Instead of banning, an alternative would be a good choice. Banning those kinds of foods is like forcing or completely limiting the enjoyment of kids.

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I think the government should be hounding down the restaurant industries and putting limits on the amount of salt and 'junk' that is added. Also, I think anything that is not healthy should be priced MORE than healthy foods - not vice versa. This is how we're going to change people is by making healthy nutritional foods more economical so people can go towards the homemade rather than processed and already packaged. If we look at the grocery carts, a large percentage of individuals have over 60% of their grocery bill on processed/ready made/junk food. This is sad to see. I think the focus should be there, rather than banning bake sales. This way, they can start bringing in home baked goods!

Experts say the key to fighting childhood obesity in the U.S. is through the school system??? That has got to be one of the stupidest thing I have ever read. Yes, lets make parents totally unaccountable for the children and put the blame on everything and everyone other than them. That's as dumb as blaming aggressive actions on video games. I am a parent and if there is something going on with my child it is MY responsibility! Here's a real solution that's a win win! Stop feeding yourself and your kids garbage, let the school have bake sales and they'll make more money for fundraisers because it will actually be a proper 'treat' instead of a daily meal.

I see this is an american article,we in canada wll say something intelligent,like a- dah what the hell,dont american kids run walk play sports or do they sit in front of the tv playing games eat a bucket of fried chicken,oh well thats the american way,good luck to the little fat rolley polleys americans call their pamperd darlings written by a overweight canadian, what the hell is a school bake sale going to do to these little darlings,they might lose some wieght walking around seeing what for sale

Given the limited number of bake sales held each year, the impact on childhood obesity is nominal, if at all given that obesity is a lifestyle issue (diet and fitness), not a "one-time" indulgence.
Furthermore, eliminating bake sales would reduce fundraising profits/opportunities would could have more potential impact to schools/clubs/activities.
Give your head a shake people! Quit trying to point fingers and/or look for a quick fixes!

SOON THERE WILL BE A BAN ON BANNING!!

If you don't recognise the enemy your doomed to defeat, this is the creeping spred of socialism attempting to indoctrinate our youth and control our every move, Unhealthy people make poor slaves to the silk stocking socialist elite's. We already have laws governing many of our former personal choices, whats next? what we can wear, what we can own, banning video games, TV, fast food, forced excercise regimes, mandatory dieting for all public school children who are above the " ideal weight" or forced feeding for those like me who are thin? ... Wake up people! were on the road to totalitarian rule, where those few who are suppoosed to be our public servants are become our masters and we thier minions ... WAKE UP!

One cannot argue that bake sales may contribute to the overconsumption of high fat/carbohydrate treats. My recent research for baking recipes on the Internet revealed many in which high-calorie foods were doubled and tripled up, often for convenience: chocolate cake mix + extra margarine + chocolate chips + canned frosting mix (IN the cake itself)= brownies for "pop" school bake sale tomorrow!
However, this is just another way in which the food industry is exploiting our traditional and emotional association of home-made food with love and nurturing. Ultimately, it is small local business, nonprofit and grassroots groups that have the potential to take back power over the food supply. Homemade baked goods can have fewer additives and less salt, fresher and ethnic ingredients, major fruit, spice and vegetable inclusions-they can educate for new tastes. Community kitchens and gardens, good food baskets, locavore and freegan projects, healthy breakfast programs--these can and DO come from those same people supporting and producing those bake sales. While it is easy for school administrators to earn "brownie points" by targeting parents and small businesses, ultimately this plays into the hands of the corporate giants who have brought us the Obesity Epidemic. Just think, they could offer all kinds of free computer equipment(screen time inactivity)for your school in exchange for exclusive vending/cafeteria franchise--how can you "lose?"

Since when have we decided to dictate what is allowed in schools.Our Prime Minister of Canada can't get people back to work but his PC party should be doing other things like,Jobs,Health Care,Taxes etc.Stop the complaining on the hill and do something productive.Home made baked goods are a hole lot better than the prefab stuff tn the stores.I guess the next thing you know which toilet paper is better to use.

Wow, I can't believe that all this time, we've been trying to figure out how to solve childhood obesity, and here we have the solution. What, are these schools having bake sales DAILY? Because that's the ONLY way that these sales would even remotely contribute to this problem.

By the way, that first bit was SARCASM. Maybe we should ban that too.

i don't think there should be a ban,there are low fat,low sugar recipes.Also the bake sales do help financially.Children can have treats but in moderation,more attention should be focused on physical activity.

This is laughable! One or two days a year of eating some fresh baked goods?!? How does a reasonable person overlook the real issue at hand? I don't even want to say it for fear of sounding like the proverbial broken record --- what about the 364 other days of eating fast food & instant/processed store bought food, insane portions, and habitual inactivity. Maybe the schools should mandate increased physical/nutritional education, and stop worrying about B.S. issues like eating a home-baked shortbread cookie once a year. Unbelievable.

They can,t keep banning everything .Because it makes it more desirable.
Instead of doing that teach them to bake healthy alternatives
Instead of sugar use honey Yoguart instead of whole milk . instead of butter use a little extra light virgin olive oil.
Carob chocolate instead of sweet sugered chocolate.
That way they learn how to cook the healthier way and it gives options not negative alternatives.
Work with these kids so they will grow up healthier and make it fun to do and involve them in the preperation of the food.
Exercise in school every day and regular sports like running relays and playing games .If they are doing this every day and showen a different way It will work.

are these yanks serious?! all bake sales do is allow kids and familys to be social and fundraise money for their under-funded schools! its all just another big RUSE to insure profits for the privatized cafeteria supply companies. i read the other week that the american school system changed pizza to a "vegetable" (2 servings they claim) just to keep it on cafeteria menus!! what a sick society you people have created...disgusting

I would think it is better to eat home made baked goods then the factory produced cookies and cakes. It is all about moderation and I don't think banning bake sales will stop child obesity. Child obesity comes down to too much eating out at fast food places and noteating health or in moderation. They always say when you diet don't cut out all treats. Banning bake sales is not the answer.

Can I hold a vegetable sale? and are they doing anything about the quality of the food in the cafe that the kids are eating every single day? Seriously the education system needs educating and there's something wrong about that.

How ridiculous! You do not need to ban bake sales... actually, what you need to do is introduce children with more sports. When I was a child/teenager I used to go to Ballet classes, swim, bicyle, run, play in the laneway with other children, sing, jump, etc.. Apart from my meals, I ate cakes, chips, cookies and lots of chocolates on a daily basis... never had a weight problem in my life... Kids, get outside , forget sitting down in front of computer all the time and go have a ball !!!

Bake sales being banned? Is nothing safe anymore? I work in a school system as an E.A. and this is ridiculous! So what are they to do? Have Veggies and Fruit sales? Banning even birthday treats that kids like to bring in? Come on. Use some common sense people. It's not the occasional treat that adds to obesity, it is the junk I see sent by parents in a lot of lunches that is the prepackaged stuff. banning bakes sales... what's next?

has nothing to do with obesity, has to do with shutting down local businesses and forcing everyone into the corporate paradigm, same reason they have arrested ppl with lemonade stands and swat teaming Amish selling eggs to neighbors and banned yard and garage sales, its about getting rid of there local competition by getting the govt to shut it down, read the u.n. document Agenda 21 for further information

Banning the use of high fructose corn syrup in virtually all of today`s food would help a hell of a lot more.

Banning bake sales sounds ridiculous to me. Kids don't learn bad eating habits because of birthday's and other special occasions. They learn it from the day to day habits. It would make much more sense to provide opportunities to learn good habits. Teaching kids that being active and eating properly can be fun, and making it easier for them to be so, is much more productive than telling kids that their birthday treat is bad for them. Stop telling kids what is bad for them and start showing them what is good for them.

how is cancelling BAKE SALES going to prevent obesity? at least the stuff they made might be a whole lot healthier than something made in a factory! this is a ridiculous idea STORES should be regulating how much junk food they are allowed to sell.