side that say things are fine. A -- can have a another study on the other side it's like completely -- New York Times saying oh my god you know these -- as they don't downplay any boy you know what parents kick kids out of the house skim off their fat -- and -- to go play some some basketball -- help me -- please."

" That little -- people played basketball on the part in my house but that's not what I call the."

" I can Harden -- am glad to hear that. I'm thrilled to hear that I grew up at the plane and city parks they preachy you."

" I have a daughter in the third grade and the first day of school this year they sent a note home saying that -- peanut butter -- the school because the kids with the food borne out he's really hadn't. But -- I could not get my -- Jews or anything like that the -- in other people clean water -- juices 'cause -- shiny just plain water was and -- that was like a suggestion I was not politics the -- the first -- after that it would be taken away and the notes NS -- choose and -- but the fact that it be like -- while little vegetables they couldn't have. Crackers or chips or anything like that the -- that'd be what they what they had."

" Okay to meet that sounds extreme because they are at a balance once looks like an apple and some corn chips and a lot of place that's where it's coming Latin whetted their parent but when the parents and revered him I didn't read about."

" I don't nobody complained about it but when I go to school from the school committee meeting in this army like me -- Three other people there like nobody cares you know the parent teacher conference usually everybody's. Yep that'll be like but we went for the the last meeting we had a couple wish there was. Myself my girlfriend in a couple by the people -- those six people six parents all it was a it was a disgrace."

" Anthony thanks for seeing local kids playing your basketball courts very important to six -- 76668 succeeded thanks for phony -- from Revere -- your kids in a school system which we had -- rules we want to know about it. Kyle and -- Europe next with -- gonzo. I can't."

" Yeah how your own."

" Okay just ask god so question yeah all right could I don't think that anyone's taking anyone's -- to wait -- it slightly askew. How would you feel but if -- parents complaining that they didn't allow drugs in schools. And it is there was -- at all at -- freedom only because they're bending drugs from the schools."

" Yeah I don't I don't think that their argument is apples -- apples here -- that you can say. You know banning the containing drugs is akin to banning my fought for an -- and I think that's a step too far."

" Put it to look if you look at it some of the science behind the reforms in how damaging it is the children's self. It's actually just as bad as --"

" I know I know it's awful and and they're really I don't need is another really shouldn't be any personal decisions anymore they really shouldn't be any personal freedom where the parents say. You know what I want to send my kid off to his school with this launch on atomic that they should get out play because. The schools need to regulate all this all right now because otherwise society will fall apart I agree you're right."

" I don't know but a much announcing it just in the schools just like what capital output drinks and schools are going to be -- things like that. We're certain that you can do it outside if you want you know I mean. I know nobody's -- the -- from the society you know."

" I agree Colin why can't you decide as a teacher what you want my kid to be loaded up on before you come in the classroom in time for one -- for the break Jim in McAllen Europe with."

" I think hi guys should -- actually doubled and you'll bought fifty I remember the world that you looked at. The world what you want -- the world been very different I remember pick up our street hockey games softball baseball basketball every member walking the streets of my city mobile and also north warrants. Which Jack is that the deteriorated terribly not a large. Riding my bike no kids ever. I came up to me picked a fight I never saw -- sure thing I've ever heard of the surely this is all going on today. Okay until. So pat you know gone -- we said that it's not the responsibility of the school did you did -- physical education in Iraq state my friend. Ticket that the because they can't go wild sometimes. -- that will help with because it's too dangerous you know you're living -- dream world trip may work funny. In places like Wellesley you know. Wait we have a very Wall Street crime rate to Germany and it's city if you're in Boston Lawrence lol but everybody you don't want to kids --"

" Art -- A -- I agree with you that there are neighborhoods where you can't send your kids out but but the idea the blanket idea the overarching idea. That your kids cannot go outside that everybody's kids cannot go outside is frankly wrong and you say the your fifty years old -- you remember this idyllic time. You know of of golden -- where everybody went outside loved each other -- I got news for you Powell. Back back in the fifties there was crime inner cities in the sixties there's kind of inner cities in the seven users crime inner cities and guess what you're still -- in the inner cities now nothing has really changed on that front."

" Helping to change the law didn't have the issue okay. And then in the late eighties and -- remembered that you had -- and -- them okay then they spread during the nineties before the late. Sure you have crime a lot of these CD's you have respect."

" so I know you're right a lot of the listeners know you're right used to build a lot to your city park if you -- twelve year old -- as you can walk across Malden to a city park play tennis -- around she's boys. And and some of them and -- home late at night you could stay up for hours and and and parents need VO KW active all the time it's just not like that you get paid a lot of money imminent hockey -- people don't want to do it I'm not saying they shouldn't and -- kids should know much streets might denied saying they shouldn't learn to VO Kasey and a group and all that. But parents are elected to do it and -- less is it in the schools. That's why we're seeing some to beat obesity videos at home TV -- in the house -- Oregon is that right. Thank you Jim we never hear that on the show we're going to take. I have my Markota for the breaks excellent 7666868 China car your next with Allen in gonzo."

" Yeah I don't guys. Big John thanks for the call. Yeah I think there's overlay late fifties two here's in the early thirties now. And it has changed since the sixties I used to drive through Roxbury in the late sixties. On my way to whatever he's been meeting to wonder woman -- have a good burger alive stuck to a."

" Brent Barry actually coming back and pretty and and doing well these days -- from many parts but anyway."

" Well I hope it doesn't mean it's a shame that the only things that things have moved up to the suburbs but. You know you say to kids nobody ever and you can still find shape places and kids kind of the judge know where they want to hang out they could still play ball in the court split. There are those areas we're being held label called because of foolishness things around the courts and -- but -- still get their exercise out -- Play in -- front of the house is still open -- and that China twelve year old age group as we trying to decide whether okay kids go ahead of the world and -- in you know that's so works."

" I agree John I absolutely agree with you that there aren't there that there are neighborhoods that are transitioning someplace you can syndicate someplace you can't. But he -- that this idea. It's in and it's frankly a fallacy that it that it was really great forty years don't have everybody was and wasn't perfect harmony is -- I always been crimes and city and we understand that -- what we're saying is obesity is you know -- maintains its integrate congress it but -- huge huge problem. And it's it is combined as a bunch of factors combined and in the schools say we have to help it's a good idea six and 72666860 -- get back you can take me at that point and other economic it's -- senator Sam a fantastic I'm hungry. Now on and on to finance -- state of the art camp. Let me -- John."

" People points. I may not know that's not entirely -- not it while -- might be but I remember I remember this is a song I'm remember the song well I remembered from my."

" From my youth when I was out playing sports you. You -- out -- a school like I wasn't like army than ahead Brandon Norway's not via email us that you Bryant you'll be all right -- attending our Q dot com. Imprint them up from last week but next week the Senate now will read next week on the air all the female fan mail from gonzo worked on up into a big pile. We'll get to that simulators we're going to need an intern to handle those ballots so many -- them at the Valentine's Day special six and 7666868. I say it's totally okay for schools to take. Bad snacks off the menu guns and says somehow we're creating quite a little army of acted the gimmick on choices -- argument."

" My argument is and that's that's one part of my argument that there were Q where we're protecting markets from things that we don't need to protect them from a guy I grew up just fine and I need all the garbage I could. Right their party kids out there who do -- do to watch what they eat and that's fine and there are others who who don't and anyone that we don't need to -- everything went to use to protect a small amount of people and and not I think I really believe. That if you just to bring both arguments we've talked about about conversations that we talked about -- full circle. If you had your way your dream is a school is school's -- illegals heating up offers."

" That's what you -- 676 X 6868 here is an outline -- kids getting it is that the tiny about the characters port. Healthy kids -- parts plant outside for hours healthy kids on an alliance in the boys and girls club that's what I like instead. I get a generation appease its campaign by the rates it today bead on the right to diabetes. Mr. practical here mr. financial responsibility doesn't want to look at the cost of fat kid and went public schools have an opportunity to teach them good choices we teach we tell me watch Iranians want from that's a good choice it -- spread the flow. We encourage and eat an apple instead of twinkie. If most of them are fat what's wrong with that six and 72666860 Elizabeth in New Hampshire thinks the -- in on them."

" Hi how are you yeah. Al have to agree with you I work in middle school you know the kids don't have recess. They get out of school -- you know thirty by the time they call export sixteen it's dark. Their parents are working they alcohol on line they play video games. And you know -- not out anymore eyewitness suburban community can do not play outside like they do. Everything is ill have to be team or activity and we can perpetuate that because of the fact that we will help continues to. By and all the technology all the video games that are creating. You know -- who argued at home on the couch and what we're seeing is that. -- young children and adolescents are developing health conditions that used to be things that adults you know it and the other issue is quite frankly it's. Our culture -- such a society expects that is all now have to sneak on a lot of the role at the the used to take care because. The ideally unit as it existed for us when we were growing up in the sixties. No longer exists you have two parents working many times these kids to see their parents of 7 o'clock at night it out to dinner on why. And the other kids they eat in school. Mean appearance and in reasonable lunches and day after day I am in the cafeteria and I you know once is going into the garbage. And airline and they want to buy ice cream in the -- the job."

" Because as gonzo says what would you do if -- or ten year old of course -- for the -- and the thing is -- up against it in a way declines it was not -- I -- that in line -- and recess has rock like unity and everything -- out that's wrong I think it's Antonin all day when -- say nobody's saying they're not what Elizabeth is saying is that back when you guys grew up that there is about their home lives and and now there's no hair and -- I -- importantly this is really respect and point her first point went to recess and -- okay and and and apart that was equally important was that there weren't people outside playing now is aware that when -- it's not much different when I Europe you know couple decades ago as it is now my parents both had jobs 92 okay I -- I was going to the YMCA after school in general what's on the I was one of the kids who -- mileage in the trash and ate ice cream and here I am no worse for aware that there and that."

" Differences is that when we grew up. Hey you'd be outside you know stayed outside in the summertime -- on like Allen said the doors locked out. Street lights came on you came home because the neighborhood where state and people are neighbors and you're doing something wrong or whatever still other -- now. Our society or like that you know mobile and how it and did not appear melodic that's right."

" Got Elizabeth thanks so much for the college who works at a middle school on sees it front line that gonzo whether or not you buy it is not important because you have to -- you have to back on the air it doesn't matter what I haven't made active but now though that he Athena you what I'm saying is you don't have to -- the fact that less kids -- outside. We believe it on you have to do is look at one simple fact and that is that more schools. Do not have the budget. For -- it. Look at that I love that you you have more fatty and you believed that the sky was green that would make itself isn't telling you ten dollars -- the idea that -- more kids don't play outside now and you been used to it and you know like it neighborhoods are so bad now the note it's can go outside I reject. I rejected on its face its -- that they -- absurd and we -- and I talked about it for forty minutes we appreciate that I want you to do you keep -- happened several other callers and we -- to expand your brain to consider the fact the other option -- That -- my but after school play in school. We -- you had recess and his head right they do not that the big difference for classroom teachers who those kids after sitting around and there. Big -- But I daring have recess and not they don't have recess period and after that he can't argue that affect his ad budgets and teachers have been cut sure -- head -- that has been caught okay but it's not across the board that every school is is with out with -- is without does that. Okay well it article are going to school and I'll let out -- while it's it's a huge problem with allegedly -- he's from Patrick enacted help about Allen and gone down."

" A quick subsequent -- I got to think necessary I agree that there is a perceived danger out there at all -- it's it's not true we don't shut off the TP news I think we can trace the beginnings of its -- to be -- to the spread of cable news and cable television. Where -- instantaneous reports of kids missing it's been abducted kids being molested in every corner of the world. And it's on every single night every time it happens in Washington State or southern California or Mexico Portugal. And read it seemed like it happens every -- because it's on TV every single night."

" Richard Patrick and you know there's a crisis if you other -- out there people. Your child won't come back. Are -- it was Anderson and it's crazy out there is anarchy at -- can't panic and I'm real moral terms weren't real fears. I I and used -- I right that's where recent that the culture feared most where decent thing to me it's that it's trying to beat time. Two on the streets of skills because they're never tested it as -- dangerous situations we want to understand. What it means to you know watts -- with somebody luckily from bush is that it's dusk blocking group."

" Especially it things like that if if if summit approaches on the basketball court -- plane pick up how they you don't -- together the formal voice so it's good to -- some not nearby or whatever. They you don't learn that inch at a hockey -- I get that but it in the culture of fear is there because it is and less likely whether it's true or not -- visit this less likely to send your kid kept outside to play for hours because of things like adamant that there -- abductions in the sixties and seventies of course there were right there was finally a lot more open open -- dealing. You know but it in the -- the idea of -- planned city streets. The the and the prevalence of it did the crime rates up in most neighborhoods gonzo and most people when they have kids that's the --"

" Again while crime rates crime rates tend at inflow but I will say that's I think -- that -- tendency now is to over react about everything it's. You know what it's not it's not your fault for smoking it's the cigarette companies -- so let's just bank ban cigarettes not your fault for getting facts you stuff your face. So let's just let's just keep foods away from people don't let kids can't go outside because it's it's so awful we can't make the -- and I just think -- that. It's an overreaction to nearly everything concerning children and then and there really isn't any you know what there's there's no responsibility personal responsibility -- these --"

" I make sure that's no different topic what to a revisits of that out give it up because that is people -- talked about this extension of adolescent they can't choices because they're so sheltered I am with you totally on that but what do we do about it about past rooms of -- obese children. What do we do do we -- any responsibility to get them off the the diabetes track later in life we have health care crisis do we have any responsibility to make why can't they look and like most of classes in the seventies not just because they report it replicates an undernourished I think -- they were healthy wanted to."

" The onset child abuse as children children with diabetes has kicked upn and the obesity rate has increased but I don't think that it's. So prohibitive now that if you went into any classroom. You know within a fifty mile radius of Boston and all you would see are affected straining every -- I mean -- adult obesity is more than doubled in the US between sixth 1916 now so it's more than doubled -- an adult and something's fueling. In in adults -- where kids growing doubts arrest in -- help us out Alan branch on the Dallas."

" Yeah I got a question and I'm assuming that they assist. General but we all all the kids in the school is being put this being -- that -- that none of them can bring it and -- is that."

" Yeah according to the wellness sheet that we read about yeah and I Revere said it didn't distinguish between. Fact is this an agent."

" Why and it predicted you'd get skinny kid. They might -- and I screen in these little problems."

" have to. It's funny it's funny image of one skinny cute eating -- a tank I. Collective right well I think the individual who's tends to have a choice at home that I did get the bonds in the class. I think it's not idea that he."

" until it went like that by the I don't -- that funny because my individual at that particular way."

" Well I think school to build a police -- agrees with you rate I'm now granola and illegal immigrants that's what we're pitching here today and a New York jail attrition and out of our god has given up in the areas. It's -- in -- already got."

" Well I am angry and got out I think that you know you're eating habits that and we're not going to change. The -- already -- minority eat the dinner at night and earth will be able to dictate. I'll let students he can -- is it does make us take our -- way I I -- that it is I'll edit edit perfectly. Object because bid a couple of act kids and our inherent all of you know they -- look at that -- While and I think that might art school. Not crap -- the act kids have been very few Ralph acts at the school oh I do think that not right everything you know opal well."

" Overreaction there's a veteran right there any liberals in your cafeteria and handover. Only rule is that there are peanut free areas break it."

" I mean you don't have that you have you don't want people with with peanut allergy roles are hard to comply with eight do you weasel -- we can remotely use a tax school lunches and somebody's suburban some brilliant idea that I've I I am a greatly harder I'm a great -- maker but I I also this whatever happened also to. The idea that if you're feeding your children properly and all I remember. I'd again my mom my -- they worked but we always made sure that the meal was relatively healthy it was on the five it was relatively healthy so if you're eating properly at home if you're feeding your children. Quality foods at home and up pumping ample -- to your sugars or whatever. What's wrong with having and I screaming and at school what's wrong with a little until everything in moderation I believe with humidity at the center heaven and your attempt don't want to see compact science class a wired -- six and 7666868 are in New Hampshire thinks welding."

" Hi I'm I'm cool I'm in cancer we do battle almost cabinet on they're taking so and at school like that but I think. I think there of course in -- society at some response but I agree I. Mikey come home from school it's it's a beautiful day at a camp in the winter. She closed -- eating out of -- how do -- and we're reading about we just let our past stopped were just change from and the art brightly. At the end of the street -- annually at a quarter I don't and the parent or -- riding their kids order my international."

" Always amazes me especially with the gas -- is it now here's the question is it because they feel like it too little two."

" middle school and at nine boys and one girl and I understand the girl alligator on the boys and you know accepting whatever karma okay what. Nine not in other boys can't walk. I'm -- out the door wouldn't try beauty school in my it was thunder and lightning you're gonna get a."

" This is disagreement Ali Larter -- you married thank god coming up how -- guarantee. We I think all we have a degree and that's what an expansion that's the breakdown in America here's here's why you'd you'd think I exaggerate things -- 89 kids can't come to a consensus on how to -- state's eight states aid and behave themselves and a quarter mile walk to school. Well why are they going to be able to. Make a choice it's good for the group enemy they can't do without bullying getting getting in trouble sticking up for each other writings -- You know calling out if something happens if they can't do that for a couple of blocks -- you've -- you've got to learn these lessons at some point although -- I don't know what you're doing you're like a daredevil -- New Hampshire is could reach -- and a war zone out here you're you're threatening your children. He liked to laugh about this the -- Lowell is calling us from a plate that struggles against the crime rate their -- Europe next with -- in --"

" Yeah it's you that is for a few minutes some of -- but you're right about the crime re able to successfully changed. Over the course last recession reassure my history to do and -- order hurt but. You know why what I watch while miked and a street at dusk when we're back but the with the global publicity actually. But what I wanted to call vote was the actual -- stopped talking about. I think the focus been talking about as far as obesity support the body wizard and that but there's there's another thing that's going on. That's optimism -- and all meaty meaty stuff too it's. There's there's a lot of stuff to do -- and I think that this party about the salute to -- we -- processed foods."

" I mean again and Chris I appreciate the call and that that is -- and argued that we've not seen reports that it it is is is. Increases hyperactivity and things -- I mean that's that's quiet in schools if you deal with behavioral problems should have a say in him well. I say is one point two billion all of these to band you know cookies bikinis and things that are fun I mean you're gonna take. From what I remember I mean I was a good student but I don't remember going to school going you know what school rocks like they can feed -- just garbage it. Pita bread and and -- that sounds awesome that'll really make me want to learn. No I mean you have to have a little enjoyment let's not suck all the fun out of education police. Part of the enjoyment of a -- I remember was it with my -- I -- a -- Yet he totals are gone I didn't -- right and if anyone's wondering John analysis lean and mean Jennifer in New Hampshire -- on the for the break."

" Hi I'm I'm on them by the -- like that actually spent more are -- Getting Japan and step back in the whole."

" Because Jennifer thank you and I made that point several times agenda -- I think that's the main BT problem here if we had better physical education tracking kids primus and physical education more awareness about their bodies it's that are IPE Indiana needs to be a priority for people."

" I didn't and sped up and add go after everybody for what papering and from home eat and -- or odd that it they spent more time actually. Get the programs is up that would help counteract."

" Do you have kids in school. And I go boy and did they have in elementary and middle schools they have enough his head."

" I am I I didn't have an issue with it I don't remember. -- fits and they had to retaliate something's."

" It's completely changed though I mean act to say some of them are joke my nieces is a class was. Girls dance and act and the -- like hockey and the girl dance that would not been a game BB -- again I'm in and the growth of plants mean Larkin there. They had all the girls like lip -- and."

" I was going to file Lawson was up in upstate New York doctor -- categorical gym class there are doing it -- right proud yeah. Creepy teacher and the boys around their -- Plano and -- ten ounce -- time -- every."

" I remember at high school yeah. Here an article and we did everything every story can come up okay."

" Resident yes. We're out there you probably were viola analyst safety violations to apparently Mary Lou retton and whatever. I mean I don't plotted jamming you worked out a lot of that analyst date apparently guns I don't know what will what did you agent."

" we had a lot we -- Jim we absolutely -- but for the overflow it's kind of funny -- you guys are talking about the differences between the girls' gym in the and the guys -- because when there was an overflow gym class from a couple of the guys. Had to go into girls' gym -- and -- still held none -- I never was in I -- I'm quite a lot of my buddies that couple of my bodies without you go to girls I you indicated that by going to girls genuine less athletic no we well. I'll say about it. I won't say that I will say this that the guys my buddies who had a participating girls' gym. To this day if we're out if were out playing basketball and somebody somebody is imperial Billy do your girls junior girls camp. But let me tell you does that mean female DVL -- they would keep Cuba I don't I don't think it's slam to have to go to girls' -- actually well while. Like I said there was there was a little bit of a stigma society now let the overflow need to go to girls they -- that we can skip. I don't remember how to hang out but it wasn't good for them we need to take a break Allen and I don't back -- it's changed WRK out"

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