From DT
A NSW MP has lashed his own government’s schools healthy eating campaign, saying kids are being taught they can give oral sex three times a week, but must not eat sausage rolls.
Liberal upper house politician Peter Phelps unleashed the attack during a debate on childhood obesity, which the Berejiklian state government is attempting to address by imposing tough new rules on schools dictating what children can and can’t eat.
Liberal MP Peter Phelps says children are being punished by not being allowed certain foods. Picture: Richard Dobson
“Welcome to the New South Wales education system where, in health and personal development classes and sex education, students can be told, “It’s okay to fellate your boyfriend three times a week, but because of health requirements you can only have a sausage roll once every semester”, Mr Phelps told parliament.
The MP claimed the obesity “crisis” is being fabricated and whole cohorts of children are being punished by not being allowed certain foods — even if they are not overweight.
The government’s health eating system dictates fruit, veggies and fresh food have to make up at least 75 per cent of school canteen menus.
Canteen menu items will have a “health star” rating. Mr Phelps says the new healthy eating system is ‘a stupid proposal’.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian, who admits stuffing her face with cream buns and sausage rolls in her younger years, is forcing public school canteens to serve healthier foods.
The government’s new health eating system dictates that fruit, veggies and freshly-made food will have to make up at least 75 per cent of school canteen menus.
The freshly-made options can include sandwiches, salads, pastas and stir fries.
The remaining menu items will have to have a “health star” rating of at least 3.5 stars.
It replaces the “traffic light” system in schools. The move is designed to allay fears about childhood obesity.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says obesity has significant health impacts for children. Picture: Joel Carrett
“Obesity has significant health impacts for children with around one in five NSW children between the ages of 5 and 16 being overweight or obese,” Ms Berejiklian said at the time the scheme was announced.
But Mr Phelps is not a fan. “This is the sort of stupid proposal that one can bet was dreamt up in some focus group that asked, “What sorts of policies can we incorporate to appeal to North Shore mummies? I know — let’s go after fat kids”,” he added.
“The real problem is that, in fact, there is no obesity epidemic. The obesity epidemic is a myth, especially an obesity epidemic amongst children.”
Opposition health spokesman Walt Secord called for Ms Berejiklian to reprimand Mr Phelps over his comments.
“I actually heard what Dr Phelps said. I think it’s time that the Premier acted on Dr Phelps,” he said.
“He does this on a weekly basis. He just makes outlandish, outrageous comments and he is beginning to treat the Parliament like a 1950s locker room.”
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I mean how did they research what was the healthy optimal?
Feck the world has gone nuts and fecking lefty sooks expect the government to intervene in absolutely all facets of peoples lives and indoctrinate a whole generation of kids to some of their twisted logic. I am glad I don't have kids because I would lose the plot if some fecking hippy, tree hugging teacher sent a note home in my kids lunchbox saying that the lunch was not healthy enough ( I have heard of this happening many times from different friends ) I would go even more ballistic if a teacher took it upon themselves to explain how great it is to be gay, transgender etc etc.... Regardless of where you stand on those subjects it is for the parents alone to be helping kids understand the complexities of the world and our relationships with the people that exist in it not the government and definitely not a teacher.
I agree, however if it's the parents call on these issues, it has to be on them for every issue. Every parent, every issue. Don't dump it all on the teacher and then complain about it.
Canteens at our kids school were very bad with no healthy choices - but it is getting better
But many parents don't seem to have much idea about what is healthy and would not necessarily mind a bit of advice about what is best for their kids diet
Don't know how they afford it though. I used to look forward to my one canteen lunch a year on my birthday. A pie and a can drink for couple dollars with a custard tart for desert. Too bad if your birthday was on a weekend you missed out.
Yep canteen was a treat
As for movies it was the drive in and we were hidden in the boot, under blankets or under people's feet in back seat.
Little brat kids don't know how good they have it now. I say take the canteen off them completely if they whinge.
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