# Food police **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 15, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970 "2012-02-15T21:41:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970/81 "2012-02-18T21:32:33Z")
> [@grude](#): > > First make sure this is a regular occurrence, second send home some kind of note or literature about proper lunches or a form email. If that does nothing the teacher or someone else at the school can contact the parent via phone or email to discuss the issue. They may not even be aware of it, or if it turns out to be a money issue or something the teacher could give them info about low income programs etc. > > I often took nothing much to school for lunch because I wasn’t hungry at lunch. I agree, that’s a good first step. To continue the hypo, let’s say that a quarter of the parents you contact actually take it to heart and start sending better lunches or just stop sending lunches and let their kid take advantage of the free school lunch. A quarter of them clearly don’t give a shit; they just agree with whatever you say and keep sending the shitty lunches. A quarter of them acknowledge that the lunch is unhealthy, but believe there’s nothing they can do about it. “That’s all she’ll eat! I thawed out some broccoli for her a couple of years ago and she didn’t like it. I ask her all the time if she’ll try something else, and she just wants Cheetos and Dr. Pepper.” And a quarter of them display righteous fury. “Who the hell are you to tell me what my child should eat? The FOOD POLICE? Don’t tell ME how to raise MY child. If I want MY child to eat pork rinds and Mello Yello for lunch, then that’s my right as an AMURICAN, and there ain’t nothing you faggot-ass Obammy-lovin’ brownshirts can do about it!” So now what? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970/82 "2012-02-19T01:58:16Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > So now what? Shrug, if it is extreme enough to constitute abuse contact child services and have them deal with it. If the kid is clearly not malnourished I’m not sure it even is abuse, like I said I was never hungry around lunch time I mostly ate breakfast and dinner with a snack for lunch. Were my parents abusive because they didn’t force me to eat a full lunch? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970/83 "2012-02-19T02:00:50Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > By cutting taxes on the rich, obviously. If that doesn’t work, they can try banning gay marriage in the school building. That seems to fix most problems. Cut taxes on gay marriages for the rich! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970/84 "2012-02-19T15:31:26Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > … say, four Hostess Chocolate Pies and a liter of Mountain Dew, or a small bag of Ruffles and nothing else. > … What’s unhealthy about that? It has the four Basic Food Groups: chocolate, pie, sugar and caffeine. And the chips count as a vegetable! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-police/612970.md?page=4)