Is there a problem with teaching good eating habits ?

A kid was forced by his teacher in Toronto, Ontario to eat a banana that was thrown away in the garbage. According to the teacher, she was teaching the kid good eating habits. The only thing I question about this whole issue is: Why did they give her that banana to take to school in first place if it was spoiled ? Was it given to her on the same day? That’s not garbage.
Furthermore it all points to the fact that the banana hadn't been peeled when it was thrown in the garbage. So I dothink that the parents where being a little dramatic when they said that there could be glue, or whatever in that trash, or that not even their dog eats food that has been thrown away. My suggestion is… face the fact that there are thousands of people dying of starvation and if a kid throws away perfectly good food that can be perfectlyeaten, that kid should learn that it’s a lack of respect for those people who had died of hunger. The media and the parents are overreacting since it was already established that the banana didn`t stay in the trash long enough to spoil and the teacher also peeled it, took a bite and gave it to her. The only thing that should have been rethought was the way it was approached by the teacher. In my opinion, exposing the kid to a class (not sure what you mean here, maybe "teaching the kid a lesson" ?) wasn`t exactly the best idea…. Still something must be done or the foods will keep finding its way into the trash can.