Account Deleted By User I am a substitute teacher somewhere in America, and yesterday I saw something that truly made want to rage/cry: I had a class of 2nd graders in a fairly poor, urban school.  I walked them to lunch, mentally shaking my head at the thought of the deep-fried crap (processed french fries & chicken nuggets) that I knew the school would feed them, but figured oh well... most of them seem OK so far.  But, before leaving the cafeteria, I saw a girl from class, who is already obese (in the 2ND GRADE!!!) sitting down to her 'home-packed' lunch and she waved/talked to me for a bit. I though 'Whew, at least she's got something better than the cafeteria food... probably something homemade' ---that was, until she opened her lunch box. I was foolishly, horribly wrong.   What was her lunch, you ask? a bag of nacho cheese Dorritos (chips) a small Sprite (soda) a 'mini' pack of Hostess powdered chocolate doughnuts (sugar) She is already obese in the 2nd grade, and this is what her mom packed for her.  Nothing but sugar, salt, & processed rubbish . This girl struggles to do her work in school (wonder why?) , but is still trying so hard anyway.  It is so sad.  She is NOT the one to blame for this at an age that young, and it will cause her increasing misery in life.    I would go hungry myself all day before I would EVER send that kind of garbage for my young child to sustain them. Standard American Diet = SAD.  There is NO excuse, not poverty (I'm poor too), not being busy (it takes me less than 45 mins every day to prepare meals of healthy food for two people), not ignorance (The internet exists; all people have some kind of access to healthy advice).  WHY would anyone do this to their child?!?! Ugh, I really fear/weep for the future of humanity.  What the hell is wrong with people....