School menu ridiculousness
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Some of the spelling and grammar in this thread affirms my opinion that the focus needs to remain on the education of our children and not the foods they are served.
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My daughter, a freshman in high school, went through the "extra" line and had a Rice Krispie Treat and a Yoohoo for lunch. It's ridiculous that it is even a choice!
When I was highschool, I think I had pizza just about everyday. Until I could drive, then it was McDonald's or Burger King.0 -
IWhen my son's preschool teacher handed out giant lollipops, he said, "Ms. Barbara, why did you do that? I thought you cared about us". Our school also limits water to mealtime and right after recess, so the sugars stay in a dry mouth all day long.
LOVE! Bet that made you proud!
I do not understand why at my daughter's dance studio, her teacher hands out candy to the students when class is over. I'm like "WTH! I enrolled her so she would have an active thing to do and as a reward she gets friggin' candy?"
Because candy is sweet and kids like it and a little candy now and then does not harm a child.
Yes, a little doesn't. But I know what my daughter has consumed all week. And I don't see the need to offer a kid candy after dance class. Kids get offered candy everywhere they go: the bank, the grocery store, every birthday party, at school for "party days", etc. It adds up.
Okay, lets follow this through. Your daughter's dance teacher hears your pleas and decides that you are right, your child has enough candy thrown at them during the week from other sources. Then, all other bank tellers, grocers, teachers, and birthday party organizers(?) also hear your pleas and make the same decision. So, now, no child is offered candy, regardless of their level of candy offering, because your child's experience is the metric against which all candy offerings should be measured.
Or.....you could just teach your kid your own lessons rather than trying to make the entire world adapt to your individual situation.
For example, my daughter is also offered candy at banks, dance class, swim lessons, etc. She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.0 -
IWhen my son's preschool teacher handed out giant lollipops, he said, "Ms. Barbara, why did you do that? I thought you cared about us". Our school also limits water to mealtime and right after recess, so the sugars stay in a dry mouth all day long.
LOVE! Bet that made you proud!
I do not understand why at my daughter's dance studio, her teacher hands out candy to the students when class is over. I'm like "WTH! I enrolled her so she would have an active thing to do and as a reward she gets friggin' candy?"
Because candy is sweet and kids like it and a little candy now and then does not harm a child.
Yes, a little doesn't. But I know what my daughter has consumed all week. And I don't see the need to offer a kid candy after dance class. Kids get offered candy everywhere they go: the bank, the grocery store, every birthday party, at school for "party days", etc. It adds up.
Okay, lets follow this through. Your daughter's dance teacher hears your pleas and decides that you are right, your child has enough candy thrown at them during the week from other sources. Then, all other bank tellers, grocers, teachers, and birthday party organizers(?) also hear your pleas and make the same decision. So, now, no child is offered candy, regardless of their level of candy offering, because your child's experience is the metric against which all candy offerings should be measured.
Or.....you could just teach your kid your own lessons rather than trying to make the entire world adapt to your individual situation.
For example, my daughter is also offered candy at banks, dance class, swim lessons, etc. She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.
LOL @ cracked out monkey. Anyone have a .gif for that particular one? I'm going to have that mental image running through my head all day now
FWIW, agree with the idea of making her wait, especially with the whole "candy from strangers" thing0 -
IWhen my son's preschool teacher handed out giant lollipops, he said, "Ms. Barbara, why did you do that? I thought you cared about us". Our school also limits water to mealtime and right after recess, so the sugars stay in a dry mouth all day long.
LOVE! Bet that made you proud!
I do not understand why at my daughter's dance studio, her teacher hands out candy to the students when class is over. I'm like "WTH! I enrolled her so she would have an active thing to do and as a reward she gets friggin' candy?"
Because candy is sweet and kids like it and a little candy now and then does not harm a child.
Yes, a little doesn't. But I know what my daughter has consumed all week. And I don't see the need to offer a kid candy after dance class. Kids get offered candy everywhere they go: the bank, the grocery store, every birthday party, at school for "party days", etc. It adds up.
Okay, lets follow this through. Your daughter's dance teacher hears your pleas and decides that you are right, your child has enough candy thrown at them during the week from other sources. Then, all other bank tellers, grocers, teachers, and birthday party organizers(?) also hear your pleas and make the same decision. So, now, no child is offered candy, regardless of their level of candy offering, because your child's experience is the metric against which all candy offerings should be measured.
Or.....you could just teach your kid your own lessons rather than trying to make the entire world adapt to your individual situation.
For example, my daughter is also offered candy at banks, dance class, swim lessons, etc. She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.
Your are so right. I am just a bad mother because despite doing all the "right" things up to this point, my stong-willed 5 yr old can whine with the best of them, argues with me, and has a mind of her own. I'm gonna need you to come to my house and train my children.0 -
IWhen my son's preschool teacher handed out giant lollipops, he said, "Ms. Barbara, why did you do that? I thought you cared about us". Our school also limits water to mealtime and right after recess, so the sugars stay in a dry mouth all day long.
LOVE! Bet that made you proud!
I do not understand why at my daughter's dance studio, her teacher hands out candy to the students when class is over. I'm like "WTH! I enrolled her so she would have an active thing to do and as a reward she gets friggin' candy?"
Because candy is sweet and kids like it and a little candy now and then does not harm a child.
Yes, a little doesn't. But I know what my daughter has consumed all week. And I don't see the need to offer a kid candy after dance class. Kids get offered candy everywhere they go: the bank, the grocery store, every birthday party, at school for "party days", etc. It adds up.
Okay, lets follow this through. Your daughter's dance teacher hears your pleas and decides that you are right, your child has enough candy thrown at them during the week from other sources. Then, all other bank tellers, grocers, teachers, and birthday party organizers(?) also hear your pleas and make the same decision. So, now, no child is offered candy, regardless of their level of candy offering, because your child's experience is the metric against which all candy offerings should be measured.
Or.....you could just teach your kid your own lessons rather than trying to make the entire world adapt to your individual situation.
For example, my daughter is also offered candy at banks, dance class, swim lessons, etc. She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.
LOL @ cracked out monkey. Anyone have a .gif for that particular one? I'm going to have that mental image running through my head all day now
FWIW, agree with the idea of making her wait, especially with the whole "candy from strangers" thing
This is the closest I could get.
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IWhen my son's preschool teacher handed out giant lollipops, he said, "Ms. Barbara, why did you do that? I thought you cared about us". Our school also limits water to mealtime and right after recess, so the sugars stay in a dry mouth all day long.
LOVE! Bet that made you proud!
I do not understand why at my daughter's dance studio, her teacher hands out candy to the students when class is over. I'm like "WTH! I enrolled her so she would have an active thing to do and as a reward she gets friggin' candy?"
Because candy is sweet and kids like it and a little candy now and then does not harm a child.
Yes, a little doesn't. But I know what my daughter has consumed all week. And I don't see the need to offer a kid candy after dance class. Kids get offered candy everywhere they go: the bank, the grocery store, every birthday party, at school for "party days", etc. It adds up.
Okay, lets follow this through. Your daughter's dance teacher hears your pleas and decides that you are right, your child has enough candy thrown at them during the week from other sources. Then, all other bank tellers, grocers, teachers, and birthday party organizers(?) also hear your pleas and make the same decision. So, now, no child is offered candy, regardless of their level of candy offering, because your child's experience is the metric against which all candy offerings should be measured.
Or.....you could just teach your kid your own lessons rather than trying to make the entire world adapt to your individual situation.
For example, my daughter is also offered candy at banks, dance class, swim lessons, etc. She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.
Your are so right. I am just a bad mother because despite doing all the "right" things up to this point, my stong-willed 5 yr old can whine with the best of them, argues with me, and has a mind of her own. I'm gonna need you to come to my house and train my children.
My five year old does that too. It doesn't mean that I am going to deny the world's children candy because of it.0 -
My five year old does that too. It doesn't mean that I am going to deny the world's children candy because of it.
How dare you take personal responsibility for your own children!0 -
I'm sure a lot of the people who had kids right before the economy crashed and a huge number of people lost their jobs knew were perfectly stable when they decided they would have kids. The point is that economic statuses change and just because you have a stable job now doesn't mean you'll have one in a year.
I'm equally sure that there are lots of people having children *right now* when they can't afford them *right now*.
And THOSE are the kids who are supposed to starve, dammit!0 -
My kids love candy...they also love fruits and veggies, and all kinds of other good stuff.
Weird how this moderation thing works.0 -
I'm sure a lot of the people who had kids right before the economy crashed and a huge number of people lost their jobs knew were perfectly stable when they decided they would have kids. The point is that economic statuses change and just because you have a stable job now doesn't mean you'll have one in a year.
It must be nice to know exactly what's going to happen in your life and in the world's economy for the next 18-21 years and not have to worry about your financial situation changing.I find it a pitty when women pop out 4 or 5 babies knowing that they can't afford to take care of them. Everybody has an opinion.
Speaking of which, can someone please return my crystal ball? I really need that before the next big Powerball drawing.
That wasn't the point. It had nothing to do with the future, and all to do with the present. A person knows whether or not they can afford a child when making the decision to have one. I waited 4 years post marriage because we knew we weren't financially stable enough yet. Others on the other hand, don't care and go ahead anyway. That was the point.
That has nothing to do with....knowing that they can't afford it0 -
I think another poster already mentioned it. There are thousands of kids who go to school hungry. If you don't like what is being served simply send your child with lunch. Stop bashing a system that helps out.
Also to the poster who mentioned about there not being any fried foods but what about french fries? They are usually baked, even the hot wings are.
i have read some pretty ignorant comments in this thread!0 -
my school cafeteria sells healthy stuff ^^
Like heck yeah. Small baguettes (the brown ones cost less too) and theres a list with things they put on it, most of it is healthy too. They sell cereal with milk, they sell fruit...
More of that stuff and all. As for drinks it's less amazing but theres good stuff too..
The baddest thing they sell i guess are things in the vending machines and pizza on tuesdays. Besides that its just all muffins and baguettes with fatter stuff on it. and its so good i just ASDFGHJKL0 -
my school cafeteria sells healthy stuff ^^
Like heck yeah. Small baguettes (the brown ones cost less too) and theres a list with things they put on it, most of it is healthy too. They sell cereal with milk, they sell fruit...
More of that stuff and all. As for drinks it's less amazing but theres good stuff too..
The baddest thing they sell i guess are things in the vending machines and pizza on tuesdays. Besides that its just all muffins and baguettes with fatter stuff on it. and its so good i just ASDFGHJKL
This proves my point.0 -
"Breakfast daily options: Cinnamon roll/cheese stick, assorted Pop Tarts, Graham Snackers or blueberry or banana nut muffins. Daily hot options are a sausage roll, breakfast pizza, French toast link with syrup, pancake on a stick with syrup and a waffle with syrup and a sausage patty."
Wow! No wonder kids are so overdiagnosed w/ ADHD.0 -
I think another poster already mentioned it. There are thousands of kids who go to school hungry. If you don't like what is being served simply send your child with lunch. Stop bashing a system that helps out.
Also to the poster who mentioned about there not being any fried foods but what about french fries? They are usually baked, even the hot wings are.
i have read some pretty ignorant comments in this thread!
I would guess they are actually usually fried, frozen then shipped to schools to re-heat/ cook in the oven0 -
Unfortunately, there are plenty of products made for school lunch programs that are designed to meet government regulations, but to look like junk food. It's not teaching kids good eating habits to feed them low sodium "whole grain" corn dogs, all you're teaching them is to eat corn dogs.
Our school lunch program in my city serves "fast food" type menu items just about every day. They meet all of the regulations but they're not helping the kids to develop healthy habits.It's no wonder we're raising generations of obese children, considering what they're getting in public school. My little one will be in a school-run daycare next week, and she's eating solid foods now. One of the options is to let her get her breakfast and lunch free from the cafeteria, but after looking at the menu options, we'll spend our own money and send her real food.
Keep in mind this menu is produced by arguably the "best" cafeteria in our region, and most of the other schools around here COPY this menu for their students.
Breakfast daily options: Cinnamon roll/cheese stick, assorted Pop Tarts, Graham Snackers or blueberry or banana nut muffins. Daily hot options are a sausage roll, breakfast pizza, French toast link with syrup, pancake on a stick with syrup and a waffle with syrup and a sausage patty.
Lunch options...
Chili dog or cheesy stix (cheese bread) with marinara; chicken nuggets or PBJ; pepperoni pizza or a chalupa; corn dog or "fish strips" (WTF is that anyway); nachos or stuffed dippers with sauce; cheese pizza or meatball sub; and my PERSONAL favorite "main dish" options: mac and cheese with a roll or a corn dog.
Oh, and the lunch options are served with assorted milks, fresh fruits, veggies AND desserts.
If this is what our government says is healthy and acceptable for kids to eat, we're doomed.
As far as I can tell that's not within govt regulations. My sons school caters and the caterer has to meet those government decreed standards. Lunch has to include 2 choices of veggies, 2 choices of fruits, a protein and a grain with milk, juice or water. No junk whatsoever. Wonder if you can report them.
I hear what you're saying, but I pay attention to the menus and have been there to see the meals. It's bonified real food. I am up to the idea that govt regulations are as clear as mud and as holey as swiss cheese though.0 -
Which one?my school cafeteria sells healthy stuff ^^
Like heck yeah. Small baguettes (the brown ones cost less too) and theres a list with things they put on it, most of it is healthy too. They sell cereal with milk, they sell fruit...
More of that stuff and all. As for drinks it's less amazing but theres good stuff too..
The baddest thing they sell i guess are things in the vending machines and pizza on tuesdays. Besides that its just all muffins and baguettes with fatter stuff on it. and its so good i just ASDFGHJKL
This proves my point.0 -
It must be nice to know exactly what's going to happen in your life and in the world's economy for the next 18-21 years and not have to worry about your financial situation changing.I find it a pitty when women pop out 4 or 5 babies knowing that they can't afford to take care of them. Everybody has an opinion.
Speaking of which, can someone please return my crystal ball? I really need that before the next big Powerball drawing.
That wasn't the point. It had nothing to do with the future, and all to do with the present. A person knows whether or not they can afford a child when making the decision to have one. I waited 4 years post marriage because we knew we weren't financially stable enough yet. Others on the other hand, don't care and go ahead anyway. That was the point.
I know that. It was a joke.
Some people miss the finite art of sarcasm.0 -
Don't even get me started! As a high school senior whos trying to manage her weight I can tell you that the cafeteria menu is not only unhealthy but straight up *disgusting*. Also, did you know that they consider pizza a veggie because of the so called 'tomato paste' in it? --> http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/its-delicious-but-is-it-a-vegetable/?_r=0
I bring my lunch now.0 -
Which one?my school cafeteria sells healthy stuff ^^
Like heck yeah. Small baguettes (the brown ones cost less too) and theres a list with things they put on it, most of it is healthy too. They sell cereal with milk, they sell fruit...
More of that stuff and all. As for drinks it's less amazing but theres good stuff too..
The baddest thing they sell i guess are things in the vending machines and pizza on tuesdays. Besides that its just all muffins and baguettes with fatter stuff on it. and its so good i just ASDFGHJKL
This proves my point.
The one in which I state that focus for school improvement needs to remain on education not food service. I don't want to pick on you because you're just a young girl. I'm just saying that I care far more about the intellect of future generations than I do about the crap they will be eating in school.0 -
It must be nice to know exactly what's going to happen in your life and in the world's economy for the next 18-21 years and not have to worry about your financial situation changing.I find it a pitty when women pop out 4 or 5 babies knowing that they can't afford to take care of them. Everybody has an opinion.
Speaking of which, can someone please return my crystal ball? I really need that before the next big Powerball drawing.
That wasn't the point. It had nothing to do with the future, and all to do with the present. A person knows whether or not they can afford a child when making the decision to have one. I waited 4 years post marriage because we knew we weren't financially stable enough yet. Others on the other hand, don't care and go ahead anyway. That was the point.
I know that. It was a joke.
Some people miss the finite art of sarcasm.
Or, some people are just awful at it.0 -
Don't even get me started! As a high school senior whos trying to manage her weight I can tell you that the cafeteria menu is not only unhealthy but straight up *disgusting*. Also, did you know that they consider pizza a veggie because of the so called 'tomato paste' in it? --> http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/its-delicious-but-is-it-a-vegetable/?_r=0
I bring my lunch now.
Mmmmm, school cafeteria pizza...
I worked at a place that had it in the refrigerated vending machine. I miss that place, haven't been able to find it since.0 -
She knows not to eat it until we tell her it is okay. Partially because of the whole candy from strangers deal and partially because she knows that we don't want her having too much candy and leaping around the house like a cracked out monkey before the horrible and inevitable crash an hour before bedtime.
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Not sure what it says about me but the image in my mind of 'cracked out monkey-kid' made me want to giggle uncontrollably :huh:
Edited cause quotes kicked me in the head0 -
I think another poster already mentioned it. There are thousands of kids who go to school hungry. If you don't like what is being served simply send your child with lunch. Stop bashing a system that helps out.
Also to the poster who mentioned about there not being any fried foods but what about french fries? They are usually baked, even the hot wings are.
i have read some pretty ignorant comments in this thread!
Completely agree.
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Kids don't know how to eat healthy. When they offer apples for fresh fruit, most of the apples end up in the waste bin. True story.
Very true! I WISH my son ate more fruits and veggies....they say lead by example...well, it doesn't exactly work that way sometimes
I eat fruits and always offer them, but he'll either not even give it a chance or he'll try it and hate it! He's really big on textures and how things look. 0 -
I'm at war with my husband over feeding our little girl. I don't want her to be so sheltered from "junk food" that she binges on it in secret or when she's away from us when she gets older
Let her have the school food for a couple days a week and you send her with lunch on the other days. Make her go play outside instead of tv/video games 24-7. Problem solved!
THIS! ^^
My son is almost 6 and we let him pick a couple days he wants to eat lunch at school, the other days he has his lunch box. He actually loves taking his lunch box. And parents are worried about their kids taking a lunch box and "not fitting in"...your child isn't going be the only kid with a lunch box! And so what if he/she is...you can put cute notes in there, give them choices of things they want in their lunch box...get them involved so you/they don't feel "left out". He drinks only milk at school (any kind he wants) and in the lunch box I pack juice, milk and rarely Kool-Aid. I don't believe in cutting out all of the junk, even for myself while I'm trying to lose weight. We limit the amount of candy and other sweets that he eats, he gets a little bit of soda if we're out somewhere. He loves recess at school and playing outside at home when the crazy Georgia weather isn't scorching hot or raining. He was a chunky baby like most of them are until they get moving around and he is growing into a tall slim boy
Don't stress too much over every little thing, that will drive you crazy and will make the kid crazy too! lol 0 -
I think another poster already mentioned it. There are thousands of kids who go to school hungry. If you don't like what is being served simply send your child with lunch. Stop bashing a system that helps out.
Also to the poster who mentioned about there not being any fried foods but what about french fries? They are usually baked, even the hot wings are.
i have read some pretty ignorant comments in this thread!
I would guess they are actually usually fried, frozen then shipped to schools to re-heat/ cook in the oven
actually they are not.0 -
yeah in the 70's and 80's when I was in school the food was inedible except for pizza day (and even that wasn't very good) I basically would only eat it if i was starving. those frozen burritos they had at the corner 7-11 were better (and they were terrrible) from the options listed here i would have thought the same thing.
those don't sound like "tasty options" listed from teh school menu. although it does sound more processed than what they offered us. what we were offered was more like hamburger helper variations.
There was no stigma of being cool and eating school lunch. You were a dork if you ate what they offered.0 -
I didn't read the 11 pages, sorry! But yeah a lot of people get free lunch, so when it's junk, and they eat it twice a day... that's a lot of calories that even playing outside isn't going to make up for.
I mean I'm all for teaching kids moderation and heck my kids get McDonald's once a week, but one of the job of schools is to teach kids' good life habits, and they're not exactly showing a good example if all there is to eat is junk. I guess if they only put a bit of the junk and give a lot of veggies and fruit with it though, it doesn't bother me one bit (although yes there's the issue that a lot of kids won't eat the healthy food and just stay hungry otherwise too).
I know my kids' school menu is pretty healthy, just too expensive to justify it.0
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