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An article by Hannah Edwards in the Sydney Morning Herald, describes how preschool teachers are inspecting lunch boxes and decreeing which ingredients are acceptable in birthday cakes. If daily lunch-box checks reveal such foods as chocolate frogs, lollies, cakes and fruit roll-ups, they are sent home uneaten.
As for birthday cakes - big creamy chocolate cakes are banned. Teacher Jess Karhu said, "For birthdays we encourage a vanilla cupcake..It should be something little, not too big."
I am not quite sure how you put five candles on a cupcake but I am sure Ms. Karhu has a Bachelor of Arts degree in such things.
Excuse me but I decide what my children eat - your overpaid job is to look after them for a few hours.
I wonder what will be the next trumped up Nanny State Flavour Of The Year bandwagon.
Oh sorry, I used the term Nazi, which of course is only acceptable if used by second rate American comedians in second-rate yuppie "comedy" shows.