SABOTAGE

You would like to think educated people make educated choices. And that much more if we're talking about the educators themselves.

Here's something, though, that will shake your faith in our education system. (If you have any to begin with.) 

Check out the breakfast menu of our local school system, serving 11,000 students HERE. 

The menu at that link is specifically for the elementary where my wife teaches first grade. It's a school where tax payers are providing a free "breakfast" to all students. 

And what a breakfast! This morning, the kids had 6 mini powdered sugar donuts, a 4 oz. Juicy Juice, and a chocolate milk. 

After consuming those 64  grams of sugar, the kids are supposed to sit tight and focus on the day's lessons.

For reference, 25 grams of "added" sugar is the recommended limit for children over the course of the entire day. (For some reason, nutrition labels separate the naturally occurring sugars from all the extra sugar added to sweeten things further.)

This morning's 6 donuts alone had 24 grams of added sugar.

Other days, the kids might pick up a Pillsbury "Frudel" - described on the menu in these terms: "This breakfast favorite is available in apple or cherry. A healthy way to start your day and get your serving of fruit."

I guess "healthy" is a relative term. At least the Frudel has "only" 11 grams of sugar, with only 9 of them being "added" sugar. So a kid could eat 2 of them before he gets close to his sugar limit for the day. 

Some days the kids can get a classic PopTart, which the district recognizes as "A childhood favorite for any age! A breakfast treat that has stood the test of time." At 15 grams of sugar (14 of those being "added"), at least nobody is claiming a PopTart is anywhere near the neighborhood of "healthy". 

What are the students learning from these breakfast choices?

This menu amounts to nutritional sabotage of the children and educational sabotage of the teachers.