ABC News’ Mary Bruce Reports: 
 
 Sarah Palin is baking up some controversy over proposed school nutrition guidelines in Pennsylvania. At a fundraising event at a Buck’s County school today, the former Alaska governor intends to serve students cookies to make a point about “laissez-faire�? government. 
 
 Pennsylvania’s proposed school nutrition guidelines would limit the number of sweets in classroom parties and encourage parents to serve more healthy snacks. The proposal, which will be voted on this spring, would also slash the number of birthday and holiday parties allowed in classrooms. 
 
 Yesterday Palin tweeted that, in addition to her fundraising power, she “may bring cookies�? to the Plumstead Christian School to protest the guidelines. 
 
 “Hmm...may bring cookies to my PA school speech tmrw to make a pt ‘PA mulls ban on cake/cookies/candy@ school parties,’�? Palin posted, linking to an article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the guidelines. 
 
 Today Palin took it further saying Pennsylvania was a “nanny state run amok.�? 
 
 “2 PA school speech; I'll intro kids 2 beauty of laissez-faire via serving them cookies amidst school cookie ban debate;Nanny state run amok!�? the 2008 vice presidential candidate posted on Twitter. 
 
 While Palin’s comments may be tongue-in-cheek, the debate over government intervention in school nutrition programs continues to be a point of contention in Congress. 
 
 In August, the Senate passed the $4.5 billion "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act," which would expand children's access to federal nutrition programs and give schools more money to spend per meal. Supporters say the bill would significantly improve the nutritional quality of school lunches by upgrading menus and banning certain junk food from lunch lines. 
 
 The legislation, which awaits approval in the House, would mark the largest investment in child nutrition programs since their inception. 
 
 Obesity has become one of the biggest public health challenges facing the country -- in the U.S. roughly a third of children and teens are obese. 
 
 Critics, however, question the legislation's hefty price tag. "Calls for long-term increases in spending on school meal programs are irresponsible," Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, testified before a House hearing this summer. 
 
 "I have spent my entire career ... on this kind of spending and I can tell you I absolutely have no idea where all that money goes," Rector said. "Before you propose spending even more money, you ought to at least have a reasonable accounting of where this money is currently going." ||||| 7 years ago 
 
 (CNN) – As questions about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's presidential ambitions swirl, her remarks to a group of Pennsylvania students Tuesday night certainly did little to dispel the rumors. 
 
 Palin began her remarks at the Plumstead Christian School's Founders Forum by complimenting a student who had just finished performing, asking if he would like to sing at an inauguration, and then added, "not necessarily mine," as the crowd cheered. 
 
 
 
 Organizers bill the Founders Forum as a nonpolitical event that has featured other prominent leaders such as former Vice President Dan Quayle, columnist and commentator Cal Thomas, and the Rev. Jerry Falwell. 
 
 Later in her talk, Palin said that she is considering a presidential run, and that she'll decide "after prayerful consideration and a survey of the political landscape," because she "would be in it to win it." 
 
 During her nearly hour-long speech, Palin also told the students that she embraces "American Exceptionalism." 
 
 "We're the only country in history that was founded on an idea...not by accident," Palin said. 
 
 Palin also denounced government intervention, bringing up a local example that she said caught her attention. 
 
 "I heard that there's a debate going on in Pennsylvania over whether public schools were going to ban sweets," Palin said. 
 
 So, Palin said, she decided to "shake things up," by bringing cookies to the school when she met with Plumstead students early in the day. 
 
 "I wanted these kids to bring home the idea to their parents for discussion. Who should be deciding what I eat? Should it be government or should it be parents? It should be the parents," Palin said to a cheering audience. 
 
 Palin has also been vocal on Twitter about her opposition to the proposed ban on sugary foods. 
 
 Before meeting with the students, Palin tweeted, "2 PA school speech; I'll intro kids 2 beauty of laissez-faire via serving them cookies amidst school cookie ban debate;Nanny state run amok!" 
 
 On Monday, she also tweeted, " Hmm...may bring cookies to my PA school speech tmrw to make a pt "PA mulls ban on cake/cookies/candy@ school parties.. http://bit.ly/dvoI6d," linking to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the proposed ban. 
 
 But the Pennsylvania Board of Education is strongly disputing the Tribune-Review's report and Palin's characterization of the proposal. Executive Director Adam Schott told CNN the story is "just not true." 
 
 The Tribune-Review has since retracted its original story, and posted this correction on Tuesday: 
 
 "A story on page B1 of Monday's Tribune-Review incorrectly portrayed the Pennsylvania State Board of Education's proposed nutrition guidelines for school parties. The board is examining regulations to encourage schools to serve more nutritious foods. There are no mandates to do so."
– Who knew nutrition guidelines were a Tea Party bugaboo? Sarah Palin's post-election focus on the issues has gone from monetary policy to ... cookies. The Alaskan brought cookies to a Pennsylvania elementary school yesterday to slam government interference pressing for healthier eating, ABC News reports. Pennsylvania is a "nanny state run amok," she wrote on Twitter, linking to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story about a proposal to limit sugary foods at school parties. "Who should be deciding what I eat? Should it be government or should it be parents? It should be the parents," she told a cheering crowd at a fundraiser later that day. Pennsylvania school officials, however, say Palin's characterization of the issue as a "cookie ban" is dead wrong, and that administrators are simply seeking ways to encourage schools to serve more nutritious foods, CNN notes. The Tribune-Review has retracted the story Palin linked to, and has published a correction.