Snacks (page 15)

Passing The Buck

If you can never say no to your kids’ food requests, why not have the government do it for you? We’ve already seen the same thing threatened in court,…
Posted April 25, 2006 at 12:00 am

Colorado Ratifies Good Sense And Good Science

With veto pen in hand, Colorado Governor Bill Owens nixed a bill that would have dictated to the state’s schools exactly what their vending machines could…
Posted April 14, 2006 at 12:00 am

A Band-Aid For Obesity

Talk about barking up the wrong tree. Lawmakers in Washington are floating a proposal that would forbid public schools from selling just about everything that food cops don’t…
Posted April 7, 2006 at 12:00 am

Cupcakes Under Siege

The crack in the Liberty Bell just got a little wider. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today that many of the region’s elementary schools are tightening the noose on…
Posted March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Having Their Trans Fat Free Cake…

We were left scratching our heads after seeing the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s (CSPI) full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times. Apparently eating…
Posted March 22, 2006 at 12:00 am

Keep Christmas Lawsuit-Free With Our Milk And Cookies Waiver

When Santa comes down the chimney, he can’t help but drink the milk and eat the cookies kids leave out for him. Sadly, in this litigious age, he may leave…
Posted December 22, 2005 at 12:00 am

Wootan’s Clan Crashes School Parties

If the food cops at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have their way, you might as well put the kibosh on your kids’ cupcakes and…
Posted November 7, 2005 at 12:00 am

Food Cop Fines Schools For Selling Fries

Texas Agricultural Commissioner and self-described “Food Czarina” Susan Combs — famous for using state-level fiats to tell local school boards which foods they can allow and even…
Posted June 9, 2005 at 12:00 am

Press C-C-F For Vending Machine News Morsels

The news just keeps getting weirder in the ongoing debate surrounding our love handles. Lately, attempts to regulate vending machines — a favorite target of food cops like the…
Posted March 30, 2005 at 12:00 am

Slugging CSPI’s Salt Scare

“That bizarre collection of neurotics, nannies, killjoys, hysterics, and scolds better, if misleadingly, known as the Center for Science in the Public Interest, has dreamt up yet…
Posted March 28, 2005 at 12:00 am