MeMe Roth Says She's Trying to Combat the Coming 'Obesity Bailout'
That's right... her name is MeMe... and who do you think her concerns are about? By JUJU CHANG, LIZ SINTAY and IMAEYEN IBANGA
June 17, 2009 —
One Manhattan mom's battle to prevent her children from getting junk food has turned into a food war between parent and school.
MeMe Roth, a 40-year-old mother of two, objects to children getting sweets like popsicles, cupcakes and cookies even during special occasions in public schools like the one her children attend.
"You don't want to create an environment at school that promotes junk food," Roth told "Good Morning America" today. "Just because... you send your child to school and they're in someone else's care, that does not mean you're forfeiting your rights as a parent."
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Her campaign against Girl Scout cookies, doughnuts and candy is so extensive that Roth wants the school to attain permission slips for special sweets like birthday cupcakes.
"If you bring in a serving of one, that's about your child. If you bring in a serving of 25, that's about everybody's children and that's what I think people are missing. We don't bring food into school. We're asking other parents to stop feeding our children," said Roth of the National Action Against Obesity.
Oh... so this is a professional battle?
How about you tell your daughter to resist -- must... resist... the... cupcake... -- and let other folks make their own choices.
She's called Santa Claus fat on television, knocked "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks for being overweight, and was stopped by police from dismantling an all-you-can-eat ice cream display in 2007.The display was at a Pennsylvania YMCA, Roth said, and was inappropriate for a gym.
"If you get off your butt and you show up at the gym, you don't want to be confronted by an all-you-can-eat ice cream bar," she said.
Oh... so seeing tasty food is a "confrontation" for her.
"It's all about MeMe!"
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