Oh, My Sweet Summer Child
ELEMENTARY/PRIMARY SCHOOL, HEALTH & BODY, STUDENTS, STUPID, USA | HEALTHY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
(At the school where I teach, the cafeteria staff has gotten a grant to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to all students two afternoons per week; on this day, the snack is Honeycrisp apples.)
Student: “Are these sweet?”
Me: “Yes; Honeycrisp are really sweet, especially compared to other apples.”
Student: “Well, I’m on a diet and my mom says I’m not supposed to have sugar or sweets.”
Me: “Well, apples are sweet because they’re naturally sweet, not because there’s any sugar added.”
Student: “Yeah, but I’m not supposed to have any sweets. I’ll have something healthier, like chips.”
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