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Related: About this forumIn Davis, offering a kid a soda is about to be illegal
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/In-this-city-offering-a-kid-a-soda-is-about-to-6294957.phpIn a novel approach to fighting childhood obesity, the Davis City Council voted unanimously this week to approve an ordinance making milk and water the default options for kids meals a victory for parents who want to shield children from sugary beverages.
Cashiers and waiters in fast food joints and other restaurants that market meals to kids will be forced, under threat of a fine to the business, to offer water or milk with those meals, not Coke or Pepsi.
Parents will still be able to order soda for their children at no extra cost but they will have to ask for it.
Davis ordinance, said to be the first of its kind in the nation, is the latest twist on efforts to discourage consumption of sweet soft drinks. More than 30 states have adopted soda taxes, and in November Berkeley became the first city to do so.
Cashiers and waiters in fast food joints and other restaurants that market meals to kids will be forced, under threat of a fine to the business, to offer water or milk with those meals, not Coke or Pepsi.
Parents will still be able to order soda for their children at no extra cost but they will have to ask for it.
Davis ordinance, said to be the first of its kind in the nation, is the latest twist on efforts to discourage consumption of sweet soft drinks. More than 30 states have adopted soda taxes, and in November Berkeley became the first city to do so.
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In Davis, offering a kid a soda is about to be illegal (Original Post)
KamaAina
May 2015
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NV Whino
(20,886 posts)1. And they have to have a bicycle
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)3. I thought it was worse then it is
I thought if you had guests for a party or something, you could not offer soda to kids. Thank goodness that's not the rule. The rule seems reasonable.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. I see you're familiar with Davis!
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)7. For kids in Davis, Big Wheels have a whole different meaning
TexasTowelie
(112,417 posts)2. Maybe they should offer them a beer instead?
Warpy
(111,339 posts)4. I was lactose intolerant at five
but it was the 1950s and my mother thought I'd die without milk. If there were enough meals when she didn't turn her back long enough for me to pour it down the sink, I suffered, and got a respite from it. One of the things I drank with meals was a juice glass full of beer. It was either that or iced tea.
The beer at least provided a little nutrition.
Maybe they need to liberalize the rules to include sparkling water and iced tea for the kids who are lactose intolerant. Plain water gets really boring after a while.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. French kids drink wine