Comments on: Healthy School Lunches. It Doesn’t Have to Be an Oxymoron! http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/ a Food & Recipe blog Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:03:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lea http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-85795 Lea Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:32:03 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-85795 What is the point of the pretzel in there? XD What is the point of the pretzel in there? XD

]]> By: Ros http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-81044 Ros Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-81044 The school I teach at has got an award winning (literally) chef. From poking my head into the kids dining room I see healthy, tasty and nutritious food with a few compromising desserts and sides. I swear they do the best roast pork I've ever had, some damn fine crispy tofu and don't even get me started on the creamed spinach! But you know what happens? A number of parents give their kids money to buy a cheese sandwich from the snack store on the way in. Also, as soon as the kids get into the sixth form, half of them go to McDs or KFC at lunch. I agree that the vast majority of schools need to overhaul their lunches but there's no point in doing it if the kids are just going to turn their noses up at the good stuff. I don't know if Jamie Oliver's school dinners ( I forget the real name now) programme was aired over your side but there was an incident of parents bringing junk food to their kids at their school gate in protest over Jamie taking over the kitchen and putting real food on the menu. So before we start thinking about putting pressure on schools to rethink their food policy, there probably are a load of parents (and kids) to get through to first. The school I teach at has got an award winning (literally) chef. From poking my head into the kids dining room I see healthy, tasty and nutritious food with a few compromising desserts and sides. I swear they do the best roast pork I’ve ever had, some damn fine crispy tofu and don’t even get me started on the creamed spinach! But you know what happens? A number of parents give their kids money to buy a cheese sandwich from the snack store on the way in. Also, as soon as the kids get into the sixth form, half of them go to McDs or KFC at lunch.

I agree that the vast majority of schools need to overhaul their lunches but there’s no point in doing it if the kids are just going to turn their noses up at the good stuff. I don’t know if Jamie Oliver’s school dinners ( I forget the real name now) programme was aired over your side but there was an incident of parents bringing junk food to their kids at their school gate in protest over Jamie taking over the kitchen and putting real food on the menu.

So before we start thinking about putting pressure on schools to rethink their food policy, there probably are a load of parents (and kids) to get through to first.

]]> By: Shelly http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-66294 Shelly Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:08:32 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-66294 At my kids elementary school, all the lunches are bought pre-made by the school and just warmed up. Even my kids say the lunches are disgusting and they prefer to bring a lunch from home. A few times a year I make the get hot lunch and they always come home starving and telling me how nasty hot lunch is and how they never want to eat hot lunch again. I remember when I was a kid (long time ago), I looked forward to hot lunch. At my kids elementary school, all the lunches are bought pre-made by the school and just warmed up. Even my kids say the lunches are disgusting and they prefer to bring a lunch from home. A few times a year I make the get hot lunch and they always come home starving and telling me how nasty hot lunch is and how they never want to eat hot lunch again.

I remember when I was a kid (long time ago), I looked forward to hot lunch.

]]> By: Lee http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-64303 Lee Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:01:56 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-64303 My boy's school doesn't even have a kitchen, so the food comes packaged, the way airplane food was in the old days. Great post, important subject! My boy’s school doesn’t even have a kitchen, so the food comes packaged, the way airplane food was in the old days. Great post, important subject!

]]> By: kayce. http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63601 kayce. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:43:17 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63601 there is a chef named ann cooper who works in the CA area school lunch program (i can't remember which area exactly), but hearing her talk about school lunches really moves me... her passion is astounding! she has spoken @ the TED conference, and i have included a link to her video... http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ann_cooper_talks_school_lunches.html there is a chef named ann cooper who works in the CA area school lunch program (i can’t remember which area exactly), but hearing her talk about school lunches really moves me… her passion is astounding! she has spoken @ the TED conference, and i have included a link to her video…

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ann_cooper_talks_school_lunches.html

]]> By: leena! http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63547 leena! Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:15:08 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63547 Hey lady, thanks for not ho'ing out and for posting this! My school's veg had the awful mix of frozen carrots, peas and corn that all seemed to taste like monkey butt. Every day. Ew. Hey lady, thanks for not ho’ing out and for posting this! My school’s veg had the awful mix of frozen carrots, peas and corn that all seemed to taste like monkey butt. Every day. Ew.

]]> By: maris http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63515 maris Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:18:17 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63515 I totally agree with you! Its so important to form healthy eating habits early on. I totally agree with you! Its so important to form healthy eating habits early on.

]]> By: Mark http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63256 Mark Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:33:31 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/etc/healthy-school-lunches-it-doesnt-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comment-63256 I think your "hat" not your "hate" goes off to Leena. In that case, my hat goes off to her too. Thanks! I think your “hat” not your “hate” goes off to Leena. In that case, my hat goes off to her too. Thanks!

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