See, this is why I don't listen to the news. I go into the kitchen at work and it's on and I invariably hear that some school (in NJ) is banning, yes banning, children from bringing cupcakes (or any other sweet treat) on their birthdays. Too much sugar. That is ludacris. It's the kids dang birthday, they do not celebrate with their friends over a cup of coffee and a stick of celery. We're talking about elementary school. I get that we have a generation O, but banning an annual tradition ain't going to change that! We all managed to grow up eating donuts and drinking Hawiaan punch and not falling into diabetic coma. How about you reinstate the Phys-ed programs to every day instead of every other day? Just a thought. Their 'solution' to birthdays was to have the guest of honor wear a crown (sorry boys) and distribute goody bags. Uh-huh. I've done the goody bags and the cupcakes. Guess what? Goody bags for 24 kids cost me over $50, the cupcakes are around $3. You know what else? Goody bags usually contain candy as the cheapest item. Why don't you just ban all holidays since we celebrate with candy 99% of the time scrooge! I'd also like to point out that the children are in school roughly 6 hours out of 24 so if they are sugar hungry pigs, they are going to get it regardless of whether it's a cupcake at lunch or 9 when they get home.