tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post6543210496203071843..comments2024-03-24T03:28:37.007-04:00Comments on Life With Joey: Issues of FoodJoeymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-14911340620982019052008-08-20T21:56:00.000-04:002008-08-20T21:56:00.000-04:00They give kids crap because it's cheaper, and if g...They give kids crap because it's cheaper, and if given a choice, kids won't pick an apple if they can have a flashy Disney branded bag of deep fried lard. (Also, food marketed to kids has less nutritional value and more fat than healthy food.) I think the worst thing about school lunches is that it encourages total hedonism in eating habits, so parents will always struggle at home to get them to eat their veggies, and they grow up into adults who eat crap. And without mom to tell them what to eat, and their own finances to fund their crap-eating, we have two generations of school lunch fed kids who are epidemically obese.The Scrivener Colliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438984936360543473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-31505210928470801702008-08-18T15:21:00.000-04:002008-08-18T15:21:00.000-04:00Pack the lunches... they usually eat better when t...Pack the lunches... they usually eat better when they get to help with those anyway.Angela DeRossetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300138525442271956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-83696784493878898192008-08-18T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-18T12:21:00.000-04:00Well you're doing a far better job than me, but th...Well you're doing a far better job than me, but then the math challenge is always the worst for me.<BR/>Best wishesMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-56414557247474716792008-08-18T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:49:00.000-04:00What I find a problem is that actually, this lunch...What I find a problem is that actually, this lunch and breakfast program is doing EXACTLY what it is REQUIRED to do! INstead of taking into consideration children's food and lifestyles and individualizing, the lunch programs are designed to make sure kids get a huge number of their calories at school. In such, it assumes kids may not be getting food at home- because they are getting free food at school. <BR/><BR/>And for kids getting free lunches, it is a good assumption. This program needs to consider the other kids, too. Everyone screams about obesity, yet these programs are encouraging it in many kids! <BR/><BR/>Why not offer free snacks to kids who get free lunch? OR have desserts be extra to most kids, but available free to kids on free lunch? These can all be done discretely, as kids use cards,and not actual money, to pay for lunches now. <BR/><BR/>But I think the immediate answer is going to be packing lunch. And breakfast. If his teachers will allow it. (Remember, these meals are part of his program...)Joeymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-42073835817541219922008-08-18T08:49:00.000-04:002008-08-18T08:49:00.000-04:00Don't even get me started on the hidden (or not!) ...Don't even get me started on the hidden (or not!) sodium, sugars, additives, soy protein (which some are allergic to), etc.<BR/><BR/>Even when Nik *was* eating by mouth at school, I always sent in his food.<BR/><BR/>Packed lunches rock. :-)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I bet if thepther parents saw this kind of breakdown they would possibly get upset enough to do something about it, too.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-78698140364761987502008-08-18T03:58:00.000-04:002008-08-18T03:58:00.000-04:00Reading this i think packed lunches are a great id...Reading this i think packed lunches are a great idea.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-49154278959418658232008-08-17T23:25:00.000-04:002008-08-17T23:25:00.000-04:00It's so hard, especially once they're out of your ...It's so hard, especially once they're out of your control. Sam and Quinn are pretty good at eating, but Jack refuses to eat almost everything except bread products, chicken nuggets, and french fries. And peanut butter and honey sandwiches. He'd probably eat 300 of those lunch calories. But he wouldn't get any nutrients.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.com