Children at a secondary school have been told they cannot have sugar in their tea because of concern about healthy eating.
Sixth-formers at the 1,180-pupil Tonypandy Community College, in Rhondda, South Wales, have protested that their freedom of choice is being taken away from them.
"We should have a right to choose what we eat," said Emma-Jayne Morgan 16, chairman of the student council.
"I was amazed to be told I could not have any sugar in my tea. If you were told that at a local cafe you would walk out in disgust."
The school said the sugar and sweeteners ban was a result of new guidelines from the Welsh Assembly to promote health eating.
Marmite and tomato ketchup have been banned by other schools in Wales as part of the same drive.
Miss Morgan said: "Everything has to be in moderation. You can educate people to eat more healthily but you cannot force them.
"I would rather go down to town to a cafe for lunch than force feed myself something I do not like."
In a letter to her local newspaper, Miss Morgan said mashed potatoes were no longer being prepared with butter and milk.
"If they are so concerned about healthy eating, why not substitute butter and milk for skimmed milk and low fat spread?" she wrote.
She added: "Set meals are now set in stone because they are 'nutritionally balanced', for example, if the menu allows you to have fish, chips and peas, this is what you must have, whereas in the past, if you did not like peas, you could swap them with beans.
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