I'm kind of appalled...
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I went fishing for crazy today.
I don't know what the bag limit is on crazy...
...but I am certain you reached it.
(Can you cull from the crazy live well as long as you stay one under the limit? Honestly, I'm not up-to-date on my crazy regulations.)0 -
I went fishing for crazy today.
I don't know what the bag limit is on crazy...
...but I am certain you reached it.
(Can you cull from the crazy live well as long as you stay one under the limit? Honestly, I'm not up-to-date on my crazy regulations.)
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^^^^This. All of those reasons just stated above are the reasons that I do not want to reproduce. The world today is full of freaking whimps- (a better word begins with a P and rhymes with "wussies"....)
My mother packed me a lunch and if I chose not to eat it, I went hungry. I learned to eat what she packed or go hungry for the rest of the day.
The way that most of us were parented even 20 years ago would land most us in jail for child abuse these days. But it looks like most of us turned out fine......RIDICULOUS.
See, this works well if you're a wussie child. I on the other hand for example took the "Oh? I will just go hungry? Good, i'll show you. And i'll make you feel horrible and worthless for not feeding me". It seemed to work pretty well.
Was this because my mother was just a *ussy? No, it's because i was strong willed and I'll be damned if someone controls me like that.
OH, ok. :laugh:0 -
I almost sent my kid to school with a ham sandwich on moldy bread this morning. That would have been awesome.
Surely mold has some value??
MOLD = PENICILLIAN? FIGHTS INFECTION?0 -
Poor kid, she can't be doing well in school with that kind of food. No nurishment for the body, no nurishment for the brain either...
The brain runs on glucose. Sounds like lots of nourishment for the brain. The body is what's suffering.
Oh, so is that why you have a high then a crash when you have nothing but sugar for a snack? You can't tell me that that kid can focus after she has crashed...
I don't. I do when I eat a high carb lunch, but that's a different story. The brain still runs on strictly glucose. There is nourishment. It's your endocrine system that is messing you up when you have this problem.
Okie dokie... You got me. Since that is the case, I will now be packing my kids stricktly twinkies and ding dongs so they can be really really smart... :flowerforyou: :drinker:
I never said to pack your kids twinkies and such. I just pointed out that the brain would not be starving based on what the kid had for her lunch. Way to go way beyond and read more into it. I have known plenty of kids who survive and do well academically on crappy sugary diets. They just fail to thrive.
SMDH0 -
I went fishing for crazy today.
And you caught it. So much you could freaking cook it for dinner. Is crazy healthy and is it served in bag lunches?
I was thinking I'd steam it and skip the salt to healthify it??
Oh, that sounds delicious. How about adding a nice balsamic glaze?0 -
Poor kid, she can't be doing well in school with that kind of food. No nurishment for the body, no nurishment for the brain either...
The brain runs on glucose. Sounds like lots of nourishment for the brain. The body is what's suffering.
Oh, so is that why you have a high then a crash when you have nothing but sugar for a snack? You can't tell me that that kid can focus after she has crashed...
I don't. I do when I eat a high carb lunch, but that's a different story. The brain still runs on strictly glucose. There is nourishment. It's your endocrine system that is messing you up when you have this problem.
Okie dokie... You got me. Since that is the case, I will now be packing my kids stricktly twinkies and ding dongs so they can be really really smart... :flowerforyou: :drinker:
I never said to pack your kids twinkies and such. I just pointed out that the brain would not be starving based on what the kid had for her lunch. Way to go way beyond and read more into it. I have known plenty of kids who survive and do well academically on crappy sugary diets. They just fail to thrive.
SMDH
There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.0 -
what's even harder...
my school has a...
no peanut
no fish
no egg
allergy policy
my kids LOVE tuna salad. NOPE
my kids LOVE egg salad. NOPE
thank goodness they don't love peanut butter.
oh... and they have a "no sugary snack" policy as well...0 -
I don't serve my kids foods they hate and I put about 1/4 of what I am eating on my daughters plate. So I am far from force feeding.
People have serious rose-colored glasses when talking about their own childhoods.I know it's no excuse for that kind of lunch to be in a 5 year old's bag but maybe she's a very picky eater and the parents decided that instead of subjecting the entire cafeteria to screaming and hissy fits over a real lunch they'd just give her what she wants at school and make her eat healthy at breakfast & dinner where they're the only ones that have to deal with it.
This is not to say I advocate the force-feeding of little ones, but the idea of allowing them to choose what they will and will not eat seems a little ridiculous to me. When I was five, my "choice" would have been a chocolate bar every single time! Thank goodness my Mom made me eat real food, whether I liked it or not.
Back in my day, picky eaters weren't rewarded with candy lunches and applause for trying their best, they sat at the table until they ate every last morsel of (now cold) food that was put in front of them. Or, they went to bed hungry -- entirely their choice. Give it a try sometime... If they get hungry enough, they'll eat those peas. Guaranteed.
We didn't throw hissy fits back in my day, either... Kids used to be afraid of pissing their parents off.
Yup - infact my husband and I just took an extracurricular activity one night away from our almost 6 year old. Why, becasue I said if you don't eat supper, you won't go. I try to serve my kids food they like - but she was trying to "be the boss". So, as she cried we told her she wouldn't be going. We also told her, when she was hungry, supper would be there waiting. And if she didn't eat it, guess what breakfast was and so on.... She ended up finishing supper right before bed and then last night (when her activity was) she gobbled up supper.
Seriously, it's like some of them forgot that broccoli sometimes tasted like blood.0 -
This is pretty messed up. I always take care to make sure my kids get great nutrition at lunch. Don't just throw crap in your kid's lunch. Give them something healthy.
My vote for father of the year.0 -
Did anyone else notice that my opinion on a Dora Fruit Snack & M&M lunch is more controversial than assisted suicide?
I love you MFP. I love you long time.
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I went fishing for crazy today.
Successful expedition! You hooked a boatload of angries!!
**sits back to enjoy his Pixie Sticks, Pop Rocks and 2 liter of Mountain Dew**0 -
what's even harder...
my school has a...
no peanut
no fish
no egg
allergy policy
my kids LOVE tuna salad. NOPE
my kids LOVE egg salad. NOPE
thank goodness they don't love peanut butter.
I would not be able to survive in such an atmosphere... I've eaten all three of those things and it's not even dinner time yet.0 -
There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.
Uh huh. It's because they didn't have their fruit snacks or kool aid yet.0 -
We don't know the whole story, neither does the Op. I'll leave it at that. :bigsmile:0
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Did anyone else notice that my opinion on a Dora Fruit Snack & M&M lunch is more controversial than assisted suicide?
I love you MFP. I love you long time.
I noticed that too.
Good 'ol MFP0 -
I went fishing for crazy today.
Looks like you took in quite a haul.0 -
There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.
Uh huh. It's because they didn't have their fruit snacks or kool aid yet.
Clearly they need an all Twinkie diet.0 -
I went fishing for crazy today.
And you caught it. So much you could freaking cook it for dinner. Is crazy healthy and is it served in bag lunches?
I was thinking I'd steam it and skip the salt to healthify it??
Oh, that sounds delicious. How about adding a nice balsamic glaze?
In for the glaze!!0 -
what's even harder...
my school has a...
no peanut
no fish
no egg
allergy policy
my kids LOVE tuna salad. NOPE
my kids LOVE egg salad. NOPE
thank goodness they don't love peanut butter.
My son asked me not to pack him peanut butter in 1st grade because his friend was allergic and he wouldn't be able to sit with him at lunch.
Love that. 0 -
There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.
Uh huh. It's because they didn't have their fruit snacks or kool aid yet.
Sorry but I never drink the Kool Aid0 -
Today was my first day volunteering in my son's cafeteria for lunch. I'm just there to help open containers, pick up spills, fetch the forgotten salt & ketchup, etc... This is a small private school where hot lunch is made by the women at church, generally not too shabby as far as nutrition goes, and a whopping $1.75.
Todays hot lunch was chicken breast sandwich, corn, applesauce, and dessert with milk.
One little girl's lunch (her zipper was stuck, so I opened it), was Applesauce, Dora Fruit Snacks, M&Ms, and a purple drink thingy. She's five. Pick up your game mom & dad and give your child some real food. If the child is packing their own lunch, they shouldn't be... There's a very off chance the child swapped lunch stuff, so I asked the teacher and she said it's like that daily.
I just judged. Yup. Sure did. Give your kid some real food.
Someone probably already said this (I didn't read all the pages).....but just in case, I'm going to say it again:
You've been there one day and you're already judging these other parents? How do you know that this day wasn't an anomaly? How do you know anything about this child and her home life? Maybe she chucked the sandwich in the trash can or maybe they ran out of bread and the mom just grabbed what she could. Maybe the kid is a picky eater and eating something is better than nothing. Maybe she has her "treats" at lunch and eats a nice nutritious breakfast and dinner. Maybe mom gets paid today and gave her daughter the last of what they had before she could get to the store.
There are a whole lot of things here that you don't know and I would suggest that you stop jumping to conclusions about other people without knowing anything about their circumstances.0 -
Today was my first day volunteering in my son's cafeteria for lunch. I'm just there to help open containers, pick up spills, fetch the forgotten salt & ketchup, etc... This is a small private school where hot lunch is made by the women at church, generally not too shabby as far as nutrition goes, and a whopping $1.75.
Todays hot lunch was chicken breast sandwich, corn, applesauce, and dessert with milk.
One little girl's lunch (her zipper was stuck, so I opened it), was Applesauce, Dora Fruit Snacks, M&Ms, and a purple drink thingy. She's five. Pick up your game mom & dad and give your child some real food. If the child is packing their own lunch, they shouldn't be... There's a very off chance the child swapped lunch stuff, so I asked the teacher and she said it's like that daily.
I just judged. Yup. Sure did. Give your kid some real food.
Wow, that's cheap! School lunches in the UK are at least twice the price!
My son has just started primary school (he's 4). He has a tuna sandwich and a yogurt for lunch - that's what he asks for. At break time they give them a piece of fruit. He also takes his water bottle every day. Aside from the health factor, too much sugar will just make a child, especially a young one, hyper and affect how they pay attention and behave.
In England most of our schools have a 'healthy schools' policy and kids aren't allowed to eat sweets and chocolate.
I teach in a secondary school and we don't have vending machines or anything. The school canteen could probably be healthier, and kids can buy biscuits (cookies to you in the USA) and muffins sometimes, but that's it for sweet stuff.0 -
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There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.
Uh huh. It's because they didn't have their fruit snacks or kool aid yet.
Clearly they need an all Twinkie diet.
Yes, with a nice balsamic glaze.0 -
Today was my first day volunteering in my son's cafeteria for lunch. I'm just there to help open containers, pick up spills, fetch the forgotten salt & ketchup, etc... This is a small private school where hot lunch is made by the women at church, generally not too shabby as far as nutrition goes, and a whopping $1.75.
Todays hot lunch was chicken breast sandwich, corn, applesauce, and dessert with milk.
One little girl's lunch (her zipper was stuck, so I opened it), was Applesauce, Dora Fruit Snacks, M&Ms, and a purple drink thingy. She's five. Pick up your game mom & dad and give your child some real food. If the child is packing their own lunch, they shouldn't be... There's a very off chance the child swapped lunch stuff, so I asked the teacher and she said it's like that daily.
I just judged. Yup. Sure did. Give your kid some real food.
Someone probably already said this (I didn't read all the pages).....but just in case, I'm going to say it again:
You've been there one day and you're already judging these other parents? How do you know that this day wasn't an anomaly? How do you know anything about this child and her home life? Maybe she chucked the sandwich in the trash can or maybe they ran out of bread and the mom just grabbed what she could. Maybe the kid is a picky eater and eating something is better than nothing. Maybe she has her "treats" at lunch and eats a nice nutritious breakfast and dinner. Maybe mom gets paid today and gave her daughter the last of what they had before she could get to the store.
There are a whole lot of things here that you don't know and I would suggest that you stop jumping to conclusions about other people without knowing anything about their circumstances.
Because if you actually read the post the OP said that she asked the teacher and the teacher said this is how her lunch is daily.
Which makes me wonder why the teacher hasn't had a talk with the parent? Or perhaps she did and just didn't feel that the parents situation was something she should talk about with a stranger.0 -
Today was my first day volunteering in my son's cafeteria for lunch. I'm just there to help open containers, pick up spills, fetch the forgotten salt & ketchup, etc... This is a small private school where hot lunch is made by the women at church, generally not too shabby as far as nutrition goes, and a whopping $1.75.
Todays hot lunch was chicken breast sandwich, corn, applesauce, and dessert with milk.
One little girl's lunch (her zipper was stuck, so I opened it), was Applesauce, Dora Fruit Snacks, M&Ms, and a purple drink thingy. She's five. Pick up your game mom & dad and give your child some real food. If the child is packing their own lunch, they shouldn't be... There's a very off chance the child swapped lunch stuff, so I asked the teacher and she said it's like that daily.
I just judged. Yup. Sure did. Give your kid some real food.
Someone probably already said this (I didn't read all the pages).....but just in case, I'm going to say it again:
You've been there one day and you're already judging these other parents? How do you know that this day wasn't an anomaly? How do you know anything about this child and her home life? Maybe she chucked the sandwich in the trash can or maybe they ran out of bread and the mom just grabbed what she could. Maybe the kid is a picky eater and eating something is better than nothing. Maybe she has her "treats" at lunch and eats a nice nutritious breakfast and dinner. Maybe mom gets paid today and gave her daughter the last of what they had before she could get to the store.
There are a whole lot of things here that you don't know and I would suggest that you stop jumping to conclusions about other people without knowing anything about their circumstances.
All of this was pointed out long ago and discussed. We've all decided it's time to dance now.0 -
Poor kid, she can't be doing well in school with that kind of food. No nurishment for the body, no nurishment for the brain either...
The brain runs on glucose. Sounds like lots of nourishment for the brain. The body is what's suffering.
Oh, so is that why you have a high then a crash when you have nothing but sugar for a snack? You can't tell me that that kid can focus after she has crashed...
I don't. I do when I eat a high carb lunch, but that's a different story. The brain still runs on strictly glucose. There is nourishment. It's your endocrine system that is messing you up when you have this problem.
Okie dokie... You got me. Since that is the case, I will now be packing my kids stricktly twinkies and ding dongs so they can be really really smart... :flowerforyou: :drinker:
I never said to pack your kids twinkies and such. I just pointed out that the brain would not be starving based on what the kid had for her lunch. Way to go way beyond and read more into it. I have known plenty of kids who survive and do well academically on crappy sugary diets. They just fail to thrive.
SMDH
There is a serious lack of critical thinking here today.
And a high level of emotion.0 -
All of this was pointed out long ago and discussed. We've all decided it's time to dance now.
Country girl, shake it for me...
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I bet the kids mom was Goldie Hawn in Overboard.
:heart
Twins..Oh Twins!!!
Seriously, that is my family's movie. Everyone from my dad to my 6 year old son can recite every line of that movie.0
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