10 years later, school still sugar free and proud


This is  still a horrible diet other than the sugar being removed, and look at the fantastic improvements!  What do you think would happen if they further improved their diets.

If you want my detailed thoughts on what is still wrong with their much improved diets, start the ball rolling in the comments…..

~MFP


(CNN) — The children in the cafeteria drink low-fat milk, shovel corn kernels on their sporks and munch on tuna sandwiches on wheat.

One of the most requested vegetables at Brown Mills Elementary School is broccoli, according to its principal.

One of the most requested vegetables at Brown Mills Elementary School is broccoli, according to its principal.

For dessert? Peaches.

There are no bake sales here, no birthday cupcakes, no cookies or ice cream. Don’t even think about bringing sugar to Browns Mill Elementary School.

As schools around the country have begun removing soda and junk food from their premises, the elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia, was ahead of the curve, cutting out sugar 10 years ago under the watch of principal Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler.

“Childhood obesity, it’s our tsunami, it’s our Katrina,” she said. “If we’re really thinking about the best interests about the young people today, then we will take a stand.” ….Read More