"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2020-10-30 5:22 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> beyond the 9th grade. It wasn't required in High School.
>>
>>> We studied that stuff in a subject/class called "Health" in the late
>>> 70's/early 80's.
>>
>> I took that in combination with Sex Ed. Again, more warnings about drugs.
>> We learned first aid as well.
>>
>> Angela's health class involved a diet section. She had to list her meals
>> and snacks for two weeks. She also had to go through the kitchen and look
>> for offensive items like things with HFCS. The teacher did not believe
>> her report. The only offensive foods she found were molasses, corn syrup
>> and various forms of sugar. Her breakfast at the time was usually raw
>> baby carrots or an apple. She waited until she got home to eat lunch
>> because her assigned lunch time was 2:00 pm.
>>
>> When I went to the parent's night, the teacher lit into me. She couldn't
>> believe that I didn't have things like cake mix in the house. *shrug*
>
>
> A teacher lit into you because you didn't have things like cake mix???
>
> BULLSHIT !!!

Apparently most people here buy cake mix. When we first moved back here,
there was mention of the "Box Tops" program. I was supposed to give them to
Angela to take to school. When I said I had never seen them, a mom told me
they came on some brand of food. I think it was Betty Crocker. I didn't buy
that brand. She gave me a weird look and said, "Oh! What kind of cake mix DO
you buy?" She gave me an even weirder look when I said I don't buy cake mix.

I do know how to make a cake from scratch. If I needed a cake for some
reason, I would make it that way. I did make a cake for Justin's birthday.
That's when I learned he doesn't like cake either/