tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post7637477498044123187..comments2024-03-02T02:18:12.786-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Farm Wife: Oh MyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03713010200705755065noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post-91715524312655583482011-04-27T15:39:05.875-05:002011-04-27T15:39:05.875-05:00Some of the Indianapolis school systems were toyin...Some of the Indianapolis school systems were toying with the idea of starting Meatless Mondays in the schools. There was a big uproar, as you can imagine! I live far enough away from Indianapolis that, to be honest, I haven't followed up on what the final decision was, but last I heard it was not going to fly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788710376345109260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post-30743826887735087332011-04-13T22:31:41.709-05:002011-04-13T22:31:41.709-05:00A few weeks ago, I spent a day helping in a school...A few weeks ago, I spent a day helping in a school kitchen - not my home district. On the menu were noodles boiled in water with barely a trace of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, loads of butter, bread, and fruit cocktail. Tons of starches and fat. Surely they can do better than that? <br /><br />Styrofoam cups were used for high school portions, so students could grab what they wanted. This was done because the students usually just tossed away their fruit and corn if it was placed on their tray.<br /><br />Turkey rolls had been cooked the day before and put into the cooler. That morning they were pulled out and left at room temp for a period long enough to worry one of the cooks, who warned me not to eat the turkey. There were additional turkey rolls sitting in the cooler for a meal the following week.<br /><br />Styrofoam plates are generally used for the last wave of students at the school, because their are a limited number of trays.<br /><br />If only the money wasted on duplicate labor and disposable serving products was used to offer more nutritional food choices, the program would be so much better for the students.gertie @ The Old Block Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721984108622996425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post-14858218626431049452011-04-13T20:52:06.087-05:002011-04-13T20:52:06.087-05:00I certainly agree it's extreme, but an article...I certainly agree it's extreme, but an article I read detailed the fact that many children were bringing soda and Happy Meals to school for lunch, as well as full sized candy bars. My guess is that it is easier to ban brown bags than to ban the offending foods and require staff to pilfer through all those bags to be sure everyone is following the rules. And kids with food allergies are still allowed to bring their own lunches.<br />All that said, I DO still agree it's a bad rule. If what we've seen in Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution" is even partially true, school lunches are really no better than Mr. McDonald's own kitchen. And who wants to budget $2.25 per meal per day for cafeteria food? Suddenly glad I stopped with three kids...<br />I love the conversation around it all - thanks for bringing attention to it Emily!the ruffhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022388543966263263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post-81687445762533852432011-04-13T20:14:32.831-05:002011-04-13T20:14:32.831-05:00I too, had heard about this issue. I listen to wl...I too, had heard about this issue. I listen to wlsam.com out of Chicago everyday and they have been talking about this issue on various shows, and it seems to be pretty universally panned by the public. There might be a place for uniforms and such in schools, but I really hate it when gov't steps in and starts telling people what we need to eat. Toys out of Happy Meals in San Francisco, other places are trying to cut salt. Everyone pretty well knows what a decent diet is, and it should be there choice whether they want to have one or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697144516795736807.post-12974872569253832992011-04-13T19:26:16.493-05:002011-04-13T19:26:16.493-05:00I was horrified in recent years when there was dis...I was horrified in recent years when there was discussion of teachers checking childrens' lunchboxes daily to see what they were eating. As a parent I take the daily task of fueling my children very seriously and most certainly don't require the 'state' to step over the line into this area. To think that I was not allowed to provide their daily lunches is a notion I can't begin to comprehend.<br />I know there are 'bad' parents out there, but don't tar everybody with the same brush.<br />We Australians have a propensity for following the USA ... I hope not in this instance.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228055607565871872noreply@blogger.com