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From: Lunch-Box Nazis?

Australian parents are wondering “what’s next?” after the government implemented a new childcare center policy that restricts the types of food they can put in their children’s lunchboxes.

The program, called Good for Kids, Good for Life, was recently implemented at more than 300 preschools and day-care centers in the Hunter New England area of Australia to combat childhood obesity. Not only have foods high in fat, salt, and sugar been banned from meals and snacks, but even fruit has been limited: sultanas raisins to one, three-quarter-tablespoon portion, and apples to a half-sized serving.

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• On June 23, 2008, 2:52 am Samalah said...

  I'm not surprised! The New Zealand goverment is worse still, not only have they already gone about doing the lunch box nazi thing, they have just gone and *outlawed* incandescent light bulbs!!!! As soon as the law comes into play, everyone must use "energy efficient" corkscrew looking bulbs instead!