Comments on: Healthy Food for Kids at School http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:40:53 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stephen’s Lunch Menu http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-210634 Stephen’s Lunch Menu Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:53:54 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-210634 [...] quite likes his school lunches and tries new things every day. Yesterday’s new-to-him item was peach ice cream which he [...] [...] quite likes his school lunches and tries new things every day. Yesterday’s new-to-him item was peach ice cream which he [...]

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65208 Cottontimer Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:18:43 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-65208 <b>Deb L</b>: I know just which buttons to push to get you going. ;) Deb L: I know just which buttons to push to get you going. ;)

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65151 Deb L Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:15:25 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-65151 My son said he loads up on as much fruit and vegetables as he can get away with, because it's never enough food. Usually it will be *a* burrito, or *a* wrap sandwich, etc. plus being allowed to serve yourself fruit and vegetable. A small milk (half pint size cartons). Sometimes some sort of potato or dessert. I realize there are kids who don't know how to eat healthy, and kids who are overweight, but geez. My son is tall, and likely to reach at least 6' before he's done growing. He's lanky, and very active. He needs more than a sandwich and some raw veggies. It's not like they give them enough time to actually eat more than that, even if it were available. Which is one of my biggest rants about school, next to lack of recess. :) My teen is the only one eating lunch at school. My son said he loads up on as much fruit and vegetables as he can get away with, because it’s never enough food. Usually it will be *a* burrito, or *a* wrap sandwich, etc. plus being allowed to serve yourself fruit and vegetable. A small milk (half pint size cartons). Sometimes some sort of potato or dessert.

I realize there are kids who don’t know how to eat healthy, and kids who are overweight, but geez. My son is tall, and likely to reach at least 6′ before he’s done growing. He’s lanky, and very active. He needs more than a sandwich and some raw veggies.

It’s not like they give them enough time to actually eat more than that, even if it were available. Which is one of my biggest rants about school, next to lack of recess. :)

My teen is the only one eating lunch at school.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65128 Cottontimer Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:49:57 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-65128 <b>Kate</b>: Funny. Stephen still prefers the food I prepare for him but I want him to accept other dishes as well. School lunches seem to be doing the trick. <b>Snowy</b>: No matter the type of food, seeing it written in French makes it all so fancee. :D <b>Rosie</b>: lol I'm glad the news you bear is good. Can you imagine if you decided to confess and tell your mummy what kinds of vile stuff you were REALLY eating? (I know you're more likely to skip meals so don't do that either!) <b>Kerri</b>: We considered introducing Stephen to Pop Tarts this time back but decided not to take ourselves into that bit of hell. ;) <b>mdmhvonpa</b>: Stephen gets a daily vitamin as well. Is that weird? /me looks around furtively Kate: Funny. Stephen still prefers the food I prepare for him but I want him to accept other dishes as well. School lunches seem to be doing the trick.

Snowy: No matter the type of food, seeing it written in French makes it all so fancee. :D

Rosie: lol I’m glad the news you bear is good. Can you imagine if you decided to confess and tell your mummy what kinds of vile stuff you were REALLY eating? (I know you’re more likely to skip meals so don’t do that either!)

Kerri: We considered introducing Stephen to Pop Tarts this time back but decided not to take ourselves into that bit of hell. ;)

mdmhvonpa: Stephen gets a daily vitamin as well. Is that weird? /me looks around furtively

]]> By: mdmhvonpa http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65115 mdmhvonpa Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:53:52 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-65115 Not to be ... weird and all ... but why not offer the children vitamins as part of the meal? Just a thought. My kids get a vitamin with dinner every night. Not to be … weird and all … but why not offer the children vitamins as part of the meal? Just a thought. My kids get a vitamin with dinner every night.

]]> By: Kerri http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65073 Kerri Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:54:04 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-65073 heh. Fish Tart. Sounds like a Pop Tart gone bad. Not that my kids know what a Pop Tart is... :P heh. Fish Tart. Sounds like a Pop Tart gone bad. Not that my kids know what a Pop Tart is… :P

]]> By: Rosie http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-64919 Rosie Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:57:06 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-64919 MUMMY - it doesn't get evil plastic packed! Well not at Lapigue, Marouzeau, Valadon or Renoir -- all of those places had great food, nothing like school dinners in the UK or the US. It wasn't as home-grown as Ars, but it was real food and it was always healthy, we only got chips once or twice a month, pizza less than that, hardly any fried foods, always fresh fruit, "laitage" of yoghurt and/or cheese, plenty of vegetables... I really miss school dinners and 7 years of boarding school makes me a good judge! MUMMY – it doesn’t get evil plastic packed! Well not at Lapigue, Marouzeau, Valadon or Renoir — all of those places had great food, nothing like school dinners in the UK or the US. It wasn’t as home-grown as Ars, but it was real food and it was always healthy, we only got chips once or twice a month, pizza less than that, hardly any fried foods, always fresh fruit, “laitage” of yoghurt and/or cheese, plenty of vegetables… I really miss school dinners and 7 years of boarding school makes me a good judge!

]]> By: Snowy http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-64894 Snowy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:38:10 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-64894 The food at Raph's primary school is good basic french fare, bought and cooked by Brigitte, who also serves the kids, and looks after them until the teacher comes back from her lunch break. Typically; Entree, salade de carottes rapé Plat de jour, Poulet, pates Fromage ou yaourt Fruit. (grated carrots, chicken and pasta, yoghurt or cheese, fresh fruit) Once at college it becomes evil plastic packed cooked/chill rubbish though. The food at Raph’s primary school is good basic french fare, bought and cooked by Brigitte, who also serves the kids, and looks after them until the teacher comes back from her lunch break. Typically;
Entree, salade de carottes rapé
Plat de jour, Poulet, pates
Fromage ou yaourt
Fruit.
(grated carrots, chicken and pasta, yoghurt or cheese, fresh fruit)
Once at college it becomes evil plastic packed cooked/chill rubbish though.

]]> By: Kate http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-64892 Kate Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:36:01 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-64892 That's interesting. The highest praise my 4 year-old can give a meal is "Ooooh! Just like at kindergarten." Actual lessons in the difference between healthy and unhealthy food, though, have just made him obsessed with the unhealthy, but oh so sweet or salty treats he seldom gets. That’s interesting.

The highest praise my 4 year-old can give a meal is “Ooooh! Just like at kindergarten.”

Actual lessons in the difference between healthy and unhealthy food, though, have just made him obsessed with the unhealthy, but oh so sweet or salty treats he seldom gets.

]]> By: Babblz.com http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/comment-page-1/#comment-64778 Babblz.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:28:44 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/04/26/healthy-food-for-kids-at-school/#comment-64778 <strong>Healthy Food for Kids at School...</strong> The Institute of Medicine has issued new guidelines for the kinds of food American kids will be offered at school. What do your kids eat for lunch?... Healthy Food for Kids at School…

The Institute of Medicine has issued new guidelines for the kinds of food American kids will be offered at school. What do your kids eat for lunch?…

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