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January 10, 2008

Conn. principal bans cookies, ice cream from cafeteria

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The principal of a Greenwich elementary school has banned the sale of cookies and ice cream in the school cafeteria.

Mark D'Amico says he feels it's his responsibility to uphold healthy eating at Glenville School.

The principal says too many students toss out healthy carrots and turkey sandwiches that parents pack in their lunches and go straight for the desserts on sale in the cafeteria.

The director of food services for the district says the cookies and the ice cream are low-fat and within district and state healthy eating guidelines.

But he says he understands that Glenville and some other schools want to put more emphasis on a nutritional meal

-- The Associated Press

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